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The Rio Rancho Observer is looking for a staff writer to cover a range of beats including police, city hall, schools, etc. For details, see the new listing under our Jobs & Gigs section, here.

If you’ve been putting off getting your entries ready for the Top of the Rockies competition, there’s more time. Here’s a notice from the Colorado Chapter which sponsors the Region 9 competition. The Colorado Pro Chapter board voted this week to change the deadline for contest entries from Dec. 4 Read more…

As we announced earlier, the deadline has been extended for a chance to apply for fellowships at the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative at Northwestern University. Now we have word that the deadline has been set for December 1. See the posting below or go here for the official word. Read more…

By John Ensslin, SPJ Region 9 Director Dear New Mexico SPJ members, Nominations are now open for the board of directors of the New Mexico Pro SPJ chapter. The following officer positions are open. These are two-year terms: President Vice President (Communications) Vice President (Development) Secretary Treasurer There also are Read more…

Betsy Model has bagged another job opening, this time in Los Angeles, California. To see this and other job listings, go here.

By Betsy Model, interim membership chair There are few associations that inspire loyal members quite like SPJ and Jim Otto, a retired journalist and member since 1968, is a great example of that.  Jim graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication and began his career Read more…