The Washington State Legislature is attempting to pass an emergency bill that essentially renders it impossible for reporters to ever appeal secrecy by our elected officials. Sens. Sharon Nelson and Mark Schoesler presented their case in Olympia Thursday to the dismay of professional journalism boards,...
The annual Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington and Asian American Journalists Association Seattle party is here to bring together area journalists and their supporters in one big year-end bash. Don't miss this year's Holiday Scoop! This year, we'll be gathering at 7 p.m. December 12...
'Good data reporting shouldn't be confined to big cities' By Kaitlin Gillespie About 20 women in journalism from across the Northwest converged on The News Tribune in Tacoma early this month for a weekend of learning new skills and discussion the challenges of being a woman in the...
The Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington Board of Directors seeks a content and event production intern for the 2017-2018 season. This is a paid internship position with about 5-10 hours of work per week starting upon hiring and lasting through mid-June. Hours are mostly...
By Dan Catchpole Pres. Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on the country’s professional news media Wednesday, with thinly veiled threats on Twitter to pull broadcast licenses due to critical news reports. The attack fell flat in the face of reality. The First Amendment protects broadcasters from...
SPJWash is proud to support the Washington Coalition for Open Government through their 2017 Madison Andersen Awards Breakfast on September 22 at the Washington Athletic Club. Would you like to join us at the breakfast at the SPJWash table for FREE? (Yup, a $50 seat...
After the 2017 membership-wide election, the Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington is pleased to welcome six new members of its Board of Directors. The board will welcome KING 5 chief investigative reporter Susannah Frame, Crosscut.com and KCTS9 visual journalist Matt Mills McKnight, Seattle Weekly News...
We've got a new format for the end-of-year awards party and we'd love you to join us! We'll honor the recipients of our awards, scholarships and grants on June 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Optimism Brewing in Capitol Hill. After listening carefully to your feedback, we're throwing...
We are excited to join SPJ Region 10 to announce the winners of this year's Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest. Hundreds of journalists are honored in this year's contest, with top recognition and runners up from Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, and Alaska. We are proud...
The Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington announced today eight gala award winners and four scholarship winners for 2017. All recipients will be honored at SPJWash's 2017 end-of-season party on June 5. This year's Journalist of the Year is The Stranger's Sydney Brownstone for her relentless...