David Carr, the respected and influential media writer for the New York Times, and one of America’s most recognized journalists thanks to his role in the film “Page One,” will visit Ohio State University’s School of Communication March 1 as part of the William D. Stewart Lecture Series.

Digital strategist Adam Schweigert will discuss the best apps for journalists at a Feb. 21 Ohio State University SPJ student chapter event sponsored by the pro chapter. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. in room 106 of the Journalism Building, 242 W. 18th Ave. on the OSU campus. The Tuttle garage is the closest to the venue.

The Central Ohio Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists invites local journalists, communicators, public relations professionals and marketers to celebrate the holidays with a happy hour to mix, mingle and network.

The Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism at Ohio State and the SPJ Central Ohio Pro Chapter recently hosted the 2012 Social Media Summit at The Ohio State University.

The Central Ohio Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Main Street Free Press Museum
in Fredericktown invite you to “Politics and the Hometown Press,” 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6 at the First Baptist Church, Fredericktown.

The Kiplinger Program and Ohio State University will host IRE’s Election Watchdog Workshop Aug. 24-25. The sessions are designed for any journalist gearing up for campaign coverage this fall.

The chapter will host a free two-hour program “The Art of Access: Strategies for getting public records to improve your reporting and life” on June 22, 2012, from 2 to 4 p.m. at WOSU’s Public Media Station at COSI, 333 West Broad St. Columbus, OH 43215. (Parking available in nearby lots.)

Mindset Digital co-founders Debra Jasper and Betsy Hubbard will lead the annual chapter training session June 27.

Departing WBNS-10TV anchor Andrea Cambern talked about breaking into the business, her career in Columbus and the little things she’ll miss most about the city and its people at the Central Ohio SPJ Founders Day event last week at the River Club.