SPJ21 Journalism Conference sessions on freelancing offered advice and resources
By Randy Showstack Perseverance. That’s been the watchword for Haisten Willis, a freelance journalist since 2016 and a recent transplant to Washington, D.C. Willis, who chairs the SPJ Freedom of…
Foxhall representing SPJ on panel during Yale Law School annual Access & Accountability conference Oct. 1-2
Access & Accountability 2021: Seize the Day is the theme for the annual conference that brings together “law school clinicians, investigative journalists, practicing lawyers, academics, and activists to focus on…
SPJ21 Conference panelists press for journalists to actively support First Amendment
By Stephenie Overman Lobbying to support the First Amendment is “part of our role as journalists,” Lynn Walsh, assistant director of the Trusting News project and former SPJ national president,…
Court orders CDC to release Trump administration policies restricting employees’ ability to speak to press and public
From the Knight Institute FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2021 CONTACT: Lorraine Kenny, Knight First Amendment Institute NEW YORK — A federal court today ordered the Centers for Disease Control…
Minutes of the July 2021 SPJ D.C. Pro Chapter Board Meeting
Meeting held July 15, 2021 Virtual meeting held via videoconference on Zoom. Present: President Randy Showstack; Treasurer Dan Kubiske; Vice President Dee Ann Divis; Corresponding Secretary Amy Fickling; Recording Secretary Kathryn…