The Western Washington Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is offering five student scholarships totaling $10,000. Four, $2,000 general 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...
News Train is editing and management training for front-line editors, journalism educators and others. Sign up for one or two days of training in editing, coaching and ethics skills for online news and print. When: Wednesday and/or Thursday, February 3, 4, 2010. Workshops run from 9...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SPJ Announces 2009 Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contest, Contest is Now Online Seattle, Washington, January 12, 2010 – Contest organizers in SPJ’s region 10 announced the launch of the 2009 Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contest today. The annual SPJ contest honors...
The annual AAJA Seattle Lunar New Year banquet is right around the corner! Please join us at the family friendly and parking accessible Tea Palace in Renton at 6 p.m Jan. 23. There will be a silent auction and a fundraising karaoke contest where YOU...
Don't forget to register for this weekend's reception and conference, presented by the Washington Coalition for Open Government, the Society of Professional Journalists and the University of Washington Department of Communications: RECEPTION FOR HEATHER BROOKS Jan. 15, 2010 5-7 p.m. Women's University Club, 1105 Sixth Ave., Seattle. Cost: $25 Join elected...
We are already getting questions about our 2009 Excellence in Journalism contest. We will announce details by Monday, January 11, 2010, but until we do, here are a few changes to expect: - We are merging the magazine and nondaily contests with the regional contest. What...
Journalist Heather Brooke and Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna are featured at the Washington State Open Government Conference, Jan. 16 at the University of Washington in Seattle, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The conference is presented by the Washington Coalition for Open Government, Society of...
Quill (the magazine for professional journalists) poses 10 questions to people with some of the coolest jobs in the industry. The current edition features an interview with Rosette Royale from Seattle. Royale is the assistant editor for Seattle’s Real Change newspaper. He has been honored with...
December 10, 2009 at 10:04 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to protect reporters' confidential sources in federal court has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee. The panel ended months of stalemate Thursday and sent a so-called media shield bill to the full Senate. The bill does not give...
The Society of Professional Journalists invites early career reporters and front-line editors to step out of the inverted pyramid and into the art of storytelling! Through SPJ’s Narrative Writing Workshops, participants will learn options for reinvigorating the writing craft. Join Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and reporter...