News
07 May Congratulations to our Excellence in Journalism Award winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 Excellence in Journalism Awards! Yesterday, the chapter's regional office contacted news organizations with the names of staff members who were selected by judges as first, second or third place winners. Award recipients won't know what they received until the...
03 May Excellence in Journalism Awards Winners Notifications Coming Soon
The Winners Notifications for the 2010 SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards are coming this week! Thank you for your patience. Also, have you heard? The Western Washington Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is now accepting registration to its 2011 Awards Banquet, to be...
28 Apr Know a great journalist? Nominate him or her for an Almquist or Bosch Award!
Every year, the Western Washington Chapter of SPJ honors area journalists with the June Anderson Almquist Award for distinguished service to journalism and, when a candidate qualifies, the Susan Hutchison Bosch Award for perseverance and quiet courage. Know someone deserving? Go to bit.ly/spjawards to submit your...
21 Apr Mix and mingle with forward-thinking journos at the first ONA-SPJ meetup!
The Western Washington chapter of SPJ has partnered with local leaders of the Online News Association to bring you News Next, a series of meetups designed to gather area journalists for good drinks, good company and what we hope will be great discussion of ideas...
20 Apr Become a smarter journalist! Attend SPJ’s Spring Continuing Ed series
The Western Washington SPJ Continuing Ed Series is back this spring with three great sessions you won't want to miss. The three-week series will run on Monday nights from April 25 to May 9. All classes are from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Seattle Times...
20 Apr Please donate auction items for SPJ scholarship banquet
One of the most important functions of the Western Washington Pro Chapter is to raise funds for student scholarships. These $2,000 awards make a big difference in the lives of Washington's future journalists, and we are asking for your help. If you have items you think that other media professionals would want to buy, we are asking you to donate them to the chapter so that they can be sold or auctioned at our annual awards banquet on Saturday, May 21.15 Apr Save the Date: SPJ Awards Banquet Saturday May 21 at Safeco Field!
The Western Washington Pro Chapter of SPJ is happy to announce that it will host its annual awards banquet at the Diamond Club inside Safeco Field. Please mark your calendars for the evening of Saturday, May 21. This is a new venue for the chapter's annual awards banquet. But it will still have all the things you love: Recognition for our Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest winners, a silent auction to benefit student scholarships, food, drinks, plenty of time to socialize, an entertaining program and a lot of fun. Did we mention there will be a bar?09 Mar SPJ regional conference April 8-9 in Richland, Wash.
Please join your fellow SPJ members from the Pacific Northwest region as we gather for our annual regional conference in Richland, Wash. on April 8-9. This year, the William O. Douglas Pro Chapter will host the conference. The deadline to register is March 15. You can...
28 Feb Deadline approaching for three journalism scholarships: Apply today!
Two scholarships totaling $4,000 are being offered by the Western Washington Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to undergraduate students majoring in journalism or communications at two-year or four-year colleges in the state of Washington. Awards are for...