In the video below, Curtis reports on Charlotte's growing cultural arts scene.
Visit www.rebootcharlotte.com for more coverage.
June 30, 2011
CAABJ's Mary C. Curtis Helps to 'Reboot Charlotte'
CAABJ Member Mary C. Curtis, an award-winning print and multimedia freelance journalist, is currently a correspondent for FOX Charlotte's new series, "Reboot Charlotte," which chronicles the city as it "emerges from the recession and is thrust onto the world stage with the Democratic National Convention."
In the video below, Curtis reports on Charlotte's growing cultural arts scene.
Visit www.rebootcharlotte.com for more coverage.
In the video below, Curtis reports on Charlotte's growing cultural arts scene.
Visit www.rebootcharlotte.com for more coverage.
June 27, 2011
Meck County Manager Harry Jones to Speak at CAABJ's Summer Series on June 30
On Thursday, June 30 at 7 p.m., CAABJ will hold the first installment of its "The Heat Is On: Summer Talk Series." The guest speaker at this event will be Mecklenburg County Manager Harry Jones.
Jones will talk about issues facing the county, tell us if the county will see more budget cuts next year, and he'll share his views on how the media has covered county government. He'll also take questions from the audience. Join in on this candid conversation. There will be a CAABJ meeting as well. The event takes place at Dilworth Neighborhood Grille, 911 E. Morehead St.
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx will be the next to speak in this series, scheduled for July 14. More details to come soon.
Jones will talk about issues facing the county, tell us if the county will see more budget cuts next year, and he'll share his views on how the media has covered county government. He'll also take questions from the audience. Join in on this candid conversation. There will be a CAABJ meeting as well. The event takes place at Dilworth Neighborhood Grille, 911 E. Morehead St.
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx will be the next to speak in this series, scheduled for July 14. More details to come soon.
See Photos from CAABJ's 'End of Sweeps' Mixer
Click here to see dozens of photos from CAABJ's End of Sweeps After-Work Mixer, held May 26 at Bluprint Restaurant. Photos by Fred Braziel/Media Arts Collective.
See Photos from CAABJ's 2nd Annual Bowling Event
Click here to see more than 150 photos from CAABJ's Second Annual Bowling with the Journalists scholarship fundraising event, held May 13 at AMF University Lanes. Photos by Jon Strayhorn/Media Arts Collective.
May 30, 2011
Secrets to Accessing the Media Workshop - June 11
The Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists presents its Sixth Annual Secrets to Accessing the Media Workshop on Saturday, June 11, 1-3 p.m. at Levine Museum of the New South, 200 E. 7th St., in Uptown Charlotte.
At the workshop, CAABJ will connect the community with members of the media—a panel of journalists from newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, and Internet—as they offer tips and advice on how to get stories told, explain how news at individual media outlets is produced, and answer questions from the audience. The panelists are:
April Bethea, Reporter, The Charlotte Observer
Glenn Burkins, Editor, Qcitymetro.com
Chris Dyches, Web Producer, WBTV
Eric Frazier, Reporter, The Charlotte Observer
Carlton Hargro, Editor-in-Chief, Creative Loafing
Trey Harmon, Associate Producer, WCNC-TV
Davida Jackson, Associate Producer, News14 Carolinas
BJ Murphy, On-Air Personality, WGIV Radio
The event is free and open to the public. Members of non-profits, HOA’s, community organizations, church and civic groups, etc., are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Guests are asked to RSVP at rsvp@caabj.com. Free parking is available at Seventh Street Station (bring your ticket into the museum to be validated).
CAABJ thanks Levine Museum of the New South for hosting this workshop. For details on the exhibits and other events taking place at the museum, visit www.museumofthenewsouth.org.
At the workshop, CAABJ will connect the community with members of the media—a panel of journalists from newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, and Internet—as they offer tips and advice on how to get stories told, explain how news at individual media outlets is produced, and answer questions from the audience. The panelists are:
April Bethea, Reporter, The Charlotte Observer
Glenn Burkins, Editor, Qcitymetro.com
Chris Dyches, Web Producer, WBTV
Eric Frazier, Reporter, The Charlotte Observer
Carlton Hargro, Editor-in-Chief, Creative Loafing
Trey Harmon, Associate Producer, WCNC-TV
Davida Jackson, Associate Producer, News14 Carolinas
BJ Murphy, On-Air Personality, WGIV Radio
The event is free and open to the public. Members of non-profits, HOA’s, community organizations, church and civic groups, etc., are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Guests are asked to RSVP at rsvp@caabj.com. Free parking is available at Seventh Street Station (bring your ticket into the museum to be validated).
CAABJ thanks Levine Museum of the New South for hosting this workshop. For details on the exhibits and other events taking place at the museum, visit www.museumofthenewsouth.org.
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