By SPJ UW chapter president Ashley Stewart: Nearly 20 journalism students on Wednesday toured The Seattle Times and met with local professionals for career advice during SPJ Speed Date, co-hosted by the Western Washington Pro and University of Washington student SPJ chapters. Don Shelton, sports editor for...
Up your game with SPJ Western WA on Nov. 20 for "Freelance Coaching" -- an event aimed at giving freelancers best practices and tips for successfully pitching stories, mining networks for potential leads and negotiating competitive rates. We'll have coaches like SPJ national president Dana...
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Journalists and storytellers. Great beers. A professional trivia master. A food truck. Think you know Seattle news and newsies? Prove it. Register today for our first big mixer of the year, Headlines 'n Deadlines bar trivia at Hilliard's Beer in Ballard at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, and get...
Our friends at the University of Washington student chapter of SPJ have put together a great program for the annual collegiate journalism conference Sat. Oct. 11. Here's how you can attend. From the UW SPJ blog: Speakers will include journalists from The Seattle Times, KUOW, InvestigateWest and more....
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...
In June, our chapter members cast their votes in our annual board elections. This month, we're proud to introduce the members of the 2014-2015 Western Washington Pro Chapter Board! Six of us are returning members. Five are new. Among us are two photojournalists, two radio...
Our friends at the Seattle chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association are putting on a benefit Chef's Showcase atop the Columbia Tower August 4 and extending their member discount to members of SPJ! This sounds like a fun summer event, and a great chance to...
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? We want to work with you! The board has the following...
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...