A new hyperlocal site aims to bring the various voices of Midtown together, sharing local news, events and discussions of the central city. Sacmidtown.com will celebrate all things Midtown and officially launches Monday. “Our goal is to provide a forum for those who live and for those who work in, or come to enjoy Midtown,” said Jimmy Spencer, founding editor of Sacmidtown.com. Spencer was the founding editor of PublicCEO.com and has written for nbcsports.com and sacbee.com.The contributing writers are people who live and breathe in Sacramento. The site will be updated daily, Monday through Friday, Spencer said. Sacmidtown will cover topics such as crime, trends, dating, hard news, mone

Every month The Sacramento Press holds a workshop for its writers and readers to attend. Last night, Sac Press held a sports writing workshop in which sports writers Jimmy Spencer and Zach Harper led. The 22 people in attendance asked questions and listened to the message that both writers shared pertaining to sports journalism. Although they both are in the sports journalism arena, the way in which they made a name for themselves was very different. Spencer earned a degree in journalism at California State University, Sacramento, in 2005. Spencer started his journalism career writing for campus newspaper, The State Hornet, and would later find himself working for The Sacramento Bee. He

It's not too late to attend the "Journalism Ethics" workshop tonight. It's at our newly remodeled Sacramento Press office, from 6:30-8 p.m. Molly Dugan, an assistant professor of journalism and communication studies at California State University, Sacramento, will teach the workshop. Our second workshop for the month will hopefully transform sports fans into sports writers. Jimmy Spencer, founding editor of PublicCEO.com, will lead the "Sports Writing" workshop Aug. 25 from 6:30-8 p.m. Spencer has a B.A. in journalism from California State University, Sacramento. He has worked for The Sacramento Bee, NBC Sports, and the Sacramento River Cats. Spencer coaches high school basketball in th