Features
SPJ Region 9: Face to Face and ‘virtual’
The grounds for optimism and humor are there, and they deserve pride of place in a truly virtual world — online and in person.
Features
Profiles on members, speakers and journalism gurus.
Features
Update: Myanmar journalists still reporting; still need assistance
Well, all y’all responded vigorously and donated more than $1,400 for journalists in Myanmar! When you add in our group’s $1,000 matching donation, that makes a total of $2,400 to support journalists who desperately need the help.
Ethics Features
The Why of It: Straddling the zone between news and opinion
It is a situation I blundered into by chance. I landed my first job as a reporter at the Deming Headlight after several years as a columnist for the same paper. They let me continue writing the column, which later migrated (with me) to the Las Cruces Sun-News; but my editors and I managed my dual role with care.
Ethics Features
The Why of It: 5 ways to sus out pink slime
While not all “pink slime” operations are as expansive as the one uncovered by the Times, many are still being created to fill the void that local newspapers leave when they close their doors.
Here are five ways to sus out whether your news source is real local news or “pink slime” propaganda.
Features
An appeal to New Mexico journalists and SPJ Rio Grande members to help the journalists of Myanmar
The military has specifically targeted journalists, and dozens have been arrested, beaten, imprisoned, and tortured.
Features SPJ Board
The Why of It: The unglamorous reality of mugshots
We don’t do anything, whether it’s printing a picture or writing an article that glorifies crime at my paper. Unfortunately, crime is part of every community and it is often newsworthy.