Freelancers Luncheon presented by Cincinnati SPJ and Graydon

ATTENTION FREELANCERS! JOIN US FOR LUNCH SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS GREATER CINCINNATI PRO CHAPTER  AND GRAYDON  WILL PRESENT A  QUARTERLY LUNCHEON FOR FREELANCERS DATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019 TIME: 11:45 A.M. TO 1 P.M. LUNCH/SPECIAL GUEST SPECIAL GUEST: BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP   TOPIC: SOCIAL MEDIA FOR WRITERS Do you know the difference between a Facebook page and a Facebook profile? Do you wonder why you’re not getting likes, comments, or shares? Do you understand Twitter and Instagram hashtags? Are you interested in sharing your blog with readers? In this session, we will talk about how to curate your social media presence, as well as how to blog successfully for the social media age. Together we’ll explore the importance of keeping blogs and social media posts short, and connecting with readers by writing beyond the anecdote.  LOCATION: GRAYDON LAW OFFICES 1800 SCRIPPS CENTER 312 WALNUT STREET Open to all freelancers and writers including print, broadcast, radio and digital. Boxed lunches will be served.  There will be lunch, a talk from our special guest and a closing Q and A.  COST: $15 REGISTRATION & NETWORKING: 11:45 a.m. to Noon PROGRAM: Noon to 1 p.m.  QUESTIONS: GINNY MCCABE AT GMWRITEON@AOL.COM OR AT 513-604-6720 ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST: BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP: BONNIE JEAN FELDKAMP has worked as a freelance writer since 2001 publishing service journalism articles, personal essays and op-eds. She received “Best Overall Blog” in the Digital Media Category of the Ohio 2017 Society of Professional Journalists Awards  and was a 2018 finalist in the Cincinnati Chapter of SPJ’s Excellence in Journalism Awards. Bonnie was named Gold winner by Parent Media Association in 2018 for General Feature Writing on parenting issues. Bonnie Contributes to _The Cincinnati __Enquirer’s_ Education and Family Roundtable [https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/08/07/meet-enquirers-education-and-family-life-roundtable/920634002/]. Her essays have appeared in _The New York Times [http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/in-a-blended-family-your-dad-becomes-dad/], Scary Mommy,  [http://www.scarymommy.com/breastfeeding-in-public-support-but-wont-do-it/]USAToday [https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2018/09/27/moms-wise-words-protect-teens-talking-them-sex-consent/1437381002/] and Medium [https://medium.com/s/library-stories/biking-uphill-for-nancy-drew-f50628a15572]_ as well as regional parenting publications. Bonnie is the Communications Director for the National Society of Newspaper Columnists [http://www.columnists.com/about/board/director-of-media/], is a member of Parent Media Association, Journalism and Women Symposium and the Society of Professional Journalists. She is a wife and mother of three from Northern Kentucky.