NLGJA Opens Applications for 2014 Awards

Two awards from the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association. Details and links below. Deadlines May 1.

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The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association is now accepting submissions for its 2014 Excellence in Journalism Awards and the Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award. Work published or broadcast in 2013 is eligible and submissions are due Thursday, May 1, 2014. Submission forms and details are available at www.nlgja.org/awards.

Excellence in Journalism Awards

The NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards were established in 1993 to foster, recognize and reward excellence in journalism on issues related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

For the first time, NLGJA will recognize excellence in blogging as a category for the Excellence in Journalism Awards. The category aims to offer further recognition of the work done for independent outlets.

Work may be submitted for the 2014 NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards in the following categories:

Special recognition awards:

  • Journalist of the Year
  • Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for the LGBT Journalist of the Year

Print/online awards:

  • Excellence in HIV/AIDS Coverage
  • Excellence in News Writing
  • Excellence in Feature Writing
  • Excellence in Opinion/Editorial Writing
  • Excellence in Blogging
  • Excellence in Online Journalism
  • Excellence in Multimedia
  • Excellence in Photojournalism
  • Excellence in Student Journalism

Broadcast awards:

  • Excellence in Network Television
  • Excellence in Local Television
  • Excellence in Radio

Past winners of special recognition awards have included: Michael Luongo (2013 Journalist of the Year), Lila Shapiro (2013 Sarah Pettit LGBT Journalist of the Year), Steven W. Thrasher (2012 Journalist of the Year) and Chris Geidner (2012 Sarah Pettit LGBT Journalist of the Year). 

Al Neuharth Award

The Al Neuharth Award for Innovation in Investigative Journalism, funded by the Gannett Foundation, is given to the person or team who best uses innovative approaches for investigative reporting. Selection is based on the quality and creativity of the work submitted.

The recipient of The Al Neuhart Award will also receive a $5,000 prize, to be awarded August 21, 2014 in Chicago at the NLGJA Awards Reception. The winner does not have to be present at the ceremony to receive the award.

The award, renamed this year to honor Al Neuharth, was first awarded in 2013 to April Hunt of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for her article, "Faulty Fire Gear."

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About the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association

NLGJA is an organization of journalists, media professionals, educators and students working from within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues. NLGJA opposes all forms of workplace bias and provides professional development to its members. For more information, visit the NLGJA website at www.nlgja.org.

Snap Judgment Call for Pitches

The latest call for pitches from Snap Judgement. Pitch (thoughtfully) away!
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Below please find San Judgment's latest theme list.  Snap rocks first-person, dramatic, true stories. They must have a beginning, middle, and end with a  strong dramatic tension and a narrative arc.  No news hooks. No profiles. No sound art.  Submit brief story ideas to pitches@snapjudgment.org. Remember, if you have a great story that doesn’t fit into one of these themes, please send it along anyway!  Good stories are the most important ingredient here at Snap. 

To find out more about our pitch process, check out http://snapjudgment.org/pitches

Elevator: Stories about people and fortunes that rise and fall–amazing strokes of luck, changes in fortune, mid-life crises, or encounters with disaster. These stories can follow a long arc, taking place over many years, or could transpire within the course of an actual elevator ride, as long as they hinge around a dramatic, personal, rise or fall.

Passing: Stories about people who are trying to blend in, to be incognito, who are trying to pass off as something. These can be stories of someone trying pass as a particular race, gender, religion or class, or the stories of imposters or wannabes.

Mercenary: Stories about people who do your dirty work…for a price. Again, feel free to think big or small here. We have several stories of literal guns for hire, but it would great to find stories of people hired to do more unexpected dirty work–breaking up for friends, covering for affairs or paid scapegoats.

Prophets: Stories from people who claim to see the future and the people who do / don't believe them. Be careful here; we want to steer clear of stories told by people who are mentally ill and unfit to be on air. Rather, we'd like stories of prophetical coincidences, cult near misses, brushes with fortune telling, creepy child foretelling.

Schooled: Stories that center around learning and lessons. Please try to avoid stories about personal growth that do not have a lot at stake, or an interesting plot. We’d love stories that take place in unique school environments, stories of terrible teachers, school plays gone wrong, drivers ed disasters….

Washed Up: Stories about people and things who are washed up on shore or washed up in life. What happens when life veers horribly of course, or our best laid plans suddenly crumble beneath us. 

NYC Digital Storytelling workshop, Feb 22

Upcoming day-long workshop on digital storytelling, Feb 22, CUNY Grad School of Journalism. Details below. Spread the word!

 

WHEN: Saturday, February 22 @ 8 a.m-6 p.m.

 

WHERE: CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
219 West 40th Street
New York 10018

 

Would you like to spend the day with some of the industry's leading experts in design thinking and media to develop more effective ways to communicate about the perils of extreme weather events like Hurricane Sandy? This interactive workshop is for journalists, editors, designers, developers and problem solvers. You'll spend the day adding tools to your creative toolkit and finding friends to collaborate with on your next project. You will be immersed in human-centered design methods and learn how to leverage them to better understand and engage new audiences, how to harness the power of new technologies, and how to create more real and dynamic stories that resonate.
 
OUR HOSTS

 

Event hosted by AdaptNY, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Center for Community and Ethnic Media, and the Online News Association.

 

A. Adam Glenn, AdaptNY & CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Laura Cochran, ONA-NYC

 

OUR COACHES
Reggie Murphy, Electronic Ink
Nelson Hsu, Project Thunderdome at Digital First Media
Julie Westfall, Project Thunderdome at Digital First Media
 
For questions, email Adam Glenn at adam.glenn@journalism.cuny.edu or editor@AdaptNY.org

 

SAMPLE TWEETS

WORKSHOP: Design-think for post-#Sandy digital storytelling. 2/22. Cosponsors @AdaptNY @ONANYC @CCEMCUNY http://www.meetup.com/ONA-NYC/events/160788632/

SIGN UP NOW: Workshop on using design-think for post-#Sandy digital storytelling, 2/22. http://www.meetup.com/ONA-NYC/events/160788632/ 

WORKSHOP: Think like a designer for post-#Sandy digital storytelling, 2/22. REGISTER: http://www.meetup.com/ONA-NYC/events/160788632/

Better digital storytelling in post-#Sandy era? Try thinking like a designer. REGISTER for 2/22 workshop: http://www.meetup.com/ONA-NYC/events/160788632/

contest for NYC journos, deadline Feb 14

If you live within 50 miles of Columbus Circle, NYC, this contest is for you! Details HERE and below. Deadline Feb 14. (Thanks for the tip @ashleymilnetyte!)

Welcome to the 2014 Deadline Club Annual Awards Contest!

The Deadline Club’s 2014 Journalism Awards will be accepting entries through Friday, February 14, 2014. All entries must be made electronically through this site. The contest covers work that was published or broadcast in 2013. Entrants must be employees of or freelancers for news organizations with an office within a 50-mile radius of Columbus Circle in New York City. The Deadline Club is New York City’s chapter of The Society of Professional Journalists.

Entries will be judged on fairness, balance and accuracy; thoroughness, timeliness and clarity; news language and technical skills exhibited; enterprise, resourcefulness and obstacles overcome; effort involved in preparation; and the story’s interest and importance to the public.

Entries in all categories must be submitted electronically through this website. Please register and login at the top of this page. For a list of file formats that we accept, refer to the technical requirements in our rules. If you are having any difficulty with the contest entry site, or have general questions that are not covered in the contest guidelines in the rules section of this site, contact us at awards@deadlineclub.org. Please read the contest guidelines carefully before entering. Judges reserve the right to move an entry to another category that may be more appropriate. In some cases, they may decide that a category merits no winners.
 
The fee is $75 per entry. A work may be submitted to multiple categories, but a separate entry fee must be paid for each category. No entry will be judged unless the fee is paid by the contest entry deadline. Fees may be paid by credit card on our website. Payments by check must be postmarked by the entry deadline, February 14, 2014, and mailed to The Deadline Club, c/o Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003. Make checks payable to The Deadline Club, and indicate on the check the name of your organization and how many entries were made on the contest entry system. Email awards@deadlineclub.org to notify us that payment will be made by check.
 
From time to time, we may have questions for entrants. Please provide full contact information when completing the online application. Include the individual’s name, organization, e-mail address, mail address and phone number. If possible, please provide a backup contact, and indicate if someone else should be notified about making plans to attend the awards dinner, where the winners will be announced.

At a Glance:

Entry Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 14, 2014

Entry Fee: $75, paid by credit card or postmarked by the entry deadline. Make checks payable to The Deadline Club, which is the New York City chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

register now for the Narrative Journalism Conference, April 4-6, Boston Universtiy


Registration is open for the Power of the Narrative Conference, April 4-6 at Boston University.

staying savvy, skilled and solvent in journalism's wired era

16th annual narrative journalism conference: april 4-6, 2014 at boston university

Join reporters, authors, and new media figures discussing developments and best practices that build on the 40-year heritage of narrative journalism.

Storytelling-journalism friends! The annual The Power of Narrative Conference is open for registration. Some great keynote speakers this year, including The Times's Dan Berry, Wash-Post's David Finkel, Frontline's Raney Aronson-Rath and more! 25 more solo speakers, too. This conference, in its 16th year, is always a happy gathering of like-minded narrative journalists learning the latest and best practices, and always a delight to greet so many friends from all over. Make great new connections. Meet your personal narrative journalism heroes. It's multi-media- and radio-friendly–this year also featuring Sue Schardt, Jennifer Brendell and Val Wang of AIR, and many others. Check out the roster. Early Bird price still on for another week. Join us! www.bu.edu/com/narrative

Bay Area org Seeks Part-Time Communications and Design Consultant, deadline Feb 14

Bay Area folks – Interesting opportunity for steady, part-time work in communications and design. A friend describes this org as a "very crunchy Jewish urban farm with great people." Nice! Info HERE and below. Deadline Feb 14.

We're Hiring!

Communications & Design Consultant

 

Urban Adamah is seeking an experienced Communications & Design Consultant to support the work of our growing organization. Please help us find the right person for the gig!

 

Responsibilities
  • Grant writing and editing
  • Website management – updating/creating text and design elements
  • E-newsletter development and execution (Constant Contact)
  • Collateral development (digital and print), including postcards, brochures, etc.
Qualifications
Individual should be an excellent writer and editor and have strong design skills. They should be detail oriented, self-motivated, emotionally self-aware, and in personal alignment with the mission of Urban Adaham. Must be skilled in: Adobe Illustrator or comparable design software, WordPress, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, and Constant Contact.

 

Schedule and Supervision 
Individual may work completely offsite on their own schedule, though much of the work is time sensitive. The position will start at 12-15 hours per week but could grow over time. Individual will work closely with Urban Adamah's Executive Director, Program Director and Social Media Associate. Compensation is hourly, DOE.

 

For more information, or to apply, please visit our website

 

Stay Connected to Urban Adamah

Internship opportunity with Murray Street Productions, NYC

I very rarely post unpaid internships, but this is a good one. The folks at Murray Street are the best of the best – definitely a value add if you're looking to gain some training/experience. Details below.

Murray Street Productions is looking for applicants for an internship to assist us with the production cycle of the international jazz program: Jazz At Lincoln Center Radio.

Based in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood, Murray Street has built an international reputation for innovation in public radio. We are based in Tribeca, in downtown Manhattan.

ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP:
A Murray Street intern must wear many hats, and be as comfortable handling the mundane details of the everyday (such as answering phones, making copies and preparing mailers) as s/he is with helping to conceptualize email campaigns and or placing microphones in front of jazz greats.

Every day is different at Murray Street, but some of the things you might end up doing include:

– Scheduling Interviews
– Social Media (Facebook, Twitter)
– Creating Mailings (Postcards, CDs, etc)
– Coordinating Program Production Schedules
– Archiving Jazz at Lincoln Center concert recordings
– Assisting at concert recordings or recording interviews
– Assisting in marketing campaigns (Station outreach, E-campaigns, writing marketing copy)
– Writing and producing promos
– Reviewing/Editing

The internship is UNPAID (though we do reimburse you for subway fare) but some of our brightest interns have stayed on as paid employees after their internship expired.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN AN INTERN:

– First and foremost: impeccable communication skills
– Ability to multitask in an environment with ever-changing priorities
– Solid writing skills, with the ability to work clearly and efficiently through Email
– Strong administrative skills with a focus on production process/coordination
– Ability to work independently with a strong sense of personal responsibility

– Familiarity with social media, ProTools, microphones and/or recording techniques is a plus, 
as is interest/familiarity with jazz music and history

WHY YOU SHOULD BE EXCITED ABOUT THIS POSITION:
Murray Street is an amazing training ground—a very small office that gives huge responsibilities to interns that prove their worth. We are steeped in music and culture and have connections not only to other public radio institutions (NPR, PRI, PRX, etc) but also with key non-profit organizations within New York City: Jazz at Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, and the Association of Independents in Radio.

This job places you in the center of New York City's vibrant jazz culture, interacting with institutions as large as Lincoln Center and as iconic as the Village Vanguard.

If you want to learn how to become a self-sustaining independent producer within public radio this would be THE internship for you. This internship would start at the beginning of March and run through the beginning of May with the option to extend into the summer.

APPLY:
Please send us a cover letter (no more than 250 words) along with your resume—and please be specific about why you would be a good fit for our internship and why Murray Street would be a good fit for you. Also please include a writing sample—expository writing and broadcast copy (if you have it). If you’ve produced any audio or video pieces, please feel free to include them as well.

Email your application to Josh Landes at josh@murraystreet.com
or send it to us via snail mail:
69 Murray Street
New York, NY 11217

Media-startup accelerator Matter is accepting applications, deadline March 1

Media-startup accelerator Matter is accepting applications for its third class.

Funded by PRX, KQED and the Knight Foundation, the program supports ventures from the fields of technology, business, design and storytelling. Its third class, held in San Francisco, will take place from April to September. Applications are open now, and the deadline is March 1.

For more about Matter, read Current‘s coverage of the program.

http://www.current.org/opportunities/media-startup-accelerator-matter-is-accepting-applications-for-its-third-class/

NYC event TONIGHT, 2/6, NYPL Kinokophonography Night

This "curated sound-cinema event" looks awesome. FREE on a first come, first served basis. -Mia

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The Library for the Performing Arts is delighted to welcome the Kinokophone Collective, a world-wide organization of sound artists, field recordists, and listeners, for their first New York City Kinokophonography Night. Join us for this curated sound-cinema event that features audio artworks from anywhere and everywhere. Celebrate the experience of listening and the variety of sounds around us. 

For more information, including a "call for recordings," please visit www.kinokophone.com

The LPA is proud to offer free admission to programs on a first come, first served basis. Admission lines form one hour prior to each program in the lobby of 111 Amsterdam Ave.  At that time one ticket is provided per person. Tickets are not available for advance reservation and saving seats is not permitted. General admission seating. Call 212.642.0142 for more detailed information. All programs are subject to last minute change or cancellation.

NYC EVENT – F*CK LOVE [Audio Smut Launch @ Union Docs Feb 15th]

NYC folks – spread the word about this UnionDocs event from Audio Smut on Feb 15. Some talented folks involved (including one of my students!).

GET TICKETS!
Get excited about season 2!
Hang out at Union Docs and listen to radio with us!

A description:

Join us for your Valentine’s Day detox with the debut of our first episode of Season 2: FU*K LOVE, mixed and narrated live by our hosts Mitra & Kaitlin. In this episode we take a critical look at romantic love.  We will be featuring stories of happily arranged marriages; failed marriages that led to, dare I say, true love; the radical and terrifying implications of putting love first; and what it really means to spend an eternity with someone. Special appearance by Romeo + Juliet.  We will be checking to see how things have worked out since their exit from this earth.  Q & A with the Producers to follow, moderated by Lina Misitzis.


This episode features work by Mitra Kaboli, Kaitlin Prest, Ryan Kailath, Kelsey Padgett, Suzy Hunt and Tobias Segal.