SPJ-LA: Journalism Ethics in a Post-Journalism World: How to Regain Your Career Without Losing Your Soul, April 29

Society of Professional Journalists”Journalism Ethics in a Post-Journalism World: How to Regain Your Career Without Losing Your Soul” In the continually shifting media landscape – and particularly in today’s brutal economy – more and more reporters and editors are finding themselves forced to contemplate or confront an unplanned and often

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L.A. Press Club Hosts Hands-On Twitter Workshop with Mark Briggs, April 16

L.A. Press Club Hosts Hands-On Twitter Workshop with Mark BriggsMark Briggs is a social media expert and author of the book, Journalism 2.0 Hollywood, CA. The Los Angeles Press Club is hosting a special hands-on Twitter workshop this Thursday tonight with Mark Briggs. The social media expert will show how

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MEDIA FORUM AT UCLA- “WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM?- CREATING THE NEXT “NEWSROOM 2.0”-

Don't miss out on this interactive media forum that features a distinguished panel of broadcast, print, web, and magazine journalists. Learn about the ongoing challenges in the news industry, how journalism has evolved overtime, and the many opportunities that lie ahead. Get a chance to brainstorm and work with professional

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Active Arts at the Music Center invites you to share your story

Active Arts at the Music Center invites you to… L.A. Storytellers – My Journey, My Rights Submission deadline: April 5, 2009 Share Your Story Have you lived in another city or country? Were your human rights challenged during your journeys? Did you witness anything that changed your perception of human

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SPJ-LA Panel: Ethics and Entertainment, March 25

SPJ-LA chapter is holding an Ethics and Entertainment Panel at the Beverly Hills Public Library on March 25 on the ethical guidelines of reporting the arrests and legal battles of Hollywood's biggest stars in the age of TMZ, blogs and the Internet.

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Learn To How To Get Your News In The News

Sponsored by the Asian American Journalists Association Los Angeles Chapter and USC, the free media access workshop is intended to teach non-profit and community groups how to interact with the media and get their stories in the news.

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Apply For An Expense-Paid Fellowship For Digital Journalists

Apply for an expense-paid fellowship for digital journalists sponsored by the Knight Digital Media Center at USC. See note below from the center’s director: I`m coming to you looking for help in finding the right places to find the right people for something new we`re trying this year — a

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Who Knows You? Breaking into the World of Freelancing

Who Knows You? Breaking into the World of Freelancing By Joyce Chen In journalism, it isn’t so much who you know as it is who knows you. At the Asian American Journalists Association Los Angeles’ freelance workshop, held at the Los Angeles Times on Jan. 10, four panelists spoke about

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WriteGirl BOLD INK Awards at Fox Studios – January 29

WriteGirl, the creative writing and mentoring program that pairs at-risk teen girls with professional women writers, will hold its 3rd annual Bold Ink Awards, which celebrates women whose creative work speaks with an empowering voice. The event is on Thursday, January 29 at Fox Studios: 7:00 pm – reception and

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