Upcoming social media workshops in June: NYC, Chicago, Boston, Providence

Sree Sreenivasan, Columbia J-school digital media professor; contributing editor to DNAinfo.com; and one of AdAge’s 25 people to follow on Twitter, is offering a series of workshops in June – in NYC; Chicago; Boston/Cambridge; Providence. More on him at http://sree.net and you can see how he uses social media by connecting with him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sreenet | Facebook: http://facebook.com/sreetips (tech tips and job leads) | LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/sreenivasan

He promises his sessions, like his tweets, will most likely be: * helpful * useful * informative * relevant * practical * actionable * entertaining * fun * occasionally funny

==> You can track his workshops at http://bit.ly/workshops and/or ask him to add you to his monthly tech tips & tricks mailing list: sree@sree.net

NEW YORK CITY:
Wed, June 2, 6:45-9:45 pm, NYC: Mediabistro workshop at Chinatown YMCA: BASIC Social Networking for Media Professionals – register here – USE THIS DISCOUNT CODE, SREE25 – save 25% on the class price: http://bit.ly/sreemb6
(this is the basic session; the advanced one is June 30; you can attend, one or both)

Wed, June 30, 6:45-9:45 pm, NYC: Mediabistro workshop at Chinatown YMCA: ADVANCED Social Networking for Media Professionals – register here – USE THIS DISCOUNT CODE, SREE25 – save 25% on the class price: http://bit.ly/sreemb7 Note: Sree will be joined by Soraya Darabi, a socmedia star who has more than 400,000 followers. (this is the advance session; the basic one is June 2; you can attend, one or both)

CHICAGO:
Thurs, June 17, 6-8 pm: A FREE intermediate/advanced social media workshop, hosted by Chicago chapters of SAJA & AAJA at Bloomberg Chicago bureau. Limited seating so please RSVP only if you can make it. Details: http://bit.ly/sreechi

BOSTON:
Thursday, June 24, 6:30-8:30 pm, Cambridge: FREE social media workshop at Cambridge Marriott. Limited seats available for outsiders – if you’d like to attend, e-mail sree@sree.net

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND:
Monday, June 7: 1-2:30 pm: FREE social media workshop at the Providence Journal. Limited seats available for outsiders – if you’d like to attend, e-mail sree@sree.net

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SOME RECENT ARTICLES ABOUT SREE’S WORK IN SOCMEDIA

NEW YORK OBSERVER: The Twitter Tutor – http://sree.ly/sreenyo

MEDIABISTRO: So, What Do You Do, Sree Sreenivasan?
http://bit.ly/sreembprofile

HUFFINGTON POST: Sree Sreenivasan on Using Social Media For Better Journalism -
http://bit.ly/sreehuffpo

LEAP (Sarah Davidson’s blog): Tweet or Die http://bit.ly/9unBJW

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ATTENDEE COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS SREE SESSIONS
“This seminar couldn’t be better. Sree is articulate and engaging, and really understands both his subject and the needs of the media professionals who attended the seminar.” — Lynn Brenner

“Sree knows his stuff. He packs lots of information into a totally engaging, fast-paced class. I strongly recommend this class for anyone who wants to understand social networking and how to apply it to their professional endeavors.” — TaRessa Stovall

“Sree was wonderful. He has a real knack for imparting an understanding of social networks and technology for the young and old.” — Peter Zehren

“Sree was absolutely terrific! He made a topic that is very difficult for many people to fully grasp very comprehensive.” — Melissa Schwartz

“Sree’s presentation was well thought out and the time flew by. He truly knows his stuff and engaged students as well.” — Anita Aboulafia

Prof. Sree Sreenivasan | sree@sree.net
Dean of Student Affairs, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
http://www.sree.net | http://www.sreetips.com
Contributing editor, DNAinfo: http://DNAinfo.com
FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/sreetips
TWITTER: @sreenet – http://twitter.com/sreenet

Columbia J-School Webcast – Launching Your Own Media Business

Listen here:

See Columbia Journalism School full archive of sessions (40+), on a wide variety of fascinating media topics, at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/columbiajournalism

FREE WEBCAST: Launching Your Own Media Business: Thriving and Surviving in the Changing Media Landscape

[Post your comments, and see resources, at http://columbianm.blogspot.com/2009/02/webcast-launching-your-own-media.html ]

Speakers: Henry Dubroff, J’82 alum and Susan J. Marks, authors of “Battling Big Box: How Nimble Companies Can Out Maneuver Giant Competitors”

Using what they learned via Dubroff’s media entrepreneurship
experience and their brand-new book, our speakers will help
journalists understand how they can be entrepreneurial and take charge
of their careers in ways they hadn’t imagined. The session will be
filled with practical, actionable information and they will take your
questions.

Friday, Feb. 6, 2009
1-2 pm ET
10-11 am PT (where Dubroff will be calling from)
11 am-noon CT (where Marks will be calling from)
see local time around the world: http://snurl.com/b8a4l

If you Twitter about this, please use this hash tag – #columbiaj (see the conversation at http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23columbiaj )

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Henry Dubroff, graduated from Columbia Journalism
School in 1972. He is founder and editor of Pacific Coast Business
Times. Despite operating in the shadow of the region’s big-box
competition in Los Angeles, Dubroff’s publication reached break-even
just 18 months after launch and continues to maintain double-digit
growth rates. Previously, Dubroff was editor of the Denver Business
Journal and business editor at the Denver Post, where he won numerous
national awards for excellence in journalism. His entrepreneurial
accomplishments have been recognized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the California
Legislature.

Susan J. Marks is an award-winning journalist, freelance writer, book
author, and editor. In her nearly 30 years of newspaper, magazine, and
book writing and editing experience, she has chronicled large and
small business successes and failures, innovations, and changes.