Meeting Minutes 3- 02/17/2011

-          Resume and Cover Letter Workshop

• Resume
  • Make it one page
  • Put ‘Media Experiences’ before ‘Education’
  • Add some color to it
    • JCA is offering a workshop – Creating Your Resume on InDesign on Wed., Feb. 23, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. (Architecture Bldg. Room 116)
  • Elaborate on what you have done.
    • For example, don’t just write:
      • The Alligator                           Aug. 2010 – Present
      • Explain what you’ve done at The Alligator
• Cover Letters
  • It doesn’t have to be boring it serious.
  • Try to focus on at least two things in your cover letter. Don’t just write about your experience at The Gainesville Sun. Employers want to see variety, but don’t include an overwhelming amount.

-          Events

• We will have a resume and cover letter workshop at our next meeting on Mar. 3 in @ Copper Monkey @ 7 p.m.

-          Minizine

• You will have the opportunity to write stories, edit stories and contribute photos.
  • You can add to your portfolio!
• Check out FMSA’s previous Minizine on our website:
  • http://fmsauf.wordpress.com/

-          Internship websites:

• Ed2010
• Internships.com
• Journalismjobs.com
• Media Bistro

-          Future fundraising events

• Red Mango
• Mochi

See you at our next meeting!

Mar. 3, 7.p.m. @ Copper Monkey

• Here are some tips from McAdams and Irving!
• Blogs
  • Start a blog if you haven’t done so! Your blogs should have a focus/theme. McAdams mentioned that your blogs can be random, but only if you are “a fun and exceptional” person.
  • Plus, an interviewer would rather read your blogs than your Alligator clips, which are usually edited by other people.
• Headlines
  • It’s always good to have key words in your headlines. If your story is about pancakes, make sure to include pancakes (or something of that nature) in your headline to optimize the article’s search.
• Photos
  • Don’t steal other people’s photos from websites and then use them in your blog posts. You need to ask permission from either the photographer or the current owner of the photo (maybe the company). If you want photos without stirring the pot, go to www.istockphoto.com.

-          Events

• We will have a resume and cover letter workshop at our next meeting on Feb. 17 in Weimer Hall @ 7 p.m.
• Pitching stories and interview techniques workshop

-          Minizine

• You will have the opportunity to write stories, edit stories and contribute photos.
  • You can add to your portfolio!
• Check out FMSA’s previous Minizine on our website:
  • http://fmsauf.wordpress.com/

-          Internship websites:

• Ed2010
• Internships.com
• Journalismjobs.com
• Media Bistro

-          Future fundraising events

• Red Mango
• Mochi

See you at our next meeting!

Feb. 17, 7:00 p.m. in Weimer

Meeting Minutes- 01/20/2011

-         Introduction

• Victoria Phillips- President
• Allison Banko- Vice President
• Rebecca Astorga- Secretary
• Taryn Queen- Ed2010 Representative
• Kathryn Stolarz- Fundraising Chair
• Jake Romoser- Co-Publicity Chair
• Amanda Rodriguez- Co-Publicity Chair
• Melissa Pender- Webmaster

-         Events

• Resume and cover letter workshop
• Pitching stories and interview techniques workshop

-         T-shirt logo design

• We decided on the colorful T-shirt logo: Logo #2.

-         Fundraising event

• Magazine sale 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
  • Jan. 25, Tuesday
  • Jan. 26, Wednesday
  • Jan. 27, Thursday

-         Minizine

• You will have the opportunity to write stories, edit stories and contribute photos.
  • You can add to your portfolio!
• Check out FMSA’s previous Minizine on our website:
  • http://fmsauf.wordpress.com/

-         Internship websites:

• Ed2010
• Internships.com
• Journalismjobs.com
• Media Bistro

-         Future fundraising events

• Red Mango
• Mochi

See you at our next meeting!

Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m. @ Copper Monkey

Start Time: 7:12 p.m.

1. Senior Panel

-          Alex, public relations

-          Emily, journalism

-          Kylie, advertising

1. Important points

-          Know which professors to avoid when signing up for classes, so do your research!

-          Internships and clips are great experience, and they look good on your resume.

-          Ethics class- Emily recommends Norm Luis for the instructor.

-          Take classes outside of the journalism college, that way you can broaden your knowledge and get experience in other fields.

-          Classes you should take with reporting: Mass Media & You, TV & American Soceity

-          Also good to know: take fact finding before reporting. You learn where to look for public records, and how to read and understand them.

1. Fundraiser

-          Joint fundraiser with Society of Professional Journalists @ The Gelato Companyà Thursday, Nov. 18

1. Next meeting- @ the fundraiser!

Thank you all for coming! J

End time: 7:42 p.m.