Website information
I’d like to provide some information about how the website handles communications among board members and with the outside world. You do not need to give out your personal email…
The Washington Post: When news breaks, scanners and social media can create a cloud of errors for news outlets
This is a candidate for a program, but only if done soon. The coverage yesterday was pretty terrible. Kept saying we don’t want to be inaccurate while quoting twitter feeds…
Agenda — Oct. 2, 2013
APPROVAL OF MINUE OF SEPT. MEETING from Secretary PRESIDENT’S Report: Introduce two contest coordinator candidates: Stephanie Shaffer and Jenny Chen NEW BUSINESS Interview two candidates for Contest Coodinator (one-by-one) Discuss/determine the…
BEGA ethics and transparency symposium
The D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability will hold its annual symposium on government ethics best practices Oct. 3, 2013, from 6 ti 8:00 p.m. in the BEGA…
Lee Thornton, retired U.Md. prof, former DC Pro president, dies; was journalism trailblazer
Dr. Lee Thornton, retired professor at the University of Maryland and president of Washington, DC., pro chapter of SPJ from 1996-97, died Sept. 25 of pancreatic cancer. She was…