Loads of great things coming up thanks to the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
August 19: Meet with Chinese media representatives to discuss coverage of the American politics, journalism ethics, social media practices, and other topics.
When: 8/19/16 at 2 p.m.
Where: 1333 H St. NW, 2nd Floor (Washington, DC)
Contact: Alice Ollstein, 202-495-3688
Note: the building is under construction. Enter on H St., follow signs for Center for American Progress, take the elevator to the 2nd floor.
August 30: New-Media Political Journalists Discuss Presidential Politics
Join the Society of Professional Journalists Washington, D.C. Pro Chapter the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 to hear new-media political journalists discuss presidential and other politics. They will discuss the campaigns and other electoral and political news. This follows a January SPJ-DC panel with “old” and new-media political journalists on whether the media are being “Trumped”.
At the Aug. 30 event, panelists are reporter Miranda Green with Decode DC, Senior Correspondent Tim Mak of The Daily Beast and Senior Reporter Kate Sheppard of The Huffington Post. Moderator is SPJ-DC board member Alice Ollstein, a political reporter at ThinkProgress.
The event is at the Software & Information Industry Association’s Specialized Information Publishers’ Association, 1090 Vermont Ave., NW, 6th floor, Washington, D.C. http://bit.ly/29nLTx6
Light refreshments will be provided, and the fee is $5 for SIPA, SPJ and National Press Club members, $10 for others and students free. Register and pay beforehand here on Eventbrite. Questions to Jonathan Make of SPJ-DC at press@warren-news.com.
WHEN
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT)
6:30 p.m. doors open, 7 p.m. panel begins.
WHERE
Software & Information Industry Association’s Specialized Information Publishers’ Association – 1090 Vermont Ave., NW 6th floor, Washington, D.C 20005-4905