As required by our chapter bylaws, SPJ Georgia will be hosting an annual election this fall in order to fill our board of directors for the 2019 calendar year. Candidates for each position are below, with a description of each person along with the office they seek. Officers President Darius Goodman: Darius Goodman is a…
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Freelancer Lunch Set for Nov. 17 at Punch Bowl Social
Freelancing? Want to be freelancing? Just like eating? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, come out Saturday, Nov. 17 for SPJ Georgia’s monthly freelancer luncheon. We’ll be meeting at noon at Punch Bowl Social inside The Battery Atlanta (875 Battery Ave SE Ste 720, Atlanta, GA 30339). Please note: There is NO…
Freelance Committee to meet Nov. 27
ANNOUNCEMENT: The SPJ Georgia Pro committee on freelance journalism will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m., at Alon’s Bakery (4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30346). Anyone interested in this committee or meeting should contact committee chair Adina Solomon at adinars9@gmail.com or SPJ Georgia President Haisten Willis at Haisten.Willis@Gmail.com.
Movement and Mindfulness: Tools for Journalists to Increase Focus
NOTE: This event has been postponed indefinitely due to a lack of sufficient interest. We will revisit and try to reschedule this event at a later date. Journalists spend a lot of time sitting in front of desks. Do you find yourself hunched over for hours on end as you pound out copy or work…
Midterms and the American Muslim Voter set for Oct. 25
The American Muslim population has grown significantly in recent years, and so has the level of Muslim political engagement. Ninety American Muslims are campaigning for various offices in the 2018 election, including two candidates here in Georgia. Whether as elected officials, voters, activists, lobbyists or even as political punching bags, American Muslims play an increasingly…
Freelancer Lunch Set for Oct. 16 at Manuel’s Tavern
Freelancing? Want to be freelancing? Just like eating? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, come out Tuesday, Oct. 16 for SPJ Georgia’s monthly freelancer luncheon. We’ll be meeting at noon at the world famous Manuel’s Tavern (602 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30307). There’s no speaker and no agenda, just casual…
Freelance Committee to meet Oct. 30
ANNOUNCEMENT: The SPJ Georgia Pro committee on freelance journalism will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., at Alon’s Bakery (4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30346). Anyone interested in this committee or meeting should contact committee chair Adina Solomon at adinars9@gmail.com or SPJ Georgia President Haisten Willis at Haisten.Willis@Gmail.com.
SPJ Georgia job fair gives freelancers a chance to make pitches face-to-face with hiring editors
By Marquis Holmes Atlanta, GEORGIA — On Saturday, Aug. 18, SPJ Georgia partnered with the SPJ Georgia Freelance Committee to host their second annual Freelance Fair in Dunwoody, Georgia. The unique job fair invited approximately more than 40 registered freelancers from the metropolitan Atlanta area to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s headquarters to meet with several newspaper…
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