Presented by the Cleveland Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists:

Tuesday, Oct. 29
Social hour, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Program starts at 6:30 p.m.
Market Garden Brewery,
1947 W. 25th St., Cleveland
 
Open to both SPJ members and non-members
Admission: $5 (appetizers will be provided; cash bar)
Fee waived with new SPJ memberships;
Free parking available

Please register in advance with this link
http://spjsocialmedia.eventbrite.com/
 
Join the Cleveland SPJ Chapter in the Harbor Room of the Market Garden Brewery - in the heart of one of Cleveland's most vibrant entertainment districts - for an event focusing on how journalists can and should leverage social media to widen the audience for their content.
 
Learn about the latest social media tools, how they can be used and what the future may hold. The evening will begin with a presentation by digital trainer/journalist Mike Scott, followed by a panel discussion led by four journalists with a mix of social media experience.
 
Michael Norman
As entertainment managing producer for the Northeast Ohio Media Group, Michael oversees entertainment coverage for Cleveland.com and is keenly aware of how social media can make stories go viral on the web. Michael previously was reporter and a features editor at The Plain Dealer.
 
Mike Scott
A digital trainer and writer, Mike received training through a Kiplinger Fellowship for Social Media at Ohio State University, is a regular trainer for Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources conferences nationally, and is a former assistant metro editor/online for The Plain Dealer.
 
Kaye Spector
An editor at EcoWatch, an environmental news service headquartered in Cleveland, Kaye has made the transition from traditional print media (a reporter and editor at several papers including The Plain Dealer) to the digital world, working as a regional editor for Patch.com before her current post. Kaye is a member of the SPJ board.
 
Amanda Harnocz
Amanda is a community manager at MedCity News. She previously was a social-media editor at AOL's Patch.com, a web editor for the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram and a reporter for Record Publishing.

CDPUG's final program for this year is featuring a panel of well know local publishers discussing how they address the difficulties of mobile platforms. Publications include:  interactive PDFs, book publishing, a monthly cartoon and newspaper magazine, and a weekly newspaper.

 

First there will be a moderated discussion about

• Production issues and solutions
• User experience choices
• Revenue and business Issues

after which you will have an opportunity to pose your questions and discuss the issues you may face in the same arena. 

 

When: Nov. 7  

Where: New Horizons Computer Learning Center

1 Infinity Corp Ctr Dr # 250

Cleveland, OH 44125

Cost: Free for members, $10 for guests

 

Please help and click here with an RSVP

 

Everyone loves some type of food, and Cleveland has garnered a national reputation as a "foodie" town.

  

Here's some food for thought: We want to put together a program on Cleveland's food scene and would like to know whom you want to hear from on this topic.

 

Do you want to hear about all the ethnic cuisines that could be found here? What changes have journalists who cover the food beat seen?

 

The region's food scene always is evolving. The farm-to-table movement has people thinking about making meals differently.

 

Send those ideas to rodbengston@sbcglobal.net, or if you know a board member, feel free to contact them, too. You see this is a time we're definitely looking for some food for thought.

 

Every Year the Scripps Howard Foundation and the Indiana University School of Journalism offer the Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition for journalism students

 

When the award was first established in honor of Roy W. Howard, who from 1922 to 1953 led the Scripps Howard Newspapers, grants were awarded to the college newspapers of the students who won, and the winners themselves received scholarships. 

 

Howard was noted for his travels to Asia as a journalist, and for interviews with leaders that others could not reach. In honor of those travels, a 10-day tour of Japan was added to the scholarship in 2006. It gives winners the chance to study journalism in another culture while visiting landmarks and media organizations. 

 

If you want to enter, start preparing your online application now. You will need: 

• A portfolio of work;
• A résumé;
• A 400-word essay describing why you want to participate; and
• A letter of recommendation/verification. 

Deadline to apply is Dec. 15. Click here for more information and to enter.

 

Here's your chance to get a head start on three important SPJ competitions that will open for entries Nov. 5. 

 

1)  High School Essay Contest  High School students enter the High School Essay Contest by answering the question. "Why is it important that we have news media that are independent of the government?" in a 300 to 500 word essay. Submit your writing with an entry form signed by your sponsoring teacher and the $5 entry fee by Mar. 7 2014. For more information and to download the entry form click here 

 

2) Mark of Excellence Awards. College students if you were enrolled in a U.S. college or university in 2013 and were studying for an academic degree, or, if you were an international SPJ student member and you have not had  full-time professional journalism experience (outside of internships), you qualify to submit work published or broadcast in 2013.  The deadline is Jan. 24, 2014.  For complete information  click here

 

3) Sigma Delta Chi awards. Professional journalists in any U.S. media outlet can enter work in a wide range of categories covering print, radio, television, newsletters, art/graphics, online and research.  Entry Deadline is Feb. 7, 2014.  For complete information click here

 

So now you have the information to get started!  Good luck to everyone. 

 

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.

    

Content strategy is focus

of NEO/STC workshop

 LAKE COMMUNICATORS 2014 MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS $1,500 INTERNSHIP
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, January 31, 2013
INTERVIEWS FOR FINALISTS: In person or via Skype between
February 24-28, 2014
WINNER NOTIFIED: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Our organization is offering a unique internship opportunity to one (1) area college student who is pursuing a career in the marketing communications profession.
Details of the Internship: The college student must be a Lake County, Ohio resident or an immediate family member of a Lake Communicators' member, residing in or outside Lake County, in good standing and has declared his or her major in one of these fields, including but not limited to public relations, marketing, photography, web design, television/video production and others.
In the application process, the applicant will be able to select the Lake Communicators' business he or she would like to be matched with in this unique Internship Program. The intern and company will work out details on when the internship will occur in the 2014 calendar year. It does not have to occur in the summertime. Minimum 20 hours/week for 4 or 8 weeks. Schedule negotiable between intern and business. The intern will be paid every two weeks of completed work, the total for internship not to exceed $1,500.
To assist your students, the internship application form will be available online beginning November 4, 2013 at www.lakecommunicators.com. The student is required to return the application with an official transcript and resume by Friday, January 31, 2014.Students are also welcome and encouraged to attend one of our regular monthly luncheons for only $10. They are held the second Wednesday of the month at Dino's Restaurant on Rt 306. Here they can meet some of our members and learn a valuable marketing lesson from our guest speaker. Details about upcoming programs are available on our website.
If you have any questions regarding the Internship Program, or the student does, please do not hesitate to contact me via email at lauralytle@littlelcomm.biz The application process may be completed online here with resume and transcripts sent under a separate email to my attention or submit applications to: Laura Lytle, Lake Communicators Internship Chair, PO Box 63, Geneva, OH 44041-0063

 

EDITORIAL INTERN - CRAIN'S CLEVELAND BUSINESS Info and apply here

  

Please Note: The jobs on Blazek's list are ONLY in communications related occupations.

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