September 20, 2010
CAABJ Member Shares His 'ViewPoint'
CAABJ member and immediate past president Jarvis Holliday is featured in the September 2010 issue of Charlotte ViewPoint, a web-based magazine that has built a reputation for its thought-provoking articles and columns. In the Q&A, Holliday is asked about his experiences as a freelance writer as well as what obstacles he feels African-American journalists face today. Click here to read the interview.
September 14, 2010
CAABJ College Scholarship Deadline November 17
The Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists (CAABJ) will award their annual college scholarship to a student attending a Charlotte-area college or university, who is pursuing a career in journalism or mass communications. The $1,000 scholarship is designed to assist a student in his/her desire to achieve success in the journalism field.
Applications must be postmarked by November 17, 2010. A pdf of the scholarship application can be downloaded by clicking here. For questions or concerns, please e-mail CAABJ at info@caabj.com or call president Dedrick Russell at 803-431-6240.
Applications must be postmarked by November 17, 2010. A pdf of the scholarship application can be downloaded by clicking here. For questions or concerns, please e-mail CAABJ at info@caabj.com or call president Dedrick Russell at 803-431-6240.
September 2, 2010
Charlotte Observer to Hold Hyper-local Publishing and Blogging Seminar Next Month
The Charlotte Observer is holding a "Hyper-local Publishing and Blogging 101" seminar October 9. Sponsored by the newspaper with support from a grant coordinated by J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism, the seminar will focus on the future of journalism and how mainstream newspapers can work with citizen-based websites and blogs.
Experts from local websites and blogs, and the Observer, will give tips and answer questions. The seminar will show you how to identify your audience, streamline your writing and boost your traffic.
The seminar is open to any resident of the Charlotte area, but it will focus on information for people who blog about public life or news--neighborhood news, specialty topics such as food or politics, or local style and fashion. Important to note: The seminar's speakers won't be covering information on using blogs to promote a particular business.
Hyper-local Publishing and Blogging 101
*Saturday, October 9, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
*The Charlotte Observer, 600 S. Tryon St.
*Parking is free and participants will be e-mailed details.
*Cost is $10, includes coffee, lunch, and all fees.
For more details and to register, go to hyperlocalcharlotte.wordpress.com (capacity is limited). You may also call 704-358-5077 if you have any questions.
Experts from local websites and blogs, and the Observer, will give tips and answer questions. The seminar will show you how to identify your audience, streamline your writing and boost your traffic.
The seminar is open to any resident of the Charlotte area, but it will focus on information for people who blog about public life or news--neighborhood news, specialty topics such as food or politics, or local style and fashion. Important to note: The seminar's speakers won't be covering information on using blogs to promote a particular business.
Hyper-local Publishing and Blogging 101
*Saturday, October 9, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
*The Charlotte Observer, 600 S. Tryon St.
*Parking is free and participants will be e-mailed details.
*Cost is $10, includes coffee, lunch, and all fees.
For more details and to register, go to hyperlocalcharlotte.wordpress.com (capacity is limited). You may also call 704-358-5077 if you have any questions.
August 31, 2010
Submit Story Ideas for Next Edition of 'NABJ Journal'
Copies of the Summer 2010 edition of NABJ Journal, which were first distibuted at last month's NABJ Convention, are now available for download online at www.nabj.org in the Members Only section.
In addition to profiling Journalist of the Year Soledad O'Brien, the magazine features stories on Community Service Award winner Michelle Singletary, Legacy Award winner and Founder Paul Delaney, Emerging Journalist Michael Feeney, and the chapters of the year--Philadelphia and Tampa--which shared the honor. And there are great stories about winners from Howard University and FAMU.
The next issue is planned for late fall. For more information and to submit story ideas, send an email to nabjjournal@gmail.com.
In addition to profiling Journalist of the Year Soledad O'Brien, the magazine features stories on Community Service Award winner Michelle Singletary, Legacy Award winner and Founder Paul Delaney, Emerging Journalist Michael Feeney, and the chapters of the year--Philadelphia and Tampa--which shared the honor. And there are great stories about winners from Howard University and FAMU.
The next issue is planned for late fall. For more information and to submit story ideas, send an email to nabjjournal@gmail.com.
Charlotte Grows as Television Market
Charlotte moved up a notch to No. 23 in size among the nation's 210 television markets, according to the annual ranking by Nielsen.
With an estimated 1,166,180 households with television in its 22-county region, which stretches from the Virginia line to Chester, S.C., Charlotte's market area grew 1.6 percent to pass Pittsburgh, now No. 24.
Charlotte, with explosive population growth through much of the decade, was ranked No. 28 in 2000.
The Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville market grew even more. It grew 2.1 percent and moved up one spot to No. 25, with 1,131,310 TV households, passing Indianapolis. Among major TV markets, Raleigh was sixth in growth while Charlotte was tenth.
No. 16 Miami-Fort Lauderdale was the nation's fastest-growing TV market, up 2.8 percent.
Elsewhere in the Carolinas, Greensboro-Winston-Salem fell one spot to No. 47; Columbia moved up one to No. 78; Charleston fell one to No. 98; and Greenville, N.C.-New Bern moved up two spots, to No. 101.
Market size is of key interest to advertisers, who often place campaigns in local media based on the aggregation of TV households.
--By Mark Washburn, The Charlotte Observer
With an estimated 1,166,180 households with television in its 22-county region, which stretches from the Virginia line to Chester, S.C., Charlotte's market area grew 1.6 percent to pass Pittsburgh, now No. 24.
Charlotte, with explosive population growth through much of the decade, was ranked No. 28 in 2000.
The Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville market grew even more. It grew 2.1 percent and moved up one spot to No. 25, with 1,131,310 TV households, passing Indianapolis. Among major TV markets, Raleigh was sixth in growth while Charlotte was tenth.
No. 16 Miami-Fort Lauderdale was the nation's fastest-growing TV market, up 2.8 percent.
Elsewhere in the Carolinas, Greensboro-Winston-Salem fell one spot to No. 47; Columbia moved up one to No. 78; Charleston fell one to No. 98; and Greenville, N.C.-New Bern moved up two spots, to No. 101.
Market size is of key interest to advertisers, who often place campaigns in local media based on the aggregation of TV households.
--By Mark Washburn, The Charlotte Observer
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