The Society of Professional Journalists has granted journalist Christopher Elliott $2,500 from its Legal Defend Fund to assist him in a libel suit. Elliott, a travel blogger, has been sued for defamation, false light and tortious interference with contract by the travel company Palm Coast Travel....
InvestigateWest, a Seattle-based investigative journalism center, has received a $40,000 grant from The Bullitt Foundation to do in-depth, independent environmental reporting. InvestigateWest was founded in July to pursue investigative stories important to the Pacific Northwest and the West. InvestigateWest rose from the ashes of the Seattle...
On behalf of AAJA The Asian American Journalists Association is seeking a nonprofit manager or experienced journalist to serve as its executive director, to begin no later than November 30, 2009 AAJA is the nation’s largest nonprofit educational organization for Asian American and Pacific Islander journalists with...
We just learned that the Western Washington Pro Chapter has won several awards from National SPJ. The awards will be presented at the annual banquet in Indianapolis on Saturday, August 29. We are especially proud of the winning the Large Chapter of the Year award...
Journalists have heard all of the buzzwords: multimedia, visual communications, new media and social networking. But do you truly know how to use these technological advances? The Society of Professional Journalists is ready to help you become the kind of versatile journalist every newsroom wants. You...
Every year the local chapter of SPJ holds an election to fill vacant board seats and to usher in new leadership. This year's ballots are being mailed today, June 14, 2009, to every active SPJ member who is assigned to our chapter. The ballots will...
Good News:Â National SPJ is offering a Dues Waiver for Qualifying Members! Has your SPJ membership lapsed because you can't afford to pay your dues right now? With the current state of our industry, it is happening more frequently and it is times like this when...
In the wake of recent layoffs at the Seattle Times and the possible sale or closure of the Seattle P-I, a group of 30 to 40 Seattle-area journalists came from as far north as Mount Vernon and as far south as Olympia to discuss the...
Last Friday was a big day in the Seattle news world, with the announcement that Hearst is putting the beloved Seattle P-I up for sale. If it doesn't sell after 60 days, Hearst said it will either create an online-only model or close the veteran...
If you are plugged into the Seattle news scene, you have undoubtedly heard today's announcement that the Hearst Corporation is putting the Seattle P-I up for sale for 60 days. If a buyer is not found, the P-I may go to a web-only format, or...
