Judges want to hide their discipline hearings

AJC columnist Jay Bookman pointed out in a recent article that judges would like to handle their judicial disciplining behind closed doors. The move to secrecy is important since the Judicial Qualifications Commission has publicly reprimanded 60 judges in Georgia over the last eight years. But now, Bookman writes, judges want to change the process dramatically….

Haiti News Project Meeting, May 12

The SPJ Georgia committee on Haiti will meet on Thursday, May 12 at 7 p.m. The group will discuss upcoming events and the possibility of funding a trip to Haiti. Location: Hudson Grille Brookhaven, 4046 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30319 The Haiti News Project committee is working with a group of journalists in Haiti to bring…

Open Positions at Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Digital

  Journalism job alert! The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is looking for two great writer-producers on a short-term (two month) basis, working on a very newsy multiplatform project. You’ll be brainstorming, creating (writing, reporting, researching) and packaging all kinds of content around a specific topic. Atlanta-based is preferred. Know anyone or interested yourself? Email Adam Carlson (adam.carlson@ajc.com)…

Call for Submissions, September Deadline

It is award season for professional journalists. Win $400 for your investigative journalism work from the SPJ Region 3 and the Savannah Morning News by entering the Larry Peterson Memorial Award for Investigative Journalism. If you win, you will also travel to beautiful Savannah, Ga., all expenses paid to pick up your award at the Larry Peterson Investigative…

Freelance committee meeting

ANNOUNCEMENT: The SPJ Georgia Pro committee on freelance journalism met on Wednesday, March 23 at 7 p.m. at the Taco Mac in Lindbergh. Address: 573 Main St NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 Anyone interested in this committee, which is working toward promoting a tax workshop for freelance writers on May 14, should contact Mark Woolsey at noozflash@gmail.com

Local SPJ member announces findings from crime reporter and PIO surveys

INDIANAPOLIS – Much like other journalists, crime reporters say Public Information Officers (PIOs) often make their jobs more difficult by creating barriers to agency experts who have information the public needs to know. In two separate reports, released by the Society of Professional Journalists today as part of Sunshine Week, crime reporters and police public information…

Haiti News Project Meeting, March 31

The SPJ Georgia committee on Haiti will meet at the end of this month on Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m.. The group will discuss upcoming events and the possibility of funding a trip to Haiti. Location: Hudson Grille Brookhaven, 4046 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30319 The Haiti News Project committee is working with a…