AUTHORED BY: DAVE AEIKENS, SPJ PRESIDENT
INDIANAPOLIS – The Society of Professional Journalists is saddened to announce the passing of Executive Director Terry Harper, who died today after a two-year struggle with brain cancer.
Harper, who served from February 2002 through May 2009, took the helm of SPJ after a series of short-term executive directors. He helped [...]
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