May 5, 2021
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Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership, offers a different approach to this conventional wisdom.
“Career Connection: Defining your digital footprint” is a weeklong series of hands-on workshops to help you create and maintain the professional identity you want to showcase to sources, employers, and publishers. The series will meet from noon to 1 p.m. ET daily, from Monday, May 10 to Friday, May 14.

Session spotlight: Tapping Twitter networks in your job search

Join Rebecca Aguilar, a freelance journalist and president-elect of the Society of Professional Journalists, as she shares practical tips on improving your Twitter identity and content strategy during your job search. Ms. Aguilar will share tips on maximizing your bio and image spaces, as well as how to keep connection and relationship-building at the heart of your Twitter interactions.

Register here for one program in the series or all off them, which are available at no cost. Registration includes access to the video recordings and resources referenced in all sessions.

Resources
Find motivation and some new tools for energizing your writing in this afternoon workshop.

You'll get tips on:

  • Energizing tired writing
  • Structuring stories that center inclusivity
  • Crafting irresistible headlines

Teachers include Steve Padilla, Column One editor at Los Angeles Time. Register now for this program, which will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. ET Friday, June 4, on Zoom. Tickets are $50 for general registration and $40 for National Press Club members.
Fri, Jun 4, 2021 1:00 PM EST
Pro Tips: Writing refresh
This newsletter is written & edited by the National Press Club Journalism Institute staff: Beth Francesco, Holly Butcher Grant and Julie Moos. Send us your questions and suggestions for topics to cover.

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