SPJ Condemns Government Seizure of Phone Records

SPJ President Sonny Albarado issued a statement condemning the government’s seizure of the AP’s phone records. Albarado called the actions “shameful and outrageous” and said they demonstrate the need for a federal shield law for journalists. “Prosecutors, unlike reporters, have subpoena power to compel testimony, yet lazy prosecutors often prefer Read more

Fellowship Open to Promising Journalists

NPR and the John Alexander Project are accepting application through July 1 for promising journalists to pursue under-reported stories from a location abroad. The Above the Fray Fellowship was created in memory of John Alexander, a promising young journalist who died suddenly of heart failure while on assignment in Chongqing, Read more