Join us at the legendary Manuel’s Tavern as we focus on one of the newest forms of journalism — digital hyperlocal websites. Often just a few years old and edited by their founders, hyperlocal digital websites are the startups of the journalism world, a 21st century take on the community newspaper. The panel will be…
Category: Press Releases
Society of Professional Journalists Georgia condemns outrageous response to Open Records Request
The state Open Records Act was designed to make our elected officials more transparent and accountable. That’s what Mark Thomason, publisher of the Blue Ridge, Ga.-based Fannnin Focus, was attempting to do when he filed a records request related to the activities of Judge Brenda Weaver. Specifically, he requested copies of checks that had…
SPJ Georgia press release on Secretary of State exemption of open records laws
Secretary of State wrong to cite exemption of open records laws regarding data breach FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 3, 2015 CONTACT: Ellen Eldridge, President, SPJ Georgia EMAIL: Ellen@EllenEldridge.com The Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists strongly urges the Secretary of State to release public records involving its massive data breach that occurred last…
Tragic deaths
SPJ and SPJ Georgia responds to death of Virginia journalists “The Society of Professional Journalists is deeply saddened and shocked by the news today regarding the fatal shootings of WDBJ-7 journalists Alison Parker, 24, and Adam Ward, 27,” said Paul Fletcher, president-elect of the Society of Professional Journalists. Parker, a reporter, and Ward, a videographer,…
