{"id":53,"date":"2015-12-25T17:23:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T17:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2021-07-16T14:24:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T14:24:19","slug":"the-craft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/the-craft\/","title":{"rendered":"Press associations &#038; training"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content-box\">\n<div id=\"content-container\" class=\"full-width\">\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div id=\"post-6184\" class=\"post-6184 page type-page status-publish hentry\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>How do you became an\u00a0\u201caward-winning\u201d journalist? \u00a0Press associations\u00a0are the organizations that run contests and sponsor\u00a0awards. But they do a lot more than resume building, too. They look out for the long-term interests of the profession, maintain professional ethical codes, and provide a platform for the defense of freedom of the press.\u00a0 Most journalists join at least one general organization (often SPJ) and one specialty organization (education, crime, science, environment, sports, business, etc).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vpa.net\/\">Virginia Press Association<\/a> \u2014 Jobs,\u00a0 training, legislative issues and other state press issues.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vabonline.com\/\">Virginia Association of Broadcasters<\/a> &#8212;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spj.org\/\">Society of Professional Journalists <\/a>\u2014 National organization<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ire.org\/\">Investigative Reporters and Editors <\/a>\u2014 IRE trains reporters to investigate public issues<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sej.org\/\">Society of Environmental Journalists<\/a> \u2014 Environmental reporting takes specialization<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasw.org\/\">National Association of Science Writers<\/a> \u2014 Science writing, more focus on medicine and space than SEJ<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ewa.org\/site\/PageServer\">Education Writers Association<\/a> \u2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icij.org\/investigations\/\">International Consortium of Investigative Journalists\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rsf.org\">Reporters without borders\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Professional training resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.journalism.org\/\">Journalism dot org <\/a>\u2014 Pew Research Center<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/\">Poynter Center\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/reporterscenter\">YouTube Reporters Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.johntedesco.net\/blog\/2012\/06\/21\/how-to-solve-impossible-problems-daniel-russells-awesome-google-search-techniques\/\">How to solve impossible problems with Google search techniques.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.justicejournalism.org\/crimeguide\/toc.html\">Covering Crime and Justice\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org\/blogs\/agahran\/2013\/08\/data-driven-journalism-free-online-course-starts-aug-12\">Data-driven journalism<\/a> Knight Center MOOC course<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/unesdoc.unesco.org\/images\/0023\/002338\/233878e.pdf\">Teaching journalism for sustainable development<\/a>, UNESCO<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wi-broadcasters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CP1128_NewsReportersHandbook.pdf\">News Reporters Legal Handbook<\/a> (Wisconsin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Writing resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bartleby.com\/141\/\">Strunk &amp; White\u2019s Elements of Style<\/a> \u2014 A classic<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsroom101.com\/\">Newsroom 101 <\/a>\u00a0AP Style tests \u2014 Sharpens skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you became an\u00a0\u201caward-winning\u201d journalist? \u00a0Press associations\u00a0are the organizations that run contests and sponsor\u00a0awards. 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