Monday Memo

POSITION: STUDENT ASSISTANT They are looking for students with disciplines with interest and experience in news writing, magazine, and press release development. Some of the duties require to cover on-campus events in multiple platforms, including social media. Interested applicants can sent their resume and cover letter to jorge.martin@csun.edu . Selected students will be asked to complete a short writing/editing test.

African Campus is offering an opportunity for students of all levels, including recent graduates to participate in our wildlife and travel media programs . Take this opportunity to travel to Mossel Bay, South Africa to utilize the beautiful environments and incredible wildlife to advance your media skills. They are offering the following programs for 2018: ·            Wildlife Filming: is focused on terrestrial film-making. During this time you start by building your storyline, filming, once filming is complete, you will return to Mossel Bay and edit your film so that by the end of the month you have a 3 to 5 minute film for your CV, submission to film festivals etc. ·            Travel and Wildlife Photojournalism: The program gives students a range of expeditions to be able to write first-hand accounts of the issues or topics; while pairing the photography skills necessary to have a complete story. Stories will be a mix of hard news, interviews, and features. Pho

TUESDAY, APRIL 3  CSUN RESEDA ANNEX 6:30 - 8:00 P.M. Come and network with journalism professionals. Then meet Steve Springer who will be the guest speaker. Get a chance to get a head start in your career. Click the link below for more information and to RSVP. https://csun.edu/alumni/events/aprilJAAnetworking

The Nation magazine is bringing together the next generation of independent journalists to learn more about social movements, their historic and contemporary impact on electoral politics, and how journalists can better cover them. The 2018 Nation Student Journalism Conference 9:00am to 6:00pm, Friday, June 1, 2018 The New School, Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor, NYC Speakers include Katrina vanden Heuvel, Richard Kim, Melissa Harris-Perry, Kai Wright, Sarah Jaffe, Dave Zirin, and many others. The conference is free for all accepted applicants. A small number of travel grants and free housing spots are available. All matriculating undergraduate and graduate students are eligible. Young writers of college age not in school also eligible to apply. All applications will be acknowledged and considered on a rolling basis until Friday, April 20. Eligibility, application and program details here  https://www.thenation.com/the-20

L.A. Parent & The National Parenting Product Awards are seeking bright, motivated journalism students to intern with their regional parenting magazine and national awards program. No parenting experience is necessary, but writing/editing experience is required. They have a small staff, so this is an excellent opportunity to dive in and hone your skills. Interns will: •Help with writing and posting on all of their social media platforms •Assist them with editorial research •Write brief articles for their website and newsletter •Participate in editorial planning Interns work closely with their editorial director, receive direct feedback about their writing and reporting, and finish the internship with real hands-on experience Company: LA Parent (www.laparent.com) & National Parenting Product Awards (nappaawards.com)  Address: 5855 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Suite 210, Woodland Hills, CA 91367  Type of internship: $300 stipend paid at the end of internship; school credit pr

Department: Associated Students Sport Clubs Job Title: Matador Sports Network- Producer Position Overview: Oversee MSN operations including but not limited to: filming, editing, reporting, and employee scheduling. Duties: Management ● Coordinate with Sport Clubs for upcoming event coverage and promotional ● Reports to the Sport Club Manager with updates of MSN projects and progress ● Conduct equipment inventory and purchase gear as necessary ● Facilitate checkouts of equipment to approved MSN Editors and Reporters ● Schedule reservations for weekly meetings and sporting events Editing ● Supervise the use of all media equipment used for live streams or production work ● Delegate editing packages for the weekly “The Brief” to Editing and/or Reporting students ● Delegate footage reels to be assembled for Sport Club teams by request ● Assemble MIND screen packages for Sport Promotion Reporting ● Delegate reporting packages to students to better promote the Sport

COMMUNITY RELATIONS KABC-TV The ABC studio is  looking for students for the summer as an intern. Want to have experience at a well known studio? Apply for the position through the website. Click the link below for more information on the qualifications and duties. https://jobs.disneycareers.com/job/glendale/community-relations-internship-abc7-kabc-tv-ca-summer-2018/391/7340996

The Los Angeles Blade is the newspaper of record the the LGBTQ community for Los Angeles Country. They are also sister newspaper of the Washington Blade in DC.  Both newspapers are in print and online at losangelesblade.com and washingtonblade.com. They are recruiting writers who can regularly cover local Los Angeles area LGBT news and who are able to work both on assignment and who are able to scope out original, enterprise news that they then pitch to the editor. You would work with veteran LGBT news editor Karen Ocamb on your articles, Karen will offer her expertise and insight. They are looking for writers with a strong passion for LGBTQ equality and who are interested in pursuing the highest level of excellence in their reporting. Please email clips of your work along with an introduction and/or resume to Kocamb@losangelesblade.com and copy tmasters@losangelesblade.com. They pay per assignment published and are looking to engage with you immediately.