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Still producing in ink and pixels. My charade is the event of the season. Opinions mine alone.

Sacramento, CA
Joined December 2008
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We've extended the deadline to apply for our 2024 Internship Grant program. Students should apply by end of day on December 15, 2023. We will provide seven $2,500 grants to students who obtain internships at CA news companies in Spring or Summer 2024. cnpa.formstack.com/forms/int…
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Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, explains the California Journalism Preservation Act (AB 886). The bill would force tech giants such as Facebook & Google to pay publishers for news content they use. youtube.com/watch?v=hX7PtjpL… @CNPAservices @knightfdn @newsalliance @BuffyWicks
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We're excited to partner with @jeaNorCal & CalPoly SLO to co-host our first statewide event for advisers! The 1-day professional development workshop will be Jan. 13 at CalPoly SLO. Registration includes all-day workshop & lunch for $75. See details here:socaljea.org/contestsevents.…
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ATTENTION LA-area journalists: we need judges for our upcoming J-Day event on Oct. 28 at Cal State Northridge. We need judges for news, features, opinion & sports writing as well as broadcast: Here's a signup: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… thanks!
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Learn more about drones in media today at 10am. Email [email protected] for access to the CNPA community and to watch the webinar!
Looking forward to sharing information about drones in media with California news professionals. @JACC_Conference @acpress @Calcollegemedia @SPJLA @spj_tweets @RTDNA @NAHJ @LatinoJournosCA @AAJAla @NABJ @najournalists
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Join us today at 9am as we begin to announce the winners of this year's #californiajournalismawards! First up...our campus winners! 🏆🏆🏆
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SPJ recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 11 with 2022 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. Congratulations to the student winners from Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada and Mariana Islands! spj.org/news.asp?ref=2942
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Let the California Press Foundation upgrade your equipment! 📸📹🎙️🖥️ We are now accepting applications for 2023 equipment grants. Any California high school, college or university newsroom may apply. Application details: cal-press.org/2023-equipment…
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Great to celebrate #SunshineWeek with @SPJ_NorCal James Madison Award winners. I’m always so impressed by the big investigations by local news orgs. But, wow, the student journalists and their advisers honored tonight for extensive public records projects are truly inspiring.
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Apply today for the 2023 Tim Crews Fellowship! Funded in the memory of Tim Crews, longtime journalist, community watchdog & protector of the First Amendment, the fellowship is intended to help strengthen the work & future of Cal Press. Learn more: cal-press.org/tim-crews-fell…
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"Not all superheroes wear capes. Some are high school journalism advisers like Adriana Chavira." My latest "Online Legalities" column for @CNPAservices -> Students learn of press freedom from their courageous adviser link.medium.com/tu2AhYUjCwb
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The former Cal Press intern discussion held during our winter meeting last month is now live on our YouTube channel! Moderator @toddbishop spoke to panelists @MeghanBobrowsky, @DanielNMiller & @jeremyherb about paths they've taken in their careers. youtube.com/watch?v=7TYEkyz5…
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There's still time to bid in our virtual auction! 👀 calpressauction.afrogs.org/#…
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Get your holiday shopping and support Cal Press! Bid now through Dec. 31! calpressauction.afrogs.org/#…
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The Mark Twain Award for Journalism Excellence in California has been awarded to the late Tracy Wood, former senior writer @VoiceofOC and a groundbreaking Vietnam War correspondent.
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Eli Isenberg has been inducted into the California Newspaper Hall of Fame. Isenberg (1913-2000) was editor and publisher of the old Monterey Park Progress in Los Angeles County, from 1946 to 1978. The Hall of Fame posthumously inducts two honorees each year.
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This fancy award came in the mail today. Thank you @cal_press for my beautiful ice bucket for the Jack Bates Award.
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Tim Crews has been inducted into the California Newspaper Hall of Fame. Crews (1943-2020) was the founder and publisher of the Sacramento Valley Mirror in Willows, Glenn County.
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