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December 2012
• Happy holiday and new-year wishes from SPJ
• Benefits access for SPJ members
• Updates to the Journalist's Toolbox and an Instagram contest!

November 2012
• It's a great day to support journalism
• Happy Thanksgiving! We have some pre-holiday notes for you.
• Enter our national awards contests
• Reflecting on election coverage

October 2012
• NAHJ joins Excellence in Journalism
• What journalists need to know about fair use
• Inside look at Google and traveling training
• An abundance of tools and training
• Enjoy training in Chicago at JournCamp!

September 2012
• New SPJ leadership and EIJ12 recap
• Journalism training, tomorrow and next week
• Enhance the SPJ community

August 2012
• Announcing new and updated resources
• Register for EIJ12 by the 28th for a reduced rate
• Protecting the First Amendment and announcing award winners
• Countdown to the conference of the year!
• Resources for protecting the First Amendment

July 2012
• Contests and grants for all
• Chapter grants and get to know your SPJ board candidates
• Announcing an award winner and volunteer of the month
• Award announcement and a happy 4th of July from SPJ!

June 2012
• Defending Reno journalist, help select national honorees
• Awards deadlines, SPJ joins Pinterest
• EIJ12 on the radio, FOI and Ethics resources
• Chapter leadership, technology and SPJ

May 2012
• Elections and EIJ12 news
• Important Oklahoma info, jobs webinar
• Photos on Facebook, student opportunities
• Campus controversy, annual report deadline
• Essay contest winners, annual report deadline

April 2012
• National MOE winners, see the Everglades
• Working Press applications due Thursday
• SDX Award winners, EIJ workshops
• EIJ12 announcements, board elections

March 2012
• MOE Winners, SPJ history
• FOI training, EIJ12 registration open
• EIJ12 programming, Sunshine Week
• EIJ12 scholarships, SPJ radio

February 2012
• Remembering fallen journalists
• SPJ Leads: Success in the courts, March Membership Month
• A Valentine for Journalism, SPJ mentor match-up
• Awards Entries, Quill is 100
• State of the Society, Scripps, SDX Awards and some Sunshine

January 2012
• MOE Awards, Reporters Institute
• SPJ Leads: Awards deadlines, Working Press applications
• Feedback sought for EIJ 2012 programming
• Awards deadlines, chapter events

December 2011
• Journalism news, spring conferences
• Ethics position papers, member discounts
• NorCal triumph; the best meeting minutes ever
• Presidential editorial, new program ideas

November 2011
• Holiday writing resources, support journalists
• Calling Corps, Pie!
• SDX and MOE awards open for entries
• SPJ speaks out, Gen J hangs out
• Program idea, death of a young journalist

October 2011
• Amicus brief, High School essay contest
• Spring conferences, EIJ11 media
• Data bank removed, great volunteer honored
• Freelance resources, conference recap

September 2011
• Journalism news, opportunities for students
• Soledad O'Brien at EIJ11 and Ethics Hotline
• Conference deadlines and return of the chat

August 2011
• Conference Early Bird Deadline TODAY
• EIJ Early Bird Deadline approaches!
• The Conference of the year draws near
• More Award Winners, Journalism News and Toolbox
• Award Winners, Conference highlights

July 2011
• Bylaws amendments, New Orleans attractions
• Conference speakers, FOI news
• Conference scholarships and highlights
• Checkbook journalism and open records access

June 2011
• Pulliams due, Andy Carvin and Will Write for Food
• Summer training, Studio SPJ and awards deadlines
• Free Food Festival, protest in Fla. and LDF auction!
• Deadlines, FOI, helping journalists in need
• What We're Watching, global news coverage and Quill!

May 2011
• Digital training, CIA leak, conference hashtag and more!
• Dorothy Parvaz is free, scholarships for members
• SDX Awards, Studio SPJ, free webinar and more!
• National conference, bin Laden coverage and summer programs!

April 2011
• Conference scholarships, ACLU, FOI Summit and a sneak preview!
• Ethics Week, Studio SPJ, annual reports, board meetings recap
• Spring board meetings and internship opps
• Time to update the Code of Ethics?

March 2011
• Let there be light in Utah
• Register soon for spring conference deadlines
• Sunshine week, Black Hole Award, new resources and more!
• FOI alert, membership drive winners, training and more!
• Extended deadlines, Studio SPJ and outstanding programs

February 2011
• The biggest edition of the year so far!
• Qatar, Ohio's Sunshine Summit, scholarships and more!
• Egypt, SDX, internships and more!
• Diversity programming, awards, Quill and more!

January 2011
• Career opportunities, new connections, initiatives and awards
• Awards deadlines approach
• Keeping you connected in new ways
• Twitter chats, student leadership and an important message

December 2010
• Fellowships, training and the call for programs
• Deadlines and making the best of the worst
• Celebrate the best this season
• Freelancers, Awards, Internships
• Creating new opportunities to grow

November 2010
• The one that's stuffed with training opportunities
• It's that time of the year: AWARDS!
• Schieffer, awards, deadlines, grants, training!
• Mourning loss of past leadership

October 2010
• The deadlines you can't miss & the digital world
• More internships, resources for the digital age
• NEW resources & workshop/internship deadlines

September 2010
• Next year's BIG conference, Fellowships
• Convention deadline today, area-workshops and an ethics book
• Apps, awards and workshops
• Deadlines, mountain men & the sneak-peek you can't miss!
• Convention, fellowships, grants & more!

August 2010
• The Winning Hand: The convention of the year draws near
• Where to find journalism training
• Scholarships, fellowships and grants
• Annual survey reveals decline in graduate job market

July 2010
• New FOI resources available for students
• Shield Law on our minds and in the news
• Gulf access and putting the spill in context
• Feedback and donations for legal defense

June 2010
• Last call and a free review
• Good luck and awards and internships
• The SPJ grants keep coming!
• Last reminder — let us take you to Vegas!
• More industry news and programs you want to know!

May 2010
• What's new? Our site & 2010 Convention registration now open!
• A mural, a road trip and more SPJ resources
• Open call for nominations, summer interns and more
• National SPJ award winners and finalists announced

April 2010
• A generous gift helps members attend convention
• The fight for your rights continues
• $2,500 Grants, 5 National Awards, 1 Paid Internship
• Training Opportunities and Much More

March 2010
• Help us honor exceptional SPJ members
• Ethics Committee denounces “checkbook journalism”
• Let the Sunshine In!
• Chapter grants, FERPA resource and a new partnership
• Spring Conferences, FOI on CNN and training just for you!

February 2010
• Harper Memorial funds Convention scholarships
• Deadline extension, event leads to a job, students' rights
• Journalism awards, training opps and tools just for you
• SPJ still waives dues for struggling journalists

January 2010
• MOE Awards are open until midnight, Jan. 29
• Less than a week until the MOE Awards deadline!
• Advocacy efforts, awards deadlines and ‘exiled' bloggers
• Make 2010 your best year yet

December 2009
• Happy holidays and best wishes for 2010!
• Shield law bill goes to Senate floor
• Win awards or scholarship money!

November 2009
• Shield law, Helen Thomas speaks and the perfect gift
• Open calls for awards entries happening now, spread the word!
• Shield Law compromise brings us a step closer

October 2009
• Submit a program, be a fan, local chapter chatter
• Remember shield law, propose convention programs and be a judge!
• No matter where you are SPJ is there
• Post your resume, read Digital Quill and then tweet about it!
• Learn new skills, win fellowships and gain experience

September 2009
• Shield law still needs you!
• Call your senators today — support the shield bill!
• Grant money & iPods - Things you can win!
• Post-Convention report and an Executive Director update

August 2009
• Remembering journalists and last-minute details
• SPJ leader meetings, a fellowship and more Convention!
• Still Time, Tweeting the Convention, Speaking of speakers

July 2009
• Attend the 2009 SPJ Convention Aug. 27-30
• Convention deadlines are arriving quickly! Register today!
• Moving journalism documentary screens at Convention
• Save money! Convention discounts and cash for students
• Grab up our internship and more!

June 2009
• $10,000 could be yours and other news
• Rewards available for students, reporters and convention-goers
• Support the legacy, in more ways than one
• Raise a glass for Convention, the future and our Terry Harper

May 2009
• 1 Convention, 2 Auctions & 3 Minutes of YouTube
• Proverbial Convention and a Double First Amendment
• Banking on Jobs, Archival Offerings, Money for Interns
• Conventional Pondering, Projections of Bailey, Symposium Sharks

April 2009
• Regional Review, Inhaling Helium, Believing in Public Radio
• 100 Years Down, Countless More to Come
• Important Centennial Information ... and other tidbits
• Almost Home, Last Chance to Work the Press

March 2009
• Come One, Come All to Centennial and Town Hall
• Shakespearean Centennial, Shining on the Shield Law
• Centennial Calling, Twitter Updates, Honors Galore
• Staying Busy; Wells Key; So Long, Rocky

February 2009
• Sweet Centennial, Leading to Scripps, News from the Execs
• Double Centennial, Signs of Spring, Nomination Indoctrination
• Quite the Week, Counting on You, Unplugging the Newspaper
• Celebrating the Centennial, Get Your Conference On

January 2009
• Some Awards for You, Contacting Sue, Paid Internships, Too!
• Awarding Heroics, Auctioneering, Executive Reporting
• Celebratory year, Private concerns, Awards galore
• Writing letters, Accidental input, Review the news

December 2008
• On Vacation, Holiday Blog, Fighting for the Rocky
• Pitching Proposals, Judge This, Get the FACS
• Submit Proposals, Saying Goodbye, Some Holiday Buys

November 2008
• Intern-al Information, A Question of Ethics
• Shielding the President, Call for Judges, Book Worms

October 2008
• Awarding Excellence, Axing Holiday Parties, Pundits Go To School
• Update on the Boss, Blogfest, Googling the Endorsements
• The Cat's Away, Shield Law Replay, Feds a-Twitter
• Now Hear This, Spotlighting Brown, No Love for the Copy Editors
• Registering a Victory, Palin Returns, Ethical Principles

September 2008
• Institutional Reporting, Dodging the Press
• Happy birthday, Constitution
• Hello to Mr. Aeikens, Getting Sirius and an Ethical Festival

August 2008
• Off to Atlanta, Piping up About Pepsi, Back to Beijing
• Convention deadline, freelance fellowships, our pals at Poynter
• All About Convention: Speakers, Workshops and Awards, oh my!
• Convention 2008, Les is More, Twitter Roundup

July 2008
• Senate Stall, Top 10 Newspapers and More Olympic Censorship
• Early Registration, New News in the News and Free Seminars
• Open Government Progress, Call for UNITY and Convention Updates
• Open Government Progress, Call for UNITY and Convention Updates
• New SPJ Blogs, Citizen Journalist Call and Journalism Expo

June 2008
• Fake Political Analysts, Call Out for Senate, Iowa Aid
• Flood Aid, Blogger Crackdown, Olympic Woes
• National Honor Feedback, Drug and War Coverage, Summer Programs
• Blowing the Whistle, J Awards, Tired Young People?

May 2008
• Rev up for Convention, Pulliam Awards, SPJ's hiring!
• Citizen journalism praised, get ready for convention!
• Counting Subpeonas, 3 New Chapters and a Birthday
• Covert Propaganda, Shield law justification, Kentucky heartbreak
• Training for Citizen Journalists

April 2008
• Free to freelance, Get interviewed, Learn what’s new
• Celebrate Ethics Week
• Starbucks card! Be like Howard, Work abroad
• Survey Says, Election Coverage, Events Galore!

March 2008
• Celebrate Responsible Reporting, Supporting Our Own
• Spreading Sunshine, State of the Media, Programs Abound!
• Advocacy For Toni, No Horsin’ Around, Upcoming Programs
• Wiki-winners, reporter protection

February 2008
• Shine the light; First Amendment lawsuit
• Citizen journalism, cultural exchange, legal support
• Give back, national awards, spring training
• Lost alums, found money and sought-after awards
• Lost alums, found money and sought-after awards

January 2008
• Sticking Up for Students, Get Recognized, Cool Gigs
• Utah Shield Rule Victory, War Spin, Standing Tall
• J-Victories, Spreading Sunshine, Awards and Happenings
• Cloudy Days, Awards Abound
• FOIA Reform, Tragic Year

December 2007
• New Year’s Resolutions, Blogging Buzz, Work for Us!
• FOIA in the House, Glad Tidings
• Police Obstruction, Presidential Records, Great Gigs
• Improved member benefits, great gift ideas

November 2007
• Spreading sunshine, holiday cheer, Asia bound!
• Growing membership, Intern for SPJ, Blogging buzz
• Farm Bill, Prison Break, Chauncey’s Legacy
• FEMA Debacle, Park Place

October 2007
• Convention Sessions Now Online, Programs, Awards & Honors
• Shield Law Passes, Find a Mentor
• Shield Law update, convention roundup

September 2007
• Workshops, rants and smooth jazz
• Convention Extravaganza
• Don't miss Woodward and Bernstein
• Young journalists unite; building a better journalist

August 2007
• Rural journalism, urban issues and Ritalin
• The Convention Cometh, and So Should You!
• Withdrawing National Geographic support, NFL cover-up
• Open victory, amicus brief response
• Federal protection, certifying journalists

July 2007
• NFL fumble, 9/11 aftermath and tech turmoil
• Convention spectacular! Step right up, Novice newsbreak
• Chapel Thrill, SPJ in motion, Lead already!
• FOIA foul-ups and Independence Day

June 2007
• We interrupt this special broadcast...
• Capitol Thrill, Advocacy made simple, Boob tube?
• Take action today! Blah, blah blog, Think outside the pyramid.
• Apply more pressure! Shield law update, Great opportunities!

May 2007
• Secret senator revealed! Are you in the FOIA habit?
• A word from our President
• Journalism Outsourcing? Make a run for SPJ! Tremendous honors
• Clinton's DNA, Media = terrorists? Don't forget mom!
• Join the good fight! Meet the challenge, Stellar programs

April 2007
• Celebrate responsible reporting!
• Massacre and the Media, Celebrate Ethics, Wartime Programs
• Off the clock? Beautiful faces, Freelancing bonanza!
• Justice for Josh! More Indy silliness! Touchdown!

March 2007
• Russian safety, Libby trial implications, great opportunities!
• No free press in Indy?? Victory for Ken! Cool training
• Fun with redacting! Giraffes in D.C., Video training
• Internsip deadlines, prior restraint, Ethics stories wanted
• Connecting Gen J, A Call to Action, Awards & Opportunities

February 2007
• Speaking Chinese, Hot for Teachers, Stop McCaw!
• Sunshine day, Pleading to Pelosi, Remembering Les
• 170 and counting, chart the course, celebrating black history
• Digital revolution, Victory! Teaching ideas wanted

January 2007
• Grumbling about Grambling, Spring training, Promote yourself
• Oh, Boy! Dangerous freelance liasons, Digital Revolution
• Honors, awards and the fight for access

December 2006
• Read this before taking that long winter's nap!
• Speaker-elect, Speakers Bureau, The Senate wants to do What?!
• Jailed journos, Leader Tools, Fellowships, awards and jobs
• Korean colleagues, California lawmakers, Ode to a chain gang

November 2006
• wePod, Dateline disaster? Fundraising tip
• Friends on the Hill? A grand plan. Seattle rocks!
• Round 3? 67 years?! Play and win!

October 2006
• CNN sanctions? Protecting predators, Virtual reality
• Working for you, wartime ethics, editors' eyeballs?
• Bloodfeast, Punt the Vols!, Mitford's letters
• Blog it, Learn it, Drink it

September 2006
• OPEN Government, WP blog, Questions to ask
• Shield hearing update, IRS in church? Eat or live free!
• Act now! FOI primer, Work for us!
• Sept. 20! Free money, Nate's time

August 2006
• That's a wrap! A Ramones parody, Free Paul Salopek
• Caged Wolf, Chicago events, Lords of discipline
• Everyone votes? Very scary plan, Our Heroes
• Lester Holt, Awful limericks, Ethics matter

July 2006
• FEMA folds, Call for resolutions, Interesting movie
• FEMA foolery, Job openings, Kolchak returns
• Chicago-go-go, SPJ's superhero, Mumbai resources
• Who uses FOIA? Job openings, Source development