Archive for February, 2010

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Apply for $10,000 in Journalism Scholarships

We’re awarding $10,000 in journalism scholarships once again!
AAJA SF is encouraging high school seniors, college undergraduates and graduate students who live in or attend school in the Bay Area and who are pursuing journalism to apply for this great opportunity. Past recipients have received awards ranging from $500 to $4,000, and have gone on to [...]

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Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Meet the editor of the Bay Area News Project

The Bay Area News Project, a nonprofit news venture launching with $5 million in seed money from financier Willian Hellman and $250,000 from The Knight Foundation, has named an editor to lead its organization. Editor Jonathan Weber intends to hire at least 15 journalists this year as part of his aim for “building a stellar [...]

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Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Journalism … and free pizza Feb. 18

Trying to figure out how to get your foot in the door at a time when the
industry is evolving and news organizations are reducing staff? Want to
know what skills you’ll need to compete for a job?

Chat with working journalists at student pizza night from 7-8:30 p.m.
Feb. 18. We’ll meet at UC Berkeley’s North Gate Hall [...]

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