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…
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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…
Police, the Media, and the Public: ‘Don’t believe your lying eyes’
By Mary Silver SPJ—Georgia ATLANTA—Two police chiefs, two journalists, an elected official, two activists, a lawyer, and a professor walk into a bar. They talk in a thoughtful, civil way about police shootings, protests, and what the media gets wrong about that story. It was Society of Professional Journalists—Georgia’s “Police, the Media and the Public”…
Operation: Freelance Part 2 returns on Sept. 12 in Midtown Atlanta
The popular workshop hosted by SPJGA returns Sept. 12 to Taco Mac in Atlanta. Do you have questions about becoming a freelance journalist? Have you been recently laid off from your journalism job? Do you want a new direction with your journalism career? Consider joining SPJ Georgia Professional Chapter for an informative and intriguing workshop, “Operation: Freelance,”…
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