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Open the doors on closed meetings next Friday. The New Jersey Foundation for Open Government will hold an Open Public Meetings Act seminar on Friday, June 19, at the Rutgers Center for Law and Justice in Newark. It's only $10, and lunch is included. Some of the brightest luminaries in the business of opening the government will be presenting. Space is limited, so anyone who wants to attend should register soon. Register here! See you there! |
| PAPER CUTS: AUDIO AVAILABLE |
| Did you miss “Paper Cuts: Surviving and Preparing for the Layoff/Buyout?” Wish you could have heard the advice from the panelists the Society of Professional Journalists South Florida Chapter assembled to speak at ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday‚ August 7th? Well‚ audio of the program is finally available at spjsofla.net. |
| VIEW OUR SYMPOSIUM ON OPRA |
“Finding Out: How To Exercise Your Rights to Obtain Public Records‚” a two-hour symposium for journalists‚ journalism students‚ and other interested citizens‚ was held on October 1st‚ 2008‚ on the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers: The State University. Featured panelists speaking about the NJ Open Records Act [OPRA] were Guy Baehr‚ former reporter for The Star Ledger‚ Tina Renna‚ Union County Watchdog Association‚ and citizen activist John Paff. The program was sponsored by the Rutgers and state professional chapters of the New Jersey Society for Professional Journalists (NJSPJ)‚ the NJ Foundation for Open Government (FOG)‚ the Journalism Resources Institute and the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at the School of Communication‚ Information and Library Studies (SCILS) at Rutgers University. To view the program‚ click here > |
| NEW LOCAL CHAPTER OFFICERS ELECTED |
The following new officers for the local NJSPJ chapter were recently elected: President: Michelle Maskaly Trustees: Congratulations to all! |
| NJSPJ EVENT: "A MIGHTY HEART" |
The New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists hosted a screening of the movie "A Mighty Heart" earlier this month. The movie was followed by a discussion at a nearby restaurant.
Pictured clockwise from left. NJSPJ Past President David Levitt‚ Bloomberg News; NJSPJ Vice President Barbara Reed‚ Rutgers University; NJSPJ Board Member Michelle Maskaly‚ Staten Island Advance; J.P. Ruth‚ NJBiz; Kim Predham‚ Ocean County Observer. |
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