Apply now for the 17th annual Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism honoring distinguished coverage of children, youth and families. First-place winners receive $1,000 and are honored in an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. Categories include newspaper, video, magazine, audio, multimedia and photojournalism. First-place winners will also be considered for the America's Promise Journalism Awards for Awareness and Action, presented by the America's Promise Alliance. Alliance winners receive $5,000 and will be announced in October. Work must be published or broadcast between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2010. Entry deadline: Friday, April 15, 2011 at 5 p.m. EST.

http://www.journalismcenter.org/content/history-and-guidelines

The awards were created to inspire and recognize exemplary reporting on children and families. Winning stories offer a fresh take on a significant issue, show enterprise in research and reporting and demonstrate masterful storytelling and impact. Judging is conducted by respected journalists and journalism educators.

The Journalism Center on Children & Families is a nonprofit resource center based at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. More than 4,500 journalists have competed for Casey Medals since 1994. The awards are funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Journalism Center on Children & Families
University of Maryland
Room 1100, Knight Hall
College Park, MD 20742-7111
www.journalismcenter.org

My media nonprofit, Blank on Blank, is looking for some smart

freelance audio editors with a creative ear who can make rough
interviews shine. Must be able to work remotely and be able to clean
up interviews recorded on cassette or digital recorder. Three-five
minute finished audio pieces include tracks and music, so music
knowledge is a plus–though not required. Pay per interview project.
Drop a line to info at blankonblank dot org.
Thanks
David

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Friends, colleagues, radio producers, documentarians,

Are you planning on putting together an audio verite story for verite + 1;, Big Shed’s first ever competition? If so, you have 2 more weeks before the January 15th deadline.

We’ve gathered a team of judges, built a submission system and we’re all ready for you. One winner will be awarded a $250 cash prize. Honorable mentions will be featured on upcoming Big Shed podcasts.

To submit, just follow the instructions here:http://www.bigshed.org/verite/#submission;

What’s verite +1 again?

By audio verite, we mean sound recorded without direction or prompting from the recordist. Also called "fly on the wall", or "direct audio". By +1, we mean you can use tape from one interview in order to help your piece make sense as a story.

Why are we doing this?

We believe verite is a powerful and beautiful storytelling tool, which you’re unlikely hear on North American radio. Producers rarely use verite in their stories and when they do, editors often don’t understand where they’re coming from,finding the form confusing, overly long and potentially disorienting to listeners. We think this is lame. And we want to encourage producers to start working in verite, and we want to help listeners to develop an appreciation for it.

So join us as we kindle a North American verité movement (we’re happy for our European, Asian, African and Australian friends to take part as well). And get it together by January 15th!

For full submission guidelines, go to www.bigshed.org/verite.

Send questions to jesse@bigshed.org.

In friendship,

Jennifer, Shea, and Jesse at Big Shed.

http://www.loc.gov/folklife/grants.html#archiedates

Archie Green Fellowships

The 2011 competition for Archie Green Fellowships is now open, pending funding. 

To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), the pioneering folklorist who championed the establishment of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and was a scholar and advocate for the documentation and analysis of the culture and traditions that arise from and are passed on by American workers, a fellowship program has been established at the American Folklife Center.

The Archie Green Fellowships will support new documentation and research into the culture and traditions of American workers and will create significant digital archival collections (audio recordings, photographs, motion pictures, fieldnotes) that will be preserved in the American Folklife Center archive and made available to researchers and the public.

Type: Full time Posted on 08 Dec-2010

Job Req # 4970
Date opened 24 Nov-2010
Posting title Radio Associate Producer [Radio] – The Callie Crossley Show (Boston)
Position Type AEEF, Full Time, Project Contract
Department Radio
Proposed Salary Range $37,464 – $38,000
Union Salary Range $37,464 – $53,324
Department Overview WGBH Radio's news department seeks to inform, educate and enlighten our audience on both the news of the day and the news in historical context through in-depth, high quality radio journalism using the best tools and methods of the craft. WGBH news seeks always to report on and facilitate discussion of the news with integrity, fairness, balance, accuracy and civility, WGBH news also seeks to tell the stories of and allow expression of the diversity of voices that make up our entire community.

Position Overview
The Associate Producer is responsible for working with host and producer to produce WGBH's daily public affairs show, The Callie Crossley Show. Make story pitches and develop those pitches for broadcast. Select, contact, and schedule program guests. Gather background materials for host. Update web content. Gather and edit audio material for program for air and Web. Screen callers for live broadcast. As needed, the producer will perform all necessary tasks as director during the broadcast, including, cuing host, cuing engineer, greeting and preparation of program guests and coordination with technical help. Perform all administrative duties as assigned. Book segment, pre-interview guests, follow through on story development from a pitch to the actual radio conversation. Responsible for supporting diversity and inclusion in the workplace and interacting in a way that is free from discrimination, intolerance or harassment.

Requirements Overview
A Bachelor's degree is required. Must have at least 3 years of radio and broadcast journalism experience, preferably on public broadcasting. A live daily show experience is essential. Must be a self-starter and able to work collaboratively with a small staff. Must have excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, general knowledge of this region and news talk programming and ability to plan in advance. Proven ability for story pitches and development skills as well as ability to manage many tasks simultaneously is required. Expected to be interested in a wide range of areas beyond current events, including arts, culture, film, history, science and public policy. Digital editing experience is desirable.

Application available at http://careers.wgbh.org/ or via direct link:
https://recruit.zoho.com/ats/NewData.hr?digest=ySUs*6td*dw4QpRBkBkI8LY83igyov0p8YG*7iCucPv*Bj*sZ*H6Lg–&bgrndcolor=333399&font=Arial&headercolor=FFFFFF

We are happy to report that members of the Freelance Unit are now
eligible to participate in group dental and vision plans. Dental is
through Delta Dental, which includes about 92 percent of all dentists
in the state. Vision is through VSP, which is widely accepted.

The open enrollment period starts now and ends Jan. 31, 2011. People
who become members subsequent to open enrollment will have a three-
month waiting period. You have the option of selection one or both
plans. Billing and administration will be handled by Dublin Insurance
Services, of Dublin, Calif.

Although open enrollment extends through the end of January, it is
possible to sign up for an earlier start.

Please read this carefully and if you elect to enroll IMMEDIATELY send
your name, the number of family members who will enroll, your mailing
address and phone number to:  Margot Wallace,
mwallace@mediaworkers.org.

We will forward that information to Dublin Insurance, which will then
mail you enrollment forms and more information on coverage.

Health coverage through Kaiser is still a work in progress (More
later).

Here’s a summary of coverage for the dental plan:

                                               In Network:                             Out of
Network:

Diagnostic and Preventative:    100%                                    100%
Basic                                    90%                                    85%
Prosthodontics                           60%                                    50%

Annual Benefit Maximum                             $2000
Individual Deductible                                  $25
Family Deductible                                             $75

Monthly Rates:  Enrolled member only $49.26
Member plus:  $90.35
Member plus 2 or more: $143.64

Here’s a summary of coverage for the vision plan:
Copay per plan year     $24
Vision Exams                    1 per 12 months
Prescription Lenses     1 per 12 months
Frames                          1 per 12 months
Frame/contacts allowance        $130

Monthly Rates:Enrolled member only $8.46
Member plus 1: $14.07
Member plus 2 or more: $25.21

The benefits table can also be found at
http://guildfreelancers.org/gf/benefits/table-2-dental-and-vision-options.

Questions? Email rrosenlum@gmail.com

Bill Snyder
Rebecca Rosen Lum
Health Benefits Committee

State of the Re:Union (SOTRU) is a dynamic, nationally-aired NPR show and new type of multimedia program that combines hour-long radio episodes with documentary shorts, video podcasts, images, music and written articles to immerse its audience in new and exciting ways. With each episode SOTRU travels to a different American city to

explore what makes a community, discover the people who bring it together and understand the issues they face.

SOTRU currently has several openings for interns. Interns will mainly be responsible for transcribing audio interviews as well as other special projects that include story research, podcast production, scheduling interviews and making contacts.

As a SOTRU intern, you will also have the unique opportunity to listen in on editorial calls with our host, content editor and radio producers.

To be considered for this internship, you should have a strong creative background, solid editorial skills and be able to take direction and work independently.

If interested, please submit your resume to:

Brenton Crozier, Multimedia Producer
brenton@stateofthereunion.com

Thank you for your interest in State of the Re:Union!