Attention Freelancers and Cincy Journalists! Bob Hostetler Will Be Featured at Our September 21 Luncheon

Attention Freelancers!

JOIN US FOR A SEPTEMBER FREELANCERS LUNCHEON

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
GREATER CINCINNATI PRO CHAPTER 
AND GRAYDON

will present our
quarterly luncheon for freelancers

Date: Thursday, September 21, 2017

Time: 11:45 A.M. to 1 P.M. LUNCHEON

Featuring: Bob Hostetler, Award-Winning Author,

Literary Agent and Speaker

 

Topic: "Book Publishing Trends"

Location: GRAYDON LAW OFFICES
1800 SCRIPPS CENTER
312 WALNUT STREET

Open to all freelancers and journalists, including print, broadcast, radio and digital. Lunch will be available - Sandwich boxed lunches for $15. There will be a lunch, along with a short talk/discussion, followed by a Q and A. The purpose for the luncheon is to offer an opportunity for freelancers to network as well as to provide education, training and resources. For tickets and to sign up, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freelancers-luncheon-presented-by-cincinnati-spj-and-graydon-tickets-37505948301 

About Bob Hostetler: Bob Hostetler is an award-winning author, literary agent, and speaker from southwestern Ohio. His fifty books, which include the award-winning Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door and The Bard and the Bible: A Shakespeare Devotional, have sold millions of copies. Bob is also the executive director of the Christian Writers Institute(christianwritersinstitute.com). He and his wife, the lovely Robin, have been married for forty years. They have two children and five grandchildren. Connect with Bob at www.bobhostetler.com.

Questions: Ginny McCabe at gmwriteon@aol.com or at 513-604-6720

Ohio's Best Journalism Awards Ceremony in Photos - Congrats to all the Winners!

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Tana Weingartner (WVXU,) Kristen Swilley (WCPO) and Ginny McCabe (Journal-News, Reuters)

(Photo/Ginny McCabe)

(Photo/Jerry Masek)

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(Photo/Sarah Bacha)
Ginny McCabe, Tana Weingartner and Laura Hobson

(Photo/Sarah Bacha)
Kristen Swilley of WCPO

(Photo/Ginny McCabe)

(Photo/Jerry Masek)

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Kristen Swilley, WCPO

(Photo/Jerry Masek)

Laura Hobson, aeqai, Hyde Park Living

(Photo/Jerry Masek)

Tana Weingartner, WVXU

(Photo/Jerry Masek)

Ginny McCabe, Journal-News, Reuters

Finalists for SPJ Pro Chapters of the Year announced

Contacts:

Chrystal Parvin, SPJ Membership Coordinator, (317) 361-4132, cparvin@spj.org
Anna Gutierrez, SPJ Communications Coordinator, (317) 920-4785, agutierrez@spj.org

INDIANAPOLIS — The Society of Professional Journalists annually selects two chapters to honor for their commitment to SPJ’s mission and journalism. Winners of Large Chapter of the Year and Small Chapter of the Year will be announced during the Excellence in Journalism 2017 conference in Anaheim, California.

This year’s finalists are:

Large Chapter of the Year
Two finalists for Large Chapter of the Year are Minnesota Pro and Florida Pro. 

Small Chapter of the Year
Three finalists for Small Chapter of the Year are Las Vegas Pro, Cincinnati Pro and Bluegrass Pro. 

Large Chapter of the Year is open to chapters with 75 or more members, while Small Chapter of the Year is open to chapters with fewer than 75 members.

The Press Club of Long Island and Florida Pro were both honored as the 2016 Professional Large Chapters of the Year. Cincinnati Pro was named Professional Small Chapter of the Year. Read more about the selection process and past winners here.

SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to informing citizens; works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists; and fights to protect First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press. Support excellent journalism and fight for your right to know. Become a member, give to the Legal Defense Fund, or give to the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation.

Save the Date: Next Freelancers Luncheon on Sept. 21

Save the date: Our next freelancers luncheon will be held on Thursday, September 21 at Graydon from 11:45 am to 1 p.m. Watch for more details soon!

Tickets on Sale for Ohio SPJ Awards Ceremony on August 26 in Canton

Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest, sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) chapters statewide, announced its 2017 awards earlier in July. There were 315 awards announced out of 700 entries submitted.

The categories include large circulation print (75,000 or greater), small circulation print (fewer than 75,000), radio, television, digital media, trade organizations, freelance and college. Click here for a full list of categories.

Best of Show distinctions are awarded in all categories except college. Entries were for work done in 2016. The Long Island Press Club did judging.

A luncheon celebration to honor the winners will be held Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, at noon at the world-renowned Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Attendees will have access to Pro Football Hall of Fame exhibits, videos and tours, and see progress for the Johnson Controls Pro Football Hall of Fame Village, a $600 million project being developed at the site in preparation for the NFL’s 100^th season in 2019 and centennial celebration in 2020. For more information about the Pro Football Hall of Fame, visit http://www.profootballhof.com/default.aspx. Tickets for the luncheon are $60. To purchase tickets, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-ohio-spj-awards-tickets-36082712364