The Freedom of Information Committee of the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter, is opening its 36th Annual James Madison Freedom of Information Awards season for 2020 work Calling transparency advocates and open-records hounds: the awards season is open for the James Madison Awards, recognizing the people and organizations of Northern California who have made…
The Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is thrilled to release an audio tribute to its 35th Annual James Madison Award winners. sounderbounder · SPJ NorCal 2020 James Madison Awards Podcast Each year, the Freedom of Information Committee of SPJ NorCal honors our region’s journalists, attorneys, educators, public officials, whistleblowers and activists…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE– The Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is heartened that the San Jose Police Department is looking to improve its treatment of journalists covering protests, and we acknowledge the difficult task of keeping protests safe. Still, issuing reflective vests or other clothing to reporters is not the way forward….
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 recently gained the nominating authority for this seat from New America Media, which closed in 2017. This member will serve in the spirit of what NAM…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— The Freedom of Information Committee of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Northern California chapter condemns a startling decision by a Washington state judge, ruling that news outlets including The Seattle Times must hand over footage and photos of Seattle protests to police. This alarming result occurred in spite of Washington State’s 2007…
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