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Help the Press Club support student journalists!

Every year, the San Diego Press Club gives away thousands of dollars in scholarships to deserving student journalists in our own community. And thanks to a special program with The San Diego Union-Tribune, we can focus on helping even more students in 2022!

The San Diego Press Club is partnering with the Union-Tribune on an exciting program that will give Press Club supporters an incredible discount on award-winning local news while helping to grow our student scholarships.

Here’s how it works:

  • Subscribe to the Union-Tribune through this special offer – $1.04 for 6 months of Sunday-only print delivery, plus all digital access – using this unique link SanDiegoUnionTribune.com/utsch001.
  • For each subscription we generate, the Union-Tribune will donate $20 to our scholarship fund. We need at least 50 subscriptions to qualify for the minimum donation of $1,000.

Here’s how you can help:

For all the details, check out this flyer.

Don’t wait! This special offer runs through August 1!

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VIDEO: Learn tips, tools to go out on your own with Powerhouse Panel

As journalism changes and evolves, so too do the tools we use to tell stories. Hear from three journalists who are complementing their publishing careers with, among other things, email newsletters. Learn how they build a paid following with new and emerging tools available online.

This free webinar was held Tuesday, May 3rd.

The evening’s panelists include: 

Jackie Bryant: Bryant was recently named Managing Editor of San Diego Magazine. Prior to that, she was a San Diego-based freelance journalist reporting mostly on the cannabis beat. In addition to reporting for a variety of local, state and national digital and print publications, she also writes the Substack newsletter Cannabitch, formerly a weekly column at the now-defunct alt-weekly San Diego CityBeat, is a newsletter covering cannabis culture.

Jodi Ettenberg: A former lawyer, Ettenberg traveled the world for a decade, sharing stories on her award-winning website Legal Nomads. After a lumbar puncture left her disabled in 2017, Jodi now writes about curiosity, resilience and the challenges of big life changes.

Mike Sowden: A former pottery worker-turned-archaeologist-turned-barista-turned-storytelling consultant-turned-freelance travel writer, Sowden now writes a paid newsletter about the science of curiosity – and it all seems to fit together at last. Read his current writing at Everything Is Amazing and absurdly long sciencey Twitter threads here.

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March is for membership!

Did you know … the San Diego Press Club has been supporting our local media community since 1973? And now, more than ever, community matters!

Take a moment to join or renew your membership in the San Diego Press Club and be a part of this vibrant community. 

With your membership …

  • You support the future through scholarships to local journalism students
  • Your entry fees into the Excellence in Journalism Awards are discounted
  • You get exclusive access to social and professional development events, including an event next month for freelancers!

And this month, let us treat you! All active media, retired professionals and public relations practitioners who renew or join this month will be given a chance for lunch on us! 

Five names will be drawn for $25 gift cards from Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza.

And students, let the Press Club buy your team lunch! The student news staff with the highest percentage of renewed and new members before the end of the month will get pizza delivered to an April staff meeting.

Don’t wait – renew or join by March 31!

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VIDEO: Write Better Right Now: Write with Pride

This “Write Better Right Now” workshop is part of the ongoing Press Club “Nuts and Bolts” professional development series featuring veteran journalists.

Neal Broverman, digital editor-in-chief of The Advocate, and Mae Rude, staff writer at Out Magazine, shared “Write with Pride” writing tips for next “Write Better Right Now,” on Thursday, June 3.

About the event:

You will learn:

  • What are the strongest, most important stories being addressed now?
  • How important is it for journalists to understand how to use gender appropriate pronouns and why?
  • Best tips on writing about transgender people of all ages?
  • How is writing for an LGBTQ+ publication different than mainstream pubs?
  • Let’s talk about taboo language – what should we be aware of?

There will also be an opportunity to get your specific questions answered as well.

This event is free to attend for San Diego Press Club members, guests, and non-members. An optional donation of $15 is suggested to cover the nonprofit’s future programming and operational costs.