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02 Feb Beyond Journalism: Leverage your skills and build your dream job
-- By board member Sarah Stuteville From researching, reporting and interviewing, to writing, tech know-how and critical thinking skills, journalists make great employees in just about any job. And in this shifting economy many of us are making career moves away from traditional journalism. [caption id="attachment_1397" align="alignright"...
31 Jan SEO tips for journalists: SPJ Continuing Ed roundup
http://storify.com/moniguzman/seo-tips-for-journalists-and-writers-spj-continuin...
27 Jan What can we learn from media startups? Tales from two tech sites
Media startups are defining new paths in journalism by tackling new business models, experimenting with content, and generally just making their own rules. Much of this experimentation has taken place at sites like Techcrunch, GigaOmand others covering the technology industry, and they’re learning lessons that...
25 Jan Make SEO work for you: An interactive workshop
Once upon a time -- not that long ago -- writers wrote articles, photographers took photos, copyeditors wrote headlines and web people did a bunch of complicated stuff most of us didn’t understand. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="202" caption="Casey McNerthney"][/caption] But a new world of entrepreneurial journalism, blogging...
24 Jan Tips for better mobile photos: SPJ Continuing Ed roundup
http://storify.com/evonnebenedict/josh-trujillo-s-mobile-photo-workshop -- by Evonne Benedict and Mónica Guzmán, Western Washington SPJ board ...
18 Jan 2011 NW Excellence in Journalism contest opens Jan. 20
The 2011 Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest is now set to open Jan. 20. Due to some technical delays, the contest is set to open this Friday and close on Monday, Feb. 20 at 9:59 pm (PST). All submission information, including your link for submission and payment,...
18 Jan Make your mobile pics shine: Learn tricks of the trade Monday
[caption id="attachment_1345" align="alignright" width="180" caption="Thousands gather at the Washington state capitol for a union protest. (Photo: Josh Trujillo)"][/caption] Cell phones have turned just about everyone into a photo taker, but how do you use your mobile phone to take the clear, impactful photos of a true...
10 Jan How to build better online communities: SPJ Continuing Ed roundup
http://storify.com/moniguzman/highlights-from-building-community-in-the-digital [<a href="http://storify.com/moniguzman/highlights-from-building-community-in-the-digital" target="_blank">View the story "Highlights from 'Building Community in the Digital Age'" on Storify</a>]...
08 Jan SPJ NW Excellence in Journalism Contest starts soon
Update: The NW Excellence in Journalism Contest is now opening on Jan. 20. See here for more information. The SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contest, recognizing the best work published in 2011, will begin accepting entries on Jan. 15. All submission are due by 5 p.m....