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…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 16, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO – The Northern California Chapter of the Society Professional Journalists announces its 37th Annual James Madison Freedom of Information Awards, recognizing people and organizations who have made significant contributions to advancing freedom of information and expression in the spirit of James Madison, the creative force behind the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — SPJ-NorCal joins the First Amendment Coalition in sending a letter today to Marin County and Sausalito city officials, warning of potential violations of federal and state law in the arrest of journalist Jeremy Portje last week. Mr. Portje was filming at a homeless encampment in Sausalito on November 30, when he…
37th Annual Awards now accepting nominations of 2021 work DEADLINE: Saturday, December 11, 2021, at 11:59 p.m., Pacific time. To include material from December, only work from December may be submitted until January 7, 2022, at 11:59 p.m., Pacific time. We are accepting nominations for the James Madison Awards, recognizing the people and organizations of…
James Chadwick is a media and First Amendment attorney who has for thirty years fought successfully against censorship and to uphold journalists’ right to investigate how government agencies, officials and employees are conducting the people’s business. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chadwick represented Mother Jones magazine in a legal fight against attempted censorship…
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