Join host Sarah Bauer, SPJ membership committee chair, and Dana Neuts, SPJ freelance committee chair. this Thursday, December 9 at 1 p.m. (EST) on BlogTalkRadio.com for a 30-minute podcast discussing the many SPJ benefits available to freelancers. Learn more about the freelance committee’s projects, resources and more.

Got a question? Call in during the show to contribute to the conversation (to join, call 347-857-2441).

Listen in Thursday at 1:00 EST: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/spj/2010/12/09/your-spj-membership

Can’t listen in live? No worries – we’ve got you covered! Listen to the archived show online (and past shows!) at BlogTalkRadio.com/SPJ.

This idea is brought to you by John Ensslin, who serves on the Membership Committee and is the current national secretary-treasurer of SPJ.

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For the last 10 years, Colorado Pro SPJ has co-sponsored the screening of a film at the Denver International Film Festival.

Usually it’s a documentary or a feature film with a journalism theme. Most year’s the program director for the festival is able to find a good match for us.

One year we hosted a documentary on the Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson that his wife and son attended. Another year we sponsored a documentary that went on to win an Oscar. One year we hosted an event with actor Edward James Olmos.

Most years the film’s director also attends, so we’re able to host a reception either before or after the screening.

This is a great way to show the SPJ flag and grow membership while having fun and learning something.

For example, this year we’re sponsoring “Norman Mailer – The American” a documentary on the legendary writer and occasional journalist.

On the night before the screening, we’ll host a reception at the Denver Press Club with the director. We also distribute information on SPJ to the audience on the day the film is show.

SPJ is listed as a sponsor of the film both in the festival program and in an insert in the Denver Post. (more…)