Start the New Year right: Use your holidays to prepare entries for the Dateline Awards!
Our DC Pro SPJ Chapter contest, an annual recognition of impressive journalism, will officially launch in early 2026. But DMV journalists: It’s not too early to find work from the past year…
Trauma and Mental Health
Maintaining good mental health is a prime concern in our business. It is of special concern for journalists who are exposed to violence and trauma. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Kate…
Calling all student journalists!
Student journalists make a difference — don’t let their work go unrecognized! If you are a student journalist or if you know one, the SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards should be…
FOIA and AI: Using one to uncover the other
During the Thanksgiving holiday, the Poynter Institute highlighted a piece from September on how a Seattle reporter used FOIA requests to see how city officials in Seattle city government were…
Life After Journalism: A Baker’s Tale
Brian Noyes had a successful career in journalism, serving as art director for The Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, and Preservation Magazine. Even as he was immersed in his work, his…