Note from Julie Kay, president of the South Florida chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists:
It is my duty to inform you that the national Society of Professional Journalists is looking into potential issues that may have occurred with the Nov. 19 election of the local SPJ chapter. Here is the communication we received Friday from Kevin Smith, SPJ National President…
The chapter will elect its 2010 officers and board at its annual meeting Thursday, Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Hollywood Vine, 2035 Harrison Street, Hollywood. Chapter members will vote on the following slate as prepared by the nominating committee:
The South Florida chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has announced their new Michael Anthony McQueen scholarship fund. Julie Kay, president of the local chapter, announced the scholarship on November 7 at a memorial service held at Florida International University.
he SPJ South Florida’s Oct. 29 panel discussion, “Launching Your Own News Organization,” drew nearly 50 attendees interested in hearing veteran journalists talk about how they have become publishers. Due to widespread interest, the session was videotaped and has now been posted on YouTube.
From Chapter President Julie Kay: It is my sad duty to announce that Mike McQueen, the former president of the South Florida chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, passed away over the weekend. McQueen served as president of our chapter from 1999 to 2000. The entire South Florida journalism community will mourn Mike, a wonderful and kind man, as well as a top-notch journalist. We at SPJ have set up a scholarship in his honor.
Join the SPJ South Florida Chapter for a another valuable program — “Launching Your Own News Organization: How to Fund, Start and Successfully Operate It” — on Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hollywood Beach Culture & Community Center. All over the country, as the metros bleed circulation and lay off talented journalists, those journos are opting…
Dear SPJ South Florida Member:
This serves as a “save the date” notice for our chapter’s annual election meeting, scheduled for the evening of Thursday, November 19 in Broward (time and location TBD). Please mark your calendar now and plan to attend. More details will follow soon. Now is the time for you to have your say…
INDIANAPOLIS – The Society of Professional Journalists, the nation’s largest and most broad-based journalism-advocacy organization, named South Florida Business Journal’s Darcie Lunsford as the 2009 Regional Director of the Year. Lunsford has served as the Regional Director for Alabama, Florida, Georgia
Those of you who missed out on SPJ South Florida’s recent “How to Build a Successful Freelance Career Workshop” can now watch video of the event on uVu, WPBT2’s video sharing portal. You can also review the best of the advice offered at the event via the Twitter archive. Lourdes Brezo-Martinez graciously agreed to ghost blog the July 16th event…
Now is a time of transition for journalists and the Society of Professional Journalists South Florida is there to help. For those who have been displaced from full time careers in journalism or for anyone who would like more control over their careers a freelance career may be just the thing for you. So come learn how to build a successful freelance career…
