This story on Theo Shaw brings to mind a different Louisiana case, chronicled by @AndrewCorsello in The Wronged Man. gq.com/story/calvin-w… x.com/bykenarmstrong…

Nice seeing our former chapter pres Emily Sweeney and her book profiled in this article! Congrats Emily!

.Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that media mogul Ted Turner has revealed he has Lewy body dementia, a progressive disease similar to Alzheimer’s. The 79-year-old largely retired businessman spoke with Ted Koppel for an interview with CBS Sunday Morning set to air in full September 30.

.SPJ Region 1 regional meeting has ended. 2019 conference scheduled for Boston, 2020 at Hofstra University and 2121 at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI

Journalists from NPR and Minnesota Public Radio win the Society of Professional Journalists’ Ethics in Journalism Award for coverage of sexual harassment within their own organizations.

An excerpt of a speech from David Folkenflik of NPR in accepting the Ethics in Journalism award at tonight’s SPJ Awards banquet. #EIJ18

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As a journalist, as president-elect of Society of Professional Journalists, as an American and as a human being, I stand with all of my peers and condemn this video and any depiction of violence or threats against journalists, who go to work just to do their jobs.

RT Voting for Society of Professional Journalists officers is OPEN! Region 1 Director @RBakerNY Is running for secretary-treasurer. Check your email for the ballot!

Marist SPJ members accepting top chapter award from SPJ Region 1 at #EIJ15. Congrats, students & adviser Katherine Lerner!

Congratulations to Region 1 Director @RBakerNY on her election to secretary-treasurer of Society of Professional Journalists for 2015-16. Well done!

Now that @RBakerNY is sec-treas, we will need a new Region 1 director. SPJ HQ will send an email to members for interest. Stay tuned!

There's an opening for SPJ Region 1 Director. Nominations are due Oct. 19. Nominate someone today! | bit.ly/1LeUe68

REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the 2016 Region 1 Conference in CT. Don't miss a great chance for training and networking! scsujournalism.org/journalism-con…

Tonight's The Deadline Club mixer is canceled. Hang with us Sardi's Restaurant next Thursday. Happy #SnowStorm! #SnowDay2017

At #FOIAFest in Chicago learning amazing tips for state and federal #FOIA. A great event that should be held in every state!

.United Illuminating reporting 1,914 #outages system wide right now, including 197 in #Woodbridge and 1,534 in #Fairfield.

City's only classical music station, WQXR Classical, donates 40 gently-used instruments to Louis Armstrong Middle School: dnain.fo/2nMxyS8

Connecticut Pro Chapter of SPJ will induct two journalists into the state's Journalism Hall of Fame at its annual dinner on May 25.

Conn. Journalism Hall of Fame inductees: UConn Journalism Dept. Chairwoman Maureen Croteau and television and radio broadcaster Diane Smith.