The Georgia Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists voted in eight members into new Board of Director positions: President, Vice President, Treasurer, student representative, and three members-at-large positions. President Nicolle Sartain is a journalist based in Georgia. She served as vice president of the Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in 2021. Nicolle…
Nominees for 2022 SPJ Georgia Board of Directors
SPJ Georgia will hold its election Monday, December 20 through Wednesday, December 22.
Per SPJ Georgia by-laws, the names of nominees are posted 30 days in advance of the first day of the election.
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…
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