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NYABJ's
Year So Far
Just
joined NYABJ?
Or maybe you haven't been paying as
much attention as you'd like?
Well, here's what you might have missed
so far in 2002.
March
22 - Brothers Back to School
Each year, in a
companion program to "Take Our
Daughters to Work Day," many
NYABJ members go into area schools
to talk about what they do each day
at work. If you would like to volunteer,
contact Daphne
Young, co-chairwoman of the
Scholarship/Student
Outreach Committee. Learn more
and submit an application today.
March
21- Lunch with New York University
Students
NYU’s office for
African American, Latino, and Asian
American Student Services and the
Washington Square News, the daily
student newspaper, have been coordinating
"Making it in Media" --
a conversation series featuring media
professionals of color. Media professionals
come, have lunch with a small group
of students, and share work experiences.
We are inviting you to join us from
noon to 2 p.m. Topics range
from different mediums (newspaper,
print, television, online), internship
and career advice, and the like. If
you’re interested, please contact
Gretchen Weber at
gew208@nyu.edu or call (781) 223-0771.
March
20 - Dialogue with Mayor Michael
Bloomberg
New York City's
mayor will join NYABJ for a discussion
moderated by NY1 Political Anchor/Reporter
Dominic Carter at WNBC-TV, 30 Rockefeller
Plaza (Mezzanine Level). The event
is scheduled from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and
will be followed by a reception. Please
arrive early as seating will be limited.
RSVP: nyabj@yahoo.com
(Also, check out an earlier
meeting between the mayor and
black journalists.)
March
5, 7 & 14
- Book
Publishing Seminar
Juliette Fairley, author
of Cash in the City: Affording Martinis,
Manolos and Manicures on a Working
Girl's Salary (Wiley, Feb. 2002) is
hosting a three-day Get Published!
non-fiction book publishing seminar.
On March 5, we will have a
top NYC agent come guest lecture and
take verbal pitches of your non-fiction
ideas. On March 7, we will
discuss writing query letters and
book proposals to send to agents.
On March 14, an editor from
St. Martin's Press will guest lecture
about fiction and non-fiction book
publishing. The three evenings begin
at 7 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m. and
meet near 21st Street and 5th Avenue
in Manhattan. Interested NYABJ members
can contact Juliette
at (212) 714-7723 or visit
www.cashinthecity.com.
March
2 - Tips
for Freelancers
Writer Allen Salkin
(New York Times, Details, People)
will show you how to convince editors
who've never heard of you to give
you an assignment. Make the most of
that first minute -- in person or
on the page -- to explain what you're
writing about and why our story is
perfect for the magazine, newspaper,
Web site or newsletter you're pitching.
Sign up today at
www.ersvp.com/reply/pitchperfect.
March
1 - NYU-ABJ Needs Speakers
The New York University
Association of Black Journalists is
looking for media professionals who
are interested in speaking at its
meeting, which will be held at 5 p.m.
at Carter Hall, 10 Washington Place.
If you are interested, please send
a note to NYU-ABJ chapter president
Shanida
Smith or call her at (917) 548-9551.
February
27 - Literary Salon
To celebrate
Black History Month, NYABJ will
host a literary salon at B. Smith’s
restaurant that will feature journalists
who are also writing books. The
event will be held from 7:30 to
10 p.m. B. Smith’s is located at
320 W. 46th Street, between
8th and 9th
Avenues. More
February
13
- Meeting Date Change
NYABJ’s monthly meeting
has been moved to the Wednesday,
Feb. 13, because of a scheduling
conflict. The meeting on the 13th
will be a workshop to begin planning
our annual scholarship and awards
dinner. It will be held at Black
Enterprise, 130 Fifth Ave., between
18th and 19th
Streets, in the 10th
Floor Amphitheater, from 7:30 to
9 p.m.
February
7- Sneak
Preview of "John Q"
--
SEATS ARE LIMITED! RSVP! ASAP!
NYABJ and the Hollywood
East Foundation invites our members
to a special screening of the upcoming
New Line Cinema film starring Denzel
Washington. More
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