Web publishing has become so prepackaged and easy, anyone can do it. But running a successful blog for your personal/professional use or small business? That's a-whole-nother beast. How can you tell which posts people like best? Who are your readers? Where are they from? Is your...
SPJ's Code of Ethics was present front and center at the Washington Collegiate Journalism Conference on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the University of Washington. Student journalists from 13 two-year and four-year colleges attended sessions focused on skills such as storytelling, page design, interviewing techniques and photojournalism,...
While we're in the midst of a national drive to boost membership in SPJ, we thought it would be a good time to take the pulse of our members through a survey. We want to know what we, as the Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington Pro Chapter,...
Meet the members of the SPJ Western Washington Pro Chapter board on Saturday, Aug. 18 from 11 am to Noon at the Lake City Branch of the Seattle Public Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E. Seattle, WA 98125 This hour-long meet and greet will follow a retreat...
FREE Freedom Of Information Act workshop open to the journalists and the public this Friday, June 29 in Bellingham at Western Washington University. SPJ member David Cuillier leads this FOIA workshop at WWU, Academic West Building, Room 204 from 12:30p-5p. The presentation is part of Cuillier's Access Across America workshop...
Congratulations to the new officers and board members elected to serve on the SPJ Western Washington Pro Chapter Board of Directors. The chapter's board of directors will meet for its next monthly meeting in September. The complete board is listed below. Officers: President – Breanne Coats Vice President –...
[caption id="attachment_1584" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Madison Ballroom"][/caption] Tickets are now available to the SPJ NW Excellence in Journalism Awards Banquet on Saturday, May 19. Buy your tickets now to take advantage of early bird pricing (early bird rate ends May 9) Doors to the banquet will open at...
Are you an experienced media professional who has a knack for evaluating the work of others? If so, you might make a great volunteer judge for SPJ. Our chapter is looking for experienced media professionals to evaluate contest entries from a variety of media fields in...
[caption id="attachment_1557" align="alignright" width="300" caption="SPJ's three 2011 SPJ scholarship award recipients, with their names up on the centerfield scoreboard at Safeco Field."][/caption] If you've ever benefited from a scholarship, here is your chance to pay it forward. SPJ is collecting items that it will auction for student...
March is SPJ National Membership Month, and we want our members to share their membership pride on Twitter. This Wednesday, March 21, join the conversation by tweeting #JoinSPJ and tell us and your followers why you are a member of the nation's largest and oldest journalism...
