Today: Boost your live coverage skills at “Tweet It Now” workshop

Gone are the days of filing your story at day’s end. Today’s journalists are responsible for producing online content in addition to their print or broadcast work. And today’s savviest journalists go a step further – filing stories as they happen via Twitter.

Learn how you can improve your “live coverage” skills at SPJ’s “Tweet It Now: Real-time Reporting via Twitter” workshop on Thursday, Feb. 16.
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Media’s Impact on Public Policy: A forum on Wednesday, Feb. 15

A San Diego County Taxpayers Association breakfast forum featuring high-profile San Diego’s editors asks a series of questions: Is the changing media industry affecting public policy in San Diego? Is the media’s role informer, watchdog or advocate? Is transparency the new objectivity?
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Calling all entries! Two contest deadlines arrive on Thursday, Feb. 9

The Society of Professional Journalists is excited to announce that the 2011 Sigma Delta Chi Awards are open for entry until Feb. 9. Among the premiere prizes awarded to professional journalists, the SDX Awards recognize the best in U.S. professional journalism from print, online, art/graphics, newsletters, television, radio and journalism research.
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