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Go to our new site at PCLI.org

noreply@blogger.com (Press Club of Long Island) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:14:00 +0000

We've moved. Head to our new site at PCLI.org for all the latest informtion about Press Club of Long Island.

The new site provides a user-friendly way to stay informed about PCLI news and events and workshops, while featuring videos, including clips from our 2008 Holiday Show and Party, photos, Twitter updates and much more.

Learn about upcoming events, such as �??Tankleff: Did the press help the prosecution railroad an innocent man?�??, a panel discussion on Jan. 28 about the press�??s role in the Martin Tankleff case. Also, on Feb. 5, we�??re hosting �??Future of the News Media, Part II �?? The Business Side,�?? a follow-up to last fall�??s panel that looked at the future of journalism on Long Island from the editorial side.

And find out all about the 2009 PCLI Media Awards. Make sure to download copies of the Entry Form and Rules & Categories.

Have suggestions or comments about the site? Shoot an e-mail to pressclubofli@gmail.com.

Thanks for your continued support of Press Club of Long Island and the Society of Professional Journalists.

Stay informed. Get involved. Keep in touch.

Holiday show playlist

noreply@blogger.com (Press Club of Long Island) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:40:00 +0000

UPDATE: Islandia tables secrecy bill

noreply@blogger.com (Press Club of Long Island) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:54:00 +0000

It has been reported that the village of Islandia has tabled its discussion of a proposed ordinance to ban audio and video recordings of public meetings and transmission of those recordings. A hearing on the motion had been scheduled for Oct. 7. The PCLI statement is nonetheless still being sent to the village to let them know of our opposition. An amended motion may be considered at a later date and we will be monitoring the situation.

John O'Connell
President
Press Club of Long island

Press Club denounces Islandia secrecy bill

noreply@blogger.com (Press Club of Long Island) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:25:00 +0000

Oct. 6, 2008

A hearing is scheduled for Oct. 7 by the Islandia Village Board in Suffolk County on a local ordinance that, if approved, would bar the audio or video recording and transmission of recordings of public meetings.

The Press Club of Long Island, the local chapter of the national Society of Professional Journalists, opposes restrictions on the public's right to know what its public officials say and do in public meetings. The Press Club wishes to remind the village trustees that the public is fully entitled to know what goes on at all public municipal meetings, except in the few instances spelled out in the state public meetings law, and that audio and video recording �?? far from being the obstacle to good governance that the resolution's sponsors contend �?? rather facilitates public participation in what their government is doing, and furthermore leads to greater accuracy and credibility in reporting, because the public hears and or sees their elected officials directly. We see any attempt to restrict public access to public decision-making as an interference with the process and an insult to a governmental system in which the people are sovereign.

The public hearing will be at Village Hall, 1100 Old Nichols Road in Islandia, and will start at 7:30 p.m. The Board of Trustees may vote on the resolution after the hearing. We encourage participation by all with an interest in preserving the public's right to know.

John O'Connell
President
Press Club of Long Island

Press Club Board

Panel delves into future of media on LI

noreply@blogger.com (Press Club of Long Island) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:56:00 +0000

A crowd of about 60 came to a PCLI panel on the future of media on Long Island on Sept. 18 at Newsday.

The discussion centered on Cablevision�??s recent acquisition of Newsday, and how the paper might link up with News 12 Long Island, the cable giant�??s cable TV operation.

Panelists John Mancini, Newsday�??s editor, and News 12�??s news director, Pat Dolan, said they�??ve only had preliminary discussions �?? in fact, the event, held at Newsday, marked only the third time the two had been in the same room �?? and that they had identified several opportunities to share editorial resources, but nothing definitive.

Another panelist, Long Island Business News president and publisher, John Kominicki, said his paper was moving fast to adapt to the changing habits of news consumers by employing social media tools like Twitter and Facebook, while venturing headlong into multimedia with podcasts, video and audio slideshows.

Moderated by Robert Papper, chairman of Hofstra University�??s journalism department, the panel was rounded out by Jeff Lambert, publisher of South Bay's Neighbor Newspapers, a local shopper chain.

All about the SPJ convention

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:44:00 +0000

Find out all the details about the SPJ Convention in Atlanta with the Working Press, the official student media of the convention.

Panel: Video for Dummies II

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:13:00 +0000

Video for Dummies II
A training session on the basics of video journalism

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 �?? 7 to 9 p.m.

Location:
Newsday Auditorium
235 Pinelawn Road, Melville

Featuring:

Michael DelGiudice
TV Photographer - WNBC-TV
Ken Sawchuk
Photojournalist - Newsday
G. Stuart Smith
Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies - Hofstra University

Moderator:
Meredith Daniels
Senior Multimedia Producer - Newsday.com

Free Admission
Pizza and refreshments will be served starting at 6:30 p.m. with the program beginning at 7 p.m.

RSVP requested to Bob Lipper at Robert.Lipper@island-pubs.com

Panel: The Future of News Media

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:12:00 +0000

The Future of News Media on Long Island
A panel discussion about the changing journalism landscape

Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 7 p.m.

Location:
Newsday Auditorium
235 Pinelawn Road, Melville

Panelists:

Pat Dolan
News Director - News 12 Long Island
John Kominicki
Publisher - Long Island Business News
Jeff Lambert
Publisher - South Bay's Neighbor Newspapers
John Mancini
Editor - Newsday

Moderator:
Robert Papper
Chairman, Journalism Department Hofstra University

Free Admission
Pizza and refreshments will be served starting at 6:30 p.m. with the program beginning at 7 p.m.

RSVP requested to Bob Lipper at Robert.Lipper@island-pubs.com

Early bird SPJ Convention rates

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:27:00 +0000

If you want to attend the 2008 SPJ Convention & National Journalism Conference for the lowest admission possible, you must act now! Early Bird Registration ends Monday, July 28!

You can compare the savings yourself by viewing the table below, also accessible on our Web site at http://spj.org/c-pricing.asp.

2008 CONVENTION REGISTRATION RATES (for members)

Early Registration (through 7/28/08): $185
Pre-registration (through 8/22/08): $235
On-site Registration: $285

Registration Fees include admittance to all professional development programs except the Half-Day Workshops on Sunday. Fees do not include meals. Individual meal tickets are available.

Also, don�??t forget to reserve your hotel room at SPJ�??s special rate! SPJ�??s reserved block at the Hyatt Regency is filling up quickly, and once it is filled, the discounted rate is no longer available. Head over to http://spj.org/c-travel.asp to check out SPJ�??s great deal and reserve your spot!

What are you waiting for? Visit https://www.spj.org/c-register.asp to register online or call Linda Hall at (317) 927-8000, ext. 203, to register over the phone.

We look forward to adding you to the list of 2008 Convention attendees very soon!

Seeking journo comics for PCLI Holiday Show

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:23:00 +0000

Are you a closet comedian who knows the lay of the Island like the back of your reporter notebook? Yes? Then we want you.

The Press Club of Long Island is seeking volunteer writers and actors for this year�??s PCLI Holiday Show.

The show, set for Thursday, Dec. 4, at the Hilton Long Island in Melville, lampoons the Island�??s newsmakers and media mavens in hilarious parody skits while raising funds for SPJ and PCLI efforts.

If you think you have what it takes, then quick, contact show director Bob Lipper at Robert.Lipper@island-publications.com.

Kominicki's acceptance speech

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:34:00 +0000

PCLI Media Awards photos

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:38:00 +0000

Gary Lewi and John Kominicki duel
over the honor of their professions

Gary Lewi and John Kominicki deul over the honor of their professions.

Here are the rest of the photos from the awards, including shots of the winners and their awards.

June 11 Panel: Video for Dummies

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:58:00 +0000

�??Video for Dummies�??

A discussion and demonstration
on the basics of video journalism.

Learn the technical aspects of shooting footage and telling stories for both the Web and TV.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 �?? 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Newsday Auditorium
235 Pinelawn Road, Melville

Featuring:
Michael Del Giudice
TV Photographer
WNBC-TV

Ken Sawchuk
Photojournalist
Newsday

Moderator:
Meredith Daniels
Senior Multimedia Producer
Newsday.com

Free Admission

Pizza and refreshments will be served starting at 6:30 p.m..
The program begins at 7 p.m.

RSVP requested to Bob Lipper at

Robert.Lipper@island-pubs.com

The 'Journalist' vs. The Scourge

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:02:00 +0000

PR guru Gary Lewi and Long Island Business News Publisher John Kominicki, winner of this year's Outstanding Long Island Journalist award, face off to defend the honor of their professions.

PCLI Media Award winners

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:01:00 +0000

PRESS CLUB OF LONG ISLAND 2008
MEDIA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Long Island Business News publisher John Kominicki named Outstanding Long Island Journalist for 2008

June 5, 2008 �?? The Press Club of Long Island, a chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, has announced winners of the 2008 Long Island Media Awards Contest. At the club�??s annual Media Awards Dinner held in Woodbury, 128 awards were presented in 55 categories, covering print, television, radio and online media. Long Island Business News publisher John Kominicki received the press club�??s Outstanding Long Island Journalist Award for his body of work at the weekly paper.

The Robert Greene Public Service Award, renamed this year to honor the Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist who died this year, went to Newsday for the investigative series �??They Failed to Act,�?? which detailed the history of problems with platform gaps at Long Island Rail Road stations. The club also announced that it was joining with Hofstra University to create a new Robert W. Greene Memorial Scholarship for a journalism student at the university. In addition, PCLI has committed annual funding to a proposed Robert W. Greene Summer Institute for High School Journalists at Stony Brook University.

PCLI board member Norm Prusslin received the Phil Spahn Award for outstanding service to journalism and the community for his role as director of media arts and interdisciplinary minors at Stony Brook University.

The press club presented three $1,000 college scholarships to students studying journalism. The scholarships went Deneil Clarke, Laura Lopez and Breanna Walden, all of New York Institute of Technology.

The Hank Logeman/News 12 High School Journalism Award went to James Brierton of Smithtown High School East. The $2,000 award, funded by New 12 Long Island, honors Logeman, a longtime journalist and UPI reporter who worked out of the Garden City pressroom.

Herald Community Newspapers executive editor John O�??Connell was elected PCLI president, the 21st journalist to hold the position since the press club�??s founding in 1974. Meredith Daniels of Newsday.com was elected executive vice president. Also elected were Jamie Lynn Ryan of Neighbor Newspapers, vp/print; Michael DelGiudice of WNBC-News, vp/electronic; Bill Bleyer of Newsday, treasurer; David North of David North Media and WALK, recording secretary; and Carl Corry of News 12 Interactive, corresponding secretary.

The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation�??s largest and most broad-based journalism organization with over 300 local chapters totaling more than 9,000 members nationwide. SPJ is dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior.

For a complete list of winners and more Press Club information, go to www.pcli.org.

More on Regional Conference

noreply@blogger.com (John O'Connell) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:03:00 +0000

Saturday was a busy day in Portland, site of the SPJ Region 1 Conference. After an early morning chapter-leaders meeting, it was on to the workshops, including "Taking Care of Yourself �?? Resiliency in Reporting," "Dealing with Campus Censorship," "Stop Avoiding Change �?? Start Shaping It!" libel case studies, and "Online Publications." Lunch included the Mark of Excellence award presentations and an outstanding address by John Berman of ABC News. There was also a presentation by the Portland postmaster about the new famous journalists postage stamps. It was a productive, informative and well organized regional conference, and all the attendees truly appreciated the hard work done by the host Maine chapter in making everything run so smoothly, and to Carolyn James, Region 1 director for her leadership. Here are some photos of the event. Blog and photos by John C. O'Connell, john.pcli@gmail.com.

Region 1 Conference

noreply@blogger.com (John O'Connell) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:56:00 +0000

The Press Club of Long Island is participating in the Society of Professional Journalists' Region 1 Conference, being held this year in lovely Portland, Maine. The conference workshops started this afternoon, April 25, and will continue all day tomorrow (Saturday). Today was the pre-workshop on covering disasters on deadline. The Region 1 leaders meeting will begin at 8 a.m. tomorrow followed by Backpack Journalism and several other topical journalism workshops. I'll blog a full report after the conference. This blog and photo by John C. O'Connell, executive vice president, PCLI.

Politics, Sex and Ethics

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:03:00 +0000

On April 17, the Hofstra University School of Communication and PCLI presented an ethics program, "Politics, Sex and Ethics: What Decides How You Report?" on the Hofstra campus.

Featured panelists included Newsday Long Island editor Rosemary McManus, News 12 anchor Danielle Campbell, the New York Post�??s Kieran Crowley, Ruder Finn Ethics Officer Emmanuel Tchividjian, WNBC4 Long Island reporter Greg Cergol and Hofstra professor and ethicist Arthur Dobrin.

Bob Greene's funeral services

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:22:00 +0000

According to Newsday:

The wake and funeral arrangements for Robert W. Greene, who died Thursday after a long illness, are as follows:

The wake will be Saturday and Sunday, 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., at Branch Funeral Home, Route 25, Smithtown. A funeral Mass will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church in Kings Park. Burial will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery, in Smithtown.

Bob Greene, journalist, teacher, friend, dies

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:39:00 +0000

Newsday's full story today

Robert W. Greene, a pioneering investigative reporter and editor who helped Newsday twice win the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service and who left an indelible imprint on a newspaper whose reporting mission he deeply believed in, died Thursday after a long illness. He was 78.

During a 37-year career at Newsday, first as a reporter and later as an editor, Greene pushed his reporters to dig out public corruption by aggressively covering their assigned beats, no matter how seemingly insignificant. In 1975, Greene helped form an organization for like-minded professionals, Investigative Reporters and Editors, and a year later, after the murder of Don Bolles, one of the group's founding reporters, in Phoenix, Ariz., he headed a team that wrote a series of stories about corruption in that state. The project brought Greene national attention and an enduring legacy.

To many with whom he worked, Greene was an inspiring, larger-than-life character who saw journalism as a blunt instrument of the public good. To others, he was a demanding taskmaster who wore them out with his demands to know more.

Wotapka's quotes swiped!

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:21:00 +0000

The Ventura County Star in Camarillo, Calif., fired one of its columnists for plagiarizing. Among his misdeeds, he lifted quotes from a story by PCLI board member Dawn Wotapka Hardesty.

Check this out:

"The plagiarism came to light after a communications director for a homebuilder in the area notified The Star that quotes from an executive with the company appeared in Woodard's column, but that the executive never spoke to Woodard. The company said the information was from an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

A search by The Star found that the information, which appeared in the March 2 real estate column by Woodard, was from a Feb. 5 story in the Wall Street Journal by Dawn Wotapka."

Here's the full story

Going hyperlocal: the panel

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:21:00 +0000

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The Press Club of Long Island explored the growing trend of online community journalism and user-generated content at a Jan. 30 program titled "Going Hyperlocal."

Held at Newsday in Melville, 25 attendees watched demonstrations of emerging local sites by some of the Island's major media organizations.

Presenters included Newsday associate editor Tim Healy, who gave an overview of the outlet's new Huntington News site; News 12 Interactive Executive Producer Carl Corry, who presented another new Huntington site, News 12 My Town; and Herald Newspapers Executive Editor John O'Connell.

Moderated by Fair Media Council Executive Director Jaci Clement, the program started with an overview of nationwide citizen journalism sites by Barbara Selvin, assistant professor at the Stony Brook University School of Journalism.

Practical workshops -- Need your help

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:19:00 +0000

We're planning a series of practical workshops -- everything from tips on video editing, to digital photography, to navigating social media -- everything you need to know in this changing media landscape.

In order to make this series most useful, we need your help. First, let us know if there's a particular topic that you'd like to see us cover. We're talking about basic stuff to start, working our way into more complicated lessons.

And we're also looking to tap your expertise. Volunteer to serve as a panelist or to host an event.

Contact Carl Corry at ccorry@news12.com

Blogging for Journalists: Best Practices

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:04:00 +0000

Interested in learning how to be a better blogger? Get tips from the master -- tech guru Sree Sreenivasan, Columbia Journalism School professor, Poynter Institute contributor and WNBC-TV tech reporter.

Sree will host a Webcast Thursday with David Kohn, Baltimore Sun's health and science reporter at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sreetips, Thursday, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m.

You can listen online or call in and ask questions on the phone or online. There will be an archived recording available shortly after it's over.

Topics: Basics of blogging; how to get started; building traffic; building your blog's brand; making money; taking it to the next level.

More tips at http://www.sreetips.com

Call-in Number: (347) 324-5985

Sree also hosted a Webcast on Journalists and Facebook. It's archived for your convenience.

Reporters Need 2 Facebook Pages

noreply@blogger.com (Carl Corry) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:45:00 +0000

This is a Poynter EMedia Tidbits column from November, but it's relevant today considering that election season is kicking into gear.

... So what you might want to do is set up a second Facebook page for your professional persona, and collect not "friends" but "followers."
An example of what I mean has been implemented by ABC News with its off-air presidential campaign correspondents. ABC has assigned a correspondent to follow each of the major U.S. candidates for the Democratic and Republican parties, and each of those journalists has a personal page on Facebook. These aren't normal Facebook user profiles, but rather "Facebook pages," which are the same format as used by businesses wanting to create a page for themselves.
With a Facebook "page," a journalist can collect followers or fans of his/her work. For example, here's a page for ABC's Sunlen Miller, who is covering the Barack Obama campaign. (Note: You'll need to be logged in to your Facebook account to see that page.) Miller's page features notes and photos from the campaign trail, links to ABC News coverage, and anyone can "Follow this reporter," which is sort of a variation of becoming a "friend." Followers of Miller's work can send her a message, or write on her "wall."
Miller also keeps her "Facebook status" updated. As Facebook users know, there's a line under your name that you can keep updated with what you're currently doing. (It's similar to Twitter and other "presence" or "microblogging" services. In fact, with Twitter you can have Facebook status updated automatically whenever you post to Twitter.)
Check out all the ABC News campaign correspondents on their Facebook pages to see how they are utilizing this opportunity to reach the Facebook generation.