The Western Washington Pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is accepting candidate applications to join its 11-member board of directors ballot for its 2018-2019 year. The chapter has multiple two-year (board) and a one-year (secretary) term available for candidates, who must be approved...
By Kaitlin Gillespie A group of about a dozen women in journalism from around the state and Oregon gathered in Spokane last month for the second Washington News Nerds workshop. The one-day conference offered its attendees a crash course in data reporting, covering topics including Excel, SQL...
By Chloe Collyer SPJ Wash provided aspiring photojournalist Chloe Collyer (who uses they/them pronouns) a grant to attend the The Image Deconstructed workshop in Denver. Collyer wrote the following about their experience: [caption id="attachment_4179" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Erika Schultz[/caption] When I was in photo school, I reached out to local...
Update: the deadline has been extended to Sunday, May 20th, at 11:59pm. Got a documentary photography project burning inside you? The SPJ Western Washington Passion Projects award is now open to Washington state photojournalists with an outstanding idea and superb portfolio to back it up. This year's...
SPJWash is offering $15,000 in scholarships for journalism students. The chapter will award two $5,000 scholarships and one $3,500 scholarship to undergraduate students majoring in journalism at two- or four-year Washington state colleges and universities. An additional $1,500 award, the June Anderson Almquist Memorial Scholarship, is...
Washington state Legislature launched such a powerful assault on open records that it won a dishonorable mention in SPJ's national Black Hole award contest for its "outright contempt of the public’s right to know." In response, please join the Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington chapter for...
We want to hear from you! Journalists don’t always get the recognition they deserve, so please help us honor the best professionals in our industry. The application process is simple – fill out this form to tell us why your nominee deserves an award. Self...
[caption id="attachment_4093" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Flickr/ Ivan Rigamonti[/caption] By Kate Martin My grandmother taught me it’s rude to ask someone’s age, but for journalists a date of birth is an essential piece of a puzzle. Which among two or more people with similar names committed a crime? We find...
The Washington State Legislature is attempting to pass an emergency bill that essentially renders it impossible for reporters to ever appeal secrecy by our elected officials. Sens. Sharon Nelson and Mark Schoesler presented their case in Olympia Thursday to the dismay of professional journalism boards,...
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