Society of Professional Journalists

MEETING MINUTES July 2010 Board of Directors Meeting, SPJ South Florida Pro Chapter, Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 7:00 p.m., South Florida Business Journal

NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS!

Lip Service and the South Florida Chapter Society Of Professional Journalists Present: Off The Record: Journalists Out Loud on Saturday, Nov. 6 At 8 p.m. An evening of storytelling featuring top local writers at Design Within Reach In Miami Beach.

The SPJ Convention and National Journalism Conference will be here before we know it! The event is Oct. 3-5 in Las Vegas, but early registration ends Sept. 8. We hope you can all attend. The convention is a fantastic opportunity for all journalists – veteran or newbie – to learn and stay ahead of the game in this ever-changing climate.

The annual SPJ Convention and National Journalism Conference is coming to Vegas October 3 – 5, 2010. The conference is a fantastic opportunity for all journalists — veteran or newbie — to learn and stay ahead of the game in this ever-changing climate. We’ve crafted our event to be a place for journalists to learn [...]

All Sunshine State Awards that were not presented in person at the June 5 event were mailed to recipients last week and should have arrived by Friday. If your organization received multiple awards they were shipped together to minimize cost. Walnut-finish certificate frames ($40) and duplicate award certificates ($10) are available for purchase…

The American Association of Sunday and Features Editors invites newspaper and freelance writers and editors to its national conference at The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg , Fla. , Oct. 6-9, 2010. This promises to be an innovative conference — one focused on giving you the best journalistic training available at the nation’s premier school [...]

The SPJ Convention and National Journalism Conference will be here before we know it! The event is Oct. 3-5 in Las Vegas, but early registration ends Sept. 8. The convention is a fantastic opportunity for all journalists – veteran or novice – to learn and stay ahead of the game in this ever-changing climate.

The 21st Annual Florida Bar Reporters’ Workshop will be held Sept. 20-21 in Tallahassee. This intensive two-day event is designed for 24 print, TV and radio journalists new to the courts and legal beats, or new to Florida. The workshop is presented by The Florida Bar Media and Communications Law Committee and will be held at the Florida Supreme Court Building.

Meeting Minutes
May 2010 Board of Directors Meeting
SPJ South Florida Pro Chapter
Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
South Florida Business Journal

INDIANAPOLIS – Leaders of the Society of Professional Journalists wrote a letter to the president of Florida Atlantic University, Mary Jane Saunders, voicing concern over news reports that university administrators have threatened to punish a student journalist…