CONTACT: Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.org Nadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists proudly announces the 2025 recipient of its New America Award, which recognizes public service journalism that explores and exposes issues affecting immigrant or ethnic communities in the United States. This year’s winner is Bianca Vázquez ... Bianca Vázquez Toness of The Associated Press wins 2025 New Am...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT: Caroline Hendrie, SPJ Executive Director, chendrie@hq.spj.orgNadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists has joined a coalition of more than a dozen press freedom and civil liberties organizations in a letter led by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urging the National Guard to uphold press freedoms during its current deployment to Washington, ... SPJ, coalition urge National Guard to protect press freedom during DC deployment| Society of Professional Journalists
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Journalists are facing public mistrust of the media, the ongoing stress of breaking news and working in toxic newsroom environments, while entertainment professionals are grappling with rejection, a changing production landscape and the constant tension between art and business. Now more than ever we must focus on improving resilience, self-care and wellness in these industries and provide support to the incredible talent being affected.| Society of Professional Journalists
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CONTACT: Caroline Hendrie, SPJ Executive Director, chendrie@hq.spj.org Nadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists stands in full support of editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis, a recipient of this year’s Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning, and strongly condemns the threats of violence made against him and his family following the recent ... SPJ stands in solidarity with editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis, condemns death th...| Society of Professional Journalists
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CONTACT: Emily Bloch, SPJ National President, eblochjourno@gmail.com Caroline Hendrie, SPJ Executive Director, chendrie@hq.spj.org Kim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists is deeply disappointed by Paramount Global’s decision to settle with President Donald Trump over his lawsuit against the CBS News program “60 Minutes.” “This is not just a legal settlement — it’s ... Paramount settlement betrays journalist...| Society of Professional Journalists
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CONTACT:Emily Bloch, SPJ President, eblochjourno@gmail.comCaroline Hendrie, SPJ Executive Director, chendrie@hq.spj.orgNadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT:Emily Bloch, SPJ President, eblochjourno@gmail.comCaroline Hendrie, SPJ Executive Director, chendrie@hq.spj.org Nadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT: Amber James, JEA Events and Programs Manager, amber@jea.org Nadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists and the Journalism Education Association are proud to announce three scholarship winners and one honorable mention in the 2025 SPJ/JEA High School Essay Contest. Winners of the co-sponsored contest explore themes such as rebuilding public trust, combating misinformation and navigating ... SPJ/JEA announce 2025 Hi...| Society of Professional Journalists
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CONTACT: Caroline Hendrie, SPJ Executive Director, chendrie@hq.spj.org Seth Stern, Freedom of the Press Foundation Advocacy Director, seth@pressfreedomfoundation.org An unconstitutional policy in Greene County, Virginia prohibits government employees from talking to the press and requires them to label anything they share with the press as “opinion” even if it’s verifiable fact. Apparently the Chairman of the ... Rights organizations object to ‘entirely absurd’ VA gag policy| Society of Professional Journalists
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CONTACT:Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@spj.orgKim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce national winners of the 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards, recognizing collegiate work published or broadcast in 2024. This year, 73 students and staffs from 38 universities across the United States are receiving national honors. National contenders were ... SPJ announces 2024 Mark of Excellen...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT:Emily Bloch, SPJ National President, eblochjourno@gmail.comDan Kubiske, SPJ International Community Co-Chair, dekubiske@gmail.comKim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists is alarmed by the proposal to replace Voice of America news feeds from its own journalists and other internationally respected news organizations with One America News. SPJ views this move, proposed by United ... SPJ views proposed VOA/OAN deal as affront ...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT:Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.orgKim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 5 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ’s Region 5 comprises Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions. National winners will be ... Region 5 Mark ...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT: Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.org Nadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 2 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ’s Region 2 comprises Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Caroline and Virginia. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the ... Region 2 Mark...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT: Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.org Nadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 11 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ’s Region 11 comprises Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada and Mariana Islands. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 ... Region 11 Mark o...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT:Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.orgNadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 1 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ’s Region 1 comprises Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania (Central/Eastern), Rhode Island and Vermont. First-place winners will compete at the national...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT:Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.orgKim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 3 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ’s Region 3 comprises Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, South Carolina and the United States Virgin Islands. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners ... Reg...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT:Rod Hicks, SPJ Director of Ethics and Diversity, rhicks@hq.spj.orgKim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists and the Google News Initiative have renewed their partnership to offer training to journalists across the US on how Google tools can assist their research and reporting. The program will provide training at the national, regional ... SPJ and Google News Initiative partner for training on digital reporting tools| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT: Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.org Kim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists is bestowing its Ethics in Journalism Award on The Associated Press for refusing to allow the White House to dictate its coverage while continuing to produce accurate and ethical reporting of the Trump administration, ... The Associated Press earns SPJ Ethics in Journalism Award for ‘ethical courage’ to resist...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT: Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.org Nadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 10 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ’s Region 10 comprises Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions. ... Region 10 Mark of E...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT:Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.orgNadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 7 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ’s Region 7 comprises Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions. National winners ... Region 7 Mark of ...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT: Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.org Nadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 6 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ’s Region 6 comprises Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 ... Region 6 Mark of Excellence A...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACTEmily Bloch, SPJ National President, eblochjourno@gmail.com Kim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org In a powerful show of unity, a coalition of more than 50 organizations that support press freedom today issued a joint statement reaffirming the vital role of ethical journalism in a healthy democracy and calling on government leaders and the public to support the principles ... Journalism organizations unite to defend ethics, integrity during Ethics Week ...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT: Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.org Kim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 8 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ’s Region 8 comprises Oklahoma and Texas. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions. National winners ... Region 8 Mark of Excellence Award...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT: Emily Bloch, SPJ National President, eblochjourno@gmail.com Nadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists applauds U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden’s decision ordering the White House to reinstate the Associated Press’ access to cover presidential events. The preliminary injunction is a significant win for press freedom, reaffirming that the government cannot ... SPJ applauds federal ruling restoring AP access...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT:Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.orgKim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 4 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ’s Region 4 comprises Michigan, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions. National ... Region...| Society of Professional Journalists
CONTACT:Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@spj.orgKim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 9 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ’s Region 9 comprises Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions. National winners ... Region 9 Mark of ...| Society of Professional Journalists
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Members of the Society of Professional Journalists believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. Ethical journalism strives to ensure the free exchange of information that is accurate, fair and thorough. An ethical journalist acts with integrity.| Society of Professional Journalists
