I am showing everyone in local National Writers Union how to post notice of events in our new blog.
There are numerous events that we need to know about. THere is a Nov. 7 event on Dearborn where writers will discuss the need for more democracy in the media. And there are health care protests.
And in the future it might not be a bad idea to give other writers' groups access to this blog as a forum for writers, to give us cheap publicity, to let other groups we are doing stuff for them and on and on and on.
Shalom,
Martin Z.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Nov. 4 events -- Lisa Madigan in Chicago; union meeting afterward
EVENT NO. 1 (Event No. 2 below)
Using FOIA in 2010
How to use the Freedom of Information Act especially important because of the revisions that will take effect Jan. 1 will be the topic of the eighth annual First Amendment Forum at 3 p.m.. Wed. Nov. 4 at IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law's Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Courtroom, 565 W. Adams St. (between Clinton and Jefferson streets).
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who led the drive to open more government records, will address the forum. Her FOIA specialists will explain the details of the revisions.
IIT-Chicago-Kent's new Center for Open Government will be the host. Sponsors include the Chicago Headline Club, Chicago Journalists Association and International Press Club of Chicago, all the longtime co-sponsors of the annual forum.
All journalists and the general public are invited to attend the forum because of its importance to everyone. It is free and will last approximately two hours.
EVENT NO. 2
National Writers' Union's monthly meeting
(DePaul U., 6 pm, 11th floor lunchroom)
Nov. 4 agenda
New Business
1. How to utilize any potential newsletters
(regular one plus special newsletters at public events or elsewhere; should it be send to recruits, ex-members, etc.)
2. Helping the UAW in exchange for financial assistance to attend events
3. Setting up a quickie conference while Larry G. is in town; full membership meeting at same time?
4. Authors Coalition survey
5. Linking our Web site to other writers' groups
6. Report on recent national meeting
7. A blog spot for writers' group meetings
8. Recruiting new members
Old Business
1. Planning 2010 activities
2. NWU-Chicago newsletter (filling out additional preapproval for printing and distribution?)
3. PO Box; sending UAW material to our homes?
Using FOIA in 2010
How to use the Freedom of Information Act especially important because of the revisions that will take effect Jan. 1 will be the topic of the eighth annual First Amendment Forum at 3 p.m.. Wed. Nov. 4 at IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law's Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Courtroom, 565 W. Adams St. (between Clinton and Jefferson streets).
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who led the drive to open more government records, will address the forum. Her FOIA specialists will explain the details of the revisions.
IIT-Chicago-Kent's new Center for Open Government will be the host. Sponsors include the Chicago Headline Club, Chicago Journalists Association and International Press Club of Chicago, all the longtime co-sponsors of the annual forum.
All journalists and the general public are invited to attend the forum because of its importance to everyone. It is free and will last approximately two hours.
EVENT NO. 2
National Writers' Union's monthly meeting
(DePaul U., 6 pm, 11th floor lunchroom)
Nov. 4 agenda
New Business
1. How to utilize any potential newsletters
(regular one plus special newsletters at public events or elsewhere; should it be send to recruits, ex-members, etc.)
2. Helping the UAW in exchange for financial assistance to attend events
3. Setting up a quickie conference while Larry G. is in town; full membership meeting at same time?
4. Authors Coalition survey
5. Linking our Web site to other writers' groups
6. Report on recent national meeting
7. A blog spot for writers' group meetings
8. Recruiting new members
Old Business
1. Planning 2010 activities
2. NWU-Chicago newsletter (filling out additional preapproval for printing and distribution?)
3. PO Box; sending UAW material to our homes?
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Chicago Headline Club events
HEADLINE CLUB EVENTS
Upcoming speakers and topics are:
The Chicago Headline Club's burger nights are back, starting Sept. 10. Burger nights are held at the beginning of the month, usually the first Thursday of the month, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Billy Goat Tavern, 430 N. Michigan Ave., lower level. Each one will feature a member of the Headline Club Board of Directors
Nov. 5: "How to work the labor beat," speaker, Stephen Franklin, Community Media Workshop. Not since the dust bowls swept the Plains has life been so downright miserable for so many American workers. But you hardly read or hear about this in today's news media because labor reporters are a thing of the past. And if there are a few business journalists left to cover the withering economy, they are head and shoulders into telling the story about the ups and downs of a very confusing economy. So, who is telling us the story of the American worker: the ones laid off; the ones left behind to do all the work, the ones stuck on a dream that seems a fantasy today; the ones who keep plowing through, knowing that they have no choice. Franklin is a former labor writer for the Chicago Tribune and author of a book on workers and global corporations who will help explore the labor reporter in you even if you didn't know you had one. Or, help you figure out how you can latch onto a piece of the story that needs to be told.
Dec. 3: Everyone is invited for some holiday cheer and a few holiday surprises hosted by Beth Konrad, Headline Club president and journalism professor at Loyola University School of Communication. We also will launch the first Chicago Winners and Losers for the Year. No fancy nomination process or awards program, just an informal vote for the best and worst of local journalism for 2009. We'll open the floor for nominations, including from students who have had firsthand knowledge from following journalists for the semester.
January 2010: No burger night; stay warm
Feb. 4, 2010: "So you want to be a political blogger?", speaker, Kristen McQueary. You may know McQueary from her many appearances on WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" and "Week in Review." The must_read SouthtownStar columnist will give you tips and warn of pitfalls as you navigate our crazy political terrain. McQueary, who has been honored locally and nationally for her work, is a past president and current member of the Headline Club board.
March 4, 2010: "There is no dark side any more," speaker Brian Pitts. As news organizations continue to cut staff, numerous journalists have looked to the public relations field as a viable career path. Pitts, who has nearly 15 years of PR experience and currently does PR for one of the city's major law firms, will talk about his job and profession and how his experience as a journalist has played a big role on his career path.
April 8, 2010: "How do community newspapers do it?," speaker, Micah Maidenberg. Hyperlocal is the word, but anyone who has tried to do it knows how time_consuming and costly it is. Maidenberg, Headline Club vice president/membership and editor of the Chicago Journal, a publication that is part of a community newspaper company, works in the trenches often wearing more than one hat. Community journalists are invited to share war stories and tips of how to do their job better.
May 6, 2010: Meet the newly nominated CHC officers and board before the May election. This year's president_elect Susan S. Stevens, a veteran Chicago journalist, will introduce you to the nominated officers and board members who will volunteer to carry the torch for the Chicago Headline Club, the largest chapter of the national Society or Professional Journalists.
Upcoming speakers and topics are:
The Chicago Headline Club's burger nights are back, starting Sept. 10. Burger nights are held at the beginning of the month, usually the first Thursday of the month, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Billy Goat Tavern, 430 N. Michigan Ave., lower level. Each one will feature a member of the Headline Club Board of Directors
Nov. 5: "How to work the labor beat," speaker, Stephen Franklin, Community Media Workshop. Not since the dust bowls swept the Plains has life been so downright miserable for so many American workers. But you hardly read or hear about this in today's news media because labor reporters are a thing of the past. And if there are a few business journalists left to cover the withering economy, they are head and shoulders into telling the story about the ups and downs of a very confusing economy. So, who is telling us the story of the American worker: the ones laid off; the ones left behind to do all the work, the ones stuck on a dream that seems a fantasy today; the ones who keep plowing through, knowing that they have no choice. Franklin is a former labor writer for the Chicago Tribune and author of a book on workers and global corporations who will help explore the labor reporter in you even if you didn't know you had one. Or, help you figure out how you can latch onto a piece of the story that needs to be told.
Dec. 3: Everyone is invited for some holiday cheer and a few holiday surprises hosted by Beth Konrad, Headline Club president and journalism professor at Loyola University School of Communication. We also will launch the first Chicago Winners and Losers for the Year. No fancy nomination process or awards program, just an informal vote for the best and worst of local journalism for 2009. We'll open the floor for nominations, including from students who have had firsthand knowledge from following journalists for the semester.
January 2010: No burger night; stay warm
Feb. 4, 2010: "So you want to be a political blogger?", speaker, Kristen McQueary. You may know McQueary from her many appearances on WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" and "Week in Review." The must_read SouthtownStar columnist will give you tips and warn of pitfalls as you navigate our crazy political terrain. McQueary, who has been honored locally and nationally for her work, is a past president and current member of the Headline Club board.
March 4, 2010: "There is no dark side any more," speaker Brian Pitts. As news organizations continue to cut staff, numerous journalists have looked to the public relations field as a viable career path. Pitts, who has nearly 15 years of PR experience and currently does PR for one of the city's major law firms, will talk about his job and profession and how his experience as a journalist has played a big role on his career path.
April 8, 2010: "How do community newspapers do it?," speaker, Micah Maidenberg. Hyperlocal is the word, but anyone who has tried to do it knows how time_consuming and costly it is. Maidenberg, Headline Club vice president/membership and editor of the Chicago Journal, a publication that is part of a community newspaper company, works in the trenches often wearing more than one hat. Community journalists are invited to share war stories and tips of how to do their job better.
May 6, 2010: Meet the newly nominated CHC officers and board before the May election. This year's president_elect Susan S. Stevens, a veteran Chicago journalist, will introduce you to the nominated officers and board members who will volunteer to carry the torch for the Chicago Headline Club, the largest chapter of the national Society or Professional Journalists.
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