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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 • SPJ News
ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, The Marshall Project, Military Times, City Bureau, The Maine Monitor honored with SPJ Sunshine Award

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 • SPJ News
SPJ announces 2023 professional chapter regional honorees

Monday, September 11, 2023 • SPJ News
SPJ announces 2023 campus chapter award finalists and regional program honorees

Wednesday, September 6, 2023 • SPJ News
SPJ chapters recognized with 2023 Circle of Excellence Awards

Monday, August 21, 2023 • SPJ News
SPJ Foundation awards grants to NFOIC, NLGJA, Bay City News Foundation, ALMA

Friday, August 18, 2023 • SPJ News
SPJ hails lawsuit to challenge gag rules in public agency

Monday, April 3, 2023 • SPJ News
Region 2 Mark of Excellence Awards 2022 winners announced

Thursday, March 16, 2023 • SPJ News
Three Affiliated Tribes’ Mark Fox administration recipient of Black Hole Award

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 • SPJ News
SPJ releases top 10 urgent threats to freedom of information

Monday, March 13, 2023 • SPJ News
SPJ FOI Chair on press freedom in Indian Country and Sunshine Week plans

Thursday, March 9, 2023 • SPJ News
SPJ, NAJA, NLA host virtual roundtable for 'Bad Press' documentary as part of Sunshine Week

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 • SPJ News
SPJ and NLA partner for Sunshine Week 2023

Tuesday, October 11, 2022 • SPJ News
SPJ chapters recognized with Circle of Excellence Awards

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 • SPJ News
SPJ presents report on government employee gag policies

Thursday, March 17, 2022 • SPJ News
Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin recipient of Black Hole Award

Monday, March 14, 2022 • SPJ News
Gatekeeping continues to prevent the flow of government information to journalists, public

Friday, January 28, 2022 • SPJ News
SPJ and SEJ urge Biden administration to amend report that limits journalists’ access to federal scientists and information

Friday, August 6, 2021 • SPJ News
Sunshine Award winners announced for contributions to open government

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 • SPJ News
SPJ partners with NFOIC to present FOI Bootcamp for Journalists of Color

Saturday, March 20, 2021 • SPJ News
SPJ Region 1 COVID-19 impact on access to public information survey results

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 • SPJ News
SPJ presents reporter’s algorithm guide and panel discussion

Monday, March 15, 2021 • SPJ News
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry recipient of Black Hole Award

Friday, February 19, 2021 • SPJ News
SPJ anticipates release of report on Khashoggi, demands accountability

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 • SPJ News
SPJ requests discussion with Biden Administration about the free flow of information

Thursday, September 17, 2020 • SPJ News
SPJ passes resolution opposing restrictions on speech that could worsen a pandemic

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 • SPJ News
Outstanding SPJ chapters honored with Circle of Excellence awards

Thursday, August 20, 2020 • SPJ News
The Post and Courier receives the Pulliam First Amendment Award

Monday, July 27, 2020 • SPJ News
Sunshine Award winners announced for contributions to open government

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 • SPJ News
Connecticut State Police awarded Black Hole Award

Friday, March 13, 2020 • SPJ News
SPJ asks debate moderators to question presidential candidates about First Amendment rights of journalists

Thursday, January 16, 2020 • SPJ News
SPJ Legal Defense Fund helps bring North Carolina public records case to successful conclusion

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 • SPJ News
SPJ and 28 other journalism groups urge Congress to address communication between journalists and federal agencies

Thursday, October 24, 2019 • SPJ News
NMOG Remembers Rep. Elijah Cummings for Steadfast Work for Open Government

Thursday, September 5, 2019 • SPJ News
SPJ announces 2019 Pro Chapters of the Year

Tuesday, August 6, 2019 • SPJ News
SPJ mourns death of 95th President John Ensslin

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 • SPJ News
Sunshine Award winners announced for contributions to open government

Friday, May 24, 2019 • SPJ News
SPJ: Assange indictment raises serious concerns for press freedom

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 • SPJ News
SPJ, 59 other groups, urge court to order return of journalist’s equipment and work

Monday, May 13, 2019 • SPJ News
SPJ condemns San Francisco PD’s home raid to obtain source’s name

Thursday, February 14, 2019 • SPJ News
SPJ condemns recent attempt to silence journalist Maria Ressa

Friday, June 8, 2018 • SPJ News
SPJ objects to Justice Department secretly confiscating journalist’s records

Monday, May 21, 2018 • SPJ News
SPJ announces 2017 Mark of Excellence Award winners

Friday, March 16, 2018 • SPJ News
2018 Black Hole Award bestowed upon Trump and his administration

Monday, March 12, 2018 • SPJ News
SPJ, GAP launch 'The Whistleblower Project'

Friday, March 2, 2018 • SPJ News
SPJ urges Utah, Washington lawmakers to be honest, transparent

Monday, October 30, 2017 • SPJ News
SPJ highlights restrictions on journalists through public information officers, others via website

Friday, September 15, 2017 • SPJ News
Resolutions passed at Excellence in Journalism 2017

Thursday, June 15, 2017 • SPJ News
The Arizona Republic receives SPJ New America Award for Navajo Housing project

Thursday, May 11, 2017 • SPJ News
SPJ supports West Virginia journalist wrongly arrested for doing his job

Thursday, April 20, 2017 • SPJ News
Four students earn scholarships in SPJ/JEA Essay Contest

Friday, March 31, 2017 • SPJ News
SPJ Legal Defense Fund Roundup – March 2017

Quill

Sep 22, 2022
Former media relations head: Restrictions tightened on CDC reporting long before the pandemic

Mar 09, 2022
Declining fulfillment typifies today’s FOIA. Here’s why.

Aug 27, 2021
Is Congress threatening press freedom by intimidating carriers?

Apr 08, 2021
Understanding Shield Law

Nov 12, 2020
Journalist’s Toolbox at 25

Jan 24, 2019
Bad week for journalism can have long-term impact

Aug 17, 2018
Why the #FreePress editorials were not enough

Jun 12, 2018
Meet the victims of violence against journalists

May 03, 2018
World Press Freedom Day hits home

Apr 16, 2018
Student press freedom laws gain momentum

Mar 30, 2018
Isolation and harassment: My life as a female journalist in Pakistan

Mar 14, 2018
When journalists aren’t trusted, corruption often follows

Mar 12, 2018
How news literacy programs can help journalists earn back trust

Mar 12, 2018
Ten Questions with Jim Acosta

Jan 09, 2018
Need FOIA help?

Nov 02, 2017
Freelancers: Learn to overcome record request hurdles

Nov 02, 2017
Ten: with David Fahrenthold

Nov 02, 2017
Reimagining access rights under the First Amendment

Nov 02, 2017
Fixing FOI: Big ideas for a new era of transparency

Nov 02, 2017
Leveraging the predictive power of FOIA data

Feb 23, 2017
Transparency And FOIA In The Age Of Trump

Feb 23, 2017
Under Trump, A (Potentially) Bright Spot In A Foggy Landscape

Feb 23, 2017
Let’s Teach Old Public Records Laws New Tricks

Feb 23, 2017
Trump To Make FOI Great Again

Nov 18, 2016
Journalists, Let’s Not Get Checkmated

Feb 17, 2016
FOI Toolbox

Oct 27, 2015
From the President

Oct 27, 2015
Frack Attack: Fueling Secrecy

Oct 27, 2015
It’s (Not) Always Sunny in Paradise

Aug 18, 2015
From the President

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