Calendar

Schedule

Tickets

The Summit itself is free to attend and largely virtual.

The Hollywood Creative Lab is virtual and free to attend.

Tickets are needed to watch whistlebower-related films, which are shown daily

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Overall website

Partial Schedule

Monday July 25

9:00     Plenary: Frank Serpico, former New York City detective

10:00 Continued systemic discrimination at U.S. Department of Agriculture

11:00  Congressional year of truth for whistleblower legislation (Government Accountability Project)

12:00 The perils of public information officers (Society of Professional Journalists – DC Chapter)

1:00     Global guardianship abuse

Tuesday July 26

9:00    Government whistleblowing, scientific integrity and the environment (PEER — Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility)

10:00   The EEOC needs Rehabilitation

11:00 Working with the Office of Special Council (Government Accountability Project)

12:00 Guilty of journalism: The political case against Julian Assange (Project Censored)

  1:00   Righting the wrongs of a ‘shadow government’ (Justice Integrity Project)

Wednesday July 27

9:00    Hollywood Pitch Lab (Day 1)

10:00 Screenplay contest announcement

Thursday July 28

9:00    Hollywood Pitch Lab (Day 2)

10:00  Breakout sessions

Friday July 29  – being held on Capitol Hill

9:00    Closing Plenary

10:00   Hollywood creative lab pitch contest (online)

10:00 Martha Mitchell in memoriam

11:00 Detailing the whistleblower story on film  (African American Women in Cinema)

12:00 Working more effectively with Congress (Government Accountability Project)

Each year, the SPJ DC Pro Chapter honors the best in print, broadcast and online journalism for coverage of the D.C. area. This year’s 2024 Dateline Awards contest has attracted new and old entrants. In light of industry news and to allow for more time to submit clips, the deadline is now SUNDAY, MARCH 17.

Submit your best work from 2023 at https://betternewspapercontest.com/DCDatelineAwards.

The contest is open to journalists who cover the Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Maryland. You do not have to be an SPJ member to enter.

Finalists and winners will be announced in June at the chapter’s annual Dateline Awards and Hall of Fame dinner at the National Press Club.

NATIONAL HUG A NEWSPERSON DAY

National Hug a Newsperson Day (formerly National Hug a Newsman Day) on April 4th encourages appreciation for the people reporting the news.

#HugANewspersonDay

Read more HERE.

And for a bit of music to celebrate, have a listen to The Morning Papers by Johann Strauss II.