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Reporting on Extremist Groups: Georgia Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists hosts panel of experts, researchers
Who are these groups? What are their core beliefs and tactics? What is the extent of the threat they pose? Journalists–and the public–have a lot of questions. SPJ Georgia aims to help provide answers in our virtual series. For part two of our series on covering extremist groups, we’re hearing from the experts who have…
SPJ GA develops police de-escalation training with GPSTC
The Society of Professional Journalists Georgia Chapter has partnered with the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) to develop an online training course for law enforcement officials on interacting with the news media during times of civil unrest. The course, produced with guidance from the Georgia First Amendment Foundation and the UGA Law School’s First…
SPJ Georgia starts series on covering extremist groups and militias April 13
The aim of the series is three-fold; to educate Georgia journalists about who the groups are and what they believe in with a particular emphasis on the Peach State, a rundown on organizations who are keeping tabs on them and assessing their threat level and how journalists can cover them effectively and safely. On April…
The Georgia Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists votes in new Board of Directors members
The Georgia Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists voted in five members into new Board of Director positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, and two members-at-large positions. PRESIDENT: ASHLYN WEBB Ashlyn Webb previously served as Vice President of the Georgia Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in 2020. Before, she served as the student…
SPJ Georgia provides financial support to student newsrooms
As college newspapers across Georgia cover the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic on college communities, the Society for Professional Journalists Georgia Chapter is providing financial support to five student newspapers in Georgia to help bolster their newsrooms. SPJ Georgia’s Student Advocacy Committee selected the following newsrooms at public universities in the state of Georgia to…
SPJ Georgia Presents Fall Virtual Event Series
SPJ Georgia has announced the lineup for its Fall Virtual Series. For more details and to register, see our events page here.
Coalition of Journalism Orgs Condemn Detainment of Journalists in Atlanta, Fight for Freelancer Protections
Contact: Charlotte Norsworthy, SPJ GA President, charlottefnorsworthy@gmail.com, 912-492-6946 Willoughby Mariano, AAJA Atlanta President, willoughby.mariano@gmail.com Amir Vera, AABJ President, president@aabj.org UGA Law School’s First Amendment Clinic, FAClinic@uga.edu, (706) 227-5421 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: UPDATE June 3, 2020: We are pleased to announce that since the release of this statement Monday afternoon, additional organizations have joined the coalition…
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