The Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter, seeks attorney candidates for a voting seat on San Francisco’s open-government watchdog commission, the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force. The position is one of two whose holders are nominated by SPJ NorCal (the other is for a journalist). It was most recently held by attorney Matt Cate. Interested?…
We appreciate the very hard work that took place to craft AB5. As representatives of the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California chapter, we have a vested interest in how this legislation will affect our industry. Over the past few months, as we watched AB5 mature into its final form, we spoke with dozens of…
NEW DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. PT on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Aug. 29, 2019 Contact: Lila LaHood (415) 846-5346 or Liz Enochs (415) 323-0220 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…
Join SPJ National President J. Alex Tarquinio for a Q&A with journalist Bryan Carmody, whose home and newsroom were raided by San Francisco Police When: 6 p.m. mixer, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. program on Tuesday, Aug. 13 Where: Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in San Francisco, 44 Montgomery St. Get there: Medill’s San…
SPJ NorCal’s Freedom of Information Committee continued its series of educational workshops this week with a presentation on California’s Shield Law. The panel, hosted by the Berkeley Journalism School on July 23, drew Bay Area journalists, students and community members. Much of the discussion centered around the case of freelance journalist Bryan Carmody, whose home…
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