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 Writer's Week Society of Professional Journalists
Cleveland Pro Chapter Newsletter
March 10, 2013
Deadline For Next Edition: March 14
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President's message
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It's Sunshine Week: Let the sun shine in!
March 10
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-16 is the 9th annual Sunshine Week. This national, non-partisan, non-profit initiative was started in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors, to coincide with James Madison's birthday on March 16. It grew out of a perceive need to raise public awareness about the need for open government. Though created by journalists, it is about the public's right to know what its government is doing and why. Open government is more efficient and less corrupt. Everyone can be a part of Sunshine Week. Will you?
Here is a column by past SPJ Cleveland Chapter President and Associate Professor of Communication at John Carroll University, Richard Hendrickson. A version of this was first published as a letter to the editor in June 2004.
In addition, check out these resources: http://sunshineweek.rcfp.org/events/
http://www.spj.org/sunshineweek.asp
Sincerely,
Why people should care about open records
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By Richard D. Hendrickson
The Ohio public records law is intended to serve every citizen, not just journalists, but it is up to the journalists to check on whether officials are complying with it. It is disturbing that across Ohio public records audits have shown compliance only about half the time.
Before local officials can be convinced to follow the law, they must see a need to do so that is based on their own goals and job security. They must think the voters who elected them support open government.
Why should every citizen want open records? Here are three reasons:
- It is a means of meeting personal needs. Citizens need information to protect themselves and their families and property. Examples of records that can help them do that include listings of sex offenders, reports on crimes and court action, assessments of teacher qualifications and performance, records of the enforcement of building and zoning laws, and reports on the monitoring of air and water quality and industrial waste discharges.
- It helps with the proper functioning of democracy. Citizens must have information to make good choices, influence policy and keep up with the progress and problems of their communities. People cannot support what they do not see, and this should be especially significant for school officials, whose stewardship is repeatedly put to the test in balloting on tax levies.
- It prompts better behavior by public officials. The knowledge that citizens can see what they put in records, as well as what they do at meetings, tends to improve the quality of the work of public officials.
When it comes to property and court records, some offices are already very responsive, in part because they commit staff and budget to serving the public. Other publ
ic agencies should consider doing the same.
The Ohio Attorney General's Office historically has taken the lead in promoting understanding of public records, and the current attorney general, Mike DeWine, is no exception. DeWine's office maintains a web site that provides a manual on the law, examples of model public records policies and other information. The web site may be found at:
www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/legal/sunshine-laws.
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This Tuesday!
Learn data visualization
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Keep your eyes open for the new SPJ webinar Data Visualization Basics, March 12 at 1 p.m. It's free to SPJ members.
Even if you are not a designer or digital expert, you can tell visual stories with data.
Your presenter Jeff South will lead you step by step through the process. South is part of the SPJ Professional Development Committee and journalism professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Click Here and register today!
If you're not an SPJ member yet click here to join and take advantage of this and many more benefits.
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Press Club- Adapt to a Cross-Platform World
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Join the Press Club of Cleveland for a series of workshops geared to help you adapt to a cross platform world
Once a month, Mastering Multi-Media Communications will offer a group learning experience led by a working media professional and designed to teach the skills you need to master cross platform communications.
When
- Using Tools of the Trade - Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
- Managing Multimedia -- and Yourself - Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
- Building a Cross-Platform Strategy - Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m
Where Stay tuned for location information
Cost Press Club members: $80 per workshop / $300 for all 4 workshops
Non-members: $125 per workshop / $450 for all 4 workshops
Non-members can save by joining the Press Club of Cleveland and pay the member cost to attend.
For more information and to register Click Here
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Deadline this Friday!
IRE offers $1,000 fellowships for freelance investigative journalists
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Freelance Journalists take note!
IRE Fellowships for Freelance Investigative Journalists
From March 1-15 , Investigative Reporters & Editors is offering the chance for full-time freelance journalists to apply for a $1,000 fellowship.
Designed to help fellows with investigative projects, proposals will be judged partly on the following:
- The project's breadth, significance and potential impact.
- Projects published or aired primarily in the U.S.
- Projects involved with whistleblowers,business ethics or privacy
- Other topics will be seriously considered
Mail three copies of the completed form and attachments by postmark deadline March 15, to:
John Green
IRE Fellowships and Scholarships
141 Neff Annex
Missouri School of Journalism Columbia, MO 65211
Please contact John Green at jgreen@ire.org if you have questions.
Attach a current resume.
Attach or include examples of your work that best represent your investigative reporting capability or promise. If you are a print reporter, include 2 clips on 8.5 x 11" paper. If you are an online journalist, include printed copies of the Web pages (including URL). If you are a broadcast reporter, include a DVD of your work, an audio recording on CD (radio), or a transcript. If you are an editor or producer, include work you supervised. You may include a brief explanation of special contributions you made or hurdles you faced in completing this project.
On a separate sheet of paper, please address the following items:
- Explain your freelance status in as much detail as necessary for the selection committee to determine your eligibility.
- Describe your project in a narrative of no fewer than 200 words and no more than 1000 words.
- How do you plan to spend the money if you receive one of the IRE freelance fellowships?
- If your project requires additional funding, how do you plan to raise the rest of the funding necessary to complete your project?
- Where do you hope to publish or air the project?
- Have you discussed publication with any specific outlets? If so, please summarize the conversations. If you have already signed a contract with a publisher or broadcast outlet, please provide specifics.
- If you receive one of the fellowships, when do you expect to deliver the project to a potential publisher or broadcast outlet?
NOTICE: Materials submitted will NOT be returned.
For more information click here
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Ohio's SPJ awards go online
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Now you can enter Ohio's SPJ awards contest, Ohio's Best Journalism 2013, online! That's right, starting this year, to enter you can simply click here and submit your best work in a variety of categories. No more paper entry forms, copying, manila folders, envelopes, shipping.
The awards honor print, broadcast, trade, online and college journalism published or broadcast in 2012, for the best work serving the public interest and protecting press freedom. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. April 14.
You don't need to be an SPJ member to enter but you do get a $5 discount on your entry fee if you are. To qualify for the SPJ member discount, you will have to provide the SPJ member number of the person who did the work. In the event of a team project, at least one member of the team must be an SPJ member to qualify for the SPJ member discount.
Verify Your SPJ Member Number: To look up your SPJ Member Number, go to this link or call Linda Hall, SPJ membership director, or Tara Puckey, SPJ chapter coordinator, at (317) 927-8000
To become an SPJ member or renew an expired membership, go to this link.
Upload Formats Accepted: The site permits entries in 31 formats, to accommodate text, images, video, and audio data. The complete list of formats you may use is: .aiff, .au, .avi, .doc, .docx, .flv, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .m4v, .mp3, mp4, .mpg, .mpeg, .mov, .pdf, .ppt, .ppts, .psd, .rm, .snd, .swf, .tif, .tiff, .url, .wav, .wma, .wmv, .xls, .xlsx and .zip.
For more information and to enter click here and good luck!
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It's not over yet! Forum on upcoming
staff reductions at The Plain Dealer
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The public is invited to attend a March 20 forum at Cleveland State University exploring the role of The Plain Dealer in the community, and the impact of severe reductions in staff and publication.
What will Cleveland be like without a quality daily newspaper and with a diminished staff? What will happen to news coverage under Advance Publications' digital focus, which places a premium on volume of online posts at the expense of informing the public with reliable journalism?
Moderator: Anup Kumar, Cleveland State University professor of communications
Panel members:
Richard Perloff, Cleveland State University professor of communications
Mark Milko, Workers United (Hugo Boss)
John Hagan, Student Media Coordinator at Cuyahoga Community College, formerly with The Plain Dealer
When: Noon-1:30 p.m. March 20 (brown bag lunch)
Where: The Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Cleveland State University
1717 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
Bonda Room (UR 254)
The forum is sponsored by the Save the Plain Dealer committee, a campaign of The Newspaper Guild of Northeast Ohio.
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Porter Scholarship open for entries!
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Are you a graduating high school senior in Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula, Lorain, Medina or Geauga county?
Are you in the top third of your class?
Are you passionate about journalism and communications?
Talk to your teacher or administrator about submitting your name for the Porter Scholarship. One candidate is nominated from each school every year. The winner gets a $4,000 scholarship: $1,000 when you enter any college you choose in the U.S. and $1,000 each of the next three years, as long as you maintain satisfactory grades.
Last year's winner, Carolyn Crowcroft, is now at the University of Missouri's school of journalism
The deadline to apply is April 6.
Click Here for more information
Click Here to download an application
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| AMSJA Writer's Conference "Fire Up Your Writing Career" | 
Registration is open for the American Society of Journalists and Authors 42nd Annual Writers Conference: Fire Up Your Writing Career.
Explore subjects central to freelance writing and network with other professionals. Learn from New York Times bestselling authors including A.J. Jacobs, Deborah Blum, Amy Hill Hearth, D.T. Max. Meet editors from publications and publishers that include Slate, Bon Appetit, Outside, The New Yorker, The Atavist, New Republic, Simon & Schuster, Random House, St. Martin's Press
This year's conference offers 40 instructional and informational sessions include finding new work, breaking in to new markets or genres, technology and social media topics, honing your craft skills, protecting yourself legally and financially, and even fiction topics. Mentoring is available too.
When: Friday and Saturday, April 26-27. Where: The Roosevelt Hotel, 45th Street at Madison Avenue, New York City Early registration rates end March 22. For more information and to register Click Here |
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| Job opportunities |
Thanks to Kelly Blazek for her dedication and commitment in seeking out many of the jobs posted below.
To receive Kelly's full newsletter (we only excerpt media-related jobs) see the separate box headlined Cleveland Job Bank at right.
MULTIMEDIA EDITOR -Chagrin Valley Publishing-(Chagrin Valley Times, Solon Times, Geauga Courier and the newChagrinValleyToday.com) seeks a multimedia journalist who has done it all with excellence and is ready to use those skills to take this successful weekly newspaper operation into the multimedia age. The primary responsibility will be to serve as a part-time web editor for ChagrinValleyToday.com, which will be a new, dynamic informational portal for the Chagrin Valley area to replaceChagrinValleyTimes.com. We need someone who's not only a professional journalist, but knows how to determine, develop and process online content, as well as convert that to social media. Not only will the successful person know what SEO is, but how to use it to our advantage. Secondary responsibilities could include page design in InDesign, editing and/or reporting as needed. Only those who live in the Chagrin Valley area will be considered as we need someone who knows the area and its people. If you have the background to succeed in all of these areas, email a resume and samples (reporting and web site content) to editor@chagrinvalleytimes.com
MOBILE JOURNALIST -The Sioux City Journal, an innovative and award-winning news operation, is seeking a mobile journalist for our digital-first newsroom. We offer an exciting environment in which to grow and leaders who will demand your best work. We've won multiple national and state awards for our journalism, including being named Newspaper of the Year by the Local Media Association in 2012 and earning a first-place finish in the National Newspaper Association's General Excellence contest in 2010. Editor & Publisher named us one of "10 That Do It Right" in 2009 and 2013. Sioux City, with a metro area population of 123,000, is home to an abundance of parks and trails, not to mention a plethora of activities along the Missouri River. Our historic downtown district hosts a vibrant arts community. A beautifully refurbished theater and new events center attract national touring acts and Broadway productions. Our schools are terrific and our streets are safe. Sports enthusiasts can enjoy three minor league teams (hockey, indoor football, baseball).The right candidate for this opening will be able to cover breaking news using a variety of tools, including photo, video and social media. This reporter will aggressively pursue breaking and spot news, act as a vigilant watchdog for our readers' interests and be able to tell a good story. Our next reporter must understand journalism is changing rapidly and have the desire and skills to adapt. Contact Chris Coates, managing editor of news and sports, at ccoates@siouxcityjournal.com for more information. Apply Here The Sioux City Journal is a Drug-Free Employer. The Sioux City Journal and Lee Enterprises, Inc. are Equal Opportunity Employers.
NEWS PRODUCER/MULTIMEDIA - WOIO TV
Posted: 2/21/2013
WOIO is seeking a News Producer/Multi-Media to produce newscasts. Includes story selection and format, rundown prep & other editorial/production responsibilities associated with news line producing within guidelines/policies established by News Director/AND & EP. Line produce other news broadcasts, as needed, on WOIO/WUAB. Write/edit copy for inclusion on news programs/specials produced for WOIO/WUAB Field & associate produce news stories and news segments for use on WOIO/WUAB. Back time & insure editorial integrity of the program from the control room during its live presentation. Contribute story ideas for general and special assignment reporters for news broadcasts on WOIO/WUAB. Other duties as assigned by news management. Minimum two (2) years TV news producing. Must be familiar with multiple live remotes. Must have a working knowledge of contemporary use of graphics. Excellent writing and story telling ability. Must be able to work with and motivate co-workers. Computer literate and able to work long hours. *** NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE *** Send resume and non-returnable dvd to: WOIO-TV, 1717 E. 12th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44114.
MID-DAY TALENT - WQAL FM Job ID 14034BR
Shortest job description ever, friends: WQAL-FM is looking for a Mid-Day Talent. Apply online here
TRAFFIC REPORTER - CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO Part Time; Info and Apply Here
MULTIMEDIA EDITOR, INDUSTRY WEEK, MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY CHAIN GROUP Info and Apply Here
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It's Sunshine Week!
March 10 to 16 is the week to focus on open government and freedom of information.
Join news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits and schools in discussing what access to public information means to you and your community.
Here's what you can do:
Follow @SunshineWeek on Twitter where you'll get updates on open government news and toolkit resources.
Find examples of FOI in Action, resources in the Idea Bank and participants' Toolkit.
Add your name to the list of Sunshine Week participants and check out the events calendar to find out what's happening all week.
Open government
is good government
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THIS WEEK - March 10 - 16
Sunshine Week
Open Government is Good Government
More details above and in the President's Message
THIS TUESDAY - March 12 Data Visualization Basics SPJ Webinar See article at left
THIS THURSDAY- March 14 NEO/STC Panel Discussion: Editing Tools, Resources and Processes See below for more information
THIS FRIDAY - March 15
Deadline to apply for IRE Fellowhips for Freelance Investigative Journalism
see below left for more info
March 19
Writing Creative Content that Delivers Results
Avon Lake Public Library
9-11 a.m.
with Susan Fox
freelance writer
March 19 How I Got That Story "High Security" 5 pm More details below
March 20
Noon hour forum on impact of upcoming Plain Dealer staff reductions
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The Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Cleveland State University
1717 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
Bonda Room (UR 254)
Moderator: Anup Kumar
Panelists: Richard Perloff, Mark Milko, John Hagan
SPJ Region 4 Spring Conference
April 5-6"Working it Out" University of Dayton. More details below and on registration website Register online here
April 6
Porter Scholarship application deadline
see details below at left
April 10 Press Club of Cleveland Using Tools of the Trade More details below at left
SAVE THE DATE!!! City Club James C. Goodale Apr. 12, noon Author: Fighting for the Press: From the Pentagon Papers to Wikileaks
April 14
Deadline for Ohio SPJ Awards
See more info at left
April 26-27
Fire Up Your Writing Career
American Society of Journalists and Authors
42nd Annual Conference
New York City
Early registration ends March 22
See more below at left
May 1 Press Club of Cleveland Managing Multimedia- and Yourself More details below at left
June 5 Press Club of Cleveland Building a Cross-Platform Strategy More details below at left
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Check out the Sunshine Week Journalist's Toolbox for 2 handy tools.
The FOIA Machine helps you automate your Freedom of Information Act requests
MuckRock offers tools to make our government information open and answerable
It was set up thanks to a Sunlight Foundation grant and Freedom of Information laws - both state and federal.
If you are an SPJ member, click here for these and a full box of tools designed to help make your job easier.
To join SPJ click here
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Maybe it's time to move forward on some of those writing ideas you've been toying with.
Cuyahoga County Library is offering a full series of workshops for writers. There's even a Poetry Contest!
You can learn more about:
Turning Your Picture Book Vision Into Reality at the Bay Village Branch March 11 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Click Here for more information.
Drafting a Winning Nonfiction Book Proposal -Warrensville Heights Branch, March 20 and 27 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Click Here to learn more
Online Self Promotion for Authors - North Royalton Branch, March 23, 2-4 p.m. Click here for more information
Poetry Contest - Submission Deadline March 15, 5 p.m. Click here to learn more
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Registration Open
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Save April 5 and 6 for "Journalism 2013: Working It Out" - the SPJ conference for Region 4, which includes Ohio, Michigan, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
This year's spring conference will focus on journalism's triumphs and accomplishments and how they were attained.
When: 4 p.m. April 5
until 5:45 p.m. April 6
Where: University of Dayton campus
Cost: Before March 22
SPJ Members - $50, Students- $40
Non SPJ Members - $60,
Students - $5
After March 22 - $10 more
The registration fee covers opening
reception, Friday, April 5, and continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday, April 6.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
and find more information about accommodations, travel and conference schedule
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July 28, 2012 saw a never before rupture of security at the Y-12 nuclear weapons facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Protesters broke in to the core of the plant, strung crime scene tape, painted slogans on the wall and threw blood on the uranium storehouse.
Frank Munger, senior writer as well as blogger and columnist for the Knoxville News Sentinel, carefully put together a story through report after report that identified the protesters, published the course of events and provided much needed context from his knowledge of the facility and its development.
Over the next months Munger followed the story as deficiencies were exposed, top executives were fired and a security company lost its contract.
On March 20 from 2-3 p.m., Munger will discuss the skills that contributed to the crafting of this major story, including:
- Using experience to advantage
- How to create experience if you don't have it
- Using blogs to break news and build an audience
- Sources, Sources everywhere
Click here for more information and to register for this free event by March 19 @ 5 p.m..
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Members' Milestones
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PR Daily's 2013 Nonprofit
PR Awards open for entries
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If you're an in-house or agency PR professional and you work in the government, academic or nonprofit sphere, you qualify for the 2013 Non Profit PR Award.
You can enter your own work, that of your in-house PR team or even your client as long as it was done between Jan. 1, 2012 and April 5, 2013.
There are 23 categories and all are geared to nonprofit organizations. The winner in each category will be awarded:
- a highlighted place in a special edition of PR Daily. You and your organization will gain free exposure to over 800,000 monthly readers!
- a Nonprofit PR Award trophy to demonstrate your excellence to all
- Your choice of free registration to one of over 24 Ragan conferences in 2013 or 2014.
Entering is easy. Just click here to learn more and begin the process!
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Local freelance writer conducts free writers' workshop
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Would like to learn how to write successful marketing messages for an online target market? Freelance writer Susan Fox has a workshop coming up to help you. |
Writing Creative Content that Delivers Results will be on March 19 at the Avon Lake Public Library. The workshop reveals common writing mistakes made in website copy and how to eliminate them. Do you know how to stop making ideal prospects click away? Using proven effective copywriting strategies, discover what attracts the right prospect and makes them your customers.
Participants will receive a free marketing message worksheet that shows you what makes copy appeal to, interest and attract your ideal prospect. This workshop is aimed at local small businesses, but is open to all, free of charge. When: Tuesday March 19
9 to 11 a.m.
Where: Avon Lake Public Library
32649 Electric Blvd. Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 Copywriters can learn more about the brain's four ways of thinking to improve marketing efforts by visiting Fox's website at www.yoursecretwishes.com.
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COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST VOLUNTEER
Greater Cleveland Volunteers (www.greaterclevelandvolunteers.org) is a non-profit agency that provides volunteers for over 130 non-profit agencies in Cleveland, one-day community events, literacy tutors and mentors for elementary school students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. The volunteer will work with Greater Cleveland Volunteers staff to perform several tasks for the marketing, communications and branding of the organization. The schedule is flexible and some work can be completed off-site.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Interview volunteers and partner agency staff and write bi-monthly newsletter articles Assist in the graphic design and layout of the agency newsletter and various print publications Will have the opportunity to assist in other communication needs (social media, promotion and/or special events) Take digital photographs off-site of volunteers in action
POSITION REQUIREMENTS: The individual should be proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Outlook and Publisher) or other graphic design software; digital photography and experience in journalism or other communications writing.
CONTACT: Greater Cleveland Volunteers Dianna Kall Communications and Special Events Coordinator Email here. 216-391-9500 x 115 |
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COMMUNICATIONS INTERN - PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE
Info and
DEVELOPMENT INTERN - CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION Info and apply for this unpaid spring or summer internship here
PUBLIC RELATIONS SUMMER INTERNSHIP - FAHLGREN MORTINE The Fahlgren Mortine summer internships offer students the opportunity to work with public relations professionals dedicated to mentoring and professional growth. This competitive internship program is offered in the Cleveland and Dayton, Ohio, offices of Fahlgren Mortine. Each position is a paid, full-time internship in which interns may be introduced to all aspects of public relations, including strategic planning, research, media relations, social media engagement, writing, internal communications, special events and online communications. Info and
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| Cleveland Job Bank | |
Check Kelly Blazek's website for advice on job-hunting and details on jobs in marketing, public and media relations, development, media, graphics/web design and more. Many of the jobs listed at left are reprinted from Blazek's newsletter.
BLOG: With a fresh batch of college grads looking for their first job, She shares pointers on how to identify shady entry-level employment scams in "Don't Fall for Faux "Entry-Level Marketing and Sports" Jobs" at her blog, Here And, follow her on Twitter Here where she posts "breaking new
jobs" prior to including them in this Job Bank.
To subscribe and get the full list (we only excerpt journalism-related jobs),
emailthe Cleveland Job Bank. For more information, go to the website. Also see the website for listings of out-of-town job search websites.
Please Note:
The jobs on Blazek's list are ONLY in communications related occupations.
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Laurie Mitchell Marketing & Communications
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Laurie Mitchell Marketing & Communications Executive Search has been retained for the following assignments:
Social Media Manager/Ad Agency
Channel Marketing Manager/DIY/Big Box
Marketing Manager/Financial Services
Marketing Specialist/3 days/week
AD Agency Copywriter/3-6 years experience
AD Agency Account Supervisor/CPG
Digital Producer w/PM & Web Development experience
2 PR Agency Account Supervisors/NEO
Pharma/Med-Ed Account Manager
Digital Sr. AE/Toledo
Sr. Digital Art Director/Toledo
To apply for any of these current searches, please email your resume as a single Word file to
MitchellCo17@aol.com
www.LaurieMitchellCompany.com
216-292-9936
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 Writer's Week is a service of the Cleveland chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. This e-newsletter is edited by Carrie Buchanan, assistant professor, Tim Russert School of Communication & Theatre Arts, John Carroll University, and assistant editor Elaine Wilson, who is studying editing and design.
Please send news items and job & internship postings to spjcleveland@gmail.com
Street Address: Cleveland SPJ, 4337 Chanticleer Drive, Fairview Park, Ohio 44126-1906
Chapter email: Cleveland@spj.org
President: Cheryl D'Mello
Chapter web site: www.spjchapters.org/cleveland/
The Society of Professional Journalists works to improve and protect journalism. SPJ is dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior. Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi and based in Indianapolis, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed public, works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists, and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and of the press.
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