Why local news is important — and how WTOP covers it; tour of station Feb. 18

Join SPJ DC Pro Chapter for a tour of WTOP radio’s (103.5/107.7 FM) new facilities Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6:30 to 8 p.m. The “glass-enclosed nerve center” of the region’s all-news station is located…

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February Membership Drive: Each One, Nudge One

Each time you recruit someone to join SPJ national and the DC Chapter for the first time, your name will be entered into our raffle. The more members you sign up, the greater your chance to win.

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‘Backpack journalists’ can fill gaps in coverage in era of media staff cuts

DC Pro Chapter program screens ‘Freelancers—Mexico’ film at Newseum By Stephenie Overman In the documentary film “Freelancers—Mexico,” director Bill Gentile presents freelance backpack journalists covering drug trafficking along the U.S.-Mexico…

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