Freelance Friday is a monthly-ish, in-person coffee date for freelancers and other work-from-home journalists and comms pros. The next gathering is June 26 at 45 South Cafe & Coffeehouse, 45 South Peachtree St., Norcross, GA 30071. There’s no agenda other than connection and building community. You can brainstorm projects, network, and just get to know other people who are going through…
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What is Creator Journalism?
SPJ Georgia took an inside look at the fast-growing world of independent, audience-driven publishing.
Safety & Security for Journalists Workshop
SPJ Georgia held Part 2 of our “Safety & Security for Journalists” workshop series — Staying Safe in the Field. The hands-on, powerful training session focused on situational awareness, protest and field safety, active attack response, and bleeding control, and was packed with actionable tips and real-world examples. Thank you to our fantastic instructor, to Georgia Public…
Augusta Media Mixer and CommuniCon
SPJ Georgia joined Augusta University’s Department of Communication for its annual campus celebration.
Reporting on Extremist Groups: Georgia Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists hosts panel of experts, researchers
Who are these groups? What are their core beliefs and tactics? What is the extent of the threat they pose? Journalists–and the public–have a lot of questions. SPJ Georgia aims to help provide answers in our virtual series. For part two of our series on covering extremist groups, we’re hearing from the experts who have…
IRE Watchdog Workshop: Tools for Investigative Reporting
A great, inexpensive opportunity for journalists of all types to gain important watchdog skills on Friday, Oct. 18. Led by an IRE (Investigative Reporters & Editors) trainer and sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists, Georgia Chapter (SPJ GA). Six sessions in this daylong workshop cover: 1) building watchdogging into your daily routine, 2) backgrounding…
Calling all freelance journalists and editors who work with them!
Looking to further your freelance career? Want to meet editors who commission freelance work? Join SPJ Georgia on Saturday, April 27, at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution headquarters to speak with editors from across metro Atlanta. You’ll be able to meet one-on-one with editors for 10 minutes each to talk through pitches, learn about publications’ freelancing policies,…
Freelance Committee to meet April 2
ANNOUNCEMENT: The SPJ Georgia Pro committee on freelance journalism will meet on Tuesday, April 2, 7:30 p.m., at 6000 Lake Forrest Drive, Ste. 103, Atlanta 30328. Anyone interested in this committee or meeting should contact SPJ Georgia freelance committee co-chairs Pam Dorsett (pgdorsett@aol.com) or Stell Simonton (simontone@bellsouth.net).
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