The Daily Plan-it / Dean of Students Blog, Columbia J-school

Dear Class of 2013,

Congratulations! As you join the ranks of Columbia Journalism School alumni (10,494) around the world, we want to provide you with answers to some frequently asked questions we receive from students as they transition to alumni. As always, we are happy to answer any additional questions you may have.

Communications and Community

• The Alumni website - www.journalism.columbia.edu/alumni, the alumni online community is your primary resource to stay connected witheach other and the School. You can update your personal information; find information about events and access resources available to alumni. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Alumni Relations at jalumni@columbia.edu or at (212) 854-3864.
• Online Alumni Directory - The University-wide Alumni Directory helps you stay connected with alumni from all Columbiaschools. Update your information, and then search the directory for old friends and new contacts.
• The class listserv - Every Journalism School graduating class since 1942 is linked via its own e-mail listserv, and listmembership is restricted to classmates. It’s a great way to connect with friends, share information, plan reunions, swap job leads, and debate ethics in journalism. The Journalism School has also created listservs by region, including an international listserv. To join a listserv or to change your email address, complete the Update Contact Information form.
• This e-mail explains what you need to do to use your class e-mail listserv. Please read the e-mail carefully and follow the few basic steps.
• To set up the J2013 listserv, we used the “real world” e-mail you supplied in your graduation survey (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, EarthLink, etc.). Please use the listserv with care; once you’ve posted a message to it, your message is read by EVERYONE on the list i.e. the entire class. Your postings cannot be retracted, so be forewarned. If you are in a dispute with someone, whether it’s political or personal, please take it off-line. Your classmates should be treated with respect. Also, the listserv does not accept attachments; our anti-spam filters are designed to prevent passing on network viruses. And if you hit the “reply” button without thinking, you will automatically broadcast your response to everyone!

Here we go:

1. HOW DO I USE THIS LIST?

To send mail to the list, address your email to: j2013@lists.jrn.columbia.edu

The mail will automatically be forwarded to EVERYONE on the list. Be careful about replying to e-mails from the listserv as everyone will read your opinion.

2. WHY SHOULD I BOTHER WITH THIS LIST?

This list is only as good as the people who participate. It represents an opportunity to maintain a connection with your fellow alums even though you’re scattered across the planet. It’s only for J2013 and a few friendly J-School staffers (Irena, Melanie, and Ernie), so enjoy this great networking tool. The listserv is also the primary vehicle used to send J-School announcements, invitations to events in your area, and the monthly E-News, so remember to keep us updated as you move, change jobs, etc.

3. WHAT TOPICS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE LIST?

Appropriate topics include:

1. Journalism and J-School related topics.

II. Job leads.

III. Story leads.

IV. Great stories and helpful information & web sites.

V. Fun stuff. Off-the-wall war stories or amusing incidents are welcome, but this is not an Internet joke-of-the-day forum. Same deal goes with gossip.

4. FLAMES

Flames are possibly abusive or inappropriately aggressive e-mails directed toward somebody. Be sharp, be witty, be pithy, but let’s keep it clean!

5. I LIKE THIS LIST, BUT THERE ARE TOO MANY MESSAGES . . . WHAT CAN I DO?

Filters. Presuming you’re using a modern e-mail client (Eudora, MS Outlook Express, MS Outlook or Netscape Messenger,) you can filter messages to different folders. Every message from the list will have[J2013] in the subject line, so tell your filter to look for that term and move the message to a separate folder so it doesn’t clutter up your inbox. You can also request a digest function, which will combine all the day´s posts.

6. MY MAIL PROGRAM LETS ME USE HTML MAIL. SHOULD I?

HTML messages download more slowly and not everyonecan read them. HTML mail messages (where you can change colors and customize font sizes) look nice, but are unreadable to those poor souls who use CUNIX or other simple e-mail programs.

7. AND ONE MORE THING…

Some of our e-mails are long and some e-mail systems will read those as spam — so set your system accordingly.

• E-mail for Life and Forwarding - The Columbia Alumni Association offers alumni free, Web-based e-mail and email forwarding. Alumni email forwarding is a free service that combines the convenience of a single lifetime email address with the flexibility to change Internet service providers. More information about your Columbia email and forwarding is at http://alumni.columbia.edu/access/s2_2.html
• Special Events - As an alumnus/a, you will be invited to a number of alumni events throughout the year and throughout the world. Please remember to keep the Alumni Office updated with your latest contact information so we can stay in touch. Remember to also save the date of April 25-26, 2014 for your first year Reunion!

Career Resources

• Alumni Career Services - The Office of Career Services will be open all summer so please don’t hesitate to contact them if you still need help finding a job or internship, weighing or negotiating an offer, and other advice. Also, it’s very important that they have accurate records for your class, so as soon as you find employment, please remember to let Anusha Shrivastava know at as1698@columbia.edu. As always, all of our password-protected pages on job hunting and contacts are available to you with your UNI, and this includes JobNews, which is updated every day.

Campus Resources/Nuts & Bolts

For general information about alumni benefits and services, click here.

• Health Insurance - Students who are currently under the Columbia Student Medical Insurance Plan will be covered through the summer following graduation until August 31, 2013. For those graduating students who would like to extend coverage, please note that you do have the option to participate in the Continuation Plan. Information will be posted on the Health Services web site on or around July 15, 2013. To access the Health Services site, click here for information regarding plans, dates, continuation and general coverage (including dependents). Be sure to access this site to confirm all dates including deadlines for continuation and coverage. It is the responsibility of each student to contact Health Services regarding their coverage.
• Alumni ID Card - To apply for an alumni ID, take one form of photo ID to 201 Butler Library, have your photo taken and pay the $5 fee. This ID card will be valid for six years after which you can renew it.
• Auditing Classes - All University alumni are welcome to audit courses through the School of Continuing Education. The Auditing Program provides adults not currently enrolled in college with the opportunity to attend selected lectures drawn from the University’s offerings in the arts and sciences during the academic year. For more information about the courses available for auditing, please visit the School of Continuing Education Web site at: http://ce.columbia.edu/
• Library Access - With an alumni ID card, you may do research at campus libraries. Alumni who wish to check books out may obtain a borrowing privileges card for $30/month at the Library Information Office. Please see “Alumni ID Card” above. You can also access many full-text databases online at the Libraries Alumni Gateway at www.alumni.libraries.columbia.edu.

Transcripts and Diplomas

• Transcripts - Extra copies of your transcript are available from the Office of the Registrar. To receive a transcript you must fill out a “Transcript Request Form” at http://registrar.columbia.edu/alumni/transcripts and mail it to:

Columbia University Office of the Registrar
205 Kent Hall, MC 9202
1150 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027

You can also call (212) 854-4330. Press “1″ to order a transcript or verify degrees. There is no fee for this service; however, if the transcript is needed immediately, alumni must call and pay to have the transcript sent via FedEx.

**Note: Information on important documents from the Registrar can be accessed online at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/registrar/docs/alumni/index.html

Please contact the Office of Alumni Relations with any additional questions. Once again, congratulations!

Congratulations to all Journalism School 2013 graduates! Just a couple of great pieces
of info before you go:

Library Privileges:
https://blogs.cul.columbia.edu/journalism/2013/05/22/congratulations-2013-graduates/
Your Columbia UNI and password are available for a grace period of about 6 months after you graduate (grace period may vary depending on most recent semester’s registration date). During this time, you will have full access to all the electronic library resources you’ve come to know and love. The Library Information Office encourages you to continue to use your UNI during the grace period, and after this time, you may obtain an alumni ID card. The cost is $5 payable with Visa, MasterCard or personal check (cash is not accepted). Borrowing privileges may be purchased for $30 per month.

After the grace period, alumni are entitled to Columbia University Libraries’ current collection of E-Resources for Alumni, including Factiva, ProQuest, JSTOR, and more. For more information, please go to the E-Resources for Alumni and Friends page: https://alumni-friends.library.columbia.edu/eresources.html.

Please contact the Library Information Office for additional details:

Library Information Office
201 Butler Library
535 West 114th St.
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-7309, lio@columbia.edu
http://library.columbia.edu/content/libraryweb/services/lio.html

Stay Connected:

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• Watch Columbia University Libraries’ hosted events on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/columbiauniversity/videos?query=libraries

And finally, if you’re in the New York City area, don’t forget to stay connected with the New York Public Library - http://www.nypl.org/voices/connect-nypl/ - a wonderful NYC resource.

Congratulations again, and may the force be with you!

GRADUATION DAY

Wednesday, May 22

University Commencement

10:30 am (seating begins for guests at 8:30 am)

Family and guests with general admission tickets should enter campus at 114th Street and Broadway.

All guests with disabilities, limited mobility, the elderly needing assistance, or those needing sign language interpretation should enter:

116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
115th Street and Amsterdam Avenue (between Wallach and Hartley Halls)
Tickets are required for entry; each guest over the age of three must have a ticket to the ceremony. Tickets can only be scanned once, and guests will not be permitted to reenter campus after exiting.

Graduates must enter the Earl Hall gate on Broadway at 117th street (east side of Broadway, opposite the Barnard gates) wearing your cap and gown. Please note access to the Journalism building from that side of campus will be impossible. If you need anything from the building, get it before lining up. Also, bathroom breaks are difficult once the event begins.

For those who have purchased academic attire to walk in the University Commencement, we will congregate next to Low Library on the Broadway side just north of the flag pole (next to Lewisohn) at 9:00 am. Don’t be late. Look for the sign and Dean Huff and our student marshals Kimberly Brooks, Harmandeep Singh Boparai, Robert W. Fieseler, Jr., Evan J. Burgos

Maps are available at http://www.columbia.edu/content/maps-0.html

Meet Dean Huff at Section 12 per this map: http://www.columbia.edu/files/columbia/content/candidate_line_up_map.pdf

Seating & Family:

We will be sitting in the bleachers, left staircase, on the Dodge/Lewisohn side of Low. Wear sensible shoes, especially if it is raining.

The best place for parents to sit to see you in the bleachers is on the Amsterdam side of the campus. Guests can enter the campus at the Amsterdam or Broadway entrances. Don’t forget to remind them to bring their tickets, a camera and a cell phone. Many students call their parents so they can wave to them at the appropriate moment. If it is raining – everyone should bring plastic bags, dry towel and umbrella or if it is the expected sunny morning – water, umbrella and sun screen. The earlier they arrive the better the seating.

After the ceremony it will be very difficult getting around so please pick an obvious place to meet your loved ones. Off campus is best, for example, in front of “Ollies.” The campus will be a mass of confusion with the graduates and families all trying to find each other. Patience is the word for the day as well as the use of cell phones.

A live webcast of the university ceremony will be available here: http://www.totalwebcasting.com/view/?id=columbiacomm

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J-School Graduation

3 pm-5 pm (seating begins for guests at 2:15 pm)

Lerner Hall, entrance at 115th street. Roone Arledge Auditorium; CUIDS are required for faculty, staff and graduates. Non-graduating students must watch from the Stabile Student Center.

The doors open at 2:15 p.m. Your guests will need to present a ticket at the entrance. Seating for the graduates will be the center and right sections at the very front. Guests will be seated floor-left, floor right rear section and in the balcony. The best view is from the balcony level, but there really isn’t a bad seat in the house.

Your seating will be assigned by your program or core course (PhD, Knight Bagehot, Spencer, RWI or Seminar in Discipline). A numbered chart will be given to you as you enter the event. After remarks from Dean Lemann, SPJ President Kimberly Brooks, the Columbia Journalism Award winner Errol Morris and recognition of the prize and honors winners, diplomas will be awarded. At the appointed moment, you will directed to the stage with your fellow classmates where your name will be read and you will receive handshakes, congratulations and your diploma from the deans and your primary instructor. Dress is afternoon wedding or business attire.

The entire ceremony live-streamed from the graduation page at bit.ly/cujgrad13

There will also be a photographer taking your picture as you exit the stage with your diploma. Personal cameras are OK but please caution anyone who will be taking pictures to stay clear of certain areas (i.e., the front of the stage as graduates walk across and down the steps).

After the event (about 5 pm) there will be a reception on Furnald lawn, between Lerner Hall and the J-school. In the event of steady rain, it will be held at the Journalism School.

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your impending graduation! You were an excellent class and we’ll miss you.

This is a note to ask you if you’ve landed a job or internship since you filled out the graduation survey to get graduation tickets. We’d appreciate a quick email letting us know. Please reply to Gina directly: gboubion@columbia.edu. Thanks!

For those of you who still haven’t filled out the survey — or weren’t planning to because you don’t need tickets — it would be very helpful to us if you filled it out anyway! The graduation survey asks many questions, like how and where we can reach you after you move. We hear about opportunities all summer long. Here’s the link https://fs7.formsite.com/cu_jschool_careers/form100/secure_index.html

Also — our office will be open all summer, so if you need to reach out to us for advice or anything at all, we’ll be here. Good luck the next couple days, and let’s hope we get good weather.

Your career services team

Julie, Gina, Anusha, Elena and Jacqueline

The Brown Fellowship applications for 2013-2014 are due Monday, May 20! We will award two fellows who will
(study | build | speculate) on the co-evolution of technology and storytelling. Information about the Fellowships and instructions on how to apply can be found on the Brown site: www.brown.columbia.edu.

We are excited to name Jefferson Mok as the winner of the Journalism Library Decorate Our Wall data visualization contest! In “The NRA Network,” his use of NRA data, illustrating the wide distribution of funds around the country toward various programs, was a wonderfully innovative, and cleverly illustrated, way to share funding activities by this particular organization.

We congratulate Jefferson for his accomplishment - and we ask that you stay tuned as we will soon have this work proudly displayed in the Journalism Library. Thank you to all who participated in the first (of hopefully many!) Journalism Library Decorate Our Wall data viz contest. And a special thank you to JSchool’s Professor Susan McGregor and Professor Mark Hansen for serving as panel judges.

Congratulations again to Jefferson! And best wishes to the class of 2013!

Here are some more job leads, garnished with Inside Scoops, for your consideration:

Money, the nation’s largest personal finance magazine, is seeking a full-time freelance editorial assistant.
The majority (80%) of this position will be editorial work—the responsibilities include following a beat and pitching stories on that topic, writing front-of-book articles, finding real people anecdotes for features, creating graphics from data, helping senior writers with background reporting, and fact checking. The other 20% of the job will involve assisting the magazine’s managing editor with administrative tasks, such as answering his phone, making travel arrangements, coordinating his schedule, submitting expense reports, and helping with presentation preparation.

Pay is hourly—with the potential for overtime—and is commensurate with experience. We are looking for a self-starter with strong reporting, interviewing and writing skills, who is also very organized and a multi-tasker. Previous financial journalism experience (internship or coursework) is required. If interested, please submit a cover letter, resume and two clips tommagnarelli@moneymail.com.

Inside Scoop: Margaret Magnarelli will consider only applicants who can not only demonstrate interest in business reporting but also have a bunch of published business stories. Please read the magazine if you are called for an interview so you can talk about it intelligently.

Democracy Now! Multimedia News Production Fellowships: Democracy Now!, an independent daily news hour, is seeking applicants for three fellowships with monthly stipends.
Duties include shooting news events, editing news packages, working on the live broadcast, research, booking guests and writing. Applicants must have camera and editing skills, work well under deadline pressure and have some editorial experience. The ability to work well in a team and maintain a professional demeanor in all situations is required. To apply, send a cover letter, resume and portfolio to fellowship (at) democracynow (dot) org with “Production Fellowship” as the subject by June 1, 2013. For each work referenced in your portfolio, please identify the role you played in the production. No phone calls.

More info: http://www.democracynow.org/jobs#fellowships

Inside Scoop: Our grad Renee Feltz is willing to field inquiries from J-schoolers about the position.

Contact Renée Feltz, Producer, Democracy Now!, http://www.democracynow.org/, renee@democracynow.org, Desk: 646.217.7229

PC Mag Tech Writer/Reviewer
PCMag.com, part of Ziff Davis, Inc., is looking for a bright and aggressive Junior Analyst with top-notch writing and editing skills to work closely with senior editors and analysts to cover a variety of hardware product categories (including desktops, laptops, hard drives, printers, scanners, projectors, components, etc.) in the PC Labs in New York City. Ziff Davis prefers 1-2 years of professional writing/editing experience. All cover letters and resumes must be sent to editjobs@ziffdavis.com.

Inside Scoop from alum Fahmida Rashid: The more you can be enthusiastic about gadgets and technology, the better. This position is not looking for a reviewer for mobile phones or gaming consoles, but for laptops, desktops, and occasional peripherals like card readers. You will always see the latest product before or immediately after it hits the market. I wouldn’t worry too much about on camera video experience — they just mean you have to be prepared to stand in front of the camera and shoot a 5 minute (scripted) video of a product review. There is a timed writing test, but it really is about whether you can write quickly and clearly. I can be contacted at fahmida@maktubat.org with any questions.
More info: https://journalism-columbia-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?mode=form&id=eec274790e8abe457b0535d8aca5c129&s=jobs&ss=jobs

SPJ and the Dean’s office invites you all to the the Boat Cruise event which will take place on Sunday, May 19 and will start at 4 p.m.

All students (including non-graduating part timers) will enter for free (must show Columbia ID) and each guest will cost $20. Enter at New York Skyports Marina (East River and 23rd Street).

4 p.m. Boat party at dock begins
At 5:30 p.m. Kimberly Brooks will announce the 2013 Teacher of the Year (congrats Ari Goldman) and student of the year (its shhhh… still a secret).
5:45 p.m. For those who do not want to set sail with the rest of the class, there will be a warning to get off the boat.
6 p.m.-8 p.m. The boat will set sail to lower Manhattan (pass by Statue of Liberty, etc.)
8 p.m. Everyone WILL HAVE TO leave the boat.

The cruise includes a cash bar and a DJ. There will also be a “cash food bar” for $8 per plate (i.e., chicken, pasta, salad, rice, etc.). It is advisable to eat before you get on board as the food is snack-ish.

Dress code is party-ish; please note, we will be near the water, so dress accordingly.

Please come explore the future according to the Video Storytelling Workshop and their 100+ Project!

As the Journalism School winds down its 100 year celebration, video storytelling students from the centennial class look at trends and innovations that will influence the 21st century–everything from 3D printing to cutting-edge pursuits by some recent J-School graduates. Find out more in the attached press release and on social media: Facebook.com/The100PlusProject and @The100Plus
on Twitter.

We hope to see you there, tomorrow, May 16 at 4 p.m. in the Stabile Center. Refreshments will be served!

Some opportunities for your consideration:

1. This job comes to us via Jon Lentz, MS-2009 and MA-2010, who is the managing editor of City & State, a growing political media and information company in lower Manhattan.
City&State seeks a digital editor to work in its editorial department. Candidates must have a strong digital journalism background, including social media, and a knowledge of and interest in New York City and New York State politics is important. This is a great job for a hungry journalist looking for a challenge in high-profile job. Fast-paced and creative newsroom. Please send cover letter and resume with 3 clips to editor@cityandstateny.com.

2. EW.com is looking for a production/editorial intern.
This a full-time, six-month gig, so it’s only available to graduates. Full-time students and those seeking part-time employment are ineligible. (Note: This internship is NOT part of the larger Time Inc. internship program).

As an EW.com production/editorial intern, you’ll get build and publish articles and photo galleries in our publishing tool; attend staff meetings where you’ll help plan our editorial coverage; learn about creating new online products; write for our website; monitor our online community; and help promote EW.com on various social media platforms. The pay is $10/hour.

We’re looking for someone who can start work in late June or early July and work through the end of the year. If you’re interested, please send a resume, cover letter explaining why you’re the best candidate for the job, and links to five clips that demonstrate your ability to write authoritatively about pop culture in a voice that would be at home at EW.com.

Please send these materials to Chad_Schlegel@EW.com.

3. The Dow Jones News Fund has an immediate opening in food business writing at The Food Institute, which operates a news site on food and the food industry.

Candidates for this position must have a car to drive to The Food Institute’s headquarters in Upper Saddle River, N.J. This is a 10-week position that pays $350/week. There will be a one week training program conducted by Will Sutton at New York University from May 26 - May 31, followed by the internship. The website is www.food.institute.com.

If you’re interested, send Linda Shockley a resume and single PDF with 3 to 5 clips sent via email to linda.shockley@dowjones.com.

If you want to include a brief cover letter email, address it to Linda Shockley, Deputy Director, Dow Jones News Fund.
Here is the fuller description of the internship:

Food Industry Business Writer/Social Media Reporter

• Check News Wires
• Pitch Stores
• Monitor News
• Provide Analysis
• Engage Our Audience

Duties include written data/trend analysis for the association’s daily and weekly newsletters. Ongoing projects include improving and updating the group’s web-based commodity information databases and annual studies. The position involves extensive phone contact with food industry executives. Develop ideas and material for columns or commentaries by analyzing and interpreting news, current issues, and personal experiences. Duties and skills include: Research and analyze background information related to stories in order to be able to provide complete and accurate information.

• Gather information and report on events.
• Review copy and correct errors in content, grammar, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.
• Check reference materials such as books, news files, and public records in order to obtain relevant facts.
• Determine a story’s emphasis, length, and format, and organize material accordingly.
• Leverage social tools and technology to supplement our regular reporting.
• Identify fresh reporting and potential sources in breaking news situation.
• Seek out the best user-generated content and multimedia to help in online storytelling and display.
• Regularly look for fresh, interesting stories that may be developing among different online communities.
• Develop the Food Institute audience - both connecting readers with our content and engaging them in conversation.

4. There may be a last minute opening for a social media summer intern at NBC News.
Full time, minimum wage. Candidates must be credit eligible so unfortunately international students are not eligible.

If you are interested, send your resume TODAY to Jacqueline DeLaFuente in Career Services at jmd221@columbia.edu. We will forward applicants but will not have additional information for follow-up.

5. The Career Services team is looking to hire a reporter/researcher to begin immediately and work through June.
There will also be web management responsibilities including posting jobs on JobNews, editing the existing site and updating it with new items. The 30+ hours per week (flexible) position will pay $18 an hour. Some work can be done remotely. If interested, apply ASAP (by 9 a.m. Friday, May 17 would be best) by sending an e-mail to Jacqueline DeLaFuente at jmd2221@columbia.edu. Preference will be given to early applicants, so please get in touch quickly. Send along a resume and two clips. An informal “cover letter” can just be in the body of the email.

6. The Career Services team is looking for a producer who can shoot and edit video for its web site.

Assignments will be in New York City. The 20+ hours per week (flexible) position will pay $18 an hour. If interested, apply ASAP (by Monday, May 20 would be best) via e-mail to Jacqueline DeLaFuente at jmd2221@columbia.edu. Preference will be given to early applicants, so please get in touch quickly. Send along a resume and two clips. An informal “cover letter” can just be in the body of the email.

7. AAJA-DC INTERNSHIP STIPENDS: The deadline has been extended to this Friday.
AAJA-DC will award two students with $1,000 internship stipends to use for housing, transportation, and living costs during an internship this summer. To be eligible, students must be a current AAJA member and have already accepted a full-time summer internship at a news outlet. Members of the D.C. chapter may use the funds for internships located anywhere; all other members must use the funds for internships located within the chapter’s region: Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Richmond. Winners will be required to volunteer up to eight hours for chapter events and efforts. All application materials must be RECEIVED by Friday, May 17. Instructions on how to apply are at: http://bit.ly/11FDa1F

8. AAJA’s William Woo Print and Online Internship Grant
Apply at: www.aaja.org/2013-william-woo-internship-grant

9. AAJA’s BROADCAST NEWS INTERNSHIP GRANTS
Details at: www.aaja.org/2013-aaja-broadcast-news-internship-grants

10. Also from AAJA: Looking for an assistant editor for two award-winning B2B fashion magazines, Earnshaw’s and Footwear Plus.
Responsibilities include: traveling to trade shows and covering the latest trends, writing short, snappy copy as well as full-length features, careful copy-editing, establishing a strong base of fashion-industry contacts, pulling the appropriate products for trend pages and updating the magazines’ social media feeds and website.

Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree (journalism preferred) and a sharp eye for news, as well as excellent writing and editing skills. Web experience a plus. The office is based in New York City, near the East Village. The start date is May 23. Please send a cover letter, resume and TWO writing samples to greg.dutter@9threads.com.

11. South Asian Journalists Association’s 2013 Internship Fund
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. EST, Saturday, June 1, 2013.
Start your online application by registering at www.saja.org. To complete your application, email secretary@saja.org with the following supporting materials:
1. A copy of your offer letter
2. A copy of your resume.
3. Attachments or links to 3-5 clips
4. Answers to the following questions (300 words or less each):
a. What has driven your interest in SAJA, South Asia or the diaspora?
b. How have you been involved with SAJA thus far?
c. Detail the expenses you will incur to pursue this internship.
d. Detail your financial need for this grant.
e. Detail any other sources of funding you are receiving for this internship.

Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

Visit saja.org/internshipfund for complete details on the program.

12. There is a chance that a full time paid summer internship position may be available at MSNBC/JANSING and Co. for a politics junkie and one at CNBC for a candidate with an interest in digital marketing, marketing experience and an interest in financial news. (we aren’t sure if this is a journalism position and are inquiring further)

NOTE: The Jansing and Co. internship is 5:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. shift.

We have been asked to forward resumes to the internship coordinator for consideration.

If you are interested in either of these positions, send your resume OVERNIGHT to Jacqueline DeLaFuente in Career Services jmd2221@columbia.edu and indicate which internship you would like to be considered for. These internships require candidates to be eligible for credit so unfortunately international students do not qualify.

13. PCMag is looking to fill several positions.
Details at http://www.ziffdavis.com/about-us/careers/

14. Real Simple is looking for a Social Media Editor.
Apply at https://careers.timewarner.com/tgwebhost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerid=391&siteid=36&jobid=654886

15. May 15 is the deadline to apply for the research assistant job at Columbia University’s Global Center in Mumbai. Details at JobNews.

16. From a Columbia University grad: Punched in the Head Productions, Inc. is looking to fill a fashion researcher/reporter position.
Documentary production seeks researcher/reporter who knows the fashion world inside and out in. Must be deeply conversant in current trends & styles, fashion history, significant issues / matters, and have thorough awareness of major fashion events occurring in New York City and around the world in June & July. Researcher will help guide creative team during pre-production as each episode’s story lines are crafted. Minimum 5 years reporting or writing for fashion blogs or magazines. Can be f/t or p/t, with flexibility of working off-site. Immediate start. All interested candidates should submit resumes to punchedjobs@gmail.com.

Greetings from Alice!

Congratulations on finishing the semester! As the end of the academic year approaches, you may have questions about the programs and services available to you over the summer. If you’re graduating, you may want to know which resources are available for you as a new alum. Check out the information and resources below for answers:!

Alice! Health Promotion is here for you year round!
Whether you’re coming back next fall or are a new alum, you can continue to access great programs like CU Move (stay up-to-date with physical activity tips and tools), A!sleep (take a sleep assessment to improve your Zzzzzzs), and Go Ask Alice! (find answers to life’s persistent questions). Did you know we are on Facebook? That’s right, you can be friends with Alice At Columbia, a fan of CU Move, Stressbusters, and Go Ask Alice! Let’s stay in touch, shall we?!

Medical Services and Counseling over the summer
Medical Services and Counseling and Psychological Services remain open over the summer. Summer hours may shift. Check out the Columbia Health website for up-to-date hours.!

Helpful Resources:
Alice! Health Promotion
Columbia Health
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Hope you are doing well in the home stretch. Here are some events you may want to attend in the next few days:

1) Monday, May 13: MEET THE MEDIA: Nilay Patel
The managing editor for The Verge, Nilay Patel, will talk about the kind of jobs that are available at the site, what it is like to work in this business and the current state of the industry. Monday, May 13, Noon – 1 p.m. Room 607B.

2) Friday, May 10: The Declassification Engine: Conference on the Computational Analysis of Official Secrecy.
Historians, journalists, legal scholars, statisticians, and computer scientists are meeting at Columbia University to consider how computational methods can illuminate the broad patterns of official secrecy and accelerate the declassification process. For more information and registration: http://www.declassification-engine.org/index.py?section=conference. Friday, May 10, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Lecture Hall (3rd Floor), School of Journalism (Pulitzer Building).

Reserve your class T-shirt! They are $10 each and will be available for pickup and payment on May 21 and May 22.

No extras will be ordered, reserve a shirt even if are not sure you want one.

DEADLINE TO RESERVE: FRIDAY, MAY 9 at 3 p.m.

DESCRIPTION
Color: navy blue
Front: #cujshirt
Back: That’s MASTER of journalism to you.

Sizes available:
small [no extra small sorry]
medium
large
XL
XXL

ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Go to http://bit.ly/2013classshirt
2)Type your name, email and size of shirt [if you want more than one shirt, type one a second line, 1 shirt per line]
3)Pick up and pay for your shirt on May 21 or May 22 [after graduation].

DEADLINE TO RESERVE: FRIDAY, MAY 9 at 3 p.m.

Join a discussion with Eliot Kaplan, executive director of talent acquisition for Hearst magazines from 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 9 in the World Room.

Please join us for a special discussion session with Eliot Kaplan, executive director of talent acquisition for Hearst magazines and former National Magazine Award-winning editor-in-chief of Philadelphia magazine and managing editor of GQ.

In a Q&A format, Kaplan will discuss the present and future of the magazine business — in print and online, for writers, editors and executives — based on his decades of experience at Condé Nast, Hearst and Metrocorp (publisher of Philadelphia and Boston magazines). He currently works as the chief editorial talent director for all the Hearst magazines, overseeing all top and mid-level hiring at Esquire, O, the Oprah magazine, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Marie Claire, Food Network magazine, Redbook, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping and many others.

Kaplan will discuss, and take questions about everything from entry-level job strategies to the future of the magazine business in print and online, in the U.S. and internationally.

The session will be moderated by adjunct professor Stephen Fried, who worked with Kaplan at GQ and Philadelphia (They are also co-founders of the Nora Magid Mentorship Prize at the University of Pennsylvania).

This session of the magazine writing workshop is open to all J-School students and faculty. No RSVP is necessary.

Questions? Email Stephen Fried: stephenfried@comcast.net.

SPJ is seeking nominations for its annual Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award as well as the Student of the Year Award.

FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR

The Teacher of the Year award recognizes outstanding work in the classroom and continued service to the profession, for his/her talents as a teacher, mentor and journalist.

Past winners are…
2012: SANDY PADWE [not eligible]
2011: KEVIN COYNE [not eligible]
2010: MICHAEL SHAPIRO [not eligible]
2009: PAULA SPAN [not eligible]
2008: BRUCE PORTER [not eligible]
2007: ROBIN REISIG [not eligible]
2006: RICHARD WALD
2005: JAMES W. CAREY
2004: KEVIN COYNE
2003: DAVID KLATELL
2002: LYNNELL HANCOCK
2001: MARGUERITE HOLLOWAY
2000: SANDY PADWE
1999: MICHAEL SHAPIRO
1998: SIG GISSLER
1997: SAMUEL FREEDMAN

ELIGIBLITY: Any professor at the Journalism School is eligible, EXCEPT of the winners from the last
six years so recipients from 2007/2008/2009/2010/2011/2012 can NOT receive this year’s award.

Preference will be given to full-time faculty and visiting professors who have made a real commitment of their time to the school and the students.

You may nominate ONE person for consideration by the SPJ Board. Please fill in the ballot below and write no more than 100 words with the reason you are nominating this professor — bullet points are OK.

Provide specific examples of this person’s qualities — teaching AS WELL AS service to the profession.

FOR STUDENT OF THE YEAR
The Student of the Year award recognizes dedication in academic work AND student activities. A student whose energy and talent make him or her an example of a superior Columbia Journalism School graduate. Someone who has helped make the year better for his/her class.

Only students graduating in May 2013 (full-time or part-time) can be nominated BUT all students can participate in the nomination process.

As in every year, the class president (this year it’s Kimberly Brooks) is NOT eligible for this award.

Please write the reasons you are nominating this student. 100 words max — bullet points are OK.

Both awards are NOT a popular vote. You are suggesting names for the SPJ Board to consider.

DEADLINE: Monday, May 13 at MIDNIGHT

Winner announced at the Boat Cruise on Monday, May 19, 2013.

Questions about the awards: Rebecca Castillo, rc73@columbia.edu

IMPORTANT: Many of the nominations are eloquent and compelling — but only the eventual winner knows he/she was even nominated. You will receive a copy of your input via e-mail after you finish filling in the form. Please consider sending a copy to your nominee so that he/she knows you appreciate him/her.

HOW TO VOTE: Fill out your ballot at: http://www.formsite.com/columbiaspj/teacher/index.html

What songs represent this year or your experience at the Journalism School? Share your ‘Best Songs of the Class of 2013′ by May 15 and we may add them to the Journalism School Graduation 2013 playlist at the Journalism School commencement ceremony. Share your song requests here: http://fs8.formsite.com/cjdos/GradMusic/

The Declassification Engine is a conference on the Computational Analysis of Official Secrecy.

The Declassification Engine
Friday, May 10 2013
9:00 am to 6 p.m.
Lecture Hall (3rd Floor), School of Journalism (Pulitzer Building)

Historians, journalists, legal scholars, statisticians, and computer scientists are meeting at Columbia University to consider how computational methods can illuminate the broad patterns of official secrecy and accelerate the declassification process.

For more information and registration:
http://www.declassification-engine.org/index.py?section=conference

Conference Organizers:

Michael Collins, Vikram S. Pandit Professor of Computer Science | Matthew Connelly, Professor of International and Global History | David Madigan, Professor and Chair of the Statistics Department

Sponsored by:

The Heyman Center for the Humanities | The Hertog Program on Law and National Security | The Brown Institute for Media Innovation | Columbia University Seminar on Big Data and Digital Scholarship | Department of Computer Science | Department of Statistics

Welcome to the Journalism School!

We look forward to meeting you at orientation (Schedule at the bottom of this message).

I am writing to notify you about something you must do before arriving that day.

New York State public health law requires that all students document immunity to Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR), as well as document that they either have received the Meningitis vaccine or have declined to receive it.

All students must be in compliance with these laws before being registered for classes. Detailed information and instructions are available at http://health.columbia.edu/about/immunization-requirements .

Please act as soon as possible to supply Health Services with the required documentation. Please do not send me or anyone else at the Journalism School your health records. Only Health Services can certify that you are cleared and can be registered.

The deadline for completion of this task is:

• Monday, May 13, 2013 - PT students
• Friday, June 21, 2013 - All FT students

Please contact Health Services at (212) 854-7210 with any questions regarding immunization compliance. Alternately, send email to hs-enrollment@columbia.edu

PLEASE NOTE: Registration is possible only for those in MMR compliance!

Course Registration:

• Incoming Part-Time M.S. students will be pre-registered for their summer REPORTING class
• Incoming Full-Time M.S. students will be pre-registered for their fall REPORTING class, their JOURNALISM ESSENTIAL classes, and the MASTER’S PROJECT. They will self register online for their WRITTEN WORD MODULE and second fall MODULE on July 15 between 9 a.m. and noon EDT.
• Incoming JNCOMS (dual-degree Journalism and Computer Science) students will be pre-registered for their Journalism School courses in the same manner as full-time M.S. students. They should contact their advisers at SEAS regarding computer science classes.
• Incoming M.A. students will be pre-registered for all of their internal Journalism School courses; they will receive information in early August about how to register for their outside courses.
• Incoming Ph.D students will hear from Andie Tucher, Director of the Ph.D. program about their registration process.
• Incoming Spencer fellows will hear from LynNell Hancock, Director of the Spencer program about their registration process.

Detailed information and instructions on all of this will be circulated via email in early to mid June.

MANDATORY ORIENTATIONS:

• PT Master of Science - All: Friday, May 24
• Master of Science & MS/SEAS - International: Wednesday, July 31
• Master of Science & MS/SEAS – All: beginning on Thursday, August 1
• Knight Bagehot – Tuesday, August 13
• Master of Arts; Spencer; PhD – International: Wednesday, August 28
• Master of Arts; Spencer; PhD – All: beginning Thursday, August 29

Check these out for updates and information about Columbia University Commencement:

Twitter: @CUCommencement

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbia-University-Commencement/142637315790712

Website: http://www.columbia.edu/content/commencement-week.html

App: http://m.commencement.columbia.edu/

Journalism School meeting point (section 12): http://www.columbia.edu/files/columbia/content/degree_candidate_line_up.pdf

Join Sebastian Junger in discussion with Steve Hindy on War Reporting: Then and Now, Wednesday, May 8 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m., Brooklyn Brewery, 79 North 11th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249

Steve Hindy always says that some of the best training he got for starting a brewery in Brooklyn in the 1980s was covering wars in the Middle East as a foreign correspondent for The Associated Press.

To kick off our new series, Hindy will interview Sebastian Junger, best-selling author of War and The Perfect Storm and director of Restrepo and Which Way is the Front Line From Here? Hindy and Junger will discuss the drive to head into a war zone armed with nothing but a notepad, the changes in war reporting in recent decades, and the reasons they both decided not to return to the battlefield. Junger will also talk about his latest film and his program RISC, both of which are in memory of his friend Tim Hetherington.

Tickets: $15, available at http://www.togather.com/event/420/sebastianjunger-in-brooklyn.html. Ticket includes admission and a free Brooklyn Brewery beer.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Questions? Email Lily Hindy: lily.hindy@gmail.com.

Join Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning producer Alex Gibney in a discussion of his latest documentary, “We Steal Secrets” about Wikileaks Wednesday, May 8 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. in the Lecture Hall.

Alex Gibney is the founder of Jigsaw Productions. An Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning producer, he is well known for producing one of the highest grossing documentaries of all time, “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.” In addition, Gibney is sought after for his experience in mounting large international productions, particularly multi-part series, such as Martin Scorsese’s Emmy and Grammy Award-winning “The Blues” and David Halberstam’s “The Fifties.”

An accomplished writer and director in his own right, Gibney is the leading creative force behind many of Jigsaw’s productions and is well known for crafting stories that take an unflinching look at the political landscape of America. His work as a writer and director includes the recent hit “Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer,” as well as the 2006 Oscar-nominated “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room” and the 2008 Oscar-winning “Taxi to the Dark Side.”

While Gibney has produced films through Jigsaw for over 25 years, he also worked briefly as a director of special projects for the Samuel Goldwyn Company. And from 1998 to 2000, Gibney was the Senior Vice President of Offline Entertainment Group, a New York-based production company whose principals included producer Ezra Swerdlow and long-time collaborator, Marc Levin.

Gibney is a regular blogger for the Atlantic, and has also written for Newsweek, The Huffington Post, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, the New Republic, Wilson Quarterly, Los Angeles Reader, Chicago Reader, and San Francisco Chronicle.

Questions? Email Prof. June Cross: jc1339@columbia.edu.

We hope you continue to scan JobNews for a variety of internship and job opportunities.

Here’s a selection:

1) Fox News Junior Reporters Program: Deadline - Apply by this Thursday.
The Junior Reporter is a two-year training program, designed to build a pipeline for the next generation of talented broadcast journalists. More details at http://www.foxnews.com/junior-reporters

2) Fast Company Digital is hiring short-form writers with a passion for business and technology.
This is a remote-work position; applicants need not live in New York City. The ideal applicant will be comfortable writing short, accurate news items in rhythm with the pace of the social web. Think you might apply? You should:

• Be able to provide us with links to your past work.
• Be able to provide us with at least two professional references who can speak to the quality of your work as a journalist
• Have a proven track record of using your social media accounts to find, improve, and distribute your stories
• Have a strong interest in business and technology news
• Be committed to accuracy in your reporting
• Feel comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, where you will be expected to meet short deadlines
• Enjoy working both independently and with others as a team
• Be a nice person. Our work environment — both in the office and in our virtual workspaces — is pretty friendly and cooperative

Please email your C.V. and a cover letter to Anjali Mullany, News Editor: amullany[at]fastcompany[dot]com.

3) Slate is looking for an intern who can write for this web site: roadshow.slate.com and help with publishing content on it.
The intern will be paid $15 an hour and can start working in early June. If interested, please send your resume and cover letter to Casey Audino, director, ad innovations, Slate Magazine at casey.audino@slate.com.

4) Columbia Global Center in Mumbai is looking to hire a research Assistant/Associate.
Apply at JobNews. Deadline - May 15.
This research position is for a Columbia Journalism School graduate who would work on issues and research questions relating to a global free press, largely emanating from President Lee Bollinger’s 2010 book entitled “Uninhibited, Robust and Wide Open - A Free Press for a Global Society.” This position is envisaged to be a multi-year appointment, with the first six months on probation and on successful completion, extended on an yearly basis.

Qualifications: M.A/M.S. from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and 2-3 years of work experience.

5) Entrepreneur.com is looking for freelance journalists to contribute short news pieces for its audience of entrepreneurs and small-business owners.
These stories require at least one source and need to be turned around quickly, and contributors are paid per story. If we enjoy working together, you would be able to write several stories a week. Entrepreneur.com is the website of national business magazine Entrepreneur. It reaches 6-8 million unique visitors a month. Please email Jenna Goudreau at jgoudreau@entrepreneur.com with a brief summary of your background, relevant clips and at least two ideas for news stories.

6) Upcoming internship opportunity at Fast Company digital.
They are seeking a 6-month editorial intern for the online department. It’s a full-time, paid internship in NYC. Start dates are flexible but they would like someone to begin by June 1, and interns will need to do a training day before May 17th. They are looking to fill the position very quickly, so apply ASAP. Deadline for applications is May 13: http://www.fastcompany.com/3009418/fast-company-is-seeking-an-editorial-intern. Application needs current resume, short cover letter, and up to 3 relevant clips. Contact Colin Weatherby: cweatherby@fastcompany.com.

7) Editorial Fellowship, HuffPost Religion (AOL)
HuffPost Religion is hiring a Fellow to join the team working on its religion site and social media accounts. The Fellow will be integrated into the team with opportunities to learn and grow professionally in a fast-paced, intelligent, fun and slightly obsessed environment. The fellowship usually lasts four to six months and is a paid program that is used to identify potential full-time hires — in other words, fellows are considered to be in training from the moment they begin. Apply on JobNews: http://bit.ly/10q6vhV.

READ CAREFULLY - Graduation Tickets

Graduation tickets are now available.

To receive your tickets you MUST do TWO things.

1. Complete the graduation survey at http://bit.ly/GradSurvey13

The survey is used to create a class directory (both your class list serve and the alumni database), employment statistics and a database of employment information indicating the types of position openings in which you are interested. This is very important in determining how we can better help graduates find the best jobs as quickly as possible, and how the school can help make that happen by also collecting feedback on career services. You willingness to allow career services to circulate your resume is also indicated on the survey.

The survey is also used to gather feedback on other aspects of your Journalism School experience that cannot be captured through course evaluations.

2. Submit a NEW copy of your resume electronically with the survey. The resume should indicate that you have graduated and include up-to-date contact information. It will be used by the Career Services Office to assist you in your employment search.

You may pick up your tickets from Lauren Mack in room 207A once you have completed your online graduation survey AND submitted your updated resume. Ms. Mack will verify receipt of the survey and have you sign for your ticket envelope containing both sets of tickets.

The survey can done 24/7, but Ms. Mack is available for ticket pick-up/resume submission from 9 am-5 pm only. If you are a part-time student and it is impossible for you to come in, you may contact her (lem2111@columbia.edu) about having tickets mailed. Survey receipt verification is still required.

Questions to dos@jrn.columbia.edu

Please join the Dart Center and the Earth Institute on Monday for a conversation with Amy Wilentz about her new book, “Farewell Fred Voodoo: A Letter From Haiti” from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Columbia Alumni Center’s Schapiro Room, 622 West 113th Street.

For the last quarter-century Amy Wilentz has been an essential chronicler of Haiti’s struggles, crises, and people. In her new book, Wilentz reports on the aftermath of Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake, moving between devastated present and tumultuous history, between the daily lives of Haitians and her own relationship to the country.

Questions? Email Bruce Shapiro: bruce.shapiro@dartcenter.org.

We hope you are enjoying the good weather but still keeping an eye on JobNews!

Here are some events we’ve organized that you should not miss:

1) Wednesday, May 8: WORKSHOP: Social Media Tips You Should Know Before You Graduate
What’s new in social media and why you need to pay attention – no matter where you work. Prof. Sree Sreenivasan, chief digital officer, Columbia University, talks to graduating students about social media habits you should be acquiring as well as five new LinkedIn tips and tricks and Facebook’s latest changes and how they affect you. World Room, Noon- 1:30 p.m.

Please note: A film crew will be filming a portion of this event so if you’d prefer not to be filmed, please send me an e-mail at as1698@columbia.edu.

2) Friday, May 10: FREELANCE SERIES: The Freelance Series: Prof. Duy Linh Tu on How to Start A Business
You know he can teach, now hear him tell you how he started a successful media business. He’ll share his challenges, pitfalls, mistakes and successes, and help you ask yourself the hard questions before you launch a journalism/multimedia/documentary production business. Columbia professor of new media journalism and independent film producer, Duy will give you the business nuts-and-bolts, including taxes, whether you need a business plan, whether to incorporate, how to deal with contracts, how to build your business and other challenges that confound most writers and artists who want to start a freelance business. Friday, May 10 from 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. in room 601B.

3) Monday, May 13: MEET THE MEDIA: Nilay Patel
The managing editor for The Verge, Nilay Patel, will talk about the kind of jobs that are available at the site, what it is like to work in this business and the current state of the industry. Room 607B, Noon – 1 p.m.

Students, some jobs for your consideration:

1. The Atlantic Wire is hiring ASAP for two positions:
Night editor: A great stepping stone gig with high visibility and freedom, this is a slot for the curious news hound who can run The Atlantic Wire from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. EST, Sunday through Thursday nights. Responsible for 4 breaking news posts per night, across all areas of interest — global, national, politics, culture, tech, and beyond. High curiosity, intellectual honesty, and social savvy are musts. Good example of what the shift looks like here, from our dearly departing Adam Clark Estes: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/authors/adam-clark-estes/

Late-night editor: Good for a true night owl, or anyone on the West Coast or further that-a-way. Responsible for 4 breaking news posts per night, 11 p.m.-3 a.m. EST, Sunday thru Thursday nights. Interest in international news and cable news/media is ideal.

Candidates for these positions should already have breaking news/hard news experience, and previous wire experience would be a plus. To apply, send a cover letter email with links to your online portfolio to Matt Sullivan, Deputy Editor, The Atlantic Wire, at mattsullivan123@gmail.com.

2. Editor, Santa Fe Reporter
The award-winning Santa Fe Reporter seeks an editor-in-chief who’s innovative, irascible and crazy enough to chase the stories no one else will. About us: The Reporter has built a legacy on exposing corruption and routinely excelling at both serious investigative reporting and incisive arts and culture coverage. With a young, enthusiastic, talented staff of full-timers and freelancers, we’re the beating heart of an artistically rich city that can be at once gorgeous and gritty, creative and critical, and anything but ordinary. We piss off public officials, and we win awards. About you: Ideally, you have several years of reporting and editing experience in both news and culture. You’re as comfortable editing a video as you are writing a great headline, managing a budget, dreaming up a new special issue, penning the occasional cover story and enforcing deadlines. You’re a social-media maven who’s good with commas; you’re a news junkie with an eye for great design. You’re driven and self-directed, but most of all, you have a deep passion for journalism’s critical role in a free society. If interested, please send a cover letter, resume and 2-3 clips to current editor Alexa Schirtzinger, J-’08, at editor@sfreporter.com. No phone calls, please.

3. Federal News Radio in Washington, D.C. has a couple of jobs open: One is a full-time digital reporter position; hours will probably be 3 a.m. to 11 a.m. The other two openings are freelance. One is as a digital reporter, the other is as a radio show producer. Inside scoop: We’ve got a small staff and freelance positions usually lead to steady gigs either here or upstairs at the local news station WTOP. The point person is our program director Lisa Wolfe, lwolfe@federalnewsradio.com. You can apply here: http://www.federalnewsradio.com/careers. This lead thanks to Emily Kopp J-’01. (Morning co-host at FNR). Emily is happy to field questions from J-Schoolers about these positions.

4. CBS Local Radio in NYC
This lead comes to us thanks to Erik Parker, MA-Politics, 2010, who is off to make his own documentary. Erik is willing to advise J-School applicants. parkererikg@gmail.com. http://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=986a5938897dde34&q=digital+music&l=10001&tk=17o8qfkvp069g0e1&from=ja&alid=595482c1b5d6abb1&utm_source=jobseeker_emails&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=job_alerts

Inside Scoop from Erik: “While this description asks for someone with 5-plus years, I think they are going to step it down to Associate Producer, which means people with much less experience can apply. They do want someone who knows the “urban” (read: hip-hop/R&B) world and has written about the genre. There is also an element of video production that goes into the job but it is primarily a job for a writer who has experience in the urban realm. If anyone from the J-School wishes to apply they should do so soon at the above link. Look at the stories on this page for homework, if you apply.
http://news.radio.com. Also, check out the video on this page for more familiarity:
http://radio.com/shows/

Radio.com is the main destination for the music content of CBS Local, the content produced by the music team is syndicated across all CBS Local online platforms. That includes radio station sites. For the CBS-urban radio station sites, you should familiarize yourself with this one: http://v103.cbslocal.com/

Dear Journalism Students,

The evaluation system (https://courseworks.columbia.edu/welcome/) for students to provide feedback about their classes will be live for the Spring 2013 semester tomorrow, Friday, May 3, 2013.

M.S. Seminar, M.S. Workshop, and M.A. Seminar-in-Discipline profs will be scheduling lab time for you to complete these. If you are not enrolled in any of these courses, please complete all your evaluations on your own. The deadline for completion is Friday, May 17, 2013.

Your role in providing feedback via course evaluations is of vital importance to the Journalism School. The information is used by faculty to evaluate their syllabi and to refine their practices and by the administration to make curriculum decisions and assess professor performance.

Course evaluations are one element in tenure, promotion and contract decisions; they can affect professors’ careers at Columbia.

Future students also use the information to make informed balloting choices.

We ask that you take your time and seriously reflect on your learning experience as you provide an honest answer to each question. You do not have to complete all the forms in one sitting. However, once you begin working on the form for a given class you must complete and submit it before exiting the system. Partially completed forms are not stored.

Please be aware that professors won’t have access to your evaluations of them until after they have submitted their evaluations of your performance.

Please note, we have no control over the system once the deadline has passed. Every semester students contact us after the deadline asking to fill in the form or to make edits to their evaluations, and there is nothing we can about those situations. Please be certain to complete all evaluations by the, Friday, May 17 deadline.

Between May 3 and May 17, you will receive reminders for each evaluation that you have yet to complete. These automatic reminders are generated by the CourseWorks system.

Thank you for your assistance.

Questions to dos@jrn.columbia.edu

This week’s Delacorte Lecture Series features BuzzFeed’s Ken Lerer and Jonah Peretti at 7 p.m. in the World Room.

Join Professor Victor Navasky in the final Delacorte Lecture of the semester, featuring BuzzFeed’s Ken Lerer and Jonah Peretti. Required for all magazine concentrators.

BuzzFeed reaches over 40 million monthly unique visitors and gets the majority of its traffic from social sources like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and more.

JONAH PERETTI
Jonah Peretti is Founder and CEO of BuzzFeed, the first true social news organization that provides a pioneering mix of breaking news, entertainment and shareable content. Mr. Peretti, known for creating viral hits, tracking online social behavior and building technology to amplify buzz is also a co-founder of The Huffington Post. He has been called a “viral marketing hotdog” by The New York Times, “the poster boy of guerilla media” by AlterNet and a “computer-whiz” by The New Yorker. Fast Company named Mr. Peretti one of the “New Faces of Social Media” and named BuzzFeed as one of the “50 Most Innovative Companies” in 2012. Business Insider listed him as one of the “11 Rising Tech Stars to Watch in 2012.”

Mr. Peretti is a graduate of the MIT Media Lab and has taught at NYU and the Parsons School of Design. His work has been covered by Time, the Economist, Fortune, and Business Insider and he has appeared as a guest on the Today Show, Good Morning America and CNN.

KENNETH LERER
Kenneth Lerer is a Managing Director at Lerer Ventures. He was the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Huffington Post. Mr. Lerer is Chairman of Betaworks and BuzzFeed, and is Vice-Chairman of Bedrocket. He is a member of Pilot Group LLC, a private investment firm.

Mr. Lerer is Chairman Emeritus of the Public Theater in New York City and serves on the boards of directors of several nonprofit organizations, including the Association to Benefit Children (ABC), and the Bank Street College of Education. In 2008-09, Mr. Lerer served as the Hearst New Media Professional-in-Residence at Columbia Journalism School.

Dust off your hard work from the spring semester - we are excited to announce a data visualization contest for the Journalism Library! Submit your data visualizations to journalism@libraries.cul.columbia.edu by 5 p.m. May 13 to be included.

The winning entry will be made into a poster to be mounted and displayed with your name in the Journalism Library until October 1. The winner will also receive a libraries mug and the opportunity to submit your work to Columbia University Libraries Academic Commons.

Contest Rules:
1) Submissions must use publicly available data; data is broadly defined and can include
video, audio, photo
2) Submissions must be received no later than 5 p.m. on May 13
3) You may use previously submitted class work!
4) Submissions must be in PDF
5) Please do not use your name in the PDF filename; instead, in your email include the
following information: your full name, graduation year, a title for your creation, and
the data source/s used

All submissions will be judged based on accurate use of data and originality in aesthetic presentation; panel of judges includes Journalism Librarian, Cristina Ergunay, Data Services Coordinator, Ashley Jester, and J-School Professor Susan McGregor.

The winner will be announced at the JSchool Innovation Showcase on May 17. Please email journalism@libraries.cul.columbia.edu with any questions.

We look forward to your submissions - good luck!

Cris and Ashley, Columbia University Libraries

Join Consumer Reports for a panel discussion on mobile technology and to discuss consumer trade-offs in a mobile culture on Wednesday, May 1 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the lecture hall.

The event will kick-off with the findings from the annual Consumer Reports’ State of the Net report and a keynote address from John Morris the Associate Administrator and Director of Internet Policy at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). A panel of consumer advocates, mobile proponents, and industry experts will explore the upsides/downsides of an increasingly mobile world and weigh the benefits and opportunities of mobile services against the risks they pose to privacy and security.

The event is free but please RSVP: http://consumer-reports-privacy.eventbrite.com

Keynote: John Morris, Associate Administrator and Director of Internet Policy, National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Panelists:

• Julie Ask, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
• Susan Grant, Director of Consumer Protection, Consumer Federation of America
• Mick de Meijer; Mobile Account Director, at MXM Mobile
• Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer, Columbia University, moderator

Contact: Janice Smith, Consumer Reports, jsmith@consumer.org