March « 2010 « Freelance Cafe

If Not the Chronicle, Then What? SF Commonwealth Club event TONIGHT 3/24, 6pm

Hey folks. Another media event for your perusal. This one is TONIGHT! Details below. – Mia

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https://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=1&shcode=1716

*If Not the Chronicle, Then What?*

*Location:* SF Club Office *Time:* 6 p.m. check-in, *6:30 p.m. program*, 7:30 p.m. networking reception *Cost:* $12 members, $20 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID)

*Jeff Hunt*, Editor, Muni Diaries *Brock [...]

Four $20,000 Prizes for Excellence in Reporting – Nominations Open for National Academies Communication Awards

Big money available for excellent reporting in science, engineering, and medicine. Nomination deadline 4/14. -mia

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SF Public Press Print-Raising Party, 4/3 6pm, SF

*SF Public Press event coming up – details below. -mia *

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*Start the presses! — SF Public Press is going to print.*

Come to a print-raising party at Tonic on Saturday, April 3, and join the leading grassroots campaign to advance local, ad-free, public-interest journalism in San Francisco.

All tips collected during the [...]

Town Hall Forum on Local News TOMORROW – 3/25 5:30pm, BOWLING at 8pm

Hey folks. Free SPJ event tomorrow, 3/25 at 5:30pm, bowling to follow at 8pm. Details below. NOTE the time change for bowling.-Mia Town Hall Forum: “Your Views on Local News”

Community members will have a chance to discuss their views about the local news with a dozen leading figures in journalism, education, business and politics [...]

Hudson Valley Freelancer gathering this Thursday, March 25, 8pm

Hey Hudson Valley freelancers! Come out and play this Thursday:

March 26 8pm The Black Swan Tivoli, NY

Good beer. Good people. Good times. Call my cell if you can’t find us: 845-444-4034.

Spread the word, and hope to see you there! Best, Mia

Gates now open for AIR

Two week-long digital audio training workshops in NYC. You do not have to be an AIR member to apply. Travel stipend available for out of town AIR members. Details below. -Mia

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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. [image: Association of Independents in Radio] Stir the sound of your imagination. *Apply for [...]

Let’s Bowl! Thursday, March 25, 7pm

Instead of Happy Hour this Thursday, Freelance Cafe will be bowling instead. We’ll have our normal Happy Hour in early April in honor of a visit from our founder, Mia Lobel. Keep your eye out for details soon.

As for Bowling Thursday, feel free to stop by and bowl with us or just socialize. We’ll [...]

SEJ’s Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment

Deadline approaching for the Society of Environmental Journalists Annual Awards. Details below. -mia

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April 1 is the last day to enter SEJ’s Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment – that’s less than two weeks away.

Entering is easier this year because you can do it online ( http://www.sej.org/initiatives/awards-fellowships/sej-annual-awards-reporting-environment).

The contest honors outstanding [...]

Pop-Up Magazine tickets on sale this week

Very cool event from one of our members coming up soon. Check out the details below and help spread the word! -mia

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Friends:

Big week!

Tickets to the third installment of Pop-Up Magazine will go on sale *THIS THURSDAY, AT NOON*. As always, the show will be one night only: Friday, April 16th, at [...]