NOV. 23, 2009

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IN THIS ISSUE
Carroll Hall labs to close Wednesday for Thanksgiving break
Enter SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards competition
Sign up for digital media economics and leadership classes next semester
Sign up for spelling and grammar test
CABJ t-shirts on sale
Triangle IABC meeting on how to make dynamic presentations with minimal time and effort, Dec. 8
Study international public relations in London
Apply for Overseas Press Club Foundation scholarship
WXYC Reports seeks contributors
Intern at Newsday
Intern with WNC magazine
Intern with the Outer Banks Daredevils
Students of the World summer internship
Intern at QSR magazine
Intern at Carolina Woman magazine
Entrepreneurial news project

Carroll Hall labs to close Wednesday for Thanksgiving break

Carroll Hall labs will be open normal hours on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 24. Labs then will be closed until Monday, Nov. 30.

Enter SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards competition

Annually, the Society of Professional Journalists presents the Mark of Excellence Awards honoring the best in student journalism. The awards offer categories for print, radio, television and online collegiate journalism. Entries are first judged at the regional level. Regional award winners will be honored at SPJ spring conferences. First place regional winners are forwarded on to the national competition. National winners will be honored during the 2010 SPJ Convention & National Journalism Conference in Las Vegas, Oct. 3-6.

The contest is open to anyone enrolled in a college or university in the U.S. studying for an academic degree. Students who have had full-time, professional journalism experience, outside of internships, are not eligible. Entries must have been published or broadcast during the 2009 calendar year.

The deadline to enter is Jan. 27, 2010.

For complete details and to enter visit www.spj.org.

Sign up for digital media economics and leadership classes next semester

Are you an entrepreneur? Or simply interested in better understanding the economic opportunities and challenges facing media companies in the 21st century?

If so, consider enrolling in two courses this spring — JOMC 551: "Digital Media Economics and Behavior" and JOMC 552: "Leadership in a Time of Change," both taught by professor Penny Muse Abernathy, Knight Chair in Digital Media Economics and Journalism.

These courses were not available during registration due to changes in course numbers, but both are open for enrollment.

"Digital Media Economics and Behavior" (TR 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.) examines such issues as the changing dynamics of consumer behavior, pricing, market segmentation, economic cycles and global competition. Through analyzing a variety of case studies on such media companies as News Corp, The New York Times, Google and Thomson Reuters, future journalists — as well as for advertising and public relations majors — should be better able to assess opportunities and risks of business enterprises they will encounter or are contemplating.

"Leadership in A Time of Change" (R 2-4:45 p.m.) examines the strategic choices facing media companies in much greater depth and offers advanced seniors and graduate-level students who take the seminar the opportunity to actually write and produce a case study on a media company.

Space is limited. For more information, contact Abernathy at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

There is one remaining dates to take the spelling and grammar test during the fall 2009 semester: Friday, Dec. 4, 1 p.m. The test will be given in Carroll Hall 33. The sign-up sheet will be available one week prior to the test in the student records office.

Students and faculty can purchase a CABJ t-shirt for $8. Contact Queenie Byars at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or president Ayana Allen at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the number of shirts (if more than one) and size. Please make checks payable to the Carolina Association of Black Journalists.

Triangle IABC meeting on how to make dynamic presentations with minimal time and effort, Dec. 8

The Triangle chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), will host an informative talk on how to prepare dynamic presentations that captivate audiences with minimal time and effort at its Dec. 8 meeting.

Sidd Chorpa, award-winning speaker and founder of SpeedSpeak.com, will demonstrate his process for preparing powerful presentation in 15 minutes. Chorpa will identify what makes top presenters efficient, effective and memorable. He also will share tips that communication professionals can use to help executives be successful representatives even when there is limited time to prepare. 

SpeedSpeak is a global consortium of world-class communication experts who coach executives on communication topics. Chorpa founded SpeedSpeak in 2006 to provide knowledge and cutting-edge tools to executives to simplify the presentation development process and hone their presentation skills for career advancement. Chorpa is the president of Analytrix, a software and services company that helps small and medium-sized businesses understand their customers and their competitors, and manage their Internet profile.

The IABC meeting will be held at the Morrisville Chamber of Commerce at 260 Town Hall Drive beginning at 6 p.m. for dinner and networking. The presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m.

IABC events are open to IABC members and the general public. The cost for the meeting is $15 for IABC members, $30 for guests and $5 for full-time students. For more information on the event, visit iabctriangle.org/events.htm or to register, visit https://www.123signup.com/register?id=jypvh. 

The Department of Communication Studies at UNC-Charlotte will offer its annual London International Public Relations Seminar at Regents College May 17-June 11, 2010. The seminar is taught by Dean Kruckeberg, APR, Fellow PRSA, who is director of the Center for Global Public Relations at UNC-Charlotte.

Students will spend 25 days studying international public relations with practitioners and educators, and receive course credit that is usually transferable to students' curricula at their colleges and universities. UNC-Charlotte invites students from various universities to participate in this learning experience.

Information is available on the Web at www.edabroad.uncc.edu/prel. To view student-produced Web sites: londonpr07.blogspot.com, ukpr2008.weebly.com and ukprseminar09.webs.com.

Students are encouraged to apply online.

Graduate and undergraduate students, studying at American colleges and universities are invited to apply for one of twelve $2,000 scholarships to be awarded by the Overseas Press Club Foundation.

Winning an OPC Foundation scholarship is more than a cash award. Winners are invited to join the Overseas Press Club family. They are encouraged to network and keep the organization informed of their career moves. From among the scholarship winners, the Foundation also selects up to six scholars and pays travel and living expenses for them to intern at foreign bureaus at such leading news organization as the Associated Press and Reuters and foreign English-language media like Cambodia Daily and the South China Morning Post. In many cases, winning an OPC Foundation award has helped launch careers.

The judges require that applicants submit a cover letter, resume and essay. The applicant’s name and school should appear at the top of each page. The essay of approximately 500 words should concentrate on an area of the world or an international issue that is in keeping with the applicant’s interest. It can be in the form of a story, news analysis or essay. Recent winners have written on such diverse topics as playing black jack on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, political activism in Morocco and social upheaval in China. Applicants are also encouraged to submit essays showing a strong understanding of, or interest in, global economic issues such as trade, finance, emerging markets, immigration or environmental impacts.

The cover letter should be autobiographical in nature addressing such questions as how the applicant developed an interest in this particular part of the world, or how he or she would use the scholarship to further journalistic ambitions. The judges respond well to applications showing strong reporting skills, color, and understanding or passion.

Winners will be contacted in December so that arrangements can be made for them to attend the Foundation Scholarship Luncheon in February 2010 in New York City at the Foundation's expense. Recipients are expected to attend.

Applicants do not have to be U.S. citizens. Applications may be sent by mail, fax or e-mail. Please choose one. Email is preferred (Word or PDF).

Send applications to:

Mail: William J. Holstein
President
Overseas Press Club Foundation
40 West 45 Street
New York, NY 10036

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Fax: 201.612.9915

The deadline is Dec. 1, 2009. Download an application.

WXYC Reports seeks contributors

WXYC Reports, a biweekly commentary, interview and features program on WXYC-Chapel Hill 89.3 FM, is looking for new regular contributors with experience in reporting, audio storytelling and audio recording and editing. The program relies on contributed reporting, story telling and commentary. The program’s producer is looking to step up the show’s profile. Commentators with strong interests and knowledge in any field or news genre are also desired. All ages (first-year students to faculty) are welcome. Please e-mail Jacquelyn Huntington at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if interested.

Intern at Newsday

Newsday offers several internships for college students who are preparing for careers in journalism. Students can select internships in editorial journalism, multimedia or Web development.

These internships will introduce students to the newsroom and will give the students the opportunity to work on daily stories. Interns work two days a week. These reporter internships are for goal-oriented self-starters who have basic interviewing, research, writing and typing skills. A car is necessary for this internship.

Requirements:

Cover letter
Application - Click here to download
Resume
Up to six samples (copies) of published work

Please send applications to:

Internship Coordinator
Newsday
235 Pinelawn Road
Melville, NY 11747-4250

Questions can be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Intern with WNC magazine

Interested in getting hands-on experience publishing a magazine? GulfStream Communications, publisher of WNC (Western North Carolina magazine based in Asheville, N.C.), Charleston, Charleston Home, Charleston Weddings and G the Magazine of Greenville, S.C., offers internships in editorial, design/art, photography, marketing, sales, online content and Web design. Spring, summer and fall semester internships are only open to students eligible to receive school credit.

For more information on kinds of internships, view the internship flier.

To apply:
Send a cover letter, resume and pertinent samples to:
Melissa Smith, associate editor
P.O. Box 1330
Asheville, NC 28802

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For more information, visit www.wncmagazine.com.

Intern with the Outer Banks Daredevils

The Outer Banks Daredevils baseball team is looking for interns for the 2010 summer. Tasks include advertising, marketing, merchandise sales, gate admission, concessions, on-field promotions and various other duties.

The internship is unpaid and runs mid-May to mid-August. Interns are housed with host families. Send a letter of interest and resume to:

Owen Hassell
General Manager
Outer Banks Daredevils
P.O. Box 7596
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948

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Students of the World summer internship

Want to spend the summer making a documentary about a global issue? Students of the World offers college students the opportunity to put their journalism skills to use in the field. The SOW program is a yearlong commitment, beginning in January 2010. Spring efforts include teambuilding, preparation, fundraising and research. However, the bulk of the project will take the form of a summer internship that will include training, four weeks of production travel and post production work in Austin, Texas. The final component of the SOW commitment occurs during the fall when teams leverage their summer production work through events, educational outreach activities and other media distribution channels.

Visit www.seechangenow.org to see examples of past teams' work. Download an application at seechangenow.wordpress.com. Applications are due Nov. 24.

National business-to-business food service magazine QSR is looking for a reliable and self-motivated intern. Duties include copy editing, fact checking, updating the Web site and online story assignments. Intern must have completed news writing and copy editing courses at the school and have his or her own transportation. This internship pays $10/hour and is limited to 20 hours a week. Office is located in Durham. Interested parties should email resume and clips to Blair Chancey at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Intern at Carolina Woman magazine

Carolina Woman, the monthly magazine for women in the Triangle, offers advertising/marketing and journalism internships each semester.

Advertising/Marketing interns may work with potential and current advertisers, assist account executives with selling or creating ads, help incorporate new marketing strategies and assist the advertising director.

Journalism interns might research and write articles, receive a byline for the Update and Events sections, edit columns, and assist the editors and publisher.

Unpaid internships are available to students at accredited colleges and universities. Due to the number of applications received for each position, the program is competitive. Applicants must be able to fulfill the minimum requirement of 12 hours a week during the fall or spring semesters and 20 hours (part-time) or 40 hours (full time) a week during the summer. Carolina Woman’s office, which is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., is located on Chapel Hill Road in Raleigh just off I-40 (about 20 minutes from Durham and Chapel Hill).

Students who enjoy learning in a fast-paced environment and who are multi-taskers thrive at Carolina Woman. Interns with enthusiasm and initiative are rewarded with the opportunity to achieve at the highest levels in the company.

Carolina Woman has a fun office environment and dedicated staff members who enjoy working with interns. Editor and publisher Debra Simon is a veteran reporter and editor whose work has appeared in many well-known publications, including The Miami Herald, Seventeen magazine and The Wall Street Journal.

Send resumes and cover letters to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Entrepreneurial news project

Computer science graduate students from Lawrence Technological University in Michigan and Washington University in St.Louis are working on an entrepreneurial project that targets audiences with too little time to read full-text news. The project will use the Internet's ability to quickly deliver content as well as the portability of handheld devices to present subscribers to-the-point news that is fast and easy to read. The goal of this project is to try to make people's life easier and simpler by pre-processing raw information for them.

After several months of programming, the news distribution Web site is working with the ability of sending out 50,000 e-mails automatically each day, while the iPhone client is in its final development stages.

The group is seeking someone with journalism talent as well as an entrepreneurial spirit to join the project. This person is expected to have the ability of writing and rewriting news that is precise and informative. He or she is also expected to be innovative and can bring fresh ideas to the project.

For more information, contact Angke Chen at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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