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.