We are now at the halfway point for the SPJ Fall Continuing Series. So far, the classes have been well attended and feedback has been positive.Thanks to everyone who has participated! We have four classes to go and have a few schedule changes. Please note the...
Join us Monday, October 12, 2009 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. as Christine Umayam of Q13 FOX teaches journalists how to shoot & edit video for the web. Note the new venue and time for this class: Monday, October 12, 2009 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. University of Washington...
SPJ is a co-sponsor of two October Seattle CityClub election events:  Tuesday,  October 13, 2009 CityClub and The Seattle Times present Election Debate: Seattle City Council in partnership with the Seattle Public Library. The event will be in the Microsoft Auditorium at the Downtown Seattle Public Library, 1000 4th Avenue...
Tracy Record has joined the board of the Western Washington Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Tracy is founder, editor and co-publisher (with husband Patrick Sand) of West Seattle Blog, the Seattle area's first financially self-sustaining independent community-collaborative online neighborhood news service. Before WSB became...
The Western Washington Pro Chapter of SPJ is co-sponsoring a conference on Oct. 10 on the Seattle University campus dedicated to the future of news. Sessions include: - The Future of Newspapers; - Building Your Brand as an Independent Journalist; - How is Technology Shaping the Newsroom of the...
The October 7th SPJ Press Club has been canceled so we can join with other journalists' groups for a mixer the following week. You are invited to join SPJ and local chapters of the Online News Association, National Association of Black Journalists and Asian American Journalists...
Are you a writer or editor in Oregon or Washington? Have you thought it’s time to take your writing to the next level? Do you want to be a more dynamic writer? Would you like to give your audience more? Then this Narrative Writing Workshop is for you! Branch outside...
The Society of Professional Journalists has just announced it will host a Narrative Writing Workshop on December 12 at Portland State University. Details are on the way. For more information or to register, visit www.spj.org/nww-form.asp....
The latest proposed legislation for the federal shield law is going to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thurs., Sept. 18, 2009 for consideration. Once it passes that committee, it will go to the Senate for a vote. While we anticipate passage, it would help if...
Our Region 10 blog, The X Factor, is up and running in a new Word Press format. Bookmark this site to stay up-to-date on chapter news throughout the region (Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho & Montana), regional contest updates, training opportunities, idea sharing & more! To post...