UPDATE: Event is sold out! Registration is closed. See everyone who signed up on Saturday!

It’s no secret it’s been tough going in our local journalism scene lately. The media industry has been rocked by the closure of the Daily Transcript, ownership changes and buy-outs at the Union-Tribune, and endless worries about the future.

For many of us, a career in journalism isn’t just a job. It’s a calling. But career success means you need to understand your options and the best ways to embrace the future. We’re here to help you survive and thrive.

The award-winning San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is teaming up with the American Society of Journalists and Authors, a 1,200-member association of independent writers, to present a special FREE one-day event, How To Survive In & After Journalism.

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Going live with video from the scene of a news event once required several people, a satellite truck and hundreds of pounds of equipment.

Now you can do it with nothing more than a smartphone enabled with the right app. Tools such as Periscope are transforming live news production. How can journalists use these tools to communicate with their audiences and augment their information streams?

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Please join SPJ San Diego and four of the most plugged-in media personalities working the Chargers stadium story to discuss news coverage in San Diego, in L.A. and around the nation. They’ll discuss the team, dissect the reporting and answer your questions about the future of the Chargers. In February, one of our panelists, Kevin Acee, said if the Chargers leave San Diego, it would be “the biggest story in our city’s history.”

Not biggest sports story. Biggest story.

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