Society of Professional Journalists

Apply now to attend the 15th Annual Minority Writers Seminar. The event will happen April 29-May 2, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of the costs are covered.

On Sunday, March 7 at 10am, learn about the history of journalism in South Florida on this Metromover Tour with the Historical Museum of Southern Florida’s Dr. Paul George.

PIOs and News Media are invited to attend the February 18th meeting of the South Florida Media Coalition, which will be held at the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. The special guest speaker will be Kerry Sanders, NBC national correspondent.

SPJ’s South Florida Pro Chapter is pleased to announce the 16th annual Sunshine State Awards competition, open to all print, broadcast and online journalists in the State of Florida. All entries for the 2010 competition must be received (not postmarked) by 7 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2010.

The Online News Association, the world’s largest membership organization of digital journalists, will conduct its second Parachute Training Initiative, a full day of free, intensive hands-on multimedia training, on Saturday, Feb. 20, in Boca Raton, Fla.

The University of Florida ’s College of Journalism and Communications will host its first Storytellers’ Summit May 14-16 in Gainesville, Florida.

On Thursday, Jan. 28, we’re having a South Florida SPJ Coming Out party where you are invited to hear what we have in store for 2010. From 7-9 p.m. at the Porterhouse in Boca Raton, you’ll get to chow on some free food while hearing about all the great events we are putting on this year, from our upcoming Parachute Training in February to our Project Invictus in March to our annual Ethics Hold ‘Em in April, and that’s only to name a few.

Journalists in Transition’s first 2010 board meeting will be a fun one, with a business meeting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 30th followed by an all-journalists family fun day at 2 p.m. at Tradewinds Park…

The South Florida Media Coalition’s meeting on January 28th at 10 am will be forum focused on blog/online journalism and how it is “Changing the Way News is Covered.” The event is hosted by WIOD at the Clear Channel Studios in Miramar.

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