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SPECIAL AGENDA:
Outline of local merger plan
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The final approvals needed have been made to our contract, which went into effect June 8. The guild is printing copies and will be distributing them to you soon. In the meantime here is a link to a copy of the final product. We hope you read it through, as it is the basis for our working conditions and rights. It’s a lot to digest, so as always don’t hesitate if you have any questions.   Check it out.

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The news business is changing — and journalists have to change too.

Whether you’re a newsroom veteran, a newcomer or a freelancer, survival now means taking your future into your own hands.

If you’re ready to upgrade your skills and reinvent your career, join us at our first annual Spring Training for Journalists:

9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday April 24
SF City College
Ocean Campus
50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco

You’ll learn about:

  • Driving Web traffic to your work
  • Getting started in multimedia
  • Revamping your resume
  • Using interpreters to report on underserved communities
  • Telling stories in sounds and pictures
  • Writing nonfiction books
  • Staying inspired to do your best work

Sponsored by California Media Workers Guild, the SF City College Journalism Department, and the Bay Area Media Training Consortium. Admission is free to all Guild members, including members of GuildFreelancers, and San Francisco City College journalism students. Others pay $20-$25.

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