For each hour-long episode, SOTRU travels to a different American city or town to tell the most extraordinary stories unfolding on the ground in that place. Our mission is to bring American life into focus, examining the things that divide us as well those that bind us together.

SOTRU currently has several openings for interns for our next
production season, June 15 – October 15. Duties include transcribing
interviews, story research, pre-interviewing, and podcast / multimedia
production. Interns are invited to listen in on editorial calls with
our host, editor and radio producers as we shape each episode, story
by story.

To be considered for a SOTRU internship, you should have a strong
creative background, solid writing skills and be able to take
direction. Self-starters who value attention to detail have
particularly enjoyed interning with us. Audio and video editing skills
are very welcome. Our staff works remotely, and you can too; people
anywhere in the U.S. can apply. This internship is unpaid, and we
generally ask for about 10 hours a week, sometimes more during busy
weeks.

You can read more and listen to the show right on our website,
www.stateofthereunion.com. If interested, please submit a cover letter
and resume by June 3 to:

internships(at)stateofthereunion(dot) com

We will evaluate candidates on a rolling basis, so earlier applicants
may snap up available positions. Thanks for reading and spread the
word!

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It's just around the corner. The Kitchen Sisters' extravaganza at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art celebrates the creative culture across the region. Next Thursday and Friday, May 30-31, dozens of makers from north, south, east, and west converge as part of The Making of…cheese, surfboards, hot rods, a story…

AIRster Roman Mars will unpack his 99% Invisible podcast, Anayansi Diaz Cortes is taking a break from her Sonic Trace multimedia project @ KCRW to transport "La Burbuja" north, Haley Howle from the Austin Music Map squad is coming in, StoryCorps is in from the east, and the Zeega team will display their wares. AIR's executive director Sue Schardt will be in the house with luminaries from KQED who, with AIR and The Kitchen Sisters, collaborated on The Making of… as part of Localore ( www.localore.net ).

Do you want in on the action? The Kitchen Sisters are looking for AIRsters near and far to make something to contribute:
http://blogs.kqed.org/makingof/2013/04/12/makers-wanted-at-sfmoma/

Thu schedule: http://www.sfmoma.org/exhib_events/events/2303

Fri schedule: http://www.sfmoma.org/exhib_events/events/2327

Help muster a strong cadre of AIRsters and friends. If you're able, show up at the museum's Koret Visitor Education Center on Thursday, May 30th from 5 to 6pm for a presentation by The Kitchen Sisters who will take us a little deeper into the making of The Making of…

See you there!

Yet another reason to join AIR if you're not already a member – direct posts like this. -mia

Check this out, from the excellent John Haas! Take a few minutes to brush up on how to best pitch Marketplace by reading our AIRblast spotlight. Its a beautiful primer from editor Celeste Wesson, and a companion AIRmuse from Lisa Matsuka, the producer who pitched that lays out what happened *after* she "got to yes." For real.  http://airmedia.org/AIRblast/AIRblast_5_8web.html

Tell 'em AIR sent you.

Marketplace is looking to buy freelance feature pitches. If you have a story that has an intriguing angle, a great scene, and elements of surprise/creativity, please send your pitch to jhaas@marketplace.org (please put “PITCH:” at the start of your subject line). We write in simple, casual, conversational language written for the ear, so listeners can easily process what we’re saying.

Stories have to have a money angle of some sort. And if the pitch is based on a local story/event, make sure it has a wider context so people all over the country would care about the topic.

Here's a list of things that may inspire your pitch. But by themselves, they aren't enough:

A question

An idea

An overview

An issue

An event (especially not a conference)

A character (that includes quirky startup companies)

An anecdote

An unattributed paragraph from a newspaper story

Thanks so much.

If you're in or around Atlanta in early July, this looks extremely useful. -Mia

See below from all-star AIR mentors Amie Miller and Maureen Paschke. They're offering a one-day pre-PMDMC workshop on the how-tos of grantseeking in Atlanta on July 10. You do not have to be registered for PMDMC to attend, but the online registration system isn't set up for this, so if you are interested, you should directly contact Tanya Boch at DEI to work out the billing. She can be reached at tboch@deiworksite.org. 

From Amie:
For any producers who might be interested, we'll be offering a full-day workshop on the how-tos of grantseeking as a PMDMC pre-conference session in Atlanta. The day-long workshop will be on Wednesday, July 10. It will be led by Maureen Paschke and myself. It will cover the full process of grantseeking and will also include quite a bit of hands-on/interactive work.  

More info is available here:  
http://www.cvent.com/events/public-media-development-and-marketing-conference-2013/custom-21-02e2f9d0e5584b0391c95fa961d357ce.aspx.

The official description is here:

Grantseeking 101
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 (8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.)
Foundations give away more than $40 billion annually. Is your station getting a share? Whether you’re new to grantseeking or refreshing your skills,this session will help you become a successful grantseeker. We’ll cover topics including: building a compelling case; developing relationships with foundations; crafting effective projects and proposals; and communicating meaningful impact. You’ll also learn about what foundations look for and about resources that are available now to help you win grants. Join Amie Miller, DEI Foundation Support Coordinator, and special guests to be announced.

Fee: $399 

Check out this Storytelling Intensive lead by the incomparable Amanda Aronczyk. -mia

AIR and UnionDocs Present:
FULL SPECTRUM STORYTELLING INTENSIVE

Brooklyn, NY


August 5 – 9, 2013


December 16 – 20, 2013

Is your skill set stretching to its full dynamic range?

Would a prism of expert experience help your story find its true colors?

Explore our new, Full Spectrum Storytelling intensive:
http://www.airmedia.org/PageInfo.php?PageID=782

This audio-first intensive designed by AIR (http://www.airmedia.org) in partnership with UnionDocs (http://www.uniondocs.org) exposes producers to a broad range of creative approaches to storytelling and an expanded set of technical skills. It offers key ideas and sharpened tools for navigating your own path through the 21st century multimedia environment.

Independent producer and lead instructor Amanda Aronczyk heads up a team of accomplished guest speakers — experts drawn from public broadcast journalism, network technology, and media art who will take up to 14 producers on a week-long excursion through storytelling to sound processing to interactive design and more. Hands-on exercises and daily work-in-progress critique will put this new knowledge into practice.

Guest speakers include: Emily Botein, Kat Cizek, Jocelyn Gonzales, Ann Heppermann, John Keefe, Jonathan Mitchell, and Stephen Vitiello.

Visit our site for additional information, including an outline of the class and instructor and guest speaker bios:
http://www.airmedia.org/PageInfo.php?PageID=782

APPLY:
https://airmedia.wufoo.com/forms/full-spectrum-storytelling-intensive/

Producers will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Space is limited.

<<<$750 – Early Bird Registration. Deposit received by June 1.>>>

<<<$800 – Regular Registration. Deposit received by July 1.>>>

<<<$850 – Late Registration by August 1.>>>

+++Full attendance is mandatory. If you are unable to attend each day of the intensive, please do not apply. Class meets from 10AM – 6PM, Monday through Friday.+++

Questions? Contact AIR's Membership Director Erin Mishkin at erin@airmedia.org.

Funding for AIR comes from our members and the generous support of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the Wyncote Foundation, Recovery.gov, and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

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Boston, MA 02122
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