Tuesday, February 5, 2008

[CW:MONTHLY] The Round Up

Online Trainings

Get Me Rewrite: The Craft of Revision
News University

Anatomy of a Libel Case: Business vs. the Media
Fred Friendly Seminars, Inc.

Reporting 101
Michigan Press Association

Building Your Influence in the Newsroom
International Newspaper Marketing Association

Color in News Design
News University

Committee of Concerned Journalists' Traveling Curriculum
Committee of Concerned Journalists

Community Service Photojournalism
News University

Epidemic!
Fred Friendly Seminars, Inc.

Courses & Seminars

Investigative Business Journalism in Your Community
February 8, Boston, MA
Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism @ API

How to Become a Successful Magazine Editor
February 9, New York, NY
Mediabistro.com

InDesign for Designers
February 9-10, New York, NY
Mediabistro.com

Multimedia Journalism for College Educators
February 11-14, St. Petersburg, FL
Poynter Institute

Building Bridges to Better Tomorrows
February 15-17, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Writers Conference

Ponte Vedra Beach: Spring Publishers' Conference
February 19-22, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Suburban Newspapers of America

InDesign for Writers and Editors
February 23-34, New York, NY
Mediabistro.com

Multimedia Journalism for Every Craft
February 24-27, St. Petersburg, FL
Poynter Institute

Reporting the Immigration Story in Georgia
February 25, Atlanta, GA
Foundation for American Communications

Nature Writing
February 29, East Lansing, MI
Michigan State University's School of Journalism

Award & Fellowship Programs

Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism
Deadline: March 3, 2008
Apply now for the 14th annual Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism honoring distinguished coverage of children and families. First-place winners in 14 categories receive $1,000 and are honored in an awards ceremony in Washington, DC.

California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships
Deadline: March 3, 2008
This fellowship is open to professional print, broadcast and multimedia journalists from around the country who have a passion for health news. We encourage participation from senior health journalists working in general circulation and ethnic media.

Knight Fellowship at MIT
Deadline: March 3, 2008
Our twice-a-week seminars, laboratory visits and field trips bring Fellows up-to-date on current research and broaden their exposure to various fields of science. A number of seminars are devoted to the craft of science writing and issues involving interactions between science and society.

Gatekeepers’ Fact-Finding Trip to Uganda
Deadline: March 10, 2008
The International Reporting Project (IRP) is pleased to announce a 10-day Gatekeeper Editors' Trip to Uganda May 3-15, 2008, for U.S. editors and producers interested in learning more about Uganda and East Africa.

Godfrey Wells Stancill Fellowships — IRE Conference
Deadline: Varies
The Godfrey Wells Stancill Fellowship will be awarded annually to a journalist working for a newspaper with Sunday circulation under 50,000. The fellowship will cover the costs of sending the journalist to IRE’s annual conference.