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The St. Louis Business Journal is seeking experienced writers to handle regular or semi-regular freelance assignments. If you’re interested, contact section editor Rob Hurtt at rhurtt@bizjournals.com or 314-421-8323.
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Join trivia master Dan Dillon, a KMOV-TV writer and author of “So Where’d
You Go to High School?”, for the Society of Professional Journalists third
annual Trivia Night on Oct. 23.
This year’s theme is Hacks vs. Flacks so journalists, challenge your
favorite ( or least favorite) spokesperson, and PR types, invite your
reporter friends/foes.
How it works:
Teams of eight will square off on trivia about media, St. Louis, current
events and other topics.
Don¹t have a team? No problem! Come anyway and we will find you one.
We¹ll have the mulligans, beer and wine. Feel free to bring friends, family
and snacks.
Plus, proceeds go to a good cause: student scholarships, and conferences and
professional development for journalists.
What: SPJ Hacks vs. Flacks Trivia Night
When: Oct. 23, doors open and registration starts at 6:30 p.m., trivia at 7
p.m.
Where: Immaculate Conception Parish Hall, 2934 Marshall Ave., Maplewood
Cost: $20 per person or $150 for a table of eight
Benefits: Student scholarships and SPJ
For more information, call 314 440 2332.
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Jim Spencer, president and founder of Newsy.com, will talk about the
creation of a new online video news service at our Oct. 8 luncheon.
The site, which was created through a partnership between Newsy and the
University of Missouri of School of Journalism, produces short video
snapshots that explain how news organizations are reporting stories.
Rotating editorial teams analyze each day’s news by monitoring television,
blogs, newspapers, magazines and the Internet.
Newsy has received economic development incentives from the City of Columbia
and tax credits from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The
company raised $1.1 million in its first round of funding primarily from
Missouri-based angel investors and is now raising its next round of $2
million.
“Multi-perspective news is now in great demand as people realize that there
is more than one side to a story and news reporting is increasingly viewed
as biased,” Spencer said in a Mizzou news release this year.
What: Newsy.com luncheon
Who: Jim Spencer, Newsy founder
Where: Lucas Park Grille, 1234 Washington Ave., St. Louis
When: Noon Thursday, Oct. 8
How much: $10
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Science On Tap resumes this academic year on Wednesday, Sept. 30th,
7pm-8:30pm at the Schlafly Bottleworks Crown Room, in Maplewood at
7260 Southwest Ave. Emmy Award-winning author Robert Wiener will be hosted
by Richard Chapman, senior lecturer in screen writing at Washington
University.
Wiener was an executive producer and war correspondent and will speak on:
The Technology of War Reporting…with Tales from the Bunker.
Wiener wrote “Live From Baghdad,” the movie version of which was nominated
for three Golden Globe and 10 Emmy Awards.
As a reporter and senior executive producer at CNN for 20 years, Wiener will
discuss technological advances in war reporting, whether technology has
actually aided the public’s understanding of the news, and how technology
has increased the risk of reporting from the field.
Science On Tap is a free event, but seating is limited and there are
no reservations.
For more information visit http://scienceontap.wustl.edu.
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