Loyola Law Sponsoring Mixer - June 20

Loyola Law School Los Angeles is sponsoring a meet-and-greet with 39 journalists from news outlets across the country at 6:45 pm Friday, June 20 on the rooftop bar of The Standard in downtown LA. SPJ-LA and LA Press Club members are welcome to attend. Loyola will be buying appetizers. Please RSVP to brian.costello@ lls.edu if you’d like to attend so we can get an accurate food order.

 

Details about the Journalist Law School are below. Select speaker events are open to the media; please let me know if there’s a public session you’d like to attend. JLS fellows will be coming from the following news outlets (in no particular order):

 

KPCC 89.3 FM, Los Angeles Daily Journal, National Public Radio, NBC-Access Hollywood, San Francisco Daily Journal, The Press Enterprise, The Sacramento Bee, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Rocky Mountain News, The Hartford Courant, ABC News, CBS News, Roll Call, US News & World Report, ABC News, Palm Beach Post, St.Petersburg Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Des Moines Register, The Indianapolis Star, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, The Newark Star-Ledger, Dow Jones Newswires, People magazine, Reuters, Dayton Daily News, The Oregonian, Associated Press, The Knoxville New Sentinel, Austin Chronicle, KTRK Television, Dallas Morning News, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Times, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

PCC Seeking Adjunct Faculty

Pasadena City College is seeking an adjunct faculty to teach a Public Relations and Organizational Communications class in the fall 2008 semester and possibly on a continuing basis thereafter. Masters degree required, but equivalent professional experience will be considered.

The three-unit class meets Wednesday from 6:30 to 9:50 p.m., commencing Sept. 3. Please e-mail your resume to Alex Kritselis, Dean,  Visual Arts & Media Studies division at ajkritselis@pasadena.edu, or Warren Swil at wiswil@pasadena.edu for consideration.

CSU Long Beach Multimedia Workshop June 20-21

Cal State Long Beach is sponsoring an intensive two-day, hands-on multimedia short course that focuses on video and audio editing for journalists. The workshop will take place on June 20-21, 2008, in our new Mac lab on campus. Videographers and photographers from the Los Angeles Times will be among those leading the sessions.

More info is here:
http://www.multimediastories.org/csulb/crashcourse.htm

or you can visit our department homepage:
http://www.csulb.edu/journalism

This course is perfect for graphic designers, photographers, editors,
reporters, students, educators, and the list goes on.

There are only 25 seats, so early registration is highly suggested.

Panelists Confirmed For SPJ/LA’s Seminar on Journalism in Ethnic Communities

Join us for a panel discussion May 15 on covering Los Angeles’ ethnic communities, arguably the most diverse in the nation. Our panelists include:

Nimmi Raghunathan, Assistant Editor of India Journal

Joseph Haiek, Publisher/Editor of Arab American Affairs Magazine

Linda Lin, News Manager of Sing Tao Daily

Kenneth Kim, Chauncey Bailey Project and New America Media

As LA has become an ethnic majority city, producing and investigating local stories can be challenging, especially when it means crossing over ethnic language and cultural barriers. These veteran journalists will share tips and insights on how mainstream journalists can effectively pursue, and even partner with, ethnic media journalists to better report stories that involve minority communities.

WHAT: Hyper-Localism in Los Angeles’ Ethnic Communities

WHERE: California Plaza
300. S. Grand Ave., Suite 3950
Los Angeles, CA 90071

WHEN: Thursday, May 15, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

COST: $15 for SPJ members and students; $20 for non-members. Light refreshments will be served.
PARKING: Street parking available.

RSVP: Make reservations by calling SPJ/LA at (323) 259-3350.

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SPJ/LA & CCNMA Mixer Tomorrow Featuring Ron Kaye

The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and CCNMA: Latino Journalists of California invite you to a mixer TOMORROW, May 6, in downtown Los Angeles!

Our guest will be former Los Angeles Daily News Editor Ron Kaye. He’s been described as an “accidental anarchist,” “passionate populist” and “the Patrick Henry of the San Fernando Valley.” Kaye recently launched a blog, RonKayeLA.com, and says he’s “committed to carrying on his crusade for a greater Los Angeles as an ordinary citizen.”

Come by after work, have a drink and chat with Ron Kaye at Casey’s Bar & Grill! The mixer is free and open to all journalists and FoJs (friends of journalists).

The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation’s largest and most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to promoting high standards of ethical behavior and encouraging the free practice of journalism. SPJ works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press. For more on SPJ-LA, go to: www.spj.org/losangeles

CCNMA’s mission is to promote diversity in the media by providing encouragement, scholarships and educational programs for Latinos pursuing careers in the news media. CCNMA seeks to foster an accurate and fair portrayal of Latinos in the news media, and promote the social, economic and professional advancement of Latino journalists. For more on CCNMA, go to: www.ccnma.org
WHAT: SPJ-CCNMA MIXER
WHO: Our guest is former Daily News Editor Ron Kaye
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 6
WHERE: Casey’s Bar & Grill at 613 S. Grand Ave. in downtown LA (between 6th and Wilshire); 213-629-2353. Parking is available across the street for $6. There’s cheaper parking in the area. The bar is near the 7th St/Metro Center stop on the Red Line.
INFO: We’ll be meeting in the bar annex. Happy hour is from 4 to 7 p.m.
RSVP: Let us know your coming by sending an e-mail to: spj_la@hotmail.com

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SPJ/LA’s 32nd Annual Awards Banquet - April 30, 2008

Journalist and author Cokie Roberts will be the speaker at SPJ/LA’s 32nd annual Distinguished Journalists awards banquet on April 30.

Honorees are Bob Banfield of KABC-TV, Beth Barrett of the Los Angeles Daily News, John Rabe of KPCC-FM, and Tom Tugend of the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times reporters Scott Glover and Matt Lait will be honored with the Freedom of Information Award.

The event will be held at the Omni Hotel

251 S. Olive St.

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Roberts will autograph copies of her latest book, ‘Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation,’ from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The cocktail hour will begin at 6 p.m., and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. A silent auction will begin at 5:30 p.m

Tickets are $80 per person for SPJ members and $90 for non-SPJ members. Tables of 10 are available for $800. For reservation information, contact Roberta Wax at 818-718-8184 or RobiW@aol.com by noon on April 25.

The dinner and auction raises money for local SPJ programs, including scholarships and professional development.

WHAT: SPJ/LA’s 32^nd annual Distinguished Journalists awards banquet
WHO: Speaker: Journalist and author Cokie Roberts

Honorees: Bob Banfield of KABC-TV, Beth Barrett of the Los Angeles Daily News, John Rabe of KPCC-FM, and Tom Tugend of the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times reporters Scott Glover and Matt Lait will receive the Freedom of Information Award.

WHERE: Omni Hotel, 251 S. Olive St. Los Angeles, CA 90012

WHEN: April 30

Book signing and silent auction - 5:30 p.m.

Cocktail hour - 6 p.m.

Dinner and Awards - 7 p.m.

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Ethics in the Digital Age

The Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will host an in-depth panel discussion on how reporters can ethically make use of the Internet in their research and reporting. The panel will discuss how reporters can best authenticate Internet sources, ethically use material from YouTube, Facebook and MySpace, and consider the legal implications of gathering, vetting and republishing material from the Internet.

The event’s panelists will be:

Terry Francke, general counsel, Californians Aware.
Jack Lerner, acting director of the USC Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic.
Kevin Roderick, founder, publisher and editor of LAObserved and director of the UCLA Newsroom Web site.
Mickey Kaus, founder, publisher and editor of “Kausfiles.”

WHAT: Ethics in the Digital Age

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23

WHERE: The Crocker Room at the Omni Hotel, 251 S. Olive St., Los Angeles

COST: Free for members and students; $5 for non-members. Light refreshments will be served. Parking is $12 for valet parking, $14.50 for self-parking.

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please call the SPJ/LA hotline at (323) 259-3350. Payment for non-members will be taken at the door - cash or check only. Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours in advance; anyone canceling after that will be billed the non-member rate.

We hope to see you there!

LA Press Club Event: An Evening With Editor Russ Stanton

Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m.

The Times recently tapped its innovations expert as its new editor. Russ Stanton, in one of his first appearances,  will offer some early glimpses of how he plans to turn around slipping circulation and deal with slashed budgets that are affecting the entire news business.

How will The Times continue its Pulitzer-winning tradition? Come here Stanton on the future of newspapers, the new business and hear answers to your questions about the West’s largest daily.

COST: Bring your friends. The event is free to Press Club and SPJ members, $10 for non-members and $15 at the door. Refreshments included.

WHERE: The L.A. Press Club at the Steve Allen Theater, 4773 Hollywood Boulevard, two blocks west of Vermont Ave. (Metro: Sunset/Vermont station)

RSVP: rsvp@lapressclub.org or 323-669-8081

Save the Date: SPJ/LA to Host Panel on Hyper-Localism in Los Angeles’ Ethnic Communities on May 15

Save the Date: Thursday, May 15

The Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists invites you to join us on Thursday, May 15 for a discussion with journalists from the Latino, African American, Asian and Arab-American media on covering the city’s diverse ethnic communities. Since LA has become an ethnic majority city, producing and investigating local stories can be challenging, especially when it means crossing over ethnic language and cultural barriers.  These veteran journalists will share tips and insights on how mainstream journalists can effectively pursue, and even partner with, ethnic media journalists for stories that involve ethnic communities.

WHAT: Hyper-Localism in Los Angeles’ Ethnic Communities

WHEN: 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 15

WHERE: Cal Plaza, Suite 3950, 300 S. Grand Ave.

RSVP: SPJ/LA’s Julian Do at jdo@newamericamedia.org

More details will soon be posted on our Web site, http://spj.org/losangeles.

Cokie Roberts to Sign Copies of Book Prior to SPJ/LA Banquet

World-renowned newswoman Cokie Roberts will be signing copies of her new book, “Ladies of Liberty,” on April 30, 2008 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The signing precedes her speaking engagement at the Society of Professional Journalists/Greater Los Angeles Chapter annual awards banquet that same evening.