SPJ Georgia freelance committee meeting

ANNOUNCEMENT: The SPJ Georgia Pro committee on freelance journalism will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 7:30 p.m. at Alon’s Bakery on Ashford Dunwoody Road. Address: 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, GA 30346. Anyone interested in this committee or meeting should contact committee chair Mark Woolsey at NoozFlash@Gmail.com or SPJ Georgia board member Haisten Willis at Haisten.Willis@Gmail.com.

Freelancer lunch and hangout

Freelancing can get lonely, so let’s get together and dish over lunch. No speaker. No agenda. Just casual conversation among friends and freelancers hosted by the Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Where: Cafe at Pharr, 4300 Paces Ferry Rd SE #244, Atlanta, GA 30339 (located inside Vinings Jubilee) When: Tuesday, Aug. 29 at…

Mingle with fellow freelance journalists

Freelancing can get lonely, so let’s get together and dish over lunch. No speaker. No agenda. Just casual conversation among friends and freelancers hosted by the Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Where: Apres Diem, 931 Monroe Drive NE, Atlanta When: Tuesday, July 25 at 12 p.m. Attendance is free for members and non-members alike,…

Digital Hyperlocal Journalism Panel at Manuel’s Tavern

Join us at the legendary Manuel’s Tavern as we focus on one of the newest forms of journalism — digital hyperlocal websites. Often just a few years old and edited by their founders, hyperlocal digital websites are the startups of the journalism world, a 21st century take on the community newspaper. The panel will be…

SPJ Georgia freelance committee meeting

ANNOUNCEMENT: The SPJ Georgia Pro committee on freelance journalism will meet on Wednesday, June 21, 7:00 p.m. at Alon’s Bakery on Ashford Dunwoody Road. Address: 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, GA 30346. Anyone interested in this committee or meeting should contact committee chair Mark Woolsey at NoozFlash@Gmail.com or SPJ Georgia board member Haisten Willis at Haisten.Willis@Gmail.com.

Freelancers: Join us for lunch June 27

To: All Atlanta-area freelance journalists.  From: SPJ Georgia.  Hey there! We are hosting a casual meet-up for freelance journalists at Café Intermezzo in Dunwoody (4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30346) at noon on Tuesday, June 27.  All are welcome and there will be no speaker, no agenda, just casual conversation among friends and freelancers….

Home Magazine Seeks Freelancers

Home magazine, a publication of the Gainesville Times, is looking for freelance writers. Home, a lifestyle magazine serving North Georgia, launched in spring 2012. That summer, Morris Multimedia purchased the magazine, where it is managed by The Times in Gainesville. The magazine aims to grow and become an integral part of the community. Learn more…

Georgia’s Supreme Court has “Upper Hand” in New JQC

“For the first time, the JQC also will make records and information regarding the commission’s administrative matters subject to public scrutiny. The new bill also establishes a mechanism by which a panel’s appointing authorities may, by unanimous vote, remove a panel member.” – Daily Report The Judicial Qualification Reform Act of 2017 now awaits the…