-- by board member Randal Beam [caption id="attachment_1485" align="alignright" width="187" caption="Pete Jackson"][/caption] For Pete Jackson, the story he wanted to tell was about fear. The fear that a Seattle cartoonist was experiencing after being declared a target for execution in a fatwa. And the fear – or...
The 2011 SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contest has extended its deadline and is now accepting entries through Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 8:59 pm. Enter now - Don't wait until the last minute! The contest is open to all content published in 2011 in the five-state...
-- by board member Melissa Dahl [caption id="attachment_1449" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Travis Hay"][/caption] Editor and producer Travis Hay won Best New Site in SPJ’s Excellence in Journalism regional contest last year for his Seattle-area music news website, Guerilla Candy. As an independent journalist, Hay was particularly excited to...
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-- by board member Randal Beam Google is great, but the Internet is rich with resources beyond search that focus issues and make stories stronger. Do you know where to find them? [caption id="attachment_1517" align="alignright" width="129" caption="Kellie Cheadle, KING 5"][/caption] Join us Monday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at...
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-- By board member Sarah Stuteville From researching, reporting and interviewing, to writing, tech know-how and critical thinking skills, journalists make great employees in just about any job. And in this shifting economy many of us are making career moves away from traditional journalism. [caption id="attachment_1397" align="alignright"...
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Media startups are defining new paths in journalism by tackling new business models, experimenting with content, and generally just making their own rules. Much of this experimentation has taken place at sites like Techcrunch, GigaOmand others covering the technology industry, and they’re learning lessons that...