Chapter News
Call for Entries – 2010 Sunshine State Awards
SPJ’s South Florida Pro Chapter is pleased to announce the 16th annual Sunshine State Awards competition, open to all print, broadcast and online journalists in the State of Florida. All entries for the 2010 competition must be received (not postmarked) by 7 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2010.
{More}Upcoming Events
ONA Parachute TrainingThe Online News Association, the world’s largest membership organization of digital journalists, will conduct its second Parachute Training Initiative, a full day of free, intensive hands-on multimedia training, on Saturday, Feb. 20, in Boca Raton, Fla.
Storytellers’ SummitThe University of Florida ’s College of Journalism and Communications will host its first Storytellers’ Summit May 14-16 in Gainesville, Florida.
FOI/First Amendment News
Shield Law Passes Senate Judiciary CommitteeWe’d like to share this breaking news with you about one of the issues SPJ has been tracking closely for several years: The shield law bill, S. 448, has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. It will now go to the full Senate.
Pass Shield Law – Miami Herald Editorial“OUR OPINION: Senate should approve bill with or without White House help. The Obama administration’s efforts to impede Senate approval of a law designed to protect reporters from punishment if they refuse to divulge confidential sources are both surprising and utterly disappointing.”
