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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!

News + Events

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.

 

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VIDEO: Member Masterclass shares Canva For professional communicators

If our remote work environment has shown us anything, it’s that there are many powerful online tools that can help us be creative, collaborative, and to keep projects on deadline. Time efficiency is important when connecting to multiple audiences on various platforms.

Check out the San Diego Press Club’s first Membership Masterclass, focusing on the amazing online graphic design and layout software called Canva. The one-hour virtual workshop held on Thursday, May 6, 2021 on Zoom is valuable to both experienced and new-to-the-profession communicators with roles in journalism, social media, PR, and other adjacent disciplines.

Nicole Vargas, SDPC first vice president and an assistant professor of digital journalism at San Diego City College, guides you through the software and show the ways journalists and communications professionals are using it in their daily work.

More about the event:

Our new Membership Masterclass series is designed to present learning opportunities for our members based on industry trends and survey feedback. Audience members will learn:

  • Creating, posting and scheduling branded social media content
  • Tips for more efficient workflows and collaborations
  • How to add music and motion to static designs

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 are $10.