Society of Professional Journalists - Qatar Chapter

25/10/2017

Come hear what the seniors have to say about their Journalism Residency Experience!

Food will be provided.

14/03/2017

Hey everyone!

Stop by SPJ's booth at Purple Fest. We'll have trivia and giveaways. Hope to see you all there!

06/02/2017

Meet Allison Shelley, a Pulitzer center journalist who will discuss the field of documentary photography in our upcoming workshop. She will also give useful photography tips and teach us how to shoot powerful, yet ethical, images.She has travelled to Haiti and India and will also share stories from these experiences.

This workshop will be great for upcoming photographers, documentary filmmakers, journalists and anyone else who wants to tell effective stories.

Join us on Wednesday, Feb 8 in NU-Q 1-300!

A profile of Allison Shelley

05/02/2017

Do you know what journalism of empathy is? Bill Mitchell from the Poynter Institute says "being a journalist means being human."
(Read more here: http://www.poynter.org/2002/the-journalism-of-empathy/3679/)

We've invited two Pulitzer Center journalists to discuss this topic further! Join us as we explore another side of Journalism.

29/01/2017

Hey, guys! SPJ-Q is recruiting a graphic designer and a content producer for our executive board and we would really like to have some inspired and motivated students to join our board. You can belong to both journalism and communication majors.
We've attached a short application form for anyone who's interested. Deadline is 11:59 pm, 4 February. Thanks!

https://goo.gl/forms/fWOvIxZgpYf3ynbo2

20/11/2016

On November 16th, SPJ-Q invited a sports photographer Elsa Garrison from Getty Images and a sports presenter Mohammad Kidan from beIN Sports.

20/11/2016

Thank you to everyone who attended our workshop today! Now that you have the training on 5D cameras, you can check it out from the Cage whenever you want. Congrats!

17/11/2016

From all of us at SPJ-Q, we want to give a big thank you to everyone who came to our Sports and Media panel! We were very happy to see so many students eager to learn more about the field of sports news.

We look forward to seeing you all at our upcoming events!

17/11/2016

Come to our training workshop on 5D cameras and learn how to make time lapse videos! RSVP here for one session: https://goo.gl/forms/Audx6ReInmXl73co2

Salam alykum and Hi every one, well here is another one... Beautiful weather with different shades of colors during winter, the sky and clouds makes Qatar lo...

16/11/2016

We know many NU-Q students would love to use the 5D camera, but they haven't been able to get a training yet, so have no access to check out the cameras from the cage.

On Sunday, SPJ-Q is hosting two sessions for the training. You'll learn about the basics of using the camera and how to shoot time-lapse videos.

Two timings:
1:30 - 3:00 PM
3:30 - 5:00 PM

* 10 seats per session
* Open to sophomore and above (both majors are welcome)

RSVP: https://goo.gl/forms/Audx6ReInmXl73co2

Light snacks will be provided.

16/11/2016

Sports and the Media panel happening now. Join us to speak to experts in the field!

15/11/2016

“You’re talking about sports. Have fun. It’s a great job.”
Come to our panel to learn more tips on a career in sports media this Wednesday, November 16 at 12 pm. Room 3069.

Learn the importance of energy as a professional sports broadcaster with expert broadcasting tips in this free online sports journalism video clip. Expert: J...