eChaser: November 2012 / p3

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GET A JOB

They’re hiring at the Temple Daily Telegram. Writing and editing on deadline, shooting and editing compelling video, and building a digital and social media audience highlight the next online editor’s tasks. Send a cover letter, résumé and work samples to Jerry Prickett at jprickett@tdtnews.com. Reporters interested in covering Bell County, send the same with “Bell County beat” in the subject line. ...

The Community News in Aledo has an opening for a full-time general assignment reporter strong in hard news and features. Some page layout required (InDesign proficiency a major plus) and perhaps a little sports writing and copy editing. Send résumé and writing samples to rkeck@community-news.com, or mail to The Community News, attn: Randy Keck, P.O. Box 1031, Aledo, TX 76008. ...

DallasChild magazine seeks a designer. Requirements include a degree in communications design or a similar field, proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign CS5, photo editing skills and a working knowledge of Illustrator. E- cover letter, résumé and work samples (PDFs or provide a link) to art@dfwchild.com. ...

Be a breaking news staffer for the Associated Press in Dallas. Requirements: Two or more years at a professional newspaper, broadcast or online newsroom; strong reporting, writing and editing skills; broad understanding of state, national and international news perspectives. Info here. ...

The Advocate needs an editor for one of its five urban-living monthly magazines serving Dallas neighborhoods. Requirements include a knowledge of Dallas and at least a year of daily or weekly professional journalism writing experience. E- cover letter, résumé and clips to humanresources@advocatemag.com with subject line Magazine Editor Application. ...

The corporate communications team at Baylor Health Care System seeks a senior marketing/PR consultant to lead internal communication projects. Job involves researching topics, interviewing subject-matter experts, and writing and producing print and digital communications. Send résumé and link to your LinkedIn profile to kate.horne@baylorhealth.edu.

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NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS

SPJ ... Sarah Angle, freelance ... Brant Austin, freelance ... Chloe Steinhagen ... Mark Kazlowski, The Dallas Morning News ... Rick Choate, The Dallas Morning News ... Kimberly Johnson, Texas Woman’s University ... David Conrads, Conrads Communications

PRSA ... Megan D’Ann Radke, Cash America ... Susan Renee Chandler ... Melissa Warner ... Maggie Thomas, TCU

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PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

Allyson Cross, Greater Fort Worth PRSA

Greater Fort Worth PRSA is fast-tracking November and December. Not only is this month’s luncheon (Nov. 14) our yearly diversity program, it’s also the annual meeting where we vote on next year’s officers. I commend everyone who will accept greater leadership responsibility next year and encourage the chapter’s wholehearted support.

Nov. 17 is our annual community service project, helping staff the Salvation Army Angel Tree at Hulen Mall. There are still some volunteer opportunities left. Contact Beth Lamb at beth.lamb@ftworthrmh.org.

Tuesday, Dec. 4, we will again join SPJ and IABC in celebrating the holidays and raising cash and books for the JPS Hospital readers library. Details on p. 1. And on Dec. 12 we host our final luncheon of the year.

I’d like to thank everyone from the Fort Worth chapter who attended the International Conference and Assembly. Fort Worth had a strong showing, including student attendees. Hope this was a rewarding experience for all involved.

As we ponder the year ahead, I encourage each of you to be proactive in advancing your PR expertise. What steps can you take to expand your knowledge? What tools are available? How can you utilize your membership to greater advantage? PRSA delivers resources to enhance the everyday practice of public relations. If you have questions about how PRSA can help, send them to me at cross@gcgmarketing.com and I will find the best person to answer them.

I look forward to seeing you at the November luncheon.

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OVER & OUT

John Dycus, Fort Worth SPJ

The concept of fair use gets a more than fair dissection on ”Studio SPJ” at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, with American University profs Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi, authors of “Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright.” Understanding fair use, a doctrine under which courts have permitted copyrighted material to be used without permission or payment under certain circumstances, is vital to journalists in the digital age. Hear the 30-minute episode live and ask questions, or catch the podcast later. ...

For chapter members who couldn’t make the Excellence in Journalism Conference (that’s all but six of you), follow-ups and downloads and Working Press reports are here and here and here and here and here. In convention news, less than 12 percent of the SPJ roster — 830 members — participated in the inaugural one member, one vote elections. Of Texas interest, Kym Fox at Texas State University was re-elected campus adviser at large, and Fort Worth SPJ superstar Eddye Gallagher is the new Region 8 director. ...

Application deadline is Nov. 30 for the one-year Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research residential fellowship focusing on the economics of aging and work. The fellow will write stories on issues related to the aging American workforce, learn research-based enterprise reporting, work with economists at the University of Chicago and participate in an original NORC survey on retirement planning.

Caught my eye. Warmer ocean temperatures in Northeast mean heavier rain from Hurricane Sandy. ... Obama administration approves 285,000 acres of utility-scale solar power across six western states. ... Texan arrested for trespassing on her own land protesting Keystone XL. ... Coal use climbs worldwide to highest level in 40 years. ... Rice students’ floating archipelago of self-sufficient man-made islands wins 2012 Odebrecht Award. ... Sea level rise along East Coast happening three times faster than average. ... Texas A&M has largest vertical axis wind turbine installation in U.S. ... Phase-change drywall boards store and release heat to save power. ... Gardener sues Tulsa for cutting down her edible garden. ... Canadian scientists march to protest the “death of evidence.” ... Battery manufacturers plan nationwide recycling program. ... Ontario coroner’s report on bike safety has lessons that apply everywhere. ... WHO: Diesel exhaust causes lung cancer. ... Cambridge physicist predicts all Arctic ice will be gone in four years. ... Robots that install solar panels slash cost of clean energy. ... Fujitsu starts field trials of technology to nix phone scams.

Closing words: “Every vision is a joke until the first man accomplishes it; once realized, it becomes commonplace.” — rocket scientist Robert Goddard ... “It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” — Herman Melville ... “Don’t own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.” — writer Wendell Berry ... “One sometimes finds what one is not looking for.” — Sir Alexander Fleming, who discovered the antibacterial properties of penicillin ... “The role of a comedian is to make the audience laugh, at a minimum of once every 15 seconds.” — Lenny Bruce

Closing words II, take a pol(l)ar opposites: "Since data is clear that additional money does not translate into educational achievement, and higher education costs are out of control, we support reducing taxpayer funding to all levels of education institutions." — Texas Republican Party platform ... “Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.” — President Franklin D. Roosevelt ... “Fifty percent of people won’t vote, and 50 percent don’t read newspapers. I hope it’s the same 50 percent.” — Gore Vidal

Closing words II, apocalypse now edition: "Absolutely. Every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. And if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better." — Mitt Romney to CNN's John King last year in response to a primary debate question about dismantling FEMA and handing emergency management over to the states ... “I have to say, the administration, the president himself, and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate have been outstanding with us so far. We have a great partnership with them. ... He (Obama) worked on that (a Major Disaster Declaration, providing funding for recovery infrastructure, temporary housing, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property loss and assistance to individuals and businesses) last night with me … offered any other assets that we needed to help. I want to thank the president personally for his personal attention to this.” — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, one of Romney’s biggest supporters