CAABJ's next general body meeting is set for 11:30 a.m. July 15 at the Levine Museum of the New South, 200 E. Seventh St.
Stay tuned for more details on our next professional development session.
Questions? Suggestions? Contact CAABJ at charlotteaabj@gmail.com
June 25, 2006
There's still time. Join CAABJ today!
Networking opportunities. Professional development seminars. Advocacy for more diverse news coverage. Those are just some of the benefits of joining the Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists. I strongly encourage all of you to officially join CAABJ as a full, associate or student member.
Click on the link below for a membership application.
Chapter dues will support programs during the year and some administrative expenses. Dues were approved at the December 2005 general body meeting.
Don't forget to sign up for one of our four standing committees:
Membership: The committee will help recruit potential professional and student members to the organization, and review all membership bids.
Programs - The committee will help coordinate chapter seminars on journalism topics and newsmaker sessions with Charlotte-area leaders. The committee also will plan special events such as the annual Scholarship/Awards banquet and other social opportunities.
Media Watch and Professional Development - The committee will monitor local media organizations for fair coverage of the black community. The committee also will be responsible for creating a members-only listserv for job and training announcements, and coordinate possible training opportunities for CAABJ members.
Fundraising - The committee will brainstorm ways to raise money for the chapter, including scholarship funds for local students interested in pursuing a career in journalism.
If you are interested in serving on a committee, email charlotteaabj@gmail.com.
To join, please send the following information and a check for dues (payable to CAABJ) to CAABJ at P.O. Box 31024, Charlotte, N.C. 28231.
Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists2006 Membership Application
Full Name:___________________________________ Address:______________________________________
City: _________________ State: ____ Zip Code: ____________
Home phone: ___________ Work phone: ___________
Mobile: ___________Email: ______________________________
What media organization do you work for?
If applying for a student membership, what school do you attend?
What type of membership are you seeking?
Full Membership ($50): Open to working journalists, i.e., reporters, editors and photographers who work for newspapers, television and radio stations, magazines and wire services and who produce, gather, disseminate and distribute news. In addition, memberships shall be open to free-lance journalists who can prove that they spend more than half their time producing, gathering, disseminating or distributing news.
Associate Membership ($35): Open to journalists employed in public information areas, to journalists employed in an academic field, i.e. college of university professors, high school journalism teachers, or those working journalists who after being employed at a newspaper, television or radio station, magazine or wire service decide to further their education.
Student Membership ($20): Student membership shall be open to anyone who is a full time student at an accredited high school, college or university. Course of study must be in the communications field, preferably print journalism or broadcast journalism.
What CAABJ activities are you interested in? (check all that apply
-- Programs Committee
-- Scholarships and Community Service
-- Media Watch
-- Fundraising
Do you have any special skills, experience or talent that might benefit CAABJ?
Questions? Contact CAABJ Parliamentarian Cleve Wootson at cwootson@charlotteobserver.com.
Click on the link below for a membership application.
Chapter dues will support programs during the year and some administrative expenses. Dues were approved at the December 2005 general body meeting.
Don't forget to sign up for one of our four standing committees:
Membership: The committee will help recruit potential professional and student members to the organization, and review all membership bids.
Programs - The committee will help coordinate chapter seminars on journalism topics and newsmaker sessions with Charlotte-area leaders. The committee also will plan special events such as the annual Scholarship/Awards banquet and other social opportunities.
Media Watch and Professional Development - The committee will monitor local media organizations for fair coverage of the black community. The committee also will be responsible for creating a members-only listserv for job and training announcements, and coordinate possible training opportunities for CAABJ members.
Fundraising - The committee will brainstorm ways to raise money for the chapter, including scholarship funds for local students interested in pursuing a career in journalism.
If you are interested in serving on a committee, email charlotteaabj@gmail.com.
To join, please send the following information and a check for dues (payable to CAABJ) to CAABJ at P.O. Box 31024, Charlotte, N.C. 28231.
Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists2006 Membership Application
Full Name:___________________________________ Address:______________________________________
City: _________________ State: ____ Zip Code: ____________
Home phone: ___________ Work phone: ___________
Mobile: ___________Email: ______________________________
What media organization do you work for?
If applying for a student membership, what school do you attend?
What type of membership are you seeking?
Full Membership ($50): Open to working journalists, i.e., reporters, editors and photographers who work for newspapers, television and radio stations, magazines and wire services and who produce, gather, disseminate and distribute news. In addition, memberships shall be open to free-lance journalists who can prove that they spend more than half their time producing, gathering, disseminating or distributing news.
Associate Membership ($35): Open to journalists employed in public information areas, to journalists employed in an academic field, i.e. college of university professors, high school journalism teachers, or those working journalists who after being employed at a newspaper, television or radio station, magazine or wire service decide to further their education.
Student Membership ($20): Student membership shall be open to anyone who is a full time student at an accredited high school, college or university. Course of study must be in the communications field, preferably print journalism or broadcast journalism.
What CAABJ activities are you interested in? (check all that apply
-- Programs Committee
-- Scholarships and Community Service
-- Media Watch
-- Fundraising
Do you have any special skills, experience or talent that might benefit CAABJ?
Questions? Contact CAABJ Parliamentarian Cleve Wootson at cwootson@charlotteobserver.com.
April 8, 2006
Learn about the education beat
PIOs, School board members and parents.
Covering education can be a trying task for journalists. At the April meeting we've put together a team of experts that could make covering your next education story easier.
Come and invite your friends and colleagues to our next general body meeting, set for 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 15 in the Dowd board room of the Levine Museum of the New South, 200 E. Seventh St.
Our second professional development session will include three guest panelists:
-- Jerri Haigler, Assistant to the President for Community Relations and Public Affairs for Central Piedmont Community College, former Public Information Officer for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
-- Harvey Gantt, Former Charlotte Mayor and member of the Citizens' Task Force
-- Ann Doss Helms, longtime education reporter for The Charlotte Observer
This is a great opportunity to get story ideas, and figure out ways to expand education coverage. The speakers are taking time out of their busy lives for our benefit. Let's make sure we greet them with a full house.
Melody Freeman
Vice-President of Broadcast,
Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists
Click below for more chapter announcements
=========================================================================
Other Announcements:
-- CAABJ will host a mixer at 7 p.m. May 18 at Fox and Hound in uptown Charlotte. This will be a good chance to network with members, join the chapter and relax after work. Stay tuned for more details.
-- NABJ has extended the early-bird registration deadline for the Indianapolis convention until April 17. Register online at www.nabj.org
-- Is your company still looking for summer interns or have job openings? If so, let April know at e-mailing charlotteaabj@gmail.com or 704-264-6884. I'd like to compile a list for interested college students or recent grads.
Questions? Suggestions? Contact us at charlotteaabj@gmail.com, or www.caabjournalists.blogspot.com
Thanks,
April
Covering education can be a trying task for journalists. At the April meeting we've put together a team of experts that could make covering your next education story easier.
Come and invite your friends and colleagues to our next general body meeting, set for 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 15 in the Dowd board room of the Levine Museum of the New South, 200 E. Seventh St.
Our second professional development session will include three guest panelists:
-- Jerri Haigler, Assistant to the President for Community Relations and Public Affairs for Central Piedmont Community College, former Public Information Officer for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
-- Harvey Gantt, Former Charlotte Mayor and member of the Citizens' Task Force
-- Ann Doss Helms, longtime education reporter for The Charlotte Observer
This is a great opportunity to get story ideas, and figure out ways to expand education coverage. The speakers are taking time out of their busy lives for our benefit. Let's make sure we greet them with a full house.
Melody Freeman
Vice-President of Broadcast,
Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists
Click below for more chapter announcements
=========================================================================
Other Announcements:
-- CAABJ will host a mixer at 7 p.m. May 18 at Fox and Hound in uptown Charlotte. This will be a good chance to network with members, join the chapter and relax after work. Stay tuned for more details.
-- NABJ has extended the early-bird registration deadline for the Indianapolis convention until April 17. Register online at www.nabj.org
-- Is your company still looking for summer interns or have job openings? If so, let April know at e-mailing charlotteaabj@gmail.com or 704-264-6884. I'd like to compile a list for interested college students or recent grads.
Questions? Suggestions? Contact us at charlotteaabj@gmail.com, or www.caabjournalists.blogspot.com
Thanks,
April
April 7, 2006
Join CAABJ in 2006!!!
Networking opportunities. Professional development seminars. Advocacy for more diverse news coverage. Those are just some of the benefits of joining the Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists. I strongly encourage all of you to officially join CAABJ as a full, associate or student member. Click on the link below for a membership application.
Chapter dues will support programs during the year and some administrative expenses. Dues were approved at the December 2005 general body meeting.
Don't forget to sign up for one of our four standing committees:
Chapter dues will support programs during the year and some administrative expenses. Dues were approved at the December 2005 general body meeting.
Don't forget to sign up for one of our four standing committees:
- Membership: The committee will help recruit potential professional and student members to the organization, and review all membership bids.
- Programs - The committee will help coordinate chapter seminars on journalism topics and newsmaker sessions with Charlotte-area leaders. The committee also will plan special events such as the annual Scholarship/Awards banquet and other social opportunities.
- Media Watch and Professional Development - The committee will monitor local media organizations for fair coverage of the black community. The committee also will be responsible for creating a members-only listserv for job and training announcements, and coordinate possible training opportunities for CAABJ members.
- Fundraising - The committee will brainstorm ways to raise money for the chapter, including scholarship funds for local students interested in pursuing a career in journalism.
If you are interested in serving on a committee, email charlotteaabj@gmail.com.
To join, please send the following information and a check for dues (payable to CAABJ) to CAABJ at P.O. Box 31024, Charlotte, N.C. 28231.
Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists2006 Membership Application
Full Name:___________________________________ Address:______________________________________
City: _________________ State: ____ Zip Code: ____________
Home phone: ___________ Work phone: ___________
Mobile: ___________Email: ______________________________
What media organization do you work for?
If applying for a student membership, what school do you attend?
What type of membership are you seeking?
Full Membership ($50): Open to working journalists, i.e., reporters, editors and photographers who work for newspapers, television and radio stations, magazines and wire services and who produce, gather, disseminate and distribute news. In addition, memberships shall be open to free-lance journalists who can prove that they spend more than half their time producing, gathering, disseminating or distributing news.
Associate Membership ($35): Open to journalists employed in public information areas, to journalists employed in an academic field, i.e. college of university professors, high school journalism teachers, or those working journalists who after being employed at a newspaper, television or radio station, magazine or wire service decide to further their education.
Student Membership ($20): Student membership shall be open to anyone who is a full time student at an accredited high school, college or university. Course of study must be in the communications field, preferably print journalism or broadcast journalism.
What CAABJ activities are you interested in? (check all that apply
-- Programs Committee
-- Scholarships and Community Service
-- Media Watch
-- Fundraising
Do you have any special skills, experience or talent that might benefit CAABJ?
Questions? Contact CAABJ Parliamentarian Cleve Wootson at cwootson@charlotteobserver.com.
March 6, 2006
Covering the Hispanic community
At our March general body meeting, we'll hold our first professional development session on a topic of great importance to our region: the growing Hispanic community. The meeting is set for 11:30 am. March 18 in the Dowd board room of the Levine Museum of the New South, 200 East Seventh St.
Our guest panelists will be Angeles Ortega-Moore, executive director of the Latin American Coalition and John Romero of WCNC-TV and an at-large officer for television for the National Association of Hispanic Journalists-Charlotte chapter. Both with talk about on-going issues within the Hispanic community, and offer tips on how to cover this segment of our community.
Two of our chapter’s biggest goals are to help promote diversity in news coverage and help our members hone their reporting skills. We think that this workshop will help us do both, and you’ll walk away with tools to help write stories about this segment of our community.
Learn more about both organizations at www.latinamericancoalition.org and www.nahjcharlotte.org.
February 12, 2006
Mark your calendar: 11:30 a.m. Feb. 18
CAABJ hosts its next general body meeting at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 18 in the community room of the Plaza-Midwood branch library, 1623 Central Ave. in Charlotte.
We'll recap our media-workshop from last month, talk about membership and possible chapter events, among other topics.
Note: Future CAABJ meetings will be held the third Saturday of each month, time and location TBA.
CAABJ media access workshop a success!
(Photos courtesy of Tiffany Jones)
The afternoon of Jan. 28 was one to remember for all who attended CAABJ's kick-off event for 2006, our media access workshop. About 30 community members joined CAABJ members at UNC Charlotte for the event.
Kudos to everyone who was involved with the event from our speakers to our project committee to all of you who stepped in to provide refreshments or contribute information on your media organization.
See more photos at http://pictures.aol.com/ap/viewShare.do?shareInfo=KnVVBplenSOqtwU6z4oSdsA%2b8M6eW4ozW%2bk%2bUjlSJwu%2fjFCnkV3ciA%3d%3d
Have you joined CAABJ yet?
Networking opportunities. Professional development seminars. Advocacy for more diverse news coverage. Those are just some of the benefits of joining the Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists. I strongly encourage all of you to officially join CAABJ as a full, associate or student member. Click on the link below for a membership application.
Chapter dues will support programs during the year and some administrative expenses. Dues were approved at the December 2005 general body meeting.
Don't forget to sign up for one of our four standing committees:
- Membership: The committee will help recruit potential professional and student members to the organization, and review all membership bids.
- Programs - The committee will help coordinate chapter seminars on journalism topics and newsmaker sessions with Charlotte-area leaders. The committee also will plan special events such as the annual Scholarship/Awards banquet and other social opportunities.
- Media Watch and Professional Development - The committee will monitor local media organizations for fair coverage of the black community. The committee also will be responsible for creating a members-only listserv for job and training announcements, and coordinate possible training opportunities for CAABJ members.
- Fundraising - The committee will brainstorm ways to raise money for the chapter, including scholarship funds for local students interested in pursuing a career in journalism.
If you are interested in serving on a committee, email charlotteaabj@gmail.com. We'll soon appoint chairs for each committee.
To join, please send the following information and a check for dues (payable to CAABJ) to CAABJ at P.O. Box 31024, Charlotte, N.C. 28231.
Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists
2006 Membership Application
Full Name:________________________________________________________ Address:__________________________________________________________
City: _________________ State: ____ Zip Code: ____________
Home phone: ___________ Work phone: ___________ Mobile: ___________
Email: ______________________________________________________
What media organization do you work for?
If applying for a student membership, what school do you attend?
What type of membership are you seeking?
Full Membership ($50): Open to working journalists, i.e., reporters, editors and photographers who work for newspapers, television and radio stations, magazines and wire services and who produce, gather, disseminate and distribute news. In addition, memberships shall be open to free-lance journalists who can prove that they spend more than half their time producing, gathering, disseminating or distributing news.
Associate Membership ($35): Open to journalists employed in public information areas, to journalists employed in an academic field, i.e. college of university professors, high school journalism teachers, or those working journalists who after being employed at a newspaper, television or radio station, magazine or wire service decide to further their education.
Student Membership ($20): Student membership shall be open to anyone who is a full time student at an accredited high school, college or university. Course of study must be in the communications field, preferably print journalism or broadcast journalism.
What CAABJ activities are you interested in? (check all that apply)
-- Programs Committee -- Scholarships and Community Service
-- Media Watch -- Fundraising
Do you have any special skills, experience or talent that might benefit CAABJ?
Questions? Contact CAABJ Parliamentarian Cleve Wootson at cwootson@charlotteobserver.com.
January 12, 2006
Media-access workshop set for Jan. 28 at UNC Charlotte
We are pleased to announce our first event for the year, "Secrets to Accessing the Media: How to Get your Stories Told." The workshop is set for 1:30 p.m. Jan. 28 in Salons A & B of the Student Activity Center at UNC Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd. Free parking is available in the Cone and West decks. Please note that we will have a short general body meeting at 12:30.
This workshop aims to empower community members by giving them a chance to learn the best ways to pitch story ideas to print and broadcast outlets, and how to build relationships with members of the media.
Special thanks to program chair Lena Warmack of The Charlotte (CAABJ's vice president of print), Morgan Josey of The Gaston-Gazette, Ken Lemon of WSOC-TV, Dedrick Russell of WBTV and other members of the board of directors for their roles in planning the event.
Read below for more details on the project and how you can get involved:
Media Contact List
We will distribute a list of media companies and contacts to attendees. Please forward information about your company to Dedrick Russell at darussell@wbtv.com by Friday, Jan. 13. Information needed: main contact name and title; organization, office number, fax number, e-mail, web site, and a list of other African-American journalists at your organization.
Refreshments
Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to buy refreshments for the workshop. Be sure to look for your name on the attached sheet. We're also looking for one more volunteer to man the refreshment table to the event. Contact Morgan Josey at morgan_josey@link.freedom.com if you're interested.
Publicity
Please help us spread the word about our media-access workshop by
distributing the PSA found below within your companies. Be
sure to e-mail April Bethea at abethea@charlotteobserver.com, and tell
her who you've sent the information to and when it actually appears in
your publication or is aired. Thanks in advance.
The Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists proudly presents "Secrets to Accessing the Media: How to Get Your Stories Told" at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at UNC Charlotte's Student Activity Center, Salons A & B. Journalists from local print and broadcast outlets will show you the tricks to using the media to your advantage. To learn more, email CAABJ President April Bethea at charlotteaabj@gmail.com
This workshop aims to empower community members by giving them a chance to learn the best ways to pitch story ideas to print and broadcast outlets, and how to build relationships with members of the media.
Special thanks to program chair Lena Warmack of The Charlotte (CAABJ's vice president of print), Morgan Josey of The Gaston-Gazette, Ken Lemon of WSOC-TV, Dedrick Russell of WBTV and other members of the board of directors for their roles in planning the event.
Read below for more details on the project and how you can get involved:
Media Contact List
We will distribute a list of media companies and contacts to attendees. Please forward information about your company to Dedrick Russell at darussell@wbtv.com by Friday, Jan. 13. Information needed: main contact name and title; organization, office number, fax number, e-mail, web site, and a list of other African-American journalists at your organization.
Refreshments
Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to buy refreshments for the workshop. Be sure to look for your name on the attached sheet. We're also looking for one more volunteer to man the refreshment table to the event. Contact Morgan Josey at morgan_josey@link.freedom.com if you're interested.
Publicity
Please help us spread the word about our media-access workshop by
distributing the PSA found below within your companies. Be
sure to e-mail April Bethea at abethea@charlotteobserver.com, and tell
her who you've sent the information to and when it actually appears in
your publication or is aired. Thanks in advance.
The Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists proudly presents "Secrets to Accessing the Media: How to Get Your Stories Told" at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at UNC Charlotte's Student Activity Center, Salons A & B. Journalists from local print and broadcast outlets will show you the tricks to using the media to your advantage. To learn more, email CAABJ President April Bethea at charlotteaabj@gmail.com
Join CAABJ in 2006!
Networking opportunities. Professional development seminars. Advocacy for more diverse news coverage. Those are just some of the benefits of joining the Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists. I strongly encourage all of you to officially join CAABJ as a full, associate or student member.
Said Parliamentarian Cleve Wootson: "We've set an informal goal to increase membership to 50 members by July. At the Board of Directors meeting, we talked about ways to do that, but the best way is word of mouth. So we're sending out the membership application, and asking you to talk to coworkers, students, former journalists, professors, anyone you know that might be interested."
Chapter dues will support programs during the year and some administrative expenses. Dues were approved at the December 2005 general body meeting.
To join, please send the following information and a check for dues (payable to CAABJ) to Treasurer Cheryl "Chirl Girl" Patterson at V101.9 FM; 1520 South Blvd., Suite 300; Charlotte, NC 28203.
Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists
2006 Membership Application
Full Name:________________________________________________________
Address:__________________________________________________________
City: _________________ State: ____ Zip Code: ____________
Home phone: ___________ Work phone: ___________ Mobile: ___________
What media organization do you work for?
If applying for a student membership, what school do you attend?
What type of membership are you seeking?
Full Membership ($50): Open to working journalists, i.e., reporters, editors and photographers who work for newspapers, television and radio stations, magazines and wire services and who produce, gather, disseminate and distribute news. In addition, memberships shall be open to free-lance journalists who can prove that they spend more than half their time producing, gathering, disseminating or distributing news.
Associate Membership ($35): Open to journalists employed in public information areas, to journalists employed in an academic field, i.e. college of university professors, high school journalism teachers, or those working journalists who after being employed at a newspaper, television or radio station, magazine or wire service decide to further their education.
Student Membership ($20): Student membership shall be open to anyone who is a full time student at an accredited high school, college or university. Course of study must be in the communications field, preferably print journalism or broadcast journalism.
What CAABJ activities are you interested in? (check all that apply)
-- Programs Committee
-- Scholarships and Community Service
-- Media Watch
-- Fundraising
Do you have any special skills, experience or talent that might benefit CAABJ?
Questions? Contact CAABJ Parliamentarian Cleve Wootson at cwootson@charlotteobserver.com.
Said Parliamentarian Cleve Wootson: "We've set an informal goal to increase membership to 50 members by July. At the Board of Directors meeting, we talked about ways to do that, but the best way is word of mouth. So we're sending out the membership application, and asking you to talk to coworkers, students, former journalists, professors, anyone you know that might be interested."
Chapter dues will support programs during the year and some administrative expenses. Dues were approved at the December 2005 general body meeting.
To join, please send the following information and a check for dues (payable to CAABJ) to Treasurer Cheryl "Chirl Girl" Patterson at V101.9 FM; 1520 South Blvd., Suite 300; Charlotte, NC 28203.
Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists
2006 Membership Application
Full Name:________________________________________________________
Address:__________________________________________________________
City: _________________ State: ____ Zip Code: ____________
Home phone: ___________ Work phone: ___________ Mobile: ___________
What media organization do you work for?
If applying for a student membership, what school do you attend?
What type of membership are you seeking?
Full Membership ($50): Open to working journalists, i.e., reporters, editors and photographers who work for newspapers, television and radio stations, magazines and wire services and who produce, gather, disseminate and distribute news. In addition, memberships shall be open to free-lance journalists who can prove that they spend more than half their time producing, gathering, disseminating or distributing news.
Associate Membership ($35): Open to journalists employed in public information areas, to journalists employed in an academic field, i.e. college of university professors, high school journalism teachers, or those working journalists who after being employed at a newspaper, television or radio station, magazine or wire service decide to further their education.
Student Membership ($20): Student membership shall be open to anyone who is a full time student at an accredited high school, college or university. Course of study must be in the communications field, preferably print journalism or broadcast journalism.
What CAABJ activities are you interested in? (check all that apply)
-- Programs Committee
-- Scholarships and Community Service
-- Media Watch
-- Fundraising
Do you have any special skills, experience or talent that might benefit CAABJ?
Questions? Contact CAABJ Parliamentarian Cleve Wootson at cwootson@charlotteobserver.com.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)