FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 CONTACT: SPJ NorCal President Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez (415) 310-9964 or SPJ NorCal Vice President Ida Mojadad imojadad [at] gmail.com SAN FRANCISCO — The Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California chapter, selects Nate Gartrell as Journalist of the Year for his work at the Bay Area News Group —…
DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. PT on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 CONTEST WEBSITE: awards.spjnorcal.org Contact: spjnorcal@gmail.com / Ben Trefny (415) 290-2421 / Ida Mojadad imojadad@gmail.com Know a journalist who has done brilliant work over the past year? Someone who does whatever it takes to get the story, photo or video? Whose dedication to our craft is second…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2023 Contact: Suzanne Ito, sito@firstamendmentcoalition.org, 916-996-2792 The First Amendment Coalition and ACLU of Northern California call on Mendocino County to repeal an unlawful ordinance that imposes high fees on public records requesters. In a letter sent Thursday, lawyers for FAC and the ACLU told members of the Mendocino County Board…
The Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter, is searching for a journalist for a voting seat on San Francisco’s open-government watchdog commission, the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force. SPJ gained the nominating authority for this seat from New America Media (NAM) (which closed in 2017), a precursor to Ethnic Media Services (EMS). This member will serve…
SPJ NorCal Honors First Amendment Champions with James Madison Freedom of Information Awards With its 38th annual James Madison Freedom of Information Awards, the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists recognizes people and organizations whose work advances transparency, freedom of information and the public’s right to know. SPJ NorCal’s Freedom of Information…
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