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Two important Network of Hispanic Communicators dates: March 16, scholarship application deadline; Feb. 15, nominations deadline for the NHC Hall of Fame. The scholarship recipients and hall inductee will be honored at an 11 a.m. awards brunch Saturday, April 21, at the Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak in Dallas. After Feb. 15, the nominees will be voted on by past network presidents; the board approves the final selection. Send nominations to Stella Chavez at schavez@dallasnews.com. Previous inductees are Gilbert Bailon of Al Dia, Gloria Campos of WFAA-TV and Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez of UT Austin. ...
The Knight New Media Center multimedia training program is accepting applications for 20 fellowships for an all-expenses-paid seminar on multimedia reporting online publishing. Six days of hands-on instruction will explore how to do multimedia stories for the web. When: March 25-30, University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism. Application deadline: Feb. 23. Info: Lanita Pace-Hinton, pacel@berkeley.edu or 510-649-7429. ...
Application deadlines are March 15 and 23, respectively, for the Pulliam-Kilgore Freedom of Information internships and the Archibald Communications internship. Details at spj.org. ...
If you have sound academic credentials, a history of community involvement, solid communication skills, a demonstrated interest in public service and a desire to experience, even if peripherally, the compassionate, articulate, visionary life force that is George W. Bush, then the White House internship program is for you. Deadlines are March 6 for the summer (May 22-Aug. 24) and June 26 for the fall (Sept. 4-Dec. 14). Contact Karen Race at 202-456-5979 or intern_application@whitehouse.gov. ...
Apply now for the 2007 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism honoring distinguished coverage of children and families. First-place winners in 14 categories receive $1,000 and participate in an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. Work must have been published or broadcast between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2006. Application deadline March 1. More at the Casey Journalism Center on Children and Families.
IABC local update: Glenda Holmes, ABC, IABC 2006-07 international chair, will discuss "Truth in Business: The Communicator's Role in Organizational Ethics" at the Dallas IABC meeting Tuesday, Feb 13. Register here.
PRSA local update: The Nachos for Newbies luncheon Jan. 25 at Joe T. Garcia's Mexican restaurant welcomed new members. Chapter president Marc Flake attended, along with Laura Van Hoosier, president-elect and membership chair, and Linda Jacobson, NuPros chair. Flake described chapter resources available to the new members, who also had an opportunity to talk about topics of concern. NuPros meets periodically throughout the year to hear from seasoned pros and for networking with other new professionals. For more info, e- ljacobson@quepr.com.
PRSA local update II: The Independent Practitioners SIG will meet the third Wednesday of each month beginning Feb. 21, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Four Star Coffee Bar on West Seventh St. in Fort Worth. Just pick up lunch at 11:30, with networking until noon, then the speaker. To add your name to the e-mail list or to RSVP for a meeting, reach Nancy Farrar at nancyh829@aol.com.
PRSA local update III: They're lining up to lead GFW PRSA. The special interest groups in 2007 will be headed by Nancy Farrar and Glenda Thompson (Independent Practitioners), Lauren Burkett and Laura Hanna (Education), Rhenda Gray (Health), Donna Darovich (Masters) and Linda Jacobson (NuPros). Other committee chairs are Amiso George, APR, accreditation; Stephanie Mitchell, awards and scholarships; Margaret Ritsch, bylaws; Phil Beckman, community service; Paige Hendricks and Lauren Kwedar, ethics; Lisa Gail Barnes and Lara Rodriguez, hospitality; Michael Moore, job bank; Kristin Dyer, newsletter; Holly Ellman, nominating; Richie Escovedo, web page; Lisa Orr, professional development; and Catherine Carlton, public relations. Paul Sturiale, APR, will serve on the President's Council, and Allyson Cross and Kim Speairs, APR, will be the chapter's liaisons with PRSSA. Elected at the chapter meeting in October were Laura Van Hoosier, president-elect (membership); Chris Smith, vice president (programs); Krista Brown, treasurer; Nancy Farrar, treasurer-elect; Joan Hunter, secretary; directors Lyndsay Nantz, Tom Burke, APR, and Carol Murray, APR; and assembly delegates Andra Bennett, APR, and Heather Senter, APR.
PRSA local update V: Janet White, author of "Secrets of the Hidden Job Market: Change Your Thinking to Get the Job of Your Dreams," will reveal said secrets and revel in said dreams at the Dallas PRSA monthly luncheon Thursday, Feb. 8. More here.
SPJ national update: In the GOP's America, the president can read your mail; and FBI gives up Anderson fight. President Bush has claimed sweeping powers to open Americans' mail without a judge's warrant. He asserted his new authority when he signed a postal reform bill into law Dec. 20, then issued a "signing statement" that declared his right to open people's mail under emergency conditions. The claim runs counter to existing law and contradicted the bill he had just signed, say experts who have reviewed it. Bush acted during the winter congressional recess, a year after his secret domestic electronic eavesdropping program was revealed. Experts said the new powers could be easily abused. "The signing statement claims authority to open domestic mail without a warrant, and that would be new and quite alarming," said Kate Martin, director of the Center for National Security Studies in Washington. More here. ... The FBI has stopped trying to recover government documents leaked to Jack Anderson, a longtime investigative reporter who died in December 2005. The documents, which some officials said might have contained classified information, were among the late columnist's confidential papers. More here.
