get your news in the news
tommyFrom our friend Eric Deggans, top-notch entertainment columnist and media blogger for the St Pete Times, and President of the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists:
The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists is sponsoring a forum titled “Getting Your News in the News” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19 in Fletcher Lounge at the University of Tampa.
The purpose of the forum is to provide an open discussion between the panel, which will include the area’s print and TV publications, and members of the community, including activist groups and neighborhood organizations, on how to pitch news.
Currently, panelists include top editors from the St. Petersburg Times. Tampa Tribune, WUSF radio, Creative Loafing, WFLA-Ch. 8, WTSP-Ch. 10, WTVT-Ch. 13 and WFTS-Ch. 28.
They will be available to answer questions about news coverage, hear your tips on possible stories and offer strategies for getting important events covered in your neighborhood or involving your community group.
The event is free and open to the public
The two hour event also includes a long Q&A session in which our panelists will take questions from the crowd. But this event can’t work unless members of the community attend in large numbers to provide feedback, ask questions and hear advice.
It sounds like a unique opportunity to find out how the local news outlets put stuff together, and may be quite interesting. And it’s FREE! If you like to keep an eye on local media, or maybe you just want to meet some of the movers and shakers here in town, then GO SIGN UP!
For details or to RSVP for the event, visit http://www.myspace.com/tbabj or The Feed, or contact program chair Camille C. Spencer at (727) 992-5203 or cspencer@sptimes.com
Tags: education, media, newspapers, tv
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