The Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington Professional Chapter today submitted testimony opposing House Bill 1888, which would exempt key information about public employees from public disclosure. Below is our testimony. ~~~ Good afternoon, Before you this week is a decision with significant consequences for public disclosure, one...
The Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington Professional Chapter Monday morning alerted Central Washington University of our deep concerns with the university's practice of screening interview questions before granting faculty access to student journalists. The Observer reported on Nov. 6 that administrators "have been increasingly requiring...
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The Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington board is pleased to announce photographers Jovelle Tamayo and Amanda Cowan are the 2019 winners of the Passion Projects grants. Northwest Journalists of Color is proud to announce that Sharon H. Chang is the winner of their inaugural...
The Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington chapter is pleased to announce the honorees of the 2019 SPJ Wash awards, which recognize the work of journalists across the state, and the student recipients of $12,500 in scholarships and grants. All recipients will be honored during...
Help shape the future of journalism in our area by joining the Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington Pro chapter board. We’re currently accepting candidate applications to join our 11-member board of directors for the 2019-2020 year. The chapter has multiple two-year board positions open...
Join the Society of Professional Journalists - Western Washington chapter for our annual end-of-season bash as we honor the region's top journalists with awards, scholarships, and grants on Monday, July 1st at 6 p.m. at Optimism Brewing in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Each ticket comes with...
The Western Washington Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists is asking members of the journalism community to nominate outstanding journalists in our area for six special chapter awards: Journalist of the Year New Journalist of the Year June Anderson Almquist Lifetime Achievement Award Susan Hutchison Bosch Award for Perseverance...
It's time for deserving journalism students to apply for scholarships and grant funding from the Western Washington chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The scholarships for the 2019 - 2020 school year are as follows: Two SPJ Western Washington Pro chapter scholarships to undergraduates majoring in...
The SPJ Western Washington chapter is aware of sexual harassment allegations involving one of our board members. We take this claim very seriously and have suspended the board member pending further information. Sexual harassment is a pervasive issue in journalism and other industries, and we support...