SPJ NORCAL HONORS TRANSPARENCY CHAMPIONS IN JAMES MADISON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AWARDS
Journalists in Northern California honor people who defended the First Amendment in 2023.
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The Society of Professional Journalists NorCal chapter Condemns SFPD Search Warrant Against Indybay
The San Francisco Police Department wrote a warrant for a news outlet in violation of California’s Shield Law, which protects journalists.
CALL FOR JAMES MADISON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AWARDS NOMINATIONS FOR 2023 ACHIEVEMENTS
39th Annual Awards now accepting nominations of 2023 achievements! DEADLINE: Friday, February 2, 2024, at 11:59 p.m., Pacific time. We are accepting nominations for the James Madison Awards, recognizing the people and organizations of Northern California who have advanced freedom of information and expression through journalism, activism and the courts in 2023. Our chapter has hosted…
CALL FOR JAMES MADISON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AWARDS NOMINATIONS FOR 2022 ACHIEVEMENTS
38th Annual Awards now accepting nominations of 2022 achievements! NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE: Saturday, December 31, 2022, at 11:59 p.m., Pacific time. To include material from December, only work from December may be submitted until January 7, 2023, at 11:59 p.m., Pacific time. We are accepting nominations for the James Madison Awards, recognizing the people and…
SPJ NorCal Honors First Amendment Attorney James Wheaton For Defending Press Freedom
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 16, 2022 The Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists honors First Amendment attorney James Wheaton with its Norwin S. Yoffie Career Achievement award, part of our chapter’s James Madison Freedom of Information Awards. James Wheaton is a longtime cornerstone of the Bay Area’s First Amendment community. He co-founded the…
