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July 11, 2024 � Uncategorized
SPJ Freelance Community webinar: Artificial Intelligence for Journalists with AI expert and digital guru Sree Sreenivasan
Join the SPJ Freelance Community for a (free) Zoom webinar on Artificial Intelligence for Journalists with AI expert and digital guru Sree Sreenivasan. Sreenivasan has been teaching generative AI workshops worldwide for the past year. He was a full-time journalism professor at Columbia University for 20+ years and served as the chief digital officer at Columbia. He is the 2024 president of the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA), which he co-founded in 1994. RSVP to get the Zoom details for this much-anticipated event by emailing spjfreelancecommunity@gmail.com.
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=DYFCdohGkS-8279882918
Contact: Stacie Overton Johnson
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July 17, 2024 � Uncategorized
SPJ Freelance Community - Monthly Board Meeting
SPJ's Freelance community will hold its monthly board meeting. RSVP to get the Zoom details for the meeting by emailing spjfreelancecommunity@gmail.com.
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=xm4taMbKnD-8279986646
Contact: Stacie Overton Johnson
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July 25, 2024 � General Journalism
Revenue generation for publishers: Aligning profit with purpose
Join Indiegraf and Amanda Zamora for a free Q&A session designed to help independent publishers align their mission with revenue generation. In this webinar, discover how to align your mission with revenue goals, avoid burnout and achieve sustainable growth.
With limited seats available, register now to get live answers to your revenue questions by an industry professional.
Founder and Principal of Agencia Media. Agencia Media is a consultancy that partners with organizations to drive narrative change and civic engagement, especially with and for communities of color. She has more than 20 years of experience as a journalist, storyteller, editor and disruptor in the news industry, most recently as co-founder and former publisher of The 19th. She is most interested in problem-solving around audience development, product development and sustainability.
More information: https://indiegraf.com/webinar-revenue-generation-amanda-zamora/
Contact: Montserrat Cortez
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July 26, 2024 � General Journalism
Design Workshop: How to create compelling visuals when it�s not usually your job
In our scroll and skim culture, visuals make or break whether a reader engages with your content. But we don�t all have a graphic design professional on staff to help create compelling images on deadline. If you�re a journalist or communication professional looking to build your design skills, get a head start with our beginner course for designing visuals when it�s not usually part of your job.
Beth Francesco, the National Press Club Journalism Institute�s executive director, will share best practices for creating visuals, regardless of your hands-on design experience. We�ll work through specific exercises during the program, so plan to walk away inspired and with at least one design you can use right away. Tickets are $25.
Contact: Beth Francesco
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July 31, 2024 � General Journalism
The IIJ Freelance Business Workshop
Presented by the Institute for Independent Journalists.
This full-day workshop will help freelancers develop a sustainable independent journalism practice. While geared toward people with a few years of experience, even long-time entrepreneurs will learn skills to level up.
Topics Include:
- The 3 P�s model of structuring a freelance portfolio and what to negotiate for in addition to higher pay.
- Effective networking, recruiting anchor clients, identifying your brand and niche, and when to say no.
- A range of organization, time management, and mental health strategies.
More information: https://theiij.com/
Contact: Katherine Reynolds Lewis
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August 2, 2024 � General Journalism
Tips For Inspired Writing: Lunch & Learn with Steve Padilla
Re-energize how you view writing -- and the way you do it -- with tips from nationally sought-after writing coach Steve Padilla. Padilla, who entertained standing-room-only audiences during our Pro Tips writing workshop in 2019, is editor of Column One, the L.A. Times� showcase for storytelling.
Padilla has once again partnered with the National Press Club Journalism Institute to guide you out of your writing ruts with sentence-level, achievable techniques to invigorate your writing. Designed for professional nonfiction writers, Padilla�s talk will give you fresh ways to craft descriptions, construct anecdotes, and trim and squeeze your copy.
Tickets are on sale now and include a boxed lunch and drink.
More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tips-for-inspired-writing-lunch-learn-with-steve-padilla-tickets-933413774727?aff=oddtdtcreator
Contact: Beth Francesco
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August 5, 2024 - August 9, 2024 � General Journalism
Data Journalism Bootcamp - Google Sheets + Python (In-Person)
IRE�s Data Journalism Bootcamp provides a broad foundation in finding, assessing and analyzing data for anyone interested in using these skills in the newsroom. This version of the bootcamp is tailored for people who already have some experience working with data. We'll start with an accelerated overview of using spreadsheets to clean and analyze data, and then introduce Python, a powerful general-purpose programming language that you can use to analyze huge datasets, scrape data from the web, clean and reshape data, extract complex tables from PDF files and much more. We�ll also cover finding data sources, using public records, bulletproofing your analysis and best practices for using numbers in your stories. Attendees are asked to bring their own laptop and pre-install some software prior to the bootcamp. If a laptop is not available, we would be happy to provide one for you. Please reach out to logistics@ire.org to make arrangements.
IRE requires all attendees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and participants are expected to follow all COVID protocols in place at the host institution. Masks are encouraged.
More information: https://www.ire.org/event/august-2024-data-journalism-bootcamp-google-sheets-python-
Contact: IRE Main Office
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August 14, 2024 � Uncategorized
SPJ Freelance Community - Monthly Board Meeting
SPJ's Freelance community will hold its monthly board meeting. RSVP to get the Zoom details for the meeting by emailing spjfreelancecommunity@gmail.com.
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=4xLeVIdN1s-8280748059
Contact: Stacie Overton Johnson
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August 16, 2024 � General Journalism
Structuring Your Story: A master class on organizing narrative & breaking news
All great stories have a beginning, middle, and end. But organizing a pile of reporting notes, quotes and data can be, well, overwhelming. Just how should journalists tackle story structure, especially with the variety of options?
Join four award-winning reporters and editors as they explore story structure and strategies for constructing memorable stories on and off deadline. Hosted by the National Press Club Journalism Institute, this half-day virtual workshop will include tips and tools for building structures that effectively shape breaking news, feature, and investigative stories.
Whether you are an experienced journalist or a new to the business you will develop some new approaches to story writing. Bring your story structure challenges, as instructors will answer questions throughout the afternoon. Give yourself a professional gift and learn from some of the best in the business.
Tickets are on sale now and program participants will have access to a recording of the sessions.
More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/structuring-your-story-master-class-on-organizing-narrative-breaking-news-tickets-933581987857?aff=oddtdtcreator
Contact: Bara Vaida
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September 11, 2024 � Uncategorized
SPJ Freelance Community - Monthly Board Meeting
SPJ's Freelance community will hold its monthly board meeting. RSVP to get the Zoom details for the meeting by emailing spjfreelancecommunity@gmail.com.
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=E3202z8aBG-8280748083
Contact: Stacie Overton Johnson
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September 26, 2024 � SPJ National
SPJ Board Meeting
Materials and a Zoom link will be posted online prior to the meeting.
More information: https://www.spj.org/board-meeting.asp
Contact: SPJ
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November 13, 2024 � Uncategorized
SPJ Freelance Community - Monthly Board Meeting
SPJ's Freelance community will hold its monthly board meeting. RSVP to get the Zoom details for the meeting by emailing spjfreelancecommunity@gmail.com.
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=Lau9ETY5zU-8280748068
Contact: Stacie Overton Johnson
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December 18, 2024 � Uncategorized
SPJ Freelance Community - Monthly Board Meeting
SPJ's Freelance community will hold its monthly board meeting. RSVP to get the Zoom details for the meeting by emailing spjfreelancecommunity@gmail.com.
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=sdoFLFJAYj-8279882876
Contact: Stacie Overton Johnson
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Events and Deadlines
��7/11/24: SPJ Freelance Community webinar: Artificial Intelligence for Journalists with AI expert and digital guru Sree Sreenivasan
��7/17/24: SPJ Freelance Community - Monthly Board Meeting
��7/25/24: Revenue generation for publishers: Aligning profit with purpose
��7/26/24: Design Workshop: How to create compelling visuals when it�s not usually your job
��7/31/24: The IIJ Freelance Business Workshop
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