Hall of Fame Dinner June 11

NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell, Washington Post sports columnist Thomas Boswell, author and political journalist Haynes Johnson and New York Times/CBS News/PBS correspondent Terence Smith will be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the D.C. Pro Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists, on June 11, 2013.

The criterion for membership in the Hall of Fame is simply this: strong journalism over at least 25 years in Washington.

The four inductees will speak at the chapter’s annual Dateline Awards dinner in the ballroom of the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.

On the same evening, the D.C. Chapter’s 2013 Distinguished Service Award will be presented to Steve Geimann, Deputy Team Leader at the Bloomberg News Washington bureau. Read more »

Press Club job fair May 18

For job search or career help, save May 18 to attend the NPC Journalism Institute’s Journalism Boot Camp. Get tips from the experts on using Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and schedule a check-up with the “resume doctor.”

The all-day workshop is devoted to helping you find your next job or helping you do the one you have better. It will include sessions on resumes, social media and data-powered reporting.  Bloomberg editor Jodi Schneider, a veteran recruiter and trainer of journalists, will offer resume advice* and a trainer from Google’s Politics & Elections team will show you how to push your stories and learn the latest research techniques.  CNN’s Eric Weisbrod will be here to show you how to use Facebook to gather stories and build your brand.

Registration fee of $25 for NPC members and $50 for non-members includes a full-day of training as well as breakfast and lunch.

Click here to sign up: http://www.press.org/events/journalism-bootcamp#tickets

Event Date & Time: 
May 18 2013 (All day)
Event Location: 
National Press Club

Hall of Fame member Stanley E. Cohen dies at 93

Stanley E. Cohen, Washington editor of Advertising Age, member of the DC SPJ Journalism Hall of Fame and SPJ member since 1940 died May 6 at the age of 93.

From Advertising Age

Former Ad Age Washington Editor Stan Cohen DiesCrusading Journalist During Consumer-Protection Era Was Champion of Advertising Self-Regulation

By: Rance Crain  Published: May 07, 2013

My old boss, Stanley E. Cohen, Washington editor of Advertising Age for 42 years before retiring in 1987, died May 6 of renal failure. He was 93.

Stan joined Ad Age from Broadcasting Magazine in 1943, when Bureau Chief John Crichton (and later Ad Age editor) left to join the Navy. A recent graduate of Cornell and Columbia universities, the job interview he had for the Washington opening was the last he would ever have.

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Statements of 2013 DC SPJ Officer and Board of Directors Candidates

 

President

Elizabeth Jia, Multimedia Journalist/Producer, WUSA 9 (CBS)

Elizabeth Jia currently profiles local non-profit organizations as a multimedia journalist/producer for WUSA 9. These “Hero Central” feature segments examine people’s recovery from trauma, homelessness and other challenges with the help of non-profit organizations. She interviews, shoots video, writes and edits each news piece. Her WUSA 9 coverage on high school bullying was an award finalist for the 2012 Dateline Awards by the Society of Professional Journalists’ D.C. Pro chapter.

     In recent years she has been involved with the SPJ D.C. Pro chapter as a judge for the Mark of Excellence and Sigma Delta Chi awards. She also won an MOE for her radio feature as a college student. Read more »

DC SPJ freelance lunch - THURSDAY May 23

Yes, Thursday, not Tuesday. Everything else remains the same -- noon, the National Press Club, buy-your-own lunch. 

Event Date & Time: 
May 23 2013 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Event Location: 
National Press Club 529 14th St. NW 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045
Contact Person: 
Stephenie Overman
Phone No./Email: 
[email protected]
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