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Thank you for your membership and support of the Society of Professional Journalists this past year. Because of each of you, SPJ accomplished extraordinary things. Last spring and summer, 500 [...]

Each year, delegates to the SPJ National Convention elect officers and board members to serve the Society. The SPJ officers and board of directors play a key role in determining [...]

President Please note: The position of SPJ president is not elected. When delegates choose a president-elect, that individual automatically becomes president the next year. AI Cross Current SPJ Office: President-elect [...]

INDIANAPOLIS - The Society of Professional Journalists merchandise catalog is back. SPJ Headquarters partnered with Concept Prints Inc. in Indianapolis to unveil a new line of SPJ merchandise at the [...]

In late February, the Freedom Forum shut down its office in San Francisco and cut its doctorate program for journalists, a six-year partnership with the University of North Carolina at [...]

CINCINNATI -- The Queen City Pro Chapter will induct three new members into its Journalism Hall of Fame this year. The induction ceremony -- hosted each year by the Queen [...]

New SPJ president outlines priorities for the coming year Editor's note: At the SPJ National Convention in Columbus, Ohio, Ray Marcano became president of SPJ. The text below is his [...]

SPJ's personal touch keeps members loyal. This is the time to tie up loose ends; outgoing meets incoming and the gavel is handed over. We've had a busy year and [...]

At its April 29 meeting in Phoenix, Ariz., the Society of Professional Journalists board of directors approved the charter petition of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University student chapter. The chapter [...]

It doesn't take much to throw your health out of whack. The slightest bug can turn a healthy body into a physical mess. Radical changes in lifestyle often lead to [...]

A small chapter in Alaska is doing good work for the profession. FAIRBANKS -- Take a small chapter of 30 or so people. Add a mix of advocacy. Pull it [...]

April of 1950 was not an earth-shaking month; but it managed to make some history. President Truman fired Gen. Douglas McArthur. Jordan annexed the West Bank. Composer Kurt Weill died, [...]

High school students from southeast Alabama were offered a glimpse into the world of journalism as part of the Auburn University student chapter's J-Day 2000. The program explored different media [...]

John Lewis summed it up. 'What's more important than opening up our government?' Lewis asked at an open-records meeting of the Kansas City Press Club April 12. Lewis is publisher [...]

Society serves members and nonmembers on a daily basis Over the years I've been asked if Jim Gray is my real name. I've been asked it so many times that [...]

Robert Cox, founder and president of the Media Bloggers Association, has been on a mission to get journalists opinions about the blogosphere. 'Anytime I can get in front of people [...]

After moving from the newsroom to the classroom, broadcast journalist and teacher Maryann Lazarski wanted to extend the scope of her students' learning laboratory. Her target: the entire state of [...]

'Asians?' The very suggestion of such a simplistic grouping was laughable to the reporter from China Radio International. And sure enough, the East Asia Journalism Forum erupted soon afterward at [...]

The Society of Professional Journalists and the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation on Feb. 7 announced the hiring of Terrence G. Harper, an Indianapolis-based association executive, as the new executive director [...]

The Society of Professional Journalists installed Al Cross, political writer and columnist for The Courier-Journal in Louisville as president Oct. 6. The installation ceremony concluded the Society's 2001 SPJ National [...]

The Greater Los Angeles Pro chapter hosted a free SPJ New Skills seminar July 12 to help area reporters get caught up on the latest in multimedia technology. Attendees learned [...]

Editors from across the U.S., Canada, Australia, Scotland and England traveled to Wayne State University in Detroit for the 54th annual International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors conference June 25-28. [...]

The South Florida Pro chapter held its popular Sunshine State Awards banquet May 31, honoring print, online and television journalists for their work in 2007. The awards and banquet were [...]

In the current state of journalism, even a Pulitzer doesn't equal job security. Kevin Helliker told about 100 people at the Kansas City Press Club annual meeting June 7. Helliker, [...]

The Louisville Pro chapter hosted the 28th Metro Journalism Awards at the Louisville Zoo on June 26. Journalists were welcomed by the zoo's director, as well as a menagerie of [...]

The 2008 New York City Deadline Club awards dinner featured remarks from Paul Steiger, editor-in-chief of investigative reporting group ProPublica and former managing editor of the Wali Street Journal. Steiger's [...]

The University of Mississippi chapter sponsored a summer online book club in conjunction with the university's hosting of the first presidential debate Sept. 26. Participants were asked to read 'Faith [...]

After hearing of the horrendous flooding and tornadoes that devastated businesses and homes across Iowa in early June, the Valley of the Sun (Phoenix) Pro chapter decided to help. Chapter [...]

In July and August, the Colorado Pro chapter welcomed journalists from across the country to its two summer lecture programs. The Rocky Talk Lecture Series, co-sponsored by the Rocky Mountain [...]

The Chicago Headline Club announced the winners of their joint-sponsored scholarships for summer 2008. The winner of their joint summer scholarship with the Asian American Journalists Association was Alissa Dos [...]

Several Idaho-based SPJ chapters, including the Snake River Pro chapter and student chapters from the University of Idaho and Washington State University, joined forces with SPJ headquarters to sponsor an [...]

The Connecticut Chapter helped financially support five students' careers in journalism at its annual awards dinner in North Haven, Conn., on May 22. The press club presented three $1,000 college [...]

SPJ members Shawntaye Hopkins, Ashlee Clark and Sharon Yep were recently named Chips Quinn Scholars for spring 2008 by the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute and participating newspapers. Chips Quinn Scholars [...]

On Jan. 17, the 7th U.S. Court of Appeals reversed a district court's ruling that banned face-to-face interviews with federal Death Row inmates. In August, SPJ joined the Reporters Committee [...]

Leaders of the Society of Professional Journalists commended House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 15 for granting additional space for print news reporters inside the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington. [...]

STAFF REPORT Who's next in line to lead your local SPJ chapter? Are they ready to take over the reins? It's never too early to begin preparing your incoming president [...]

Keeping up with the state of journalism throughout the world is easier today, but the task has become a bit more difficult because of the millions of Internet sites. Knowing [...]

STAFF REPORT The Society of Professional Journalists' Sunshine Network will identify key open-government issues at the local and state levels and help journalists document political candidates' views toward freedom of [...]

The St. Paul Police Department's administrative subpoena of KMSP-TV reporter Tom Lyden's phone records and those of a Ramsey County Sheriff's Department employee was an abuse of power and an [...]

For 130 years, the Denver Press Club has been the touchstone of Colorado journalism. From its early days as a collection of poker-playing frontier newspapermen to its current incarnation as [...]

The Minnesota Pro chapter teamed with 20 other media organizations in the state to mount a campaign aimed at overturning a three-decade ban on cameras and other electronic media devices [...]

United Press International photographer William Greenblatt is the 2006 recipient of the Catfish Award, presented by the Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis. Greenblatt was honored for his contributions to [...]

In addition to the typical festivities, it was also a celebration of 70 years of SPJ membership for Austin Kiplinger. Kiplinger, the chairman of the Kiplinger Washington Editors and a [...]

We just had another media explosion in my neck of the woods. A relapse of JonBenet Fever was triggered by a pathetic pedophile who said he murdered the 6-year-old beauty [...]

918 The number of people who attended the 2006 SPJ Convention. 224 The number of attendees who were students. 620 The number of steps from the front door of the [...]

Members of the Northwest Arkansas Pro Chapter were scheduled to perform sketches, songs and spoofs Oct. 6-7. Proceeds were set to benefit scholarships and other programs for SPJ, the Fayetteville [...]

A new year begins for the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation, the fundraising and educational arm of SPJ. The foundation elected new directors, each with considerable experience in journalism and some [...]

Six Ohio college students were selected for scholarships honoring Akron Beacon Journal editor and Knight Ridder Newspapers founder John S. Knight and public relations professional Ludel Sauvageot. Stephanie Park, Tara [...]