[caption id="attachment_2637" align="alignnone" width="400"] Riley Morton[/caption] Which stories would make great videos? How should you think about planning a shoot? And what should you know about lighting and sound to get the most out it? Join SPJ Western Washington and Seattle-based videographer Riley Morton for a crash...
[caption id="attachment_2623" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Clockwise, from upper right: Sonora Jha, Laura Coffey, Athima Chansanchai and trio at the talk[/caption] SPJ's Western Washington pro chapter kicked off its spring continuing education series March 24 with an event that showed how helpful it is to have a journalism...
Our continuing ed series is back in 2015, kicking off with a session for storytellers looking to become authors from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 at The Seattle Times: The event is free for SPJ members and $10 for non-members. Buy your tickets here! Four...
Jonesing to get with your people and talk about Brian Williams, the Serial podcast, or whatever other news or media critique topic you've been thinking about? Let's have some drinks at the brand new (but not too new) Streamline Seattle and do just that, this...
The Western Washington chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has decided to extend the deadline for student scholarships to April 17, 2015! This year we also increased scholarship amounts. The chapter is awarding two scholarships for $3,500 to undergraduate students majoring in journalism or...
We've extended the deadline to enter the 2014 Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contest a whole week to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18! Journalists from all media in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska are invited to submit their best work for recognition. The contest has loads...
Start collecting your best work! The 2014 SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contest is now live and awaiting your entries. For more than 20 years, SPJ has honored excellence in journalism with an annual contest recognizing stories and visuals published in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and...
Investigative Reporters and Editors is launching a new Meetup group in the Seattle area and we're joining AAJA Seattle to help them kick off their first event. Stop by, and bring a friend! What: IRE, AAJA and SPJ meetup Where: The Diller Room, 1224 First Ave.,...
Our October Headlines 'n' Deadlines bar trivia event was such a hit, we had to do it again -- and kick it up a notch. Come join area journos and a very special guest -- local Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings (!) -- as he hosts this...
[caption id="attachment_2552" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Alex Gonzalez, 10, of White Center, gets some last-minute encouragement from coach Keith Weir before taking to the ring at the at the Sea Mar Amateur Boxing Gym. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)[/caption] The 2014 AAJA/SPJ Holiday Scoop -- the biggest journalism party...
