We are saddened at the news of staff cuts at KET because of the federal funding rescissions passed by Congress over the summer. We encourage our community to give in support of KET and visit ProtectMyPublicMedia.org to learn more about defending this valuable news source.

Thanks for coming out to happy hour last week at Nook & Nowhere! It was a great time to be together and amazing to see so many newsrooms represented. We were also lucky to have some fantastic weather. Drop a ❤️ on this post if you want to see more happy hours in the future!

The SPJ Louisville Pro Chapter Board of Directors will meet on Monday, Sept. 15 at Monnik Beer Company (1036 E Burnett Avenue) 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. All board meetings are open to the public. We are excited to keep working on ways to help our local journalism community! #journalism

Meet our 2025-26 SPJ Louisville Pro Chapter Board of Directors! McKenna Horsley is the politics reporter at the Kentucky Lantern. This is her second year on the board, and she is serving as our vice president and Education Committee member. Thanks, McKenna, for your leadership!

SPJ has joined a coalition of press freedom, civil liberties organizations and journalism educators in a letter urging officials in Kenton County, Kentucky, to drop the charges pending against journalists Madeline Fening and Lucas Griffith. 🔗Read more: spj.org/spj-coalition-…

More board members in the wild! SPJ Louisville board member and Louisville Business First reporter Stephen Schmidt joined Eric Crawford at WDRB last week to discuss the latest on college athletics. See the full interview here: wdrb.com/sports-page-cr…

Meet our 2025-26 SPJ Louisville Pro Chapter Board of Directors! Alyssa Newton is the senior photojournalist at WHAS11 News. This is her second year on the board, and she is a member of the Membership and Outreach Committee. Thanks, Alyssa, for supporting local journalism through SPJ!

Meet our 2025-26 SPJ Louisville Pro Chapter Board of Directors! Justin Hicks is a data reporter for Louisville Public Media. This is his first year on the board and he is part of the Education Committee. Thanks for supporting local journalism, Justin! #localjournalism #journalism

Meet our 2025-26 SPJ Louisville Board of Directors! Alexis Mathews is an anchor/reporter for WLKY. This is her first year on the board and she is a member of the Education Committee. Thanks for your commitment to local journalism, Alexis! #localjournalism #journalism

Meet our 2025-26 SPJ Louisville Board of Directors! Stephen Schmidt is a reporter for Louisville Business First. This is his first year on the board and he is on the Education Committee. Thanks for supporting local journalism, Stephen! #localjournalism #journalism

Meet our 2025-26 SPJ Louisville Board of Directors! Killian Baarlaer is the Breaking News Reporter for the Courier Journal. This is his first year on the board and he is a member of the Education Committee. Thanks for supporting SPJ, Killian! #journalism

SPJ Louisville President Chris Hughes and Director Justin Hicks spent last week at the national Society of Professional Journalists MediaFest conference in Washington. It was an opportunity to connect with other chapter leaders, learn best practices and gets lots of great ideas!

SPJ Louisville will always stand for press freedom. We want to express our solidarity with the students and staff of the Indiana Daily Student as they face interference from the Indiana University administration over the content of their paper.

Join us for our first Well-Being for Journalists event with practices to help you stay mentally and emotionally healthy. The event is Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Louisville Public Media (619 S Fourth Street). There is a $10 suggested donation. We hope to see you there!

Our Well-being for Journalists event is on Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Louisville Public Media (619 S Fourth Street) Join us to put some more tools in your mental health toolbox. We'll offer a chair yoga session followed by de-stressing techniques. $10 suggested donation.

Introducing the 2025-26 SPJ Louisville Board of Directors! Hannah Pinski is the Politics Reporter for the Courier Journal. This is her first year on the board. She is serving as the secretary and is a member of the Education Committee. Thanks for supporting SPJ, Hannah!

Reporting the news can be tough — physically, mentally and emotionally. SPJ Louisville offers an opportunity for you to pause, decompress and re-center amid this difficult time. Join us tonight for our Well-Being for Journalists event, featuring chair yoga and de-stressing tips.

Meet the 2025-26 SPJ Louisville Board of Directors! Find me @sylviaruthg.bsky.social is the Capitol Reporter for 89.3 WFPL News. This is her first year on the board and she is the chair of the Education Committee. Thanks for supporting local journalism, Sylvia! Photo: J Tyler Franklin

Meet the 2025-26 SPJ Louisville Board of Directors! Chris Hughes is a communications specialist and freelance journalist. He is serving as president in his second year on the board. Thanks for supporting SPJ, Chris!