From SAABJ President Marvin Hurst:
"The goal is to turn our meetings into enrichment sessions to enhance our group as professionals. Don't worry, we will still conduct the business of scholarships, etc. However, as working journalists we are looking for ways to improve our professional skills, job quality, and live better lives. We will empower each other to succeed.
In the coming months, we will also address brand new strategies for fundraising, plan to expand membership, strengthen our on-line and social media presence, survey our membership's needs, launch a president's report, and initiate a multi-media outlet news story (Vision 2020) showcasing our skills as journalists highlighting the voices and vision of the next generation.
Our August meeting begins our professional enrichment sessions. SAABJ has invited the public information officers from the San Antonio Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigations, and the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
The session: "The Power of using your PIO " will last as long as a regular meeting. The purpose of this session is to help our working journalists get the most out of law enforcement public information offices. The representatives will open up a frank dialogue with media members to ultimately inform our community better. Of course, our questions and suggestions will help bridge that gap.
We have extended an invitation to other local professional media groups (SAHAJ, AAAJ, all the newsrooms in San Antonio). This will be the first of, hopefully, many education through unification enrichment events. This is free. However, if members of other groups would like to make a $2-$5 donation to our scholarship fund we'll take it. The donation is attached to all of our sessions for non-members ONLY."
