The Western Washington Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists is asking members of the journalism community to nominate outstanding journalists in our area for six special chapter awards: Journalist of the Year New Journalist of the Year June Anderson Almquist Lifetime Achievement Award Susan Hutchison Bosch Award for Perseverance...
[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...
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...
Nearly 40 people took in advice from five coaches who volunteered at the SPJ Western WA pro chapter's "Freelance Coaching" event Nov. 20. The coaches -- SPJ national president Dana Neuts, local chapter past president and deputy editor of 425 magazine Ethan Chung, Herald Business Journal...
Think you know Seattle news and newsies? Form a team and save the date for Headlines 'n Deadlines bar trivia Thursday, Oct. 23 at Hilliard's Tap Room in Ballard! A professional trivia master will guide teams of up to six through the contest and there'll be...
The Western Washington SPJ Chapter is pleased to announce our 2014 Gala Award winners: Dan Lewis, Danny Westneat, Mark Mulligan, Taylor Soper, Rikki King and Stephanie Schendel. June Anderson Almquist Lifetime Achievement Award: After 27 years, Dan Lewis will be stepping down as KOMO 4's news anchor. Lewis is one of the...
You'll see two familiar faces emceeing the May 17 SPJ Awards Gala : Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Horsey, and KING 5 co-anchor Lori Matsukawa. Horsey's cartoons and columns are syndicated by Tribune Media Services to more than 200 newspapers, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Houston...
We are excited to announce that the SPJ Western Washington Chapter will be offering more money to student journalists! One of the ways we raise money for our student scholarships is through the silent auction at the Gala. Please take a moment to fill out...
It's that time of year again. Time to get dolled up and dine out with your fellow journalists for the 2014 SPJ Awards Gala and Auction May 17! This year's party will be back at downtown Seattle's Renaissance Hotel and kick off at 5:30 p.m. We'll honor...
The Western Washington chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is awarding two scholarships for $3,000 to undergraduate students majoring in journalism or communications at two-year or four-year colleges in the state of Washington. Awards are for the 2014-2015 school year. We are also offering the...
