Robert D.G. Lewis Award winner talks about what it means to him and his publication, Street Sense

Eric Falquero, editor of Street Sense, talks about winning the prestigious Robert D.G. Lewis Award for Watchdog Journalism in 2021. His entry in the SPJ DC Pro Chapter’s annual Dateline…

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Chapter Newsletter – June 2021

Undesired Snacks Detour*: SPJ national conference 2022 will be in Washington, D.C., so this detour is coming back to its starting point (and the pandemic is coming to an end,…

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Paul Shinkman comments on his Dateline Awards win

Paul Shinkman, national security correspondent for US News & World Report talks about winning a Dateline Award for Breaking News in the Online Category for “U.S. Kills Iranian Gen. Qassem…

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Minutes of the SPJ D.C. Pro Chapter Board Meeting

Thursday, May 20, 2021 Virtual meeting held via videoconference and conference call. Present: President Randy Showstack; Treasurer Dan Kubiske; Vice President Dee Ann Divis; Corresponding Secretary Amy Fickling; Recording Secretary Kathryn…

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VA SPJ: Accessing police records in Virginia

SPJVA and the Virginia Coalition for Open Government held a webinar June 17 about House Bill 2004 — a new state law designed to provide a measure of access to inactive…

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