We’ve reminded you about it before, but figured it wouldn’t hurt to do it again.
If you’re planning to attend UNITY this summer, consider paying your registration costs before June 13, when the price goes up.
Our meeting date has been changed.
The CFABJ May meeting will be Saturday, May 24.
It still will be held at the Orlando Sentinel, 633 N. Orange Ave., Orlando 32804.
As always, contact the executive board if you have any questions: cfabj1@gmail.com
WESH-TV, an NBC affiliate and Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. station in Orlando, Florida has an immediate opening for a talented and passionate news photographer. The best candidate will bring at least 4 years of daily news gathering expertise, a tape that shows a mastery of the fundamentals while showcasing creative storytelling techniques, and a clear commitment to doing important local news. You must have proven experience in the safe, efficient operation of ENG trucks. Experience with DSNG operation is preferred.
Directions for sending resume and work samples after the jump:
Read the rest of this entry »
There’s a new biography out about black journalism pioneer Ida B. Wells, who was known for her anti-lynching editorials. It’s called Ida: A Sword Among Lions and is written by Paula J. Giddings.
Philadelphia Daily News columnist Jenice Armstrong has the word:
Wells’ militancy and strident personality may have contributed to the fact that her accomplishments weren’t always included in books about black heroes, such as that by Carter G. Woodson, the father of what would become Black History Month. “And despite her reputation as an isolated - if courageous - crank, there is ample evidence that Wells was not petulant in the sense that she refused to cooperate with those whom she personally disagreed with over matters that benefitted the race,” Giddings wrote. Remarkably, Wells managed to stay hopeful.
“In the end, she’s never bitter and she never lost hope in the ability of the country to change . . . despite the lynchings, despite all of her disappointments,” Giddings said. “I think some people lose the faith but not her. She had faith in people. In 1930, she decided that she was going to start a newspaper. She said, yes, people are in a Depression . . . but she said people are going to pay for a paper that was going to educate them.”
Wells continued to write up until her death in 1931. In fact, the biography she started in 1862 ends mid-sentence. “She was writing until she could no longer lift her hand,” said Giddings.
ACORN seeks an experienced and energetic individual to lead its national media relations efforts. The Press Coordinator will develop and implement a strategic plan to generate print and broadcast coverage of local and national ACORN’s work. Duties will include:
- Preparing, distributing and pitching media materials to support ACORN’s campaigns for social and economic justice;
- Building relationships with key media outlets, editors, and reporters;
- Assisting ACORN’s national staff and 103 local offices in developing effective messages and media plans;
- Training and supporting ACORN’s membership of community leaders from low income communities as media spokespeople.
Requirements include:
- Previous experience in the press, media relations, or campaigns;
- Excellent writing skills;
- High motivation;
- An understanding of and commitment to community organizing and social justice work
The Press Coordinator will report to the national Communications Director and work from ACORN’s national headquarters in New Orleans.
More details after the jump.
Our May meeting will be Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m. at the Orlando Sentinel, 633 N. Orange Ave., Orlando, 32801.
Questions? Contact the executive board at cfabj1@gmail.com.
How useful can a service that limits your communication to only 140 characters be?
Very useful, some journalists say.
More here.
Our sister chapter, the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists, has announced its 2008 Scholarship Contest, which is open to high school and undergraduate students of color (black, Latino, Asian, etc.).
TBABJ will give out three $1,000 scholarships to deserving students pursuing careers in journalism. Applicants must have a connection to the Tampa Bay (Tampa, St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Sarasota, or other communities in the reigon) area. Winners also will receive paid student memberships in NABJ and TBABJ for a year.
Vince (AKA Vinson) Sanders is a retired broadcaster with more than 35 years on the job. He started his career as an on-air talent in 1958 at WBEE in Chicago and retired in 1995 as Vice President and General Manager of WWRL in New York City.
Before his move to WWRL, Sanders was Vice President of Broadcast Operations at the National Black Network (NBN) from 1973 through 1983. Sanders joined NBN after leaving NBC News where he worked as an anchor/reporter from February ‘71 through June ‘73. He was awarded for his production and narration of “The House That Jack Built,” a critically successful piece of journalism examining the racial patterns and conditions of housing in America. This NBC special broadcast won, among others, the Gabriel Award.
More about Vince after the jump.
WMFE - Channel 24 TV/90.7 FM/WMFE.org has some jobs open:
- Special events coordinator. Employee will assist in designing, planning, promoting, and fundraising events for public TV/radio in Central Florida.
- Account executive. Person will sell, service and cultivate business accounts for TV, radio, member publication and Web. TV/radio experience required.
See more information about these jobs at WMFE’s Web site. Resume to jobs@wmfe.org.
More Florida jobs after the jump.
