"Community, Media & You" is hosted by Thom Clark, and is a partnership with CAN TV21 Chicago. If you have ideas for the show or to recommend a guest, contact producer Jessica Rosenberg.

Two shows on transit available now:
Funding Mass Transit: While Springfield fiddles, CTA riders are burning mad, says Jacky Grimshaw, vice president of transportation from the Center of Neighborhood Technology. Watch the episode

Bringing Children of the Incarcerated to Their Parents: Ranjana Bhargava, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, discusses her agency’s "Connections" transportation service, that brings children to visit their incarcerated mothers. Watch the episode

Community, Media And You:
Saturdays at 8 p.m. on CAN-TV21. or view a segment now at www.npcommunicator.org

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Be a professional!
Mike Burke attended our Professional Media Relations, PMR, course, became communications director at Ounce of Prevention Fund then moved to philanthropy—and now is our board chair. Mikki Leventhal took PMR and now is communications director of Columbia College Chicago. They’re just two of hundreds who learned or honed their skills in our longest-running and most popular workshop, which starts Jan. 22. Last year, we asked participants to list the highlights, and one said:

“I don't know if I have time to list them all here, as I'm too busy rethinking and restructuring how we reach out to the media! Our press releases have gotten more reaction, our published pieces have increased because I learned how to make a shorter, more engaging style of writing. I learned to ask the question, ‘Why should the media care as much as I do? Why should our organization get coverage over another organization?’

Other upcoming Workshops:
Register: Telling Your Story with Video
9 a.m. to noon, Friday Nov. 16
Register: Story Power
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29
View all upcoming workshops

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Get the Guide

Don’t take our word for it: get a copy and find out why Bob Feder of the Chicago Sun-Times reviewed the 2008 edition of Getting On Air, On-line and Into Print by saying, “the bible of the local media business just got even better,” (Sun-Times, Oct. 19, 2007)

Check out some of the sample pages we have available online and order your copy here.

For those of you who have ordered the digital media guide CD version, expect them soon. CDs have shipped out!

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People to Pitch

Find more "People to Pitch" in our 2008 Getting on Air, Online and Into Print media guide. Get it here

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Newstips
by Curtis Black, newstips editor

Little Village Rallies for School Health Center
Newstip Date: 11-09-2007
In the face of flagging public support for school-based health centers this year with budget crises for the state and county, community and business partners rallied to open a new health center at Little Village Lawndale High School. Read More

Point Preservation Study Authorized
Newstip Date: 11-09-2007
Congress' first override of a veto by President Bush also constitutes a major victory for Hyde Parkers fighting city plans for Promontory Point. Read More

DuPage Health Net Grows
Newstip Date: 11-02-2007
While efforts to expand access to health care are stymied in Washington and Springfield -- and Cook County's public health system is closing clinics and losing doctors -- a successful collaboration of public and private agencies in DuPage County is expanding into a comprehensive safety net for the growing numbers of uninsured people there. Read More

Subscribe to the new Newstips v2.0 Blog
Recent Posts:
Blagojevich, health reform, and “pragmatism”
Obama, Kerry on FCC
Coal and Climate Change
Fare Hikes or Tax Hikes?
Bike Fed Maps CTA Alternatives
Do you have a newstip? Contact Curtis Black.
curtis@newstips.org | phone: 312-344-6400 | fax: 312-344-6404

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Other Events Around Town

Social Media Luncheon
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14 (today) at Maggiano’s Chicago, 516 N. Clark 
The Publicity Club of Chicago will offer the best strategies for connecting people and ideas on line and learning the ins and outs of virtual networking. Prices vary. Registration required at http://www.publicity.org/monthly.htm or at 773-463-5560.

Calling ethnic journalists: CDC briefing on flu vaccination
10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Nov. 15 at Community Media Workshop, 619 S. Wabash, Room 205
Calling on Hispanic and other minority communities to get vaccinated, speakers from the Chicago Department of Health and the American Medical Association will discuss health concerns surrounding this year’s flu season. Event is free. Co-sponsored by Columbia College Chicago Journalism Department, New America Media, the Workshop, and others. Free, but RSVP or for more information contact Alex Moe at 646-812-4885.

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New on the Web
Web sites and features from the Workshop’s partners and friends

Welcome to the Web of the Predatory Lending Association
The real authors have not revealed themselves, but if you want to calculate the outrageous ripoff interest a bogus paycheck lender could earn, learn more about white papers such as "Buying Off Non-Profits" or compare "Predatory Lending vs. Indentured Servitude" we suggest you check out this fresh new satire web site--with a hat tip to the Progressive Exchange list for letting us know about it. www.predatorylendingassociation.com

Nonprofit Design Grant
Chicago-based Firebelly Design offers a year of design work to help one nonprofit create a unique, cohesive brand identity. Firebelly will involve the selected nonprofit in the process so agency staff get designs they want and learn more about the design process. Nonprofits must be within 50 miles of Chicago and have $100K to $750K annual budgets.  Applications due Dec. 7 and are available at http://firebellydesign.com/documents/FB_grant_2008.pdf.

Leadership Award
Lumity Technology Leadership Award, presented by Accenture, recognizes Chicago-area nonprofit organizations that demonstrate exemplary use of technology to further their missions. Award comes with $7,500 and includes an operations assessment. Deadline is Dec. 14. For more information, call 312-372-4872 x134. Apply online at
www.lumity.org/TechLeadershipAward.

Young Women Advocates Award
Chicago Foundation for Women is accepting applications for the Founders Award for Young Women Advocates, a $25,000 grant to one woman under 40 who advocates for women and girls. Return applications to the foundation’s office by 5 p.m. Nov. 30. Download the application here.


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Communications Jobs

Associate Vice President, Marketing and Communications
The candidate for this position will provide leadership and overall management direction for the Chicago Community Trust's marketing and communications activities. Responsibilities include strategy, branding, media and public relations; marketing materials; and managing website and events. Interested individuals should submit a resume, cover letter, names of references and salary history to: resumes@cct.org. Please put the job title in the subject header of your email. Deadline is November 14. Get the details here.

Community Schools Manager
Children’s Home and Aid seeks a school manager for a public school in the Englewood neighborhood to implement after-school student and adult education programs. The manager will hire, train and supervise a diverse staff and must have 2 to 3 years supervisory experience. Master’s degree preferred and reliable transportation required. Submit cover letter and resume by Nov. 30 to Kristen White at kwhite@childrenshomeandaid.org or fax to 847-866-8581.