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September 23, 2023 - September 28, 2023 • SPJ National
Shop SPJ Sale
Show your support for SPJ with branded merch! Get 20% off everything when you Shop SPJ! Find hoodies, T-shirts, water bottles, mugs, tote bags and more in the colorful SPJ23 logo and playing card design, as well as designs with the classic SPJ and #SPJLove logo, in support of the Code of Ethics and Marion County Record and 'journalists run on coffee' designs.
More information: https://shop-spj.myspreadshop.com/
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September 28, 2023 - October 1, 2023 • SPJ National
SPJ23 Annual Convention
Register at https://www.spj.org/convention-register.asp
More information: https://www.spj.org/convention.asp
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September 28, 2023 • Uncategorized
SPJ23 pre-convention session
Join SPJ23 attendees for an early start to the convention in the pre-convention session 'Build a Newsroom Culture that Values Differences and Dissent.' This session will consider how journalists can have more candid conversations about the richness and the limitations of your staff’s visible and invisible diversity.
Speakers include:
Joy Mayer, Director, Trusting News
Eve Pearlman, CEO and Co-Founder, Spaceship Media
Andy Sevilla, Deputy Managing Editor, Austin American-Statesman
Lynn Walsh, Assistant Director, Trusting News and former SPJ national president
The session is $25 with registration to SPJ23, and space is limited to the first 30 people who register for the session.
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=Y1lWiktVup-8308949785
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September 28, 2023 • SPJ National
SPJ23 Keynote featuring Gio Benitez
Join us for the first keynote of SPJ23 featuring Gio Benitez, anchor of ABC's Good Morning America: Weekend Edition. Benitez will share his professional experiences, career trajectory and key moments that shaped him as a journalist and as a role model.
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=1aRuU6QA6H-8310615677
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September 28, 2023 • Uncategorized
Headline Club fundraiser and She Said screening
The Headline Club, SPJ's chapter in Chicago, will be holding a screening of the film She Said, depicting the work of New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor. Twohey will be making an appearance at a VIP reception and post-film conversation. The screening which will also be a fundraiser for the Club's scholarships.
Tickets are $20 for general admission, followed by a Q&A moderated by award-winning Chicago reporter Carol Marin. Pre-show VIP tickets are $100 and include a cocktail and reception with Twohey.
You can learn more and sign up for tickets here: https://headlineclub.org/2023/08/11/pulitzer-winning-new-york-times-investigative-reporter-megan-twohey-to-be-featured-at-music-box-theatre-to-support-journalism-scholarship/
Contact: Chicago Headline Club
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September 29, 2023 • General Journalism
Covering a U.S. Government Shutdown: Story ideas for national and local reporters
Time is running out for congressional Democrats and Republicans to agree to how they will fund the 2024 federal budget. All signs are pointing to a federal shutdown on Oct. 1, the first day of the new fiscal year.
What do both national and local reporters need to know about what happens next? How should they cover this story and what it means for Americans? What impact will it have on Americans’ day-to-day lives? How is this congressional disagreement different from the debt limit debate which was resolved earlier this year?
Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute for a webinar with Shai Akabas, executive director, Economic Policy Program at the Bipartisan Policy Center to learn answers to these questions.
More information: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FqXJjGEgSAa7lCk3-f4GnA#/registration
Contact: Beth Francesco
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September 29, 2023 • SPJ National
SPJ23 Keynote featuring Laura Guerrero
Join us for the second keynote of SPJ23 featuring Laura Guerrero, chief investigative correspondent for Inside Edition. Guerrero, the author of the new book 'Warrior: My Path to Being Brave,' chronicles her career and the scrutiny and harassment she faced as a woman working in sports news, beginning with her work as the first female sideline reporter on ABC's Monday Night Football.
Guerrero will talk about how journalists can deal with scrutiny and harassment while finding their voice in a demanding business.
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=GBZS7eLYeV-8310801850
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September 30, 2023 • Uncategorized
SPJ23 Keynote featuring the 2023 Fellows of the Society
Join us for the final keynote session of SPJ23 featuring this year's Fellows of the Society, the highest professional award SPJ bestows for extraordinary contributions to the professions of journalism.
This year's Fellows are:
Richard Drew, a Pulitzer prize photojournalist who spent 53 years on the staff of the Associated Press.
Marvin Kalb, a longtime diplomatic correspondent for CBS and NBC and the founding director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University.
Soledad O'Brien, an award winning documentarian and broadcast journalist who currently hosts the political magazine program Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien, and is a correspondent for HBO's Real Sports.
Dana Priest, a reporter for The Washington Post and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Chair in Public Affairs Journalism at the University of Maryland's Phillip Merrill College of Journalism. Priest is a Pulitzer prize winner for her coverage of secret CIA interrogation sites and the mistreatment of wounded veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Lesley Visser, a correspondent for CBS Sports, who is the only sportscaster (male or female) to work on a network broadcast of the Final Four, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the Triple Crown, the Olympics, the U.S. Open and the World Figure Skating Championship.
This keynote session will have you learn from some of the best in the industry and have you inspired to pursue the best ethical journalism possible.
You can learn more about this year's honorees here: https://www.spj.org/news.asp?ref=2951
You can learn more about SPJ's Fellows of the Society, as well as those previously honored, here: https://www.spj.org/a-fellowsOTS.asp
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=kL0yEEKpBP-8309608316
Contact: SPJ23
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October 2, 2023 • Uncategorized
Deadline approaching for the NPF Innovative Storytelling Award
The deadline is approaching for the Innovative Story Award, an award given by the National Press Foundation. The award recognizes digital journalism in the matter which changes how stories are told. The deadline is Monday, Oct. 2 and the winner would receive a $5,000 cash prize.
You can learn more and enter here: https://nationalpress.org/awards/innovative-storytelling-award/
More information: https://nationalpress.org/awards/innovative-storytelling-award/
Contact: Anne Godlasky
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October 2, 2023 • Uncategorized
Deadline for National Press Association Awards
The deadline for the National Press Association Awards is not too far away. Work that was published or broadcast between Sept. 30, 2022 and Sept. 30, 2023 is eligible. Nominations must be submitted by Oct. 2nd, with the exception of the AARP Award for Excellence in Journalism on Aging, whose deadline is Oct. 16th.
You can learn more and enter here: https://nationalpress.org/newsfeed/apply-for-npfs-annual-awards-by-oct-2/
More information: https://nationalpress.org/newsfeed/apply-for-npfs-annual-awards-by-oct-2/
Contact: Jason Zaragoza
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October 2, 2023 • Uncategorized
Deadline approaching for Everett McKinley Dirksen Award
The deadline is approaching for the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award, the award from the National Press Foundation that recognizes reporting that takes a look at the inner workings of Congress. The winner will get a cash prize of $5,000 and be included in the Foundation's annual awards events.
The deadline is Oct. 2.
More information: https://nationalpress.org/awards/everett-mckinley-dirksen-awards-for-distinguished-reporting-of-congress/
Contact: Anne Godlasky
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October 3, 2023 - October 5, 2023 • General Journalism
National FOI Summit 2023
Join NFOIC this fall for our annual gathering of access professionals, transparency advocates, journalists and everyone else who knows that open government is good government.
The National FOI Summit will be in a convenient, online format. It will include more than 20 timely panels and training sessions about public records and access, all for only $25 for NFOIC members or $30 for non-members.
More information: https://bit.ly/foisummit2023
Contact: Denise Malan
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October 4, 2023 • General Journalism
Fall Health Coverage: What two experts want journalists to know in a time of vaccine fatigue
Vaccine fatigue is real, but there are multiple new angles to explore when covering health issues in your community this fall.
Cooler weather is traditionally when respiratory diseases -- like the flu, colds, and COVID-19 -- flourish. With so much misinformation and misunderstanding circulating on social media about new vaccines and health topics, journalists will continue to play an essential role in providing crucial information that people need to care for themselves and their families.
Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute for a discussion with two prominent health experts, Dr. Tina Tan and Dr. Leana Wen, on what journalists need to know regarding vaccines and current health issues this fall.
More information: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mVfFYn8_SrCnvE6zVwGLKQ#/registration
Contact: Beth Francesco
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October 5, 2023 • General Journalism
Application Deadline: Chauncey Bailey Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship
The Chauncey Bailey Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship is a year-long program with training and networking opportunities, mentorship and data services to help you pursue an investigative project that benefits your community. IRE is accepting applications for the fellowship. It is open to U.S. journalists of color with at least three years of post-college work experience.
More information: https://www.ire.org/training/fellowships-and-scholarships/ire-journalist-of-color-investigative-reporting-fellowship/
Contact: Anna López
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October 11, 2023 • SPJ Community (Freelance)
SPJ Freelance Community Monthly Board Meeting - October
The SPJ Freelance Community will hold its monthly board meeting tonight from 7-8:30pm ET.
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=EWW6gL1fWj-8310010243
Contact: Stacie Overton Johnson
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October 12, 2023 - October 14, 2023 • Uncategorized
Chronicle of Higher Education Fall Reporting Workshop
The Chronicle of Higher Education will be holding a two day Fall Reporting Workshop for college journalists. Participants will learn how to report on higher education issues and take tips and insight back to share with their college newsrooms.
This will be held Oct. 12 and 13 at the Chronicle's offices in Washington, DC and expenses are paid for.
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=cGKq7KoW74-8308473042
Contact: Sarah Brown
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October 12, 2023 - October 14, 2023 • General Journalism
2023 AccessFest
AccessFest is IRE’s annual virtual-by-design conference. The two-and-a-half-day event will take place online. The conference, previously branded as the DBEI Symposium, will expand on IRE’s efforts to provide more accessible training centered on belonging, equity, and inclusion in the newsroom and through better news coverage of inequities in the communities journalists serve. AccessFest will also feature data classes and more traditional investigative reporting panels that are typically seen at NICAR, the data journalism conference, and the IRE Conference. Participants must be current members of IRE. Discounts and fellowships are available.
More information: https://www.ire.org/event/2023-accessfest/
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October 12, 2023 • Uncategorized
Telling Hard Stories: 2023 Dart Awards Celebration & Winners' Roundtable
The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, based at Columbia University, will hold an awards reception, roundtable discussion and reception honoring the winners of the Dart Award honorees. The discussion will consider the best practices in reporting violence and tragedy.
Event speakers include:
Janelle Nanos, Enterprise Reporter, The Boston Globe
Raquel Rutledge, Investigations Editor, The Examination News
Meg Shutzer, Investigative Journalist and Documentary Filmmaker
Connie Walker, Host, Gimlet, a Spotify Studio
John Woodrow Cox, Enterprise Reporter, The Washington Post
The event is open to the public and will also be live streamed for those who cannot attend in person. The ceremony begins at 6pm and doors will open at 5:30pm.
More information: https://dartcenter.org/events/2023/10/telling-hard-stories-2023-dart-awards-celebration-winners-roundtable
Contact: Krystal Grow
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October 14, 2023 • General Journalism
Why What Happened in Kansas Matters to Us All
The police raid on the Marion County Record in Kansas was a wake-up call for journalists throughout America. What happened in Kansas cannot be dismissed as a one-off event. Please join Houston SPJ for “What Happened in Kansas Matters to Us All,” a panel discussion about the raid on the Marion County Record, the imperative of local news, and how to navigate doing journalism in increasingly difficult times.
Panelists joining via Zoom include:
* Eric Meyer, editor and publisher of the Marion County Record
* Seth Stern, advocacy director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation
* Claire Regan, 2022-23 president of the Society of Professional Journalists
This free event is open to the public and will be held both in-person and via Zoom.
The in-person event will take place at Houston Public Library’s Central Branch location at 500 McKinney St. Parking is free, with access to the library’s underground parking garage on Lamar Street. Refreshments will be available.
A limited number of Zoom registrations are available.
More information: https://hspj-oct14pgm.eventbrite.com
Contact: Jim Magill
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October 17, 2023 • Uncategorized
Dedication of VOA as a Historic Site in Journalism
The Voice of America headquarters in Washington, DC will be designated as a historic site in journalism today. The honor, under SPJ's Historic Sites program, was announced last October. A ceremony will be held in person beginning at 3:30pm ET at the VOA's headquarters.
You can read more about the Historic Sites honor and the program here: https://www.spj.org/news.asp?ref=1906
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=x91eCBOlkX-8308539582
Contact: SPJ International Community
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October 20, 2023 - October 21, 2023 • Uncategorized
IRE Phoenix Workshop
Elevate your investigative and data skills by joining IRE for a day and a half of professional development training at Arizona State University.
This workshop will have something for everyone -- whether you're a reporter, student, editor, educator, producer, freelancer or all of the above and then some -- you'll be guaranteed a plethora of new tips, tricks, and skills for your tool belt, ideas for your next story and connections with some of the top investigative and data journalists in the country.
More information: https://www.ire.org/event/ire-phoenix-workshop/
Contact: Lauren Grandestaff
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October 21, 2023 • SPJ Local (Region 11)
19th annual Valley Publicity Summit (Phoenix)
Registration is now open for the greatest Saturday morning in Valley PR-media relations! The Valley Publicity Summit, Presented by the Valley of the Sun chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, is back for its 19th year on Saturday, Oct. 21.
PR pros: Meet local media reporters, producers and editors, learn their story-pitch preferences and make pitches. We're back for the seventh straight year at Barrett, The Honors College, at ASU's Tempe campus.
Get details on media who have signed up so far (more to be added soon) and register today: https://bit.ly/3PhSr7T
(Media interested in participating: Please write phxspj@gmail.com for details.)
Elevate your PR career at the Summit! #pubsum23
More information: https://bit.ly/3PhSr7T
Contact: Mark Scarp
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October 24, 2023 • SPJ Community (Freelance)
Freelance Community Event - How to Find and Win Fellowships and Grants as a Freelancer
SPJ's Freelance Community will hold an event tonight from 7-8:30pm ET on How to Find and Win Fellowships and Grants as a Freelancer.
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=isDxmGtvG6-8309874456
Contact: Stacie Overton Johnson
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November 15, 2023 • SPJ Community (Freelance)
SPJ Freelance Community Monthly Board Meeting - November
SPJ Freelance Community will hold its Monthly Board Meeting today from 7-8:30pm ET.
More information: https://calendar.spjnetwork.org/displayevent.php?e=ihKrL5cNjQ-8309874528
Contact: Stacie Overton Johnson
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November 28, 2023 • General Journalism
2023 Fourth Estate Award Gala honoring Kristen Welker of NBC News
Kristen Welker, NBC News chief White House correspondent and incoming moderator of “Meet the Press,” will receive the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Award during a gala in her honor on Nov. 28 in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field and is the Club’s most esteemed prize.
The 2023 Fourth Estate Award Gala will take place at the National Press Club, with Welker joining us to accept her award. Guests in the Washington, D.C., area can attend in person for an elegant dinner and black-tie celebration in the historic ballroom of the National Press Club. Tickets for the gala are $175 for National Press Club members, and $350 for members of the public.
The evening also will honor the winners of the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Awards:
Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who has been detained in Russia since March 29 and is accused of espionage, and Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who are currently in prison awaiting sentencing on charges related to national security, which can carry a death sentence.
Kat Stafford, Reuters’ global race and justice editor, also will be recognized as the 2023 winner of the Neil and Susan Sheehan Award for Investigative Journalism.
More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-fourth-estate-award-gala-honoring-kristen-welker-of-nbc-news-tickets-701051753667
Contact: Beth Francesco
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April 7, 2024 • SPJ National
Nomination Deadline: SPJ Fellows of the Society
This recognition honors journalists who have made an extraordinary contribution to the profession. Honorees must agree to attend the SPJ Conference. Nominations are open to anyone in the journalism community.
More information: https://www.spj.org/blackhole.asp
Contact: SPJ Awards
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SPJ News
– E.W. Scripps School of Journalism named Historic Site in Journalism
– ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, The Marshall Project, Military Times, City Bureau, The Maine Monitor honored with SPJ Sunshine Award
– Austin American-Statesman, Chicago Tribune, ProPublica and The Washington Post earn SPJ Ethics in Journalism Awards
Events and Deadlines
– 9/23/23: Shop SPJ Sale
– 9/28/23: SPJ23 Annual Convention
– 9/28/23: SPJ23 Keynote featuring Gio Benitez
– 9/29/23: Covering a U.S. Government Shutdown: Story ideas for national and local reporters
– 9/29/23: SPJ23 Keynote featuring Laura Guerrero
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