The SPJ Georgia committee on Haiti will meet on Thursday, May 12Â 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…
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Immigration Reporting Panel, April 23
Register Here What: The scope of the Society of Professional Journalists Georgia pro chapter immigration reporting panel is to begin a discussion on issues involved with immigration reporting and offer tips and best practices to reporters covering the often sensitive issues associated. Where: WSB at 1601 West Peachtree Street in Atlanta When: Saturday April 23…
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:Â 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…
Startup & Media Mixer on March 24
Split, a new dining payment app, along with the Society of Professional Journalists Georgia Pro chapter, invite you to a Startup and Media Mixer on Thursday March 24th, 2016 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. REGISTERÂ NOW Come meet and mingle with local startups in the brand-new technology space, Switchyards. Startups of all different types will be ready to…
Kickoff to Sunshine Week, March 14
Sunshine week is back! The SPJ Georgia Pro chapter is hosting a discussion on police public records on Monday, March 14 at 11:30 a.m. with guests: Dr. Carolyn Carlson, journalism professor at Kennesaw State University Bert Roughton, senior managing editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dr. Carlson will release findings on police public information officers and…
SPJ Georgia and Savannah Morning News host inaugural investigative journalism awards luncheon and workshop
The Society of Professional Journalists – Georgia celebrated its first winners of the 2015 Larry Peterson Memorial Award for Investigative Journalism on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Larry Peterson Award Workshop and Luncheon at the Savannah Morning News auditorium in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah Morning News investigative journalist and environmental reporter Mary Landers won the award…
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