The San Diego Press Club will present “Visual Storytelling: The Power of Moving Pictures,” a free, live webinar over Zoom from 6 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 24. The public is invited to attend.
The webinar will feature a panel of speakers sharing tips on how to improve visual storytelling using different social media platforms.
Panelists will include:
Luis Cruz, former community and public relations director for The San Diego Union-Tribune who is now the marketing communications director for the American Heart Association, Los Angeles chapter
Alejandro Tamayo, The San Diego Union-Tribune’s lead visual journalist who works with U-T photographers to create high-impact video stories
Maggie Espinosa, a travel and tourism journalist, author and content creator for the past 23 years
The moderator for the program will be freelancer Elaine Masters, a San Diego Press Club board member.
The webinar will be recorded and a web link will appear on the Press Club website and Press Club YouTube channel for viewing at a later date.
The webinar is part of the Press Club’s longstanding “Nuts & Bolts” educational series, which is part of the Press Club’s professional development program.
Learn ways to perfect your storytelling skills on Tuesday, July 18 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. PDT. This virtual event is part of the ongoing Press Club “Nuts and Bolts” professional development series and is designed to present learning opportunities based on industry trends.
Nailing it! will feature a discussion between award-winning freelance journalist Michele Bigley and San Diego Press Club Board Member Elaine Masters. The webinar will delve into the art of storytelling and share invaluable tips and techniques to help journalists and writers more effectively convey their narratives.
Bigley is an award-winning freelance journalist with bylines from CNN, NY Times, and San Diego Magazine among others.
She covers sustainable issues as a Muir College Writing Program Lecturer at the University of California, San Diego, and teaches writing classes at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the UCLA Extension Writer’s Program. Her environmental-solutions-themed writing courses focus on the intersection of place and climate solutions.
The event is on Zoom, open to the public and free to attend. To register, visit https://conta.cc/3CW7X2i
Kathryn Gray has been named the new executive director of the San Diego Press Club, following the retirement of Terry Wiliams, the club announced. Williams steps down after 20 years of dedicated service to the Press Club.
Gray, who most recently completed coursework in digital journalism at San Diego City College and is working as an intern at Voice of San Diego, comes to the position with years of experience working with for-profit and non-profit organizations in San Francisco and Washington D.C.
“I have had the pleasure of working alongside Kathryn for more than two years, and she is the perfect fit for this position,” Press Club board president Nicole Vargas said. “Kathryn is a proven leader, an exceptional collaborator and passionate about our industry. She appreciates and respects the history of the Press Club and the tireless work Terry has done, and she has the vision and skillset to continue that into the future.”
Originally from San Diego, Gray has a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara in Global Studies and Spanish. She is an avid explorer and has lived in Ecuador, Spain and Chile and traveled extensively in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and The Middle East.
As a new journalist, Gray said she relied on invaluable resources and mentorship from the San Diego Press Club to navigate the field. Gray is thrilled to be back in her hometown and working in the industry. “It was a big decision and a huge step for me, deciding to retire,” outgoing Executive Director Terry Williams said. “Kathryn is the perfect choice, and the club is in excellent hands. I could not be more pleased.”
Williams will remain in an advisory capacity through the 50th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards, which will be held in October 3 in Balboa Park’s International Houses.
Contact Gray by email at pressclubsandiego@gmail.com.
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PANELISTS:
SETH COMBS is the former Arts & Music Editor and Editor-in-Chief at the alt-weekly San Diego CityBeat. He also served as an Associate Editor at Riviera Magazine covering nightlife, arts and society. For the last two years, he’s been a regular contributing writer and columnist for The San Diego Union-Tribune covering the city’s visual art and literary scene. As a freelancer, he’s also contributed to Spin, The Hollywood Reporter and Zagat.
ELIZABETH ROOKLIDGE is an independent curator, writer, and educator based in San Diego, CA. She previously served as Assistant Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and Associate Curator at the Katonah Museum of Art. In March of 2020, she founded HereIn Journal, an online publication for exchange around contemporary art in San Diego. Elizabeth currently acts as Editor of the journal and frequently contributes writing and interviews. She also teaches modern and contemporary art history at the University of San Diego
KRISTEN NEVAREZ SCHWEIZER earned her Bachelor of Theatre Arts at San Diego State University, where she was named The Daily Aztec’s Most Valuable Writer of 2010. She has worked for San Diego Business Journal, Scatena Daniels PR firm, San Diego REPertory Theatre, and served as Cultural Chair of the Downtown Community Planning Council. In addition to covering theatrical events for Vanguard Culture, she profiles artists in her ART SEEN series, which was awarded First Place in the San Diego Press Club’s Excellence in Journalism Awards for a feature series – light subject in 2022.
MODERATOR
Susanna Peredo Swap has over twenty years of experience as an arts administrator, actor, jazz vocalist, arts advocate, and public relations specialist. She currently serves on the San Diego Museum Council; the Advisory Board for the Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego, on the Community Advisory Council for Diversionary Theatre, and Community Advisory Committee for the Burnham Center for Community Advancement. Susanna is a magna cum laude graduate of San Diego State University where she majored in Humanities and minored in French. Her passion for the visual, performing, and culinary arts has taken her to over fifteen countries and inspired her to create an organization, Vanguard Culture, that aims to bring people together across different backgrounds, interests and creative professions.
The San Diego Press Club is searching for an Executive Director.
Yes it’s true – long-time Executive Director Terry Williams is retiring at the end of the year so the board has decided to hire a replacement to start now – before the awards season. This will allow Terry to mentor the new person throughout the busiest time of the year.
Please look over the job description below and consider whether you would like to take this on. Or feel free to pass this along to someone who might be interested.
