A program for copy editors

This one comes from the SPJ Leads weekly e-mail:


COPY EDITORS: COPY THIS!
The Robert C. Maynard Institute is offering eight $6,000 fellowships to attend the Institute's program for copy editors, June 1-12 at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada Reno. Fellowships cover tuition, room and group meals during the six-week program and include a travel stipend. The fellowships are underwritten by a grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. Print and online journalists from small- and medium-size newspapers with circulations of 50,000 and below are encouraged to apply. The program immerses participants in the basics of headline writing, design, line and content editing, story organization and news judgment, interpersonal skills and online editing. The curriculum includes classroom work, daily skills-building drills, evening seminars and practical experience at the local newspaper. Deadline: April 21. More information and an application: Visit The Institute's Web site.

SPJ/LA takes on ethics

SPJ/LA Presents Ethics in the Digital Age
Save the Date: Wednesday, April 23

The Greater L.A. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists invites you to join us on Wednesday, April 23, for an in-depth panel discussion on how reporters can ethically make use of the Internet in their research and reporting – How can reporters authenticate Internet sources? When is it appropriate to interview subjects via e-mail? When is it ethical for broadcast outlets to use material from YouTube, Facebook and MySpace?Attorney Terry Francke of Californians Aware will be among the featured panelists.

WHAT: Ethics in the Digital Age
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23
WHERE: Location to be determined
COST: Free for SPJ members and students; $5 for non-members.

More details will soon be posted on our Web site, http://spj.org/losangeles.

Welcome

Well, after our other Web site went away (and hey, who needed all those spammers who tried to sign on to the message boards), we needed someplace to keep people up to date on what's happening for journalists in Southern California.

So, here we are.

At this least, I'll be posting names of finalists for the Southern California Excellence in Journalism Awards here. And whenever an event comes across my vast array of e-mails, I'll post it here.

Thanks for your interest.