🎉SPJ is proud to announce the winners of its Pro Chapter of the Year, Campus Chapter of the Year and Campus Program of the Year awards. The winners were recognized at the Opening Membership Meeting at #MediaFest25 Wednesday evening. 🔗Read more: spj.org/spj-announces-…

Kristen Shahverdian, program director, PEN America's Campus Free Speech Program: “This move is a direct attack on the independence of student journalism & a blatant violation of the principles of free expression that public universities are bound to uphold.” Indiana Daily Student PEN America

Journalists can apply for the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration’s fellowship at Toronto Metropolitan University. Fellows will collaborate with scholars and engage with the latest insights in migration research. Apply by Nov. 1! buff.ly/IZRjp15

NABJCareers.org Digita1 Editor, Mountain West News Bureau: Boise, Idaho Boise State Public Radio The Mountain West News Bureau is seeking a digital editor who will also serve as assistant editor to the Managing Editor of this… dlvr.it/TNnX4T #NABJJobAlerts

An estimated 365,460 people worked at #newspapers in 2005, and now that number is down to 91,550. Two decades ago, 71% of journalists worked at newspapers and now just 29% of the nearly 42,000 working journalists are at newspapers. #journalism #NewsDeserts Northwestern The Associated Press

One week to go! Don’t miss this important webinar on how journalists can cover climate solutions through the lens of religion & environment. Join us Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. ET. Register here: bit.ly/SJNClimate

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The #newspapers that closed are Wasatch Wave, Summit County News and the Morgan County News. axios.com/local/salt-lak… Axios Sara Fischer #utah #journalism Summit County News Wasatch Wave

Nine months later, that body of water down south is still the “Gulf of Mexico” to news outlets niemanlab.org/2025/10/nine-m…

SPJ and the Google News Initiative invite newsrooms and pro and student chapters to request free Google tools trainings. Sessions can be in person or virtual, for 10 or more participants and last one to three hours. 🔗Learn more and request a free training: spj.org/spj-google-new…

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Taylor jumped on The Park Record speedboat after his gig as the arts and culture writer for the Colorado Springs Independent. #CannonTaylor #Heber #Utah

Are you a journalist who covers the mass incarceration system in the U.S.? Watch the video below by journalist Daniel Moritz-Rabson to know the rights, risks, and realities for journalists trying to get the story from American prisons and jails. freedom.press/issues/coverin…

LA press rights lawyer Susan E. Seager: "Cops are banned from shooting non-violent people with deadly projectiles — whether they’re protesters or journalists. Because it’s illegal." dailynews.com/2025/11/12/lar…

Jeffrey’s journalists: Epstein emails reveal cozy relationship with two reporters miamiherald.com/news/local/cri…

A public hearing in Coalville is scheduled for Dec. 10, with the County Council expected to adopt the budget later the same day. #publicrecords #transparency #GRAMA #EvaHerinkova #SummitCounty #Utah

SCOOP: The Dallas Morning News laid off 26 staff Wednesday morning. The layoffs come one month after The DMN was acquired by Hearst, which paid $88 million for the publisher.

SPJ strongly condemns President Donald Trump’s latest attacks on journalists, including his disparaging treatment of Mary Bruce during Monday’s Oval Office press availability, and his recent “Quiet, piggy” insult aimed at Catherine Lucey. 🔗Read more: spj.org/spj-statement-…

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