On Friday, the St. Louis Pro Chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists turns trivial for a few hours to again sponsor its annual "Hacks vs. Flacks" trivia competition.
Despite the title, anyone with a mind for mundane facts and figures is welcome to participate, at $20 a head or $150 for a table of eight. There will be munchies, cooked up by SPJ faithful, plus beer and wine to facilitate trivial thinking and help start the weekend right. And there will be the added benefit of watching the cream of St. Louis-area media and public relations try to show how much they really know. (Hint: their knowledge varies greatly.)
But the reasons for this trivia contest belie the name. The chapter's chief goal is to raise money for student scholarships and programs such as a monthly luncheon series where special guests speak about new ideas and current events. It's hoped these scholarships and luncheons give the media and other communicators additional tools to do their jobs — or just find jobs. Because today, every little bit we can do to help the protectors of civic fairness and democracy is welcome.
So, please, come by at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow to Immaculate Conception at 2934 Marshall Avenue in Maplewood, Mo., to lend some wisdom and have good cheer, all for a very good cause.
Despite the title, anyone with a mind for mundane facts and figures is welcome to participate, at $20 a head or $150 for a table of eight. There will be munchies, cooked up by SPJ faithful, plus beer and wine to facilitate trivial thinking and help start the weekend right. And there will be the added benefit of watching the cream of St. Louis-area media and public relations try to show how much they really know. (Hint: their knowledge varies greatly.)
But the reasons for this trivia contest belie the name. The chapter's chief goal is to raise money for student scholarships and programs such as a monthly luncheon series where special guests speak about new ideas and current events. It's hoped these scholarships and luncheons give the media and other communicators additional tools to do their jobs — or just find jobs. Because today, every little bit we can do to help the protectors of civic fairness and democracy is welcome.
So, please, come by at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow to Immaculate Conception at 2934 Marshall Avenue in Maplewood, Mo., to lend some wisdom and have good cheer, all for a very good cause.
