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KCRW’s live streaming Writing for Radio Workshop, Feb 26, 7:30pm PST

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There've been a lot of these online training opportunities recently (see NPR Digital Services' amazing webinar series). This one comes from KCRW. Details below! -Mia

WHAT: Writing for Radio Workshop with Alex Chadwick and Matt Holzman
WHERE: Live Streaming at www.kcrw.com/writingforradio
WHEN: Tuesday, 2/26 at 7:30PM PST

Description:

Writing for radio is really easy. All you have to do is tell a great story. And convey a ton of facts and ideas and tie them all together elegantly – but make the whole thing really intimate and personal. Oh, and paint a real visual picture of where you are and the people you meet. And do it all in as few words as humanly possible and make it sound like you're just talking.

OK, so it's not so easy. But we're going to speak with one of the people who makes it sound like it is. Alex Chadwick is one of the masters of the craft, and we'll pick his brain in an effort to bring you specific ways to make your radio writing sing, whether you're doing a two minute 'acts and tracks' news story, a research-heavy investigative report, or a long-form documentary.

About the Hosts:
Alex Chadwick is an independent journalist whose distinctive work makes him one of the most recognized reporters in public radio. At NPR, he was a co-creator of Morning Edition, the most widely heard program in public radio, and a host of that program as well as All Things Considered. He has worked as a writer and feature reporter in network television (CBS, ABC, National Geographic) and for the online political magazine Slate.com, where his popular feature Interviews 50 Cents was named a 'must see' video by the New York Times. His current project is a series of specials on the subject of energy and climate: BURN, An Energy Journal, carried on more than 300 stations around the country.

People know Matt Holzman because he used to give away stuff during KCRW's membership drives. And because of Matt's Movies. But what he really does is make radio stories. His work has been heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Marketplace, Studio 360 and pretty much every show on KCRW. Matt's recent documentary for KCRW's UnFictional, called "Ministry of Presence," would probably have won a Peabody if he hadn't missed the application deadline.

Join us! We'll be live streaming the workshop next Tuesday at 7:30PST. You'll find it at www.kcrw.com/writingforradio

If you have any questions about the event, please contact jenny.radelet@kcrw.org

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KCRW’s Independent Producer Project is accepting pitches

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This is just plain AWESOME. KCRW is accepting pitches from indies to tell unique and compelling stories. You can hear some of the existing stories HERE. And submit your own pitches HERE. Details below. -Mia

In a groundbreaking new initiative, KCRW has set out to support and cultivate the independent voices of public radio whose work tells the stories that have made our medium unique and compelling.

 

By creating a special fund, KCRW can take chances on new ways of doing what public radio has always done best — tell the stories that matter and move us.

 

Our goal is for this work to be experienced across the entire public radio system. The IPP has already commissioned pieces that have been heard on national shows, All Things Considered, This American Life, and The Story.

KCRW’s Independent Producer Project supports and cultivates independent producers who create unique and compelling stories.  We encourage submissions from content-makers of all backgrounds, and experience levels.


Feel free to send us your best story ideas and finished works — and also your ideas for longer-term, multi-segment projects.  We are currently accepting submissions for radio  and multi-media projects.

WHAT TO PITCH

Pitch a story that you’ve honed to the point where your subject–the WHAT is compelling to a first-time reader in a sentence.  Then briefly tell us WHO we’ll hear from and WHY we’ll want to stop and listen to them.  Tell us WHERE you’ll take us in the most literal sense, and HOW you’ll take us there using audio and other media.  Your pitch should convince us that your story needs to be heard.  Not just told: heard.

HOW TO PITCH

Treat us the way you like to be treated.  Make your pitch simple and engaging.  Tell us just enough to make us want to hear more.  A paragraph or two at most.  Give us a sense of the length of the piece and tell us how you can imagine the piece going beyond the medium of radio. Surprise us with your ideas and then convince us that you’re equipped to make them real.  Don’t send visuals or audio. Trust your words to grab our interest.  If we like what we see, we’ll reach out to you for more. So be ready.  And if you don’t get a response right away, please be understanding.  We’re a small staff and we receive many submissions and cannot follow up with everyone right away.  But please be assured, we will get back to you.

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Studio 360 seeks interns and volunteers

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An ever-so-occasional post about internships/volunteer opportunities. Learn a bunch, then go out and make a living with that knowledge. -Mia

Studio 360 is looking for sharp, enthusiastic self-starters, with or without radio skills, to participate in the program as interns and volunteers.

 

Interns and volunteers assist in all aspects of producing Studio 360. They sit in on editorial meetings, gather research, pitch ideas, collect materials for the website, and perform various tasks involved in running the office. Over the course of the term, interns and volunteers learn fundamental radio skills (including audio editing) and will work with staff mentors on producing segments for the show. 

 

There are no specific qualifications required, other than a passion for the arts and popular culture, and a fascination with creative radio.  Study or experience in journalism and/or radio production are valuable, but not required.

 

Accepting applications March 1-22 – more information: http://www.studio360.org/about/internships/

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FREE Data Training for Aspiring Data Journalists

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Free Online Data Training for Journalists

Some of the most compelling information about our world can be found in data. As a journalist it's now more important than ever to be able to access data, employ data and create compelling visualizations for telling stories with data. At kdmcBerkeley were offering a series of free online courses to introduce journalists to the basics of data visualization.

When: Four Free Online courses to get you started in data journalism. These four one-hour courses build upon the other; beginning with spreadsheet basics to charting and graphing and ending up with interactive maps. Register for all four sessions or choose the session that best meets your needs. Each course is offered twice, once at 10am PST and then again at 1pm PST on February 20, February 27, March 15 & March 18.

Who Should Attend: Journalists in the news and media environment who are interested in adding data visualization skills to their storytelling toolkit.

Register Here: Free Online Data Training. Early registration is recommended.

Fee: Free. The workshops are being made available due to a generous grant from our sponsor Ethics & Excellence in Journalism.

"By visualizing information, we turn it into a landscape that you can explore with your eyes, a sort of information map. And when you're lost in information, an information map is kind of useful." By David McCandless on the beauty of data visualizations.

Be a part of the data revolution by experiencing the kdmcBerkeley difference at the World's Premier Center for applied digital communications.

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temp position for multimedia journalist at WHYY covering Sandy recovery

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WHYY in Philadelphia is looking for a (short-term) reporter for a grant-funded initiative. Details below. -mia

"Sandy" Reporter – http://www.whyy.org/about/employment.php

WHYY/NewsWorks seeks an experienced multimedia journalist to undertake a focused reporting initiative on the cleanup from Superstorm Sandy in South Jersey and Delaware.  This reporter will use text, audio, photos and social media to inform the public about issues, solutions and problems related to the rebuilding and reimaginging of Shore communities harmed by the storm.  Most reporting will be done in person in Shore communities. The position is full-time, but temporary.  We expect it to continue until the end of October 2013.

To apply, please use the online application links above or mail your resume to:

Human Resources
WHYY, Inc.
150 N. Sixth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

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New York Press Club tax prep for journos workshop on March 5 + NYPC Journalism Awards, deadline April 5

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The New York Press Club announced their 2013 Journo Awards, deadline April 5. Plus they're hosting a tax prep for journos workshop at the CUNY j-school on March 5 (FREE for Press Club members and CUNY j-school students, $15 for everyone else). Details below! -Mia

 
02/19 Tues: Remembering Mayor Ed Koch – CUNY J-School
03/05 Tues: Tax preparation tips for journalists – CUNY J-School
03/08 Fri: Journalists who covered 9/11 invited to become Memorial Site guides
2013 New York Press Club Journalism Awards now accepting entries
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news from the new york press club
 
Remembering Ed Koch
Tuesday, February 19th
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
219 W 40 Street (7th & 8th)

An evening of reminiscences about Ed Koch by those who knew, worked with and who covered him. Among those likely to kick-off the conversations are Gabe Pressman, WNBC; Rich Lamb, WCBS Radio; Stan Brooks, WINS; David Diaz, formerly of WNBC & WCBS-TV and Greg David, director of Business & Economic Reporting at the CUNY and a columnist & blogger for Crains NY Business.

Ed Koch
But the heart of this event is more likely to be "open mike." All who'd care to share personal stories about their experiences covering the late mayor are welcome to hold-forth. Not a wake by any means – we hope the evening will reveal as much about the process of having covered Ed Koch and New York City during his era as it does about the pluck of the man. This event is for journalists. Please RSVP here if you might attend.
 
 
9/11 Tribute Center Seeks Journalists Who Covered 9/11
911 Tribute Center
Training will be held March 8 and 9th for Volunteer Guides at the 9/11 Tribute Center. Tribute volunteers are people who were directly impacted by the events of September 11th and are the official guides for the National 9/11 Memorial.

Many journalists were there to report the truth on September 11th. Volunteering for Tribute would be no different. By joining the program and telling your story on the world stage of the 9/11 Memorial, you will have a profound impact on how others think about the role of journalists, a seminal event in history and the very nature of what it means to be a human being.

Share your September 11th story. Help others understand, remember and recover. Become a 9/11 Tribute Center volunteer guide at the National 9/11 Memorial.

More information about the Volunteer program and the 9/11 Tribute Center.

 
 
Tax Preparation Tips For Journalists
TAX
Tuesday, March 5th
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
219 W 40th Street (7th & 8th)
6:30 pm refreshments | 7:00 pm – program

Get a leg-up on preparing your 1040 or 1040EZ in this free-for-members workshop with tax professionals, moderated by John R. Lieberman of Perelson Weiner LLP.

Topics and advice will likely include tax strategies of benefit to journalists who are either freelance or employees. We're also likely to offer tax advice of interest to student journalists. When last held, this workshop was hugely popular.

Free for Press Club members and CUNY J-Students. Please RSVP here.

More info and non-member RSVP here.

 
 
New York Press Club Briefs
2013 Journalism Awards Open for Entries. Enter the 2013 Awards competition today! Everything needed to enter this year's competition can be found on the Awards page of our website, including news of an "Early Bird" entry fee that applies until March 6th. Entries close April 5th.
Renew Press Club Membership for 2013. January is membership renewal month for New York Press Club members. And it's already February! Membership can conveniently be renewed for 2013 at any time on our website using a credit/debit card or PayPal.
Gallery Photos From Latest Press Club Events. Among the recent events at which Press Club members gathered: a celebration of the advent of the "Year of the Snake" with members of Taiwan's diplomatic and cultural office in New York City. Ambassador Andrew Kao gave a briefing on how things are fairing in Taiwan.
 
 
 
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Call for talk programs on WGXC

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This may only be relevant to a very few of you, but WGXC in Hudson, NY is looking for programming. They're a great station and do some really creative work both on air and in the community. If anything, use this as an encouraging reminder to use your small local stations as possible outlets for your work! See the newsletter below for more details. -Mia 

Disappearing Voices Screening, Tuesday at TSL in Hudson; Macchiato Mondays continue
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We're just weeks away from the great unveiling of our new program schedule. Incoming programmers are busily learning the tricks of the trade, and will soon be filling the airwaves with renewed enthusiasm and new views of our little corner of the earth. A reminder that we'll be celebrating the launch of this schedule on February 24th at the Hudson Studio, from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Programmers, friends, family, WGXC members, and whoever else are all encouraged to turn out for this free, family-friendly event. 

And now, a note from Program Director Shannekia McIntosh. "Hello WGXC Listeners, I'm excited to begin to roll out the new changes to the Program Schedule. In the coming weeks you will begin to hear from our new programmers and experience their new shows. Our mission here is to have the airwaves of WGXC reflect the diverse community voices of the area. As the process for the schedule change has developed it's become increasingly clear what we are missing. We are asking for people interested in Agricultural, Educational and Talk programming to submit an application to apply@wgxc.org. No experience with radio necessary, now is the time to let your voice be heard! We look forward to hearing from you!"

Once more: applications for talk radio are still being accepted, along with those who would like to be trained to occasionally operate the board during afternoon shows, and guest DJ slots. Visit wgxc.org/application, or come pick up a printed application at the Hudson Studio. These applications are being considered for the 2013-2014 program schedule. 

Macchiato Mondays this February at Swallow CoffeeA reminder to everyone that for two more Mondays, Swallow Coffee will continue to offer the opportunity to support WGXC 90.7-FM and be rewarded with coffee. Contribute $3 or more to WGXC 90.7-FM and be rewarded with a macchiato. Swallow is located at 433 Warren Street, in Hudson. Thanks to all who have already participated in this fundraiser!

And finally, thanks to everyone who came out for Tuesday night's potluck and screening of Disappearing Voices. And a special thanks to TSL for sharing their space, and we look forward to future collaborations. 

Some Recent Highlights from the Archives

This week a number of WGXC Programmers celebrated the idea of Love in the spirit of Valentine's Day. LowTide's Liv Carrow brought us some of the best of country/folk and contemporary love songs.

The Schoemer Show hosted local musician/artist and sometimes co-host of WGXC's Tuesday Afternoon Show Brian Dewan, who sang love songs.

The Relationship Show Show with Hallie Goodman and Mark Lacoy talked to singles on being alone on the big V-Day.

Stay up to date with the education news making the headlines local/national with Lynn Sloneker.

 

AND FROM THE WGXC NEWSROOM BLOG…

You can read these stories and more on WGXC's Newsroom blog, with breaking news, features, local audio, video, analysis, music, links to events in Greene and Columbia counties, and more. 

This Week's Programming Highlights

Hands-on Radio Community programs
(Sunday – Friday: 6 a.m. – midnight)

Sunday School Dropouts
Feb. 17, 2013: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Welcome to a brand new, open, guest DJ spot on Sunday mornings. We invite anyone to interpret the idea of being a Sunday School Dropout, or to simply play their own selection of music apropos to Sunday morning. All denominations or non-denominations welcome, and all sounds from the entire universe welcome. Once the new programming schedule is in place, as of late Feb, this will be a 9am – 11am slot, open to everyone. 

Transmission Arts / Experimental Sounds programs

(Saturdays and late nights, midnight – 6 a.m.)

Radio Stew: February 2013 New Music
Feb. 16, 2013: 12:02 a.m. – 4 a.m.
New music from Matmos, Yo La Tengo, !!!, Black Pus, Diamond Terrifier, Dan Friel (of Parts and Labor), Devendra Banhart, The Knife, Buke and Gase, Distant Correspondent, Eric Carbonara, and others. Plus a tribute to Donald Byrd, who died Feb. 4.
 
Radia: Béatrice André
Feb. 16, 2013: 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
On the path of a word "Promaja," the draft, is not a draft in the Balkans. Collective and multi-language, a sound experiment by Béatrice André. André made Radia episode 411 for Kanal 103 (Skopje, MK). www.leapromaja.net. 
 
Making a Record (Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald)
Feb. 16, 2013: noon – 1 p.m.
Tune into to a special FM broadcast featuring the sound elements from Melissa Dubbin and Aaron S. Davidson's Making a Record (Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald) in conjunction the conclusion of their exhibition at Audio Visual Arts (AVA) in New York. 
 
Saturday Afternoon Show: Distant Correspondent
Feb. 16, 2013: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Interview with members of new band Distant Correspondent. Other radio news and features, live from Wave Farm in Acra with host Tom Roe. 

Future Events

SUN. FEB. 24 2-5p.m.: WGXC 2nd Anniversary Party / Schedule Launch / Open House!
MARCH 10-20th: WGXC Spring Pledge Drive 
MARCH 16th: Tommy Sharp & Friends WGXC 90.7-FM Fundraiser at Hangrr 18 in Hudson
MARCH 20th: Crossroads Open Mic 
 

For the rest of what's coming up this week
Check out WGXC's online Program Schedule!

www.wgxc.org •  info@wgxc.org • 518-697-7400

Walk-in Visitors:  WGXC Hudson Studio
704 Columbia St. 2nd Fl., Hudson NY 12534

Mailing Address: 5662 Route 23, Acra, NY 12405

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National contest for creative media pieces about strengthening American democracy, deadline April 16

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I've already sent this out once already but it's being marketed pretty hard in my circles and it's a good new opportunity to win a chunk of cash and some good recognition so I'm sending it out again. Spread the word! -Mia

The MacArthur Foundation and Illinois Humanities Council is sponsoring a national competition for creative media pieces about strengthening American democracy. $100,000 in prize money will be awarded in May. Submissions are due by April 16th, 2013.  We thought you’d be interested in passing along this exciting opportunity to your colleagues!

 
Click here for all the details: http://lookingatdemocracy.org/
 
We’re looking for short, provocative media submissions designed to spark a national conversation about how we can all come together to strengthen American democracy. 

 
If you are an independent media maker, investigative reporter, student, graphic designer, artist – or anyone with creative ideas to help engage Americans and shift the political discussion in a fresh and engaging way, then use your creativity to share your vision of how to make government work to improve our nation, our communities, and our lives.  

 
Go to http://lookingatdemocracy.org/ to find out more and submit an entry. 

Thanks!

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may possibly take submissions

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KCRW launched a new podcast and it looks like they may take submissions. I have NO idea if/what they pay, but it can't hurt to have another outlet possibility on the list, eh? Here are the relevant details from the Third Coast website.

Are you accepting submissions? If so, how should interested parties contact you, and what's the main guideline folks should keep in mind?

We would love to be buried in submissions. Right now the submissions are coming in more of a fine mist — make it rain, Third Coast readers! The best/only way is to email organist@believermag.com. (Though we do have a hotline we haven't yet figured out what to do with: I'm hoping we get some good rambling voicemails, at any rate. Call today: (573) 238-8453.)

The main submission guidelines are: the piece shouldn't have appeared anywhere else (unless that anywhere else is your blog, I guess, or your mom's backyard). More importantly: it should spark our curiosity, make us think, and, when we hear it, make us chortle with desperate glee.

See the links below for the rest of the details from the good people at Third Coast.
-Mia

Now in the Third Coast library spotlight:

The Organist from KRCW and producers Andrew Leland, Ross Simonini and Jenna Weiss-Berman
http://www.thirdcoastfestival.org/

Oh happy day! One of our favorite magazines, the Believer, has just launched a monthly experimental arts and culture podcast. Let's all welcome the Organist into the world with a round of applause and open ears.

Listen to the very first Organist (including the best two-minute podcast opening we've ever heard) and read an interview with host Andrew Leland about how and why the Organist came to be, and how and why to pitch YOUR story to him, Behind the Scenes.

http://www.thirdcoastfestival.org/library/1253-the-organist#extra

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ANNOUNCING – The New Transom Traveling Workshops, application deadline March 8

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Transom Workshops hit the road – first on Catalina Island this June (nice!). And if you get a chance to study with Rob Rosenthal, you're in luck. I learned more in a one-hour lecture by him than I have in some full-semester classes. Plus his How Sound podcast should be essential listening for all radio producers. Details below. Application deadline is March 8. -Mia

TRANSOM.org
a showcase & workshop for new public radio
February 8, 2013

* ANNOUNCING: The New Transom Traveling Workshops *

When we started up our eight-week-long, career-launching Transom Story Workshops, lots of people asked if we could do some introductory training in audio narrative in shorter bursts, and maybe in other locations besides Cape Cod. The answer is finally, yes.

Starting this summer, we will offer Transom Traveling Workshops in various parts of the country. These are short, one-day to one-week workshops suited to the needs of our collaborative hosts. Check here for all the details:

http://transom.org/?page_id=32311

Applications are now open for a one-week introductory course for beginning radio producers to be held on Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California, June 16th-21st. The workshop will be hosted by community radio station KISL and taught by Rob Rosenthal, the lead instructor of the Transom Story Workshop. Applications close on March 8th:

http://transom.org/?p=32331

We'll announce more workshops soon. If you'd like to talk with us about hosting a Traveling Workshop in your home town or to add your name to our Workshop email list, write to us at info [at] Transom [dot] org.

Drop over any time,

Jay Allison
Atlantic Public Media
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
www.transom.org