National copy editing convention

Here's a link to the national copy editors' organization's convention in Philadelphia this April.

Budgets 101

Budget 101: Budget reporting training for journalistsJournalism Resources Institute
Journalism Resources Institute will hold its 16th annual budget reporting seminar, “Budget 101,” on Thursday, November 19 at the Busch Campus Center on the Rutgers University Piscataway campus. The session is co-sponsored by the New Jersey Press Association.
This popular one-day seminar trains reporters to do a better job of writing about local municipal and school budgets and property taxes. And it is timely — local governments are beginning their annual budget process.
Experts on state and local finance and experienced journalists give reporters a step-by-step explanations of how local budgets are developed and property tax rates calculated. Participants learn how to turn this raw data into accurate and compelling stories. They also get an expert overview of New Jersey tax system and its heavy reliance on property taxes from a Rutgers faculty member.
As part of the budget reporting seminar, the institute developed a “Journalist’s Guide to Covering Municipal and School Budgets in New Jersey” that is distributed to seminar participants.
Last year’s session was sold out, so don’t wait to sign up!
For more information, go to: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/jri/profdev/profdevmain.html

What every journalism student should demand of their J school

Here's a passionate post about what students should demand (or at least strongly request) for the hard-earned dollars they pay.

Crowd sizes and controversy

Here are two links about the controversy over the size of the crowds that protested in DC in Sept. 12:
Columbia Journalism Review: http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/tea_for_twomillion.php
American Copy Editors Society: http://www.copydesk.org/board/?p=192

Media jobs long-term prognosis

I'll try to keep up with this and post the follow-ups. This is a report on jobs in the media, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It appears that there is upward movement in some areas, which the author will follow up in the future.

Society for Neuroscience Science Journalism Student Award

Society for Neuroscience Science Journalism Student Award
The Society for Neuroscience wants to help two science journalismstudents attend the society's annual meeting in Chicago next month. Theevent is the largest scientific meeting for neuroscience in the world.The awards are open to an undergraduate student (or recent graduate) andto a graduate student (or recent grad school graduate). The awards willinclude complimentary meeting registration, four nights' lodging, and$750 to help defray the expenses of attending. Each winner will also bepaired with an experienced professional journalist covering the annual meeting.
Contact:Science Journalism Student Award
Department of Public Information
Society for Neuroscience
1121 14th Street., NW Suite 1010
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 962-4000 Fax: (202) 962-4941 E-mail: pidaward@sfn.org mailto:pidaward@sfn.org
Web:http://www.sfn.org/am2009/index.aspx?pagename=Science_Journalism_Student_Award
http://www.sfn.org/am2009/index.aspx?pagename=Science_Journalism_Student_Award
Deadline: September 18 ( may be extended)

The latest trend in science reporting

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