Boston media news and events, Oct-Nov. 2011

Greetings, my dear journo-friends!

I'm back from the SPJ convention in New Orleans.

I'm happy to report that SPJ's "one member, one vote" proposal was approved, and John Ensslin took the helm as the new national SPJ president. Lots of other stuff happened, too...some good, some not so good.....a resolution to revive the Helen Thomas lifetime achievement award was defeated..... and the national SPJ board (unfortunately) decided to raise dues next year, and there's nothing we can do about it. (So starting in January, professional membership dues will go from $72 to $75 per year; annual dues for students will be $37.50). The Connecticut chapter put forth a resolution to nix this dues increase, but alas, we couldn't round up enough supporting votes to get it through. To find out more on how the voting went, and other news and highlights from the conference, click here.

In other news....there are plenty of cool events coming up for local media folks in the Boston area. The Online News Association is launching a Boston chapter. To get involved, you can sign up to their Meetup group.

Here's what else I have on my calendar:

Oct. 17, 2011
Literary Firsts Reading series
*featuring SPJ's own Danielle Dreilinger*
WHEN: Monday, October 17 at 7pm
WHERE: Middlesex Lounge, 315 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge (Central Square)
COST: Free

Oct. 20, 2011
Social Media Workshop
*presented by the New England SPJ chapter*
featuring Jeff Cutler + Kara Sassone
WHEN: Thursday, October 20 at 6:30-8:30pm
WHERE: The Boston Globe, 135 Morrissey Blvd., Boston
RSVP: http://oct20socialmedia.eventbrite.com/

Oct. 20, 2011
Media Chowder Cocktail Party
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 20, 6:30-9:30pm
WHERE: Sydney's Bar & Grille, Cambridge
COST: Free

Oct. 29, 2011
Bloodfeast Halloween Party
*Benefits the New England SPJ journalism scholarship fund*
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 29, 10pm-2am
WHERE: Machine nightclub, 1254 Boylston St. Boston
COST: $15

Nov. 1, 2011
Visit GlobeLab: The Boston Globe's take on the (near) future of news
Open house event presented by Hacks/Hackers Boston
WHEN: Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 7:00 PM
WHERE: The Boston Globe, 135 Morrissey Blvd.
RSVP: http://bit.ly/qDqpBP


Tuesday, November 1
"Out of Line:The Art of Editorial Cartooning."
Speaker Series with Boston Globe cartoonist Dan Wasserman
12 p.m. @ Harvard's Joan Shorenstein Center, Taubman 275

Thursday, November 3
Screening of Page One: Inside The New York Times.

Followed by Q & A with director Andrew Rossi and writer Kate Novack.
Moderated by Shorenstein Center director (*and SPJ member!*) Alex S. Jones.

6:15 p.m.@ Wiener Auditorium, Taubman Building, Ground Floor

Monday, November 21
"A Media Lesson from the Financial Meltdown."
Speaker Series with Diana Henriques, senior financial writer at The New York Times and the author of The Wizard of Lies.
12 p.m. @ Harvard University, Taubman 275


Hope to see some of you at these events... If you know of any other things happening, send 'em my way.

cheers,
-=Emily=-