The Society of Professional Journalists calls on New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and city administrators across the country to drop charges against journalists arrested while covering the Occupy Wall Street and related protests. According to The Associated Press, at least six journalists have been arrested...
The Institute for Justice in Journalism is accepting applications for its 2012 professional fellowship program, which will examine the contentious immigration issues playing out across the country on local, state and federal levels and their role in the 2012 election campaign. Click here for program details...
Media professionals and groupies are invited to attend a social mixer co-sponsored by Western Washington Pro SPJ and Seattle's Online News Association. Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 pm at Jillian's in On Westlake. The meetup is part of ONA's #Newsnext series. Please come out and...
SPJ recommends spending time with an incredible project that inventories innovation within the nation's daily newspaper industry. Go see this incredible interactive database at www.WhooNeedsJouranlism.com, put together by the Seattle-based Valid Sources. It's an incredibly powerful resource for anyone in media. ...
SPJ is partnering with the Puget Sound Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America to host "PR and Journalists: How to engage via email, phone and social media," a networking event for working professionals on Thursday Nov. 3 at the Seattle Art Museum. The event,...
The ballots have been counted, and we are proud to announce this year's SPJ Western Washington board members. Click here to view full member bios. President - Clay Holtzman, freelance Treasurer - Breanne Coats, Business Examiner Secretary - Mónica Guzmán, freelance Board member - Melissa Dahl, MSNBC.com & Today.com Board member - Evonne Benedict, KING 5 Board...
The Western Washington Pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is accepting candidate applications to join its 11-member board of directors ballot for its 2011-12 year. The chapter has multiple two-year (board) and one-year (officer) terms available for candidates, who must be approved in...
The Western Washington Pro Chapter still has several Excellence in Journalism awards that need to be picked up. Please contact Clay Holtzman at Clay.Holtzman@gmail.com to arrange for pick up. If you are unsure of if you are a winner, please download the awards booklet spj2011-final-2....
Tickets for this evening's Excellence in Journalism awards banquet are SOLD OUT! If you have tickets for this evening, please remember doors open at 5:30 and don't forget to to DRESS WARMLY because we will be sitting outdoors for the second half of the program (7-9...
