MEDIA ADVISORY
June 25, 2015
Contacts:
Paul Fletcher, SPJ National President-Elect, 804-873-1893, pfletcher.spj@gmail.com
Jennifer Royer, SPJ Communications Strategist, 317-361-4134, jroyer@spj.org

WHO: Paul Fletcher, Society of Professional Journalists President-Elect and publisher and editor-in-chief of Virginia Lawyers Weekly. He is also currently a member of SPJ’s Ethics Committee.

WHAT: Fletcher will talk with Jim Bohannon live from The Jim Bohannon Show’s Washington, D.C. studio about the journalism issues of the day, including ethics, freedom of information, SPJ’s advocacy work, diversity and some of the more high-profile journalism failings of late.

WHEN: 11 p.m. ET Thursday, June 25, 2015

WHERE: The Jim Bohannon Show airs live on stations across the country. Find a station in your area.

WHY: To learn more about the important issues facing journalists today and some of the advocacy work SPJ is currently doing to support journalists and journalism across the country.

Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry; works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press. For more information about SPJ, please visit spj.org.

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