Society of Professional Journalists at UCLA

04/26/2012

Want to learn more about digital journalism? SPJ is holding its first-ever SPJ-ONA JournCamp in Phoenix May 18, where participants will find training and tools in areas including SEO techniques and Google tools, accessing public records on the fly, sharpening your visual storytelling and mobile reporting skills, and understanding entrepreneurial journalism. The cost is $20 for SPJ members, and $40 for non-members. Spots are limited to 120 participants, so don't delay!
http://spj.org/spjona.asp

Join ONA and SPJ as they partner to bring you training and tools in all areas of digital journalism. Learn to speak geek, access public records on the fly and understand entrepreneurial journalism in this one-day workshop for professional journalists.

04/19/2012

Hi all!

We are excited to share with you another event, coming up next Monday! Focusing on visual storytelling, this panel, hosted by AAJA-LA and Pacific Ties, will cover everything from photography, graphics and video. All SPJ members are invited! Please see the attached message.

DATE & TIME: Monday, April 23 at 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Bunche Hall, Rm 1353 @ UCLA.
PARKING: Parking Lot 3
FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED

03/07/2012

Amble Resorts is offering a summer internship contest:

"We are looking for 1 ambitious young adult to live and work on our island in Panama this summer documenting their experiences through film, photography, blogging and social media. To apply you make a short video explaining why you would make the best intern and fill out our web application. More information can be found on our website: http://amble.com/IslaPalenque/IslandIntern2012."

Please contact Katherine at [email protected] with questions.

We seek an adventurous, social media savvy intern or a dynamic duo to write, photograph, film and share what you discover on our wild and virtually undiscovered private island in Panama. You’ll spend four weeks living on and exploring Isla Palenque — a 400 acre island covered in wild jungle, protect...

03/01/2012

SPJ is seeking a candidate to fill its yearlong Communications Post-Graduate Internship for media, writing, marketing and public relations efforts. The ideal candidate should be a recent graduate (bachelor's or master's) with prior internship or student media experience in communications and/or journalism. We're looking for someone to help put SPJ in the media spotlight and assist in growing the organization and serving Society members.

The full-time position, based in Indianapolis, includes competitive salary, excellent benefits and paid leave. Anticipated start date is June 4 and will last one year.

Read the job description (http://www.spj.org/employmentops.asp) and please spread the word. Application deadline is 5 p.m. ET, April 2, 2012. Contact Abby Henkel with questions at [email protected].

The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation's most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior.

02/22/2012

Less than THREE HOURS before the SPJ at UCLA author event!! Don't miss out on this free event, where you can learn more about the cross over between investigative journalism and writing books. Perloff Hall 1102, from 7 to 8 p.m. Come early at 6:30 p.m. to learn more about Northwestern University's Medill Journalism School.

02/22/2012

Come to SPJ at UCLA's author event TONIGHT in Perloff Hall 1102 from 7 to 8 p.m. Meet and talk to a Northwestern Medill Journalism School alumnus about how he used investigative journalism to write a book about the life of a federal undercover agent. Bring any questions you have, and refreshments will be provided! Stop by the event a little early to meet Medill representatives and to learn about their journalism program.

02/21/2012

How can you use journalism in other forms of writing? Don't miss an author event hosted by SPJ at UCLA with Northwestern University's Medill Journalism School's Wednesday night about the crossover from journalism to authorship. Medill alumnus Neal Hirschfeld used his journalism background to write a book about the life of Louis Diaz, a former undercover federal agent. Come and talk to Hirschfeld and Diaz about their book and what it took to write it. Learn more about the Medill Journalism program briefly before the event at 6:30 p.m.

WHO: Neal Hirschfeld and Louis Diaz
WHAT: Author discussion
WHERE: Perloff Hall 1102
WHEN: Event 7-8 p.m., Medill information session 6:30 p.m.

https://www.facebook.com/events/328369230532379/

02/11/2012

If you are interested in applying for an internship with The Working Press and report on the 2012 Excellence in Journalism Conference, please visit spj.org/workingpress.asp. Along with free registration and lodging for the conference, you will be able to attend development sessions, networking events and Society banquets in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The deadline is April 19!

The Society of Professional Journalists is seeking 12 interns for The Working Press, a daily tabloid newspaper and online news site, that will cover the Excellence in Journalism 2012 conference. Collegiate student reporters, editors, photographers and designers are invited to apply for these select ...

02/02/2012

Reminder: Please RSVP to [email protected] if you are interested in attending the LA Times speaker event tonight:

WHO: Martin Beck, reader engagement editor, LA Times
WHAT: Reader engagement, print/online journalism
WHEN: TONIGHT 7-9 p.m.
WHERE: Math Sciences 5417

02/02/2012

Hi all,

There is a great event happening on campus this Thursday (tomorrow) for all those interested in reader engagement for print and online media. Martin Beck, the reader engagement editor at the Los Angeles Times will be speaking in Math Sciences 5417 from 7-9 p.m. We encourage all of you to attend and learn!

WHO: Martin Beck, reader engagement editor, LA Times
WHAT: Reader engagement, print/online journalism
WHEN: TOMORROW (Thursday), 7-9 p.m.
WHERE: Math Sciences 5417

Please RSVP to [email protected] I you plan on attending. See you there!

12/22/2011

Thinking of becoming a member of national SPJ? Do it before dues increase by $1.50 Jan. 1!

11/17/2011

Here is a story by Matt Stevens, a recent UCLA graduate and reporter for the L.A. Times. Stevens shares a humanizing profile of Jon "Turkey" Burt who bikes eight miles from his home in Torrence each day to visit his friends in Hermosa Beach. Burt continues to suffer from brain damage during his birth:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-adv-turkey-jon-20111117,0,1009484.story

Jon Burt lives in Torrance, but his real home is eight miles away.