Category Archives: Journalism Events

Help raise bail for Chapter President Teri Carnicelli

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No, she’s not in jail for refusing to reveal a source. But she has been “locked up” for an equally good cause: sending children with Muscular Dystrophy to summer camp next year.

Teri is participating in this year’s MDA Lock-Up program, and needs your help to be “bailed out” on Aug. 25. Every little bit helps – whether it’s $10 or whatever you feel comfortable with. So please visit her MDA Lock-Up page and help her out: https://www.joinmda.org/phxwesttelu2011/teri. You’ll also be helping a child with physical challenges know what it’s like to be a regular kid at summer camp.

Register for the Society of Feature Journalists Conference

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SFJ, formerly the American Association of Sunday and Features Editors, is inviting Phoenix-area journalists to their annual conference. Scheduled for Aug. 24-27 at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa in Tuscon, the conference will help you learn Learn how to make the entire paper your section, cope with difficult bosses, and ride the wave of user-generated content. Plus, you’ll hear from a panel of journalists and others who covered the Tucson shootings last January.

The speakers lineup includes political cartoonist David Fitzsimmons; Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson (“The Warmth of Other Suns”); chef Beau MacMillan (“Iron Chef America”); Arizona State University prof Retha Hill, queen of mobile apps; and writing coach Jack Hart.

Registration is $300 for SFJ members, $475 for nonmembers. (After July 29, add $25.) The daily conference rate is $75. Book at Starr Pass by Aug. 3 for the special rate of $92 per night. Register at http://featuresjournalism.org/conference/registration.

Questions? Contact Merrilee Cox at merrileesfj@gmail.com or301-314-2631.

Don’t Miss the 7th Annual Publicity Summit

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These days a journalist’s time is more precious than ever. Once again, we’re holding the one event that can result in less wasted time for both journalists and PR professionals: The 7th annual Publicity Summit.

What is the Publicity Summit?
The 7th annual Publicity Summit will bring journalists and public relations people together to share information and to offer better ways to pitch story ideas to journalists. Co-sponsored by the local chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Public Relations Society of America, this interactive half-day event is structured with a light breakfast and networking, followed by breakout panel sessions (for radio, television, online media and print), lunch and one-on-one speed pitching. An updated list of the media professionals in attendance is available on the Phoenix PRSA website.

Sounds great. When is it?
The summit will be 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6.

Where is the Publicity Summit?
We’re meeting in the Memorial Union at Arizona State University in Tempe. Visitor parking is free on Saturdays in the Apache Blvd Parking Garage.

How much does this workshop cost?
Advance registration is available for $100 for non-profits or PRSSA students, $125 for PRSA members and $150 for non-members. Walk-in rates are $105 for non-profits or PRSSA students, $130 for PRSA members and $155 for non-members. Note: RSVPs that are no-shows will be charged. Register at the Phoenix PRSA website.

Should I live-Tweet during the event?
Absolutely! Just remember to use the Twitter hashtag #PRPubSum.

I still have more questions.
No problem! Just email Virginia Anderson at vanderson@c-k.com or Alison Bailin at abailin@hmapr.com and they’ll help you out.

Phoenix SPJ Announces Details for Annual Mixer

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It is that time of year again where we gather to celebrate all things j-related, and also to (briefly) elect our board officers for the 2011-12 term. And as usual, we have no “challenged” seats, so it’s safe to say the elections will take less than a minute…but the revelry will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 21 at SunUp Brewing Co., 322 E. Camelback Road in Phoenix.

The chapter will splurge on some appetizers, but you are responsible for your own beverages. The festivities will be in the Brewer’s Den, which is the building on the other side of the outdoor patio area.

The slate of this year’s officers is below. So please come and congratulate them for another year of service to our Valley of the Sun board, enjoy some grub on us, discuss what’s happening in Valley media, offer up some program suggestions, or just brainstorm wacky headline ideas featuring the word “Weiner.” Guests are welcome. RSVPs appreciated (so we know how many appetizers to order) to teri@phoenixspj.org.

2011-12 Slate of Board Officer Candidates:

  • President: Teri Carnicelli, editor, North Central News
  • Vice President–Broadcast: Kelly Madison, KJZZ
  • Vice President-Print: Perri Collins, ANA
  • Recording Secretary: Debra Krol, Heard Museum
  • Communications Secretary: Tiffany Di Giacinto, SmarterTools
  • Treasurer: Paul Buser, editor, the Arizona Business Lawyer

 

2011 Freedom of Information Awards

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Welcome to the Valley of the Sun Chapter’s 2011 Freedom of Information Awards page! Below you will find links to downloadable forms, such as our Awards Brochure, and nomination forms for the Phil Alvidrez Award for Excellence in Journalism, the Order of the Silver Key Society, and the Lloyd Clark “How It Made Print” award.

The deadline for all submissions is March 7, 2011. The 2011 FOI Awards Reception will take place 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Ave.

Check back to this page regularly for information about award winners, banquet tickets, advertising in the awards program, and more. For questions, e-mail teri@phoenixspj.org.

Awards Brochure 2011

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Communities in Crisis: Ethical Considerations for Journalists

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The recent tragedy in Tucson have added to the many questions in the minds of members of the public about how journalists cover violence as well as cover communities in crisis where violence is a part. It is one of the main bases for public criticism of journalists. Meanwhile, covering violence, from war abroad to crime at home, also affects journalists in many ways most members of the media are unprepared for. Learn how to approach covering violent people and communities in a whole new way.

“Communities in Crisis: Ethical Considerations for Journalists,” sponsored by Valley of the Sun Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, is 7 p.m. Monday, March 7, in The First Amendment Forum at the Cronkite School, 555 N. Central Ave., in Phoenix.

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First Press Events Benefit Radio

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Join the Friends of Public Radio AZ in celebration of the First Press Grand Tasting and First Press Wine Auction Oct. 29-30, held each fall to celebrate all things vino!

The Grand Tasting will be held on Friday at The Musical Instrument Museum from 6 to 10 p.m. With over 30 vintners in attendance, there is sure to be something for all to sample and enjoy. Don’t pass up watching the fourth-annual Food Fight chef competition as well. General admission tickets are $65, and VIP tickets are $125.
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From the Newsroom to the Classroom

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Is it time to move from the newsroom to the classroom? The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at ASU invites working journalists interested in moving into the field of academia to an informal reception to find out more about its new Ph.D. program, set to launch in Fall 2011.

The reception is set for 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, in the First Amendment Forum at the Cronkite School, 555 N. Central Ave. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served. For more information on the Ph.D. program, visit http://cronkite.asu.edu/phd.

Social Media For Journalists Workshop

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Navigate the wave of social media that’s sweeping into your newsroom and sharpen your skills to make your stories stand out! Go beyond the basics and “how-to” instruction and concentrate on how journalists can use social media as tools to cultivate and find sources.

Join the Arizona Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association and Arizona Latino Media Association for a social media workshop lead by Robert Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism.  This seminar was a crowd-pleaser when Hernandez gave it at both the Asian and Hispanic Journalists Conventions this summer.

When: 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 23
Where: Arizona Republic building, 200 E. Van Buren, Pulliam Conference room
Cost: $15 for AAJAz members who pre-register and send in their registration fees by October 21; $10 for students; and $25 for non-members and on-site registration

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Upcoming Event: Public Records Lessons

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Please join Phoenix SPJ on Thursday, October 21 for Access Across America. Hear David Cuillier, University of Arizona journalism professor and national co-chair of SPJ’s Freedom of Information Committee, share the public-records lessons he’s learned from traveling more than 14,000 miles over 33 states and talking to more than 1,000 journalists, communicators, officials and citizens.

The event is 6 to 8 p.m. in rm. 202 of the Cronkite Theater at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Admission is free.