By unanimous vote, our panel of photography judges would like to award the inaugural Society of Professional Journalists "Passion Project,†a visual journalism grant of $1,000, to Matt Mills McKnight for his continued coverage on Big Oil in the American West. In addition, a second...
The Western Washington chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has awarded four scholarships to college students that total more than $10,000. The scholarship committee chose these four from a robust pool of 22 applicants from schools such as the University of Washington, Western Washington...
The Western Washington SPJ Chapter is proud to announce this year's Gala Award winners: Jean Enersen, Mike Baker, Sarah Stuteville, Crosscut.com, Genna Martin, Paige Cornwell and Kari Plog. These exemplary journalists are being recognized for their considerable contributions to the profession and to the public. They...
KIRO Radio's Colleen O'Brien and KIRO 7's Morgan Palmer. We're so thrilled they can join us to recognize the best journalism in the Northwest at the 2015 SPJ Awards Gala June 13! Got your tickets yet? Buy them today! COLLEEN O'BRIEN Colleen is the morning anchor/host alongside Dave Ross...
Tickets for the 2015 SPJ Awards Gala are now on sale! This year's banquet honoring the best of our region's journalism kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel. Don't miss it -- this is a blast every year and 2015...
By board member Andrea Brown This silent auction is too good to keep silent. Up for grabs: A Hawaiian cooking demonstration and feast for 10 people. An Archie McPhee reporter and photographer action figure set. Wine. Beer. Books. Art. Photo prints. Getaways. Tickets to shows and museums....
The Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington Pro Chapter is looking for qualified board members and officers. Want to help make a difference in your journalism community? Have some ideas about cool events and programming? Come work with us! The board has the following positions available: Treasurer...
Our Seattle-based monthly mixer has been a blast, but our members come from all throughout Western Washington. So, we’re bringing the mixer to you. Join us for our new north-end meetup, 7 p.m. April 30 at AFK Tavern in Everett! Play free console games with fellow journalists...
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...
For the first time, the Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington chapter will offer a "Passion Project†grant for Northwest photojournalists. The Pew Research Center reported photographers and visual journalists have been the newsroom staffers hit hardest by layoffs throughout the United States. Their jobs have...