Monday, January 19, 2009

New Media Workshop is Tomorrow!


Join fellow Scripps student and PRSSA president Paul Matson tomorrow at 5 p.m. in Scripps Hall 111 for our first New Media Workshop!

We all know the media is changing, and changing drastically. This is your chance to be on the cutting edge and learn the tools of the trade - Facebook, blogging, Flickr, twitter, and a slew of other ways to market yourself as a journalist and to report the news happening around you.

We invite you to BRING YOUR LAPTOPS so you can follow along and create yoru own new media experiences!

Paul Matson is a senior student at Ohio University, majoring in public relations with a minor in marketing. Paul is highly involved on campus and has served a number of internships in public relations, marketing and advertising. He is currently the president of The Public Relations Student Society of American (PRSSA), a previous member of the Ohio University Forensics Speech and Debate team, and a member of Campus Crusade for Christ. His internship experiences include positions at General Electric, Lamar Advertising, Coldstone Creamery, The Kempton Group, and Ohio University. In his current job, Paul is the marketing intern under Vice President Howard Lipman at the office of Advancement in McGuffey Hall. In his spare time, Paul is the drummer in a local band, enjoys rock climbing and is training to run in the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon in May.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Cabin Fever Reliever!!

Join SPJ for:


Cabin Fever Reliever!

Pizza, games and getting to know all your fellow SPJers!!

Tues Jan 13th from 5-6 in Scripps 111

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Meeting Music

Now for a fun blog post...

We want to start playing music before our meetings (in that awkward 5 -5:10 p.m. time frame) but want to know what YOU want to hear!

Reply to this post with a list of ideas and, who knows, maybe you'll hear your playlist at the next meeting!

Thanks!

The OU SPJ team

Layoffs and Budget Cuts hit Dayton TV

The Dayton Daily News reports this evening that each TV news station in the market is reducing costs in one of several ways.

WDTN, the NBC affiliate, is not renewing the contracts of an anchor and of a reporter. WHIO, the CBS affiliate, is on a hiring freeze. WKEF and WRGT, the ABC and Fox affiliates respectively, announced earlier that they had not renewed the contract of anchor Mark Pompilio.

Here's the link

Looks like papers aren't the only ones suffering...

Thoughts?

Monday, January 5, 2009

FIRST MEETING TOMORROW

SPJers,

Join us tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5 p.m. in Scripps 111 for our first meeting of the quarter!

In 2009, SPJ marks 100 Years of Improving and Protecting Journalism and we at the OU chapter are kicking it off right with a full-slate of exciting projects and programming to involve you in the media industry and help you connect with professionals across the state.

If you are interested in becoming more involved with our group or even if you are a casual attender - this is a meeting you want to be a part of!

Hope your Syllabus Day was splendid and that winter quarter will be kind to you!

See you tomorrow at 5!

Evan