Posts by Lila LaHood

2020 Excellence in Journalism Awards Contest

NEW DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. PT on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 Contact: spj.excellenceinjournalism@gmail.com or Lila LaHood (415) 846-5346 or Liz Enochs (415) 323-0220. What a year this has been. Here’s your chance to help our community honor and applaud the professional accomplishments of journalists in Northern California. Know a journalist who has done brilliant work over…

 

2019 EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARD WINNERS

SPJ NORCAL HONORS 2019 EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARD WINNERS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY, OCT. 29, 2019 CONTACT: Ben Trefny (415) 290-2421 or Lila LaHood (415) 846-5346 SAN FRANCISCO — The Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter, honors Joe Eskenazi of Mission Local as Journalist of the Year for the 34th Annual Excellence in Journalism…

 

Regarding the Senate and Assembly passage of AB5: Worker status for employees and independent contractors

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…

 

2019 Excellence in Journalism Awards Contest

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…

 

EVENT: SPJ President J. Alex Tarquinio interviews journalist Bryan Carmody about the police raid on his home

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…