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What is Creator Journalism?

Join SPJ Georgia for an inside look at the fast-growing world of independent, audience-driven publishing.

Safety & Security for Journalists Workshop

SPJ Georgia held Part 2 of our “Safety & Security for Journalists” workshop series — Staying Safe in the Field. The hands-on, powerful training session focused on situational awareness, protest and field safety, active attack response, and bleeding control, and was packed with actionable tips and real-world examples. Thank you to our fantastic instructor, to Georgia Public…

Lee Peters joins SPJ Georgia board as student representative

Jackson “Lee” Peters, a student at Kennesaw State University, has joined the board of SPJ Georgia He is also president of the KSU student chapter of SPJ. As student representative on the SPJ Georgia board, Lee’s goal is to support student chapters across Georgia. He is motivated to help fellow students build professional skills and…

Augusta Media Mixer and CommuniCon

SPJ Georgia joined Augusta University’s Department of Communication for its annual campus celebration.

Freelance Fridays

Freelance Friday is a monthly-ish, in-person coffee date for freelancers and other work-from-home journalists and comms pros. There’s no agenda other than connection and building community. You can brainstorm projects, network, and just get to know other people who are going through a lot of the same stuff you are. The next Freelance Friday will be in June. Our first Freelance…

SkillsFest26

SPJ Georgia president Katja Ridderbusch and SPJ Georgia treasurer Susanna Capelouto gave a preview of our upcoming media literacy initiative, Georgia Knows Media, at SkillsFest26.

SPJ issues alarm over detention of journalist Mario Guevara

The Society of Professional Journalists joins the Committee to Protect Journalists and a coalition of organizations expressing deep concern over the detention.