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...
Learn to write click-tastic headlines with Seattle Times editor Greg Rasa at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Times! Spots are filling up fast so don't wait - save your spot soon! The event is free for members and $10 for non-members. Want to skip the...
Super Bowl Media Day was today, and of all the sound bytes and interviews, the one everyone’s talking about is the one that was probably least likely to happen: Deion Sanders’ “I’m just ’bout that action, boss†interview with Marshawn Lynch: The surprise part of this...
[caption id="attachment_2337" align="alignright" width="300"] This could be you! KING 5's Chris Daniels and Evonne Benedict pose with their trophies for photographer Joshua Bessex at our 2013 SPJ Awards Gala.[/caption] You've got just under three weeks a month to enter this year's Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest, and...
A big congrats to SPJ Western Washington board member Berit Anderson, who was on the receiving end of one of the more memorable and "official" engagements we've ever seen at -- can you believe it? -- a Seattle City Council meeting. Berit, an editor at Crosscut,...
Did we have too much fun at this year's Holiday Scoop? Of course! Check out the pics on Facebook. And don't forget to tag yourself! Here's just a taste ...
It's back! The 4th annual Holiday Scoop is here to gather area journalists in one big year-end bash, and you won't want to miss it. Last year's event raised a couple thousand dollars for scholarship for aspiring journalists. This year, we hope to raise even more...
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[caption id="attachment_2308" align="alignright" width="225"] Micaela Surdi[/caption] A big thanks to everyone who came to Tasty Words, our delicious writing workshop hosted by food writer Leslie Kelly at the beautiful Sorrento Hotel. Micaela Surdi summed up her experience and we thought we'd share. Stay tuned for more SPJ Presents...
After one hell of a journalism Halloween party, we're thrilled to announce the next event in our brand new series: SPJ Presents...