MIAMI, FLORIDA/REGION 3 — Read the SPJ Region 3 Director Michael Koretzky’s column post “Bloch and Tackle.”  Read how the editor of the Florida Atlantic University student newspaper allegedly was plagiarized by the Boca Raton Tribune. “At FAU, if I get caught plagiarizing a paper, I’ll get an F. It would go on my transcript and on…
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The Weather Channel, Telemundo, The Investigative Fund and Efran Films awarded SPJ New American Award
The Society of Professional Journalists named The Weather Channel, Telemundo, The Investigative Fund and Efran Films, represented by John Carlos Frey, Marisa Venegas, Solly Granatstein, Esther Kaplan, Neil Katz, Shawn Efran and Gregorty Gilderman the recipient of the its New American Award. Â The SPJ award honors work that explores and exposes issues of importance to…
SPJGA to meet with Haitian journalist delegation to discuss ethics and practices of U.S. journalism
ATLANTA, GEORGIA —SPJ Georgia will be meeting with a delegation of Haitian journalists on Thursday, June 4, as part of the U.S. State Department’s and Georgia Council for International Visitors’ leadership program, “Journalism in a Democratic Society.” Members of SPJ Georgia will be holding a discussion on how professional journalists promote ethical and professional journalism…
The Weather Channel and CNN win Sigma Delta Chi Awards
SPJ Georgia announces two Georgia recipients of the 2014 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism: Â The Weather Channel (with Telemuno/Efran Films/Investigative Fund) and CNN. To view one of The Weather Channel & associates’s video, “Dying to Cross,” see below. (This film also won the SPJ New American Award); Â To view “The Lead: UNC…
Six Georgia journalists win 2015 Green Eyeshade Awards
By Sharon Dunten, editor of SPeachJ News; president, SPJ Georgia Every year since 1950, the Green Eyeshade Awards have been given to the best in professional and collegiate journalism in southeastern U.S. Re-scored as the Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Award by the Society of Professional Journalists, it still stands as an annual award in…
CCJ students embed and report with global mission teams
MACON, GEORGIAÂ — As part of the Mercer On Mission program for Mercer University-Macon, the Center for Collaborative Journalism will embed its journalism students this summer with the university’s global mission teams including in Cambodia, Honduras, Kenya and Vietnam. Director of Center for Collaborative Journalism Tim Regan-Porter says the journalism students will learn the craft of…
New investigative journalism award — Larry Peterson Memorial Award
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA — SPJ Georgia chapter is launching an award this June to present the best in investigative journalism in SPJ Region 3: Â Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and Alabama AND both professionals and students may apply. Â The Larry Peterson Memorial Award for Investigative Journalism was developed to celebrate the life of Larry Peterson and his…
Operation: Freelance is a go; SPJGA board member exposes $80K discrepancy of Georgia campaign
Welcome new SPJ Georgia members Ingrid Arnesen, senior producer at CNN Lanie Peterson, freelance writer based in Tybee Island, Georgia Mary Silver, reporter, The Epoch Times Dan Whisenhunt, editor of Decaturish.com and SPJ Georgia board member Rescheduled Operation: Freelance is Saturday, March 28 at Kennesaw State University; registration still open SPJ Georgia and SPJ Kennesaw State student…
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