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 

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!

Are you thinking of switching your communications career? Does public relations, corporate communications or media relations beckon? Learn how some Cleveland legends have made similar changes this Friday, April 5 at the Press Club of Cleveland panel discussion.  

The event, a joint effort between the Press Club and Cleveland Indians, is moderated by Loree Vick, former WJW-TV 8 news anchor and now Senior Public Relations Advisor at University Hospitals, 

Panelists include: 

Mike Conway, Director, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Sherwin-Williams. Former WJW TV-8 Reporter.

Howard Fencl, Vice President, Hennes-Paynter, former WKYC And Edward Howard & Co.
Don Olson, Director of Corporate Communications Medical Mutual of Ohio, Former WJW-TV 8 Akron Bureau Chief

Dick Russ, Vice President North Coast Community Homes.
Former WKYC TV 3 Managing Editor and Reporter

Mary Ann Sharkey Government and political campaign consultant. Former Cleveland Plain Dealer Managing Editor

When:  April 5, 2013, 11:30-1:30

Where:  The Terrace Club, Progressive Field

Cost:  Press Club $35, Non-members $45, Students $25  

Click here to register online

Do we treat sloppy writing as criminal plagiarism? In honor of the ACES plagiarism conference in St. Louis, April 5, Roy Peter Clark has addressed this controversial topic in Poynter.  

Known for his appearances on Today, The Oprah Winfrey Show and NPR, as well has his book "Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer", Clark has spoken about writing at news organizations worldwide including The New York Times and Sowetan in South Africa. 

In his essay, Clark drew from 30 years experience teaching every level of writing. He stresses that we confuse trivial errors with serious literary piracy. Says Clark "Carelessness has been mislabeled as corruption. Clear norms of personal morality and professional ethics have been confused with standards and practices." 

To those who believe that, like a disease, plagiarism is spreading throughout the writing world, Clark responds "I see no persuasive evidence that literary abuse is more common today than in yesteryear. In the cut and paste culture of digital technology, plagiarism may be easier to commit, but it is also easier to detect."

For any who must struggle with the issue in their professional lives Clark shares the following books

• "The Little Book of Plagiarism," by Richard A. Posner,
• "The Anxiety of Influence," by Harold Bloom, 
• "Stolen Words," by Thomas Mallon, 
• "City Editor," by Stanley Walker. 

To read the full article click here

You may be able to attend EIJ 2013 in Anaheim and have your registration covered!

Excellence in Journalism offers 3 different types of scholarships for qualifying applicants to attend the conference. 

Terry Harper Memorial Scholarships:

Up to 5 scholarships are available to SPJ members. Deadline to apply is April 29.  

Diversity Leadership Fellows Program:

SPJ is committed to increasing diversity throughout the Society including within national committees the national board of directors. Those who win a fellowship gain are immersed in education as well as spj and part of that is attendance at the annual conference.  Application deadline is April 29

Robert D.G. Lewis First Amendment Award:

The Lewis family has contributed an award that helps a student SPJer to attend. The winner will be someone who has shown outstanding service to the First Amendment through journalism. Application deadline is April 29

For more information and to join SPJ click here

 Join the Press Club of Cleveland for a series of workshops geared to help you adapt to a cross-platform news and information 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, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. 
• Managing Multimedia -- and Yourself  - Wednesday, May 1, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.  
• Building a Cross-Platform Strategy  - Wednesday, June 5, 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

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. 

 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:  

SPJ Members - $60  

Students- $50

Non SPJ Members - $70  

The registration fee covers opening

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER  

and find more information about accommodations, travel and conference schedule 

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