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Finalists for SPJ Pro Chapters of the Year announced


8/21/2017


Contacts:
Chrystal Parvin, SPJ Membership Coordinator, (317) 361-4132, cparvin@spj.org
Anna Gutierrez, SPJ Communications Coordinator, (317) 920-4785, agutierrez@spj.org

INDIANAPOLIS — The Society of Professional Journalists annually selects two chapters to honor for their commitment to SPJ’s mission and journalism. Winners of Large Chapter of the Year and Small Chapter of the Year will be announced during the Excellence in Journalism 2017 conference in Anaheim, California.

This year’s finalists are:

Large Chapter of the Year
Two finalists for Large Chapter of the Year are Minnesota Pro and Florida Pro.

Small Chapter of the Year
Three finalists for Small Chapter of the Year are Las Vegas Pro, Cincinnati Pro and Bluegrass Pro.

Large Chapter of the Year is open to chapters with 75 or more members, while Small Chapter of the Year is open to chapters with fewer than 75 members.

The Press Club of Long Island and Florida Pro were both honored as the 2016 Professional Large Chapters of the Year. Cincinnati Pro was named Professional Small Chapter of the Year. Read more about the selection process and past winners here.

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