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August Monthly Series @ RITZ CARLTON

And the women gather.com presents…

Ritz Carlton Hotel
Coconut Grove, FL

Topic: Pitching to the News Media.

GUEST SPEAKERS: STEVE ROTHAUS, REPORTER MIAMI HERALD

While a journalism student at Florida International University in 1985, Steve got a night job at The Miami Herald monitoring police radios for the newsroom. He soon began writing obituaries and covering street festivals. After earning his bachelor’s degree from FIU in 1987, The Herald promoted Steve to full-time reporter.

From 1987 to 1993, he covered: Surfside, Bay Harbor Islands, Bal Harbour, Sunny Isles, North Bay Village; police and transportation in Coral Gables, South Miami and South Dade; Key West and Monroe County; the Broward Sheriff’s Office and all Broward police departments including Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Pompano Beach; Opa-locka, Miami Springs and Northwest Miami-Dade.

Steve became a copy editor and page designer in 1993. From 1999 to 2000, he was a Herald layout editor sharing responsibility for Page 1 and the Metro section front. He shared The Herald’s 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News coverage of young Elian Gonzalez’s return to Cuba.

Beginning in late 2000, Steve became night business editor, designing the Business section front and supervising the department’s copy desk.

Steve joined The Herald’s Features department in late 2005, covering South Florida’s large gay community and began his blog about a year later.

ALSO

RENEE MICHELLE HARRIS, SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES

Renee Michelle Harris is the former editor of The Miami Times who currently freelances with the South Florida Times as associate editor and a reporter. The former social worker is also the owner of Universal Writes, a unique operation that provides small businesses and non-profits with high quality, affordable public relations via the simplicity of a well written press release.

Harris graduated from Florida State University with a degree in sociology. After more than a decade in social services, Harris embarked on a second career in the world of journalism. In addition to reporting on a wide variety of subjects for The South Florida Times (formerly Broward Times), Harris has authored several children’s books and feature length screenplays.

She will contribute to our pitch info session by sharing the multitude of reasons (some you may never consider) for alerting the media about your business.

SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 2009

10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Cost $35.00. At Door $40.00 includes continental breakfast

WELCOME TO THE WOMEN’S INSITUTE. THE HAPPENING PLACE FOR WOMEN’S BUSINESS

The Hopi Elders Speak

We Are the Ones
We’ve Been Waiting For

You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour.

—The Elders Oraibi
Arizona Hopi Nation

Now you must go back and tell the people that this is The Hour.

And there are things to be considered:

Where are you living?

What are you doing?

What are your relationships?

Are you in right relation?

Where is your water?

Know your garden.

It is time to speak your Truth.

Create your community. Be good to each other. And do not look outside yourself for the leader.

This could be a good time!

There is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid. They will try to hold on to the shore. They will feel they are being torn apart, and they will suffer greatly.

Know the river has its destination. The elders say we must let go of the shore, push off into the middle of the river, keep our eyes open, and our heads above the water. See who is in there with you and celebrate.

At this time in history, we are to take nothing personally. Least of all, ourselves. For the moment that we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt.

The time of the lone wolf is over. Gather yourselves!

Banish the word struggle from your attitude and your vocabulary.

All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.

We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.