We've invited four journalists to join us for a panel on April 11th at 6 PM in Amherst. The panelists will discuss targeting opportunities in the media job market. Their experience includes online news, local newspapers, social media, journalism education, science communication, and business news. They are all based in New England. They have a diverse range of levels of professional experience. Dinner will be provided by Online News Association. Lara Salahi is an assistant professor of broadcast and digital journalism at Endicott College. She instructs undergraduates in the best practices for writing, reporting and producing online media. She has extensive experience at ABC News, CBS News, and The Boston Globe. She holds a master’s degree in health communication from Emerson College. Kim Krieger is a research writer at the University of Connecticut. She is a science writer and media relations professional with extensive experience and contacts within popular science magazines and trade publications. She covered the energy industry for Argus Media for many years. Previously, she completed a degree from McGill University in physics and geophysics. Aviva Luttrell is a multimedia reporter at MassLive. Her role involves covering the Worcester renaissance and other statewide news. Earlier, she worked as a news reporter at The Recorder in Greenfield. She is a graduate of UMass Amherst’s journalism program. Kit Maher graduated from the University of Michigan in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree focused on English and Digital Studies. She moved to Northampton from Detroit for her role as a social media specialist at MassLive. IT professionals who are interested in media are welcome to attend. Join the meetup to RSVP <https://www.meetup.com/ONA-Western-New-England/>. ONA Western New England <http://www.meetup.com/ONA-Western-New-England/> is a place where you can meet local writers, editors, innovators, photographers, producers, academics, entrepreneurs and technologists who produce news for and support the expansion of digital news delivery systems. Online News Association is the world’s largest association of digital journalists. ONA’s mission is to inspire innovation and excellence among journalists to better serve the public. For more information, check out http://www.journalists.org. Best, Kat Friedrich -- Kat Friedrich <http://cbey.yale.edu/our-community/kat-friedrich> News Editor <https://www.linkedin.com/in/katfriedrich> Yale Center for Business and the Environment <http://cbey.yale.edu/> Clean Energy Finance Forum <http://www.cleanenergyfinanceforum.com/> ( Twitter <https://twitter.com/cleanenergyfc>/LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8217191>) Conservation Finance Network <http://www.conservationfinancenetwork.org/> ( Twitter <https://twitter.com/ConsFinance>/LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5064412>) katherineafriedrich at gmail.com *Graduate of the ASNE Emerging Leaders Institute for editors from minority backgrounds in journalism* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20180308/b3cac657/attachment.html