Titan TV Seeks Talent

What? The CSUF TV station is looking for actors to help out with a very important shoot.
This is your chance to be featured in a new CSUF student-recruiting video!
come get some on-air experience.
When? Friday Dec. 12th @ 9:00am!
Where? Please meet us in the basement of the library,
and go to the Titan Communications studios--
located across the hall from the edit bay.

Take advantage of this opportunity!
--
America Arias
SPJ President

DEADLINE: AP internship apps due Nov. 15

The Associated Press has a few internships opportunities for the summer 2009. They offer internships in news reporting, online video, multimedia, etc. For more information, visit www.ap.org/apjobs

UPCOMING MEETING: 11/19

NEXT WEEK (Nov. 19): Student members (and non-members) are invited to attend a workshop hosted by Suzie Suh of KCAL-9. The workshop, entitled "First Five Years" is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. at the TSU-Gilman AB.

SPJ student members are admitted free. Non-members will be charged $5 at the door. So don't forget to spread the word.

DEADLINE: Sports journalism internship 12/5

The Sports Journalism Institute is accepting applications for its 17th class. The program places college students interested in a career in sports journalism to papers across the country for the summer 2009. The eight-week internship includes a nine-week training session (or "bootcamp") in St. Petersburg, Fla. (airline tickets, hotel arrangement are paid for) from May 29 through June 7.

This is a paid internship. I highly recommend that students interested in sports journalism to apply. I went through the program this past summer and it was very rewarding.

Visit http://apse.dallasnews.com/sji/sjiapplication.html for more information.

Deadline is Dec. 5, 2008.

DEADLINE: Summer 2009 Internships (Update)

A few more internship applications for print and online internships are due Nov. 15.

Of those, I know that the Orlando Sentinel is asking that applications be received by Nov. 15. Others -- like MLB.com, St. Petersburg Times, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, The New York Times and the Detroit News -- ask that students have their applications postmarked by the 15th.

Visit these paper's Web site for more information, or e-mail me at spj.csuf@gmail.com.

M.A.

REMINDER: Internships

Just a reminder that internship applications are due tomorrow (10/31). Among the papers are the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Seattle Times, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Don't forget to apply.

After this, there are a few more opportunities to apply for other internships around Nov. 14 and 15.

"Going Live" workshop 10/29

Today's "Going Live" workshop will be at noon outside the basement of the library. There will be some training and hands-on experience, doing live shots and going live.

You'll find us if you go down the stairs of the library on the side facing the central quad.

The workshop is in collaboration with Titans Communications and our campus TV station, Titan TV.

Nathan Baca from KESQ-TV in Palm Springs will take part in the workshop.

UPDATE: Baca visited SPJ student members at our Wednesday meeting to speak about applying for TV reporting jobs and internships, the living conditions of a reporter in the early stages of their careers, etc.

Mark of Excellence Awards

Got this letter in the mail yesterday for SPJ's Mark of Excellence awards which honors the best in student journalism.

I'm not sure if this is the same letter I got from Marytrini (stated below this blog post). But the entries for this award must be postmarked by Jan. 21, 2009.

Broadcast student members should be interested to know that there are five categories under Radio, and nine categories under TV.

I will have this application with me at tomorrow's noon meeting for anyone who would like to take a look. I'll try to find more information online.

For now, you could contact SPJ directly at (317) 927-8000, or e-mail them at awards@spj.org.

M.A.

OC SPJ Mixer Canceled

Just got an e-mail from America saying that the Orange County chapter of SPJ canceled a professional mixer that was scheduled today in Irvine.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

DEADLINE: Summer 2009 internships

The first batch of internship applications were due in mid-October for papers such as USA Today and the Kansas City Star, and magazines like Entertainment Weekly.

These internships aren't limited to print journalism students. In fact, some publications welcome designers, photographers and graphic designers. It just varies on the publication.

Don't miss out on the next batch of deadlines on Nov. 1.

Papers with November deadlines:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Austin American-Statesman, the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Detroit News, MLB.com, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, St. Petersburg Times, and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Student members should e-mail spj.csuf@gmail.com for a complete listing.

FYI: Be aware of deadlines. Example, make sure if a paper asks that the (application) packet be "sent by" or "postmarked" by a certain date. That's crucial if you're serious about having your application considered.

-M.A.

SPJ Journalism Competition

Just got an e-mail from Marytrini Garcia, our VP of Programming, who sent out an updated entry form for the 2008 SPJ Journalism competition.

The deadline for this is Nov. 21, 2008.

There are five categories for this, including TV, radio, print and photography. Submissions should have been produced in the spring or fall of 2008.

If you have any questions or have yet to receive this message, send Marytrini an email at garciamarytrini2009@yahoo.com.

- M.A.

RECAP: Weekly Meeting 10/16

Our guest speaker was Randy Hagihara, hiring/recruiting editor at the Los Angeles Times.

He came in and gave tips on resume writing, cover letters and clips. He handed out copies of what kind of packet hiring editors expect to see from a college applicant. This workshop was handy for college students in any Communications field.

If you need more information, ask any of the SPJ student officers. We may be able to hand you a copy, or perhaps post something here on that.

M.A.