Third annual TBABJ Multimedia Seminar begins at 11 a.m. March 7 in Tampa

The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists is pleased to announce its third annual seminar on blogs and multimedia journalism.

This year's event is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday March 7 at the Tampa Tribune, 200 S. Parker St. Tampa. Head to the south building and tell the security guard in the lobby what event you're attending. We'll be around the corner in a small conference room.

The 2009 seminar features:

* Nathalie Voirin, managing producer for the Tampa Bay version of Gannett's Metromix Web site and a managing producer for CBS affiliate WTSP-Ch. 10. Nathalie works on Metromix from the center of WTSP's newsroom, navigating the mix of traditional TV journalism, online reporting and new school entertainment coverage.

* Boyzell Hosey, director of photography for the St. Petersburg Times. Boyzell has guided the Times through making its photojournalists the focal point of multimedia efforts, from shooting and editing video for online reports to training print reporters on capturing images for their own blogs and newspaper stories.

* Ken Knight, multimedia reporter for the Tampa Tribune/TBO.com/WFLA-Ch. 8. Ken assembles daily reports from Tampa neighborhoods for all of Media General's platforms in the Tampa Bay area.

* Eric Deggans, TV/Media Critic, St. Petersburg Times. Eric's blog, The Feed, has become a bit of laboratory for his many efforts at multimedia work, from showcasing video of a TV anchor's arrest to using Twitter, Facebook and MySpace to leverage audiences to his blog at the Times Web site.

* Demorris Lee, reporter, St. Petersburg Times. Demorris has completed a number of multimedia projects after completing a fellowship at the Knight Digital Media Center.

During the discussions, we will talk about ways to think about expanding traditional journalism work to multimedia platforms, the advantages and challenges of blogging for journalists, the resources available for those who hope to learn more about this kind of work and examples of quality work done on different platforms.

Though this is a professional development seminar organized by the TBABJ, this seminar is free and open to anyone who wishes to attend. In particular, journalists of all ethnicities and experience levels are most welcome.

Feel free to email back at this address or call my office at the number below for more information...And see you on March 7.

Eric Deggans

President, Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists

TV/Media Critic, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times

http://www.tbabj.com/

(727) 893-8521

Winners in the TBABJ's 2008 Griot Drum Journalism Awards

These are the Tampa Bay area journalists honored in the TBABJ's fourth annual Griot Drum Awards for quality coverage of issues relating to people of color. These winners were announced at the Griot Drum Awards and Scholarship Banquet, held Nov. 20 at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg.

TELEVISION
TV1- Spot News
First Place: "Dr. MLK Parade," ABC News.

TV2-Non-Deadline Reporting
First Place: "Freedom Riders," Dennis Hollingsworth, WTSP-TV 10.
Second Place: "HIV Affects Community," Susan Casper & Matt McGlashen, WFTS-TV
Third Place: "Artist Paints History," Matt McGlashen, Ginny Diaz & Brendan McLaughlin

TV3-Investigative/Series
First Place: "Taking Action Compilation" by Matt McGlashen and Jackie Callaway.

TV5-Community/Public Affairs
First Place: A Gulf Coast Journal with Jack Perkins, segment profiling John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil, WEDU-TV.

TV6- Documentary
First Place: "Central Avenue Remembered," WEDU-TV.

PRINT -Over 100,000 circulation
P1-Deadline/Spot News Reporting
First Place: "Jury spares Steele's life" by Jamal Thalji, Molly Moorhead and Julia Kumari Drapkin, St. Petersburg Times.
Second Place: "Apartment Fire" by Carrie Pratt, St. Petersburg Times

P2-Investigative Reporting
First Place: "A Chase, an outcry, then shots in the dark" by Tom Lake, Molly Moorhead, Jamal Thalji, Julia Kumari Drapkin, St. Petersburg Times.
Second Place: "Costly Mistakes" by Thomas Lake, St. Petersburg Times

P3-Features
First Place: "Mom's Call to Action" by Sara M. Hoye,: Mom's Call to Action, The Tampa Tribune.
Second Place: "In Defense of his Confederate Pride" by Stephanie Garry, St. Petersburg Times
Third Place: "A Man of Action" by Michelle Bearden, The Tampa Tribune

P4-Community/Public Affairs:
First place: "Fraternizing with the enemy" by Rodney Thrash, St. Petersburg Times.
Second Place: "In the mix" by Sarah M. Hoye, The Tampa Tribune
Third Place: "Video shows CW at its worst" by Demorris Lee, St. Petersburg Times

P6- Sports Feature
First Place: "A Question of Loyalty" by Anwar Richardson, The Tampa Tribune.
Second Place: "Family Blessings" by Nicholas Williams, The Tampa Tribune.

PRINT - Under 100,000 circulation
PP2-Investigative Reporting
First place: "American Recession, Black Depression: What Must We Do?" by Charles Cherry II, Florida Courier.

PP3-Features
First Place: "United Front" by Wade Tatangelo, Creative Loafing.
Second Place: "Here Comes the Neighborhood" by Alex Pickett, Creative Loafing
Third Place: "Revving up interest in new invention" by Charles Cherry II, Florida Courier

PP4- Community/Public Affairs
First Place: "Complete System's Failure" by Jenise Morgan, Florida.

PP6-Sports Feature
First Place: "New name, same winning spirit" by Charles Cherry II, Florida.

PP7- Commentary
First Place: "Black colleges deal with 'mission creep'" Charles Cherry II, Florida Courier.

PP8- Criticism
First place: "Numbers Man" by Megan Voeller, Creative Loafing.

PHOTO
P1-Deadline/Spot News
First Place: "Relatives devastated" by Fred Bellet, Tampa Tribune.

P2-Features First Place: "Comfort" by Lara Cerri, St. Petersburg Times.
Second Place: "Friends" by Lara Cerri, St. Petersburg Times
Third Place: "Prayer Services" by Carrie Pratt, St. Petersburg Times

P3-Sports News
First Place: "Strong Finish" by Fred Bellet, Tampa Tribune.

P4-Sports Feature
First Place: "Athlete of the Year" by Fred Bellet, The Tampa Tribune.
Second Place: "Muddcat" by Fred Bellet, The Tampa Tribune

P6-Graphic or Photo Illustration
First Place: "A Night on the Town" by Lara Cerri.

P7-Photo Illustration
First Place: "The Iraq War: What would MLK say?" by Charles Cherry II, Florida Courier.
Second Place: "Happy Workers" by Carrie Pratt, St. Petersburg Times

NEW MEDIA
NM1- Best Multimedia News Story
First Place: "In the Mix" by Sarah M. Hoye, The Tampa Tribune.
Second Place: ""An Anthem Story" by Joseph Brown III, The Tampa Tribune

TBABJ Meeeting at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Petersburg

Members and friends of the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists:

Our next meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 7, in the Times building in St. Petersburg, 490 1st Ave. South, St. Petersburg.

We had a very productive executive board meeting last month, where we set a tentative schedule of events for the coming year, including a public forum in may, a poetry slam in July and a multimedia seminar next month.

Now we need to make them happen. Please feel free to come to our meetings whether you are a member, a lapsed member, or just an interested person. Our membership meetings are open to all.

Anyone who is interested in being part of the multimedia presentation, please contact me at this email address or using the information in my signature below.

Our goal is to make meetings more predictable by holding them on the first Saturday of each month at 11 a.m., scheduling them a month or two in advance so you and we can plan for them better.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You don't have to be a member or a person of color to attend our meetings -- if you're interested in networking with journalists of color or getting involved with our activities, we want you in the house. It doesn't matter how long it's been since you were last at a meeting, whether or not you are a member, or whether you're even a journalist.

If you'd like to help make area media more accurate and diverse, we'd love to have you at our meetings.

Hope to see you Saturday or soon....and feel free to check out http://www.tbabj.com/ for updates!

Eric Deggans
President, Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists
Chair, NABJ Media Monitoring Committee
TV/Media Critic, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
http://www.tbabj.com/
(727) 893-8521