Chapter award nominations sought

With Founders Day fast approaching, chapter members are asked to submit nominations for our annual awards. The board of directors will review the nominations and select winners in each category, with the awards handed out at Founders Day.
The First Amendment Award: This award recognizes significant contributions to the First Amendment rights of freedom of [...]

Founders Day 2010

The untimely death of Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer and the subsequent appointment of Franklin County probate judge Eric Brown as interim chief justice has put the court in a political spotlight it normally tries to avoid.
Justice Paul E. Pfeifer (above), who is seeking his fourth term on the court, will be [...]

Ethics panel scheduled for April

It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there. How can those of us who participate in print journalism survive — and uphold the public trust — in an environment of competing interests and shrinking revenue streams?
The Central Ohio chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists plans to join with public-relations and advertising practitioners in a discussion of [...]

Cleveland prepares for journalism uprising

“Rise Up in Cleveland!” is the title of the 2010 Region 4 Spring Conference presented by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), April 9-10, in Cleveland. SPJ’s Cleveland Pro Chapter will host programs for professional development and improving journalism at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center and the newsroom of The Plain Dealer, the [...]

PRSA event – Q&A featuring Bob Orr

Central Ohio SPJ members: The Central Ohio Public Relations Society of America invites you to a Feb. 18 luncheon and Q&A featuring Bob Orr, Justice and Homeland Security correspondent for CBS News. Details and registration can be found here.

Meet the Kips 2010

Happy new year!
Join Central Ohio SPJ and OSU’s 2010 class of Kiplinger Fellows for happy hour from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at Eddie George’s Grill in the South Campus Gateway.
Meet the Kips 2010 will give Columbus journalists a chance to meet the newest class of fellows, who are a diverse, talented group of mid-career journalists [...]

Reporters talk about covering the Rifqa Bary case

Media coverage of the controversy surrounding a Muslim teen from Central Ohio who ran away to Florida to join a conservative Christian church was the topic of an SPJ diversity event on Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Worthington Inn in Worthington.
The Central Ohio SPJ Chapter sponsored the event which examined reporters’ experiences covering the [...]

Law & Media conference success!

A record number of journalists, lawyers, judges, students, teachers, PR professionals and others gathered last month for the Ohio State Bar Association’s annual Law & Media Conference to learn about topics such as the future of local media; challenges facing the student press; and the reporter’s privilege.
You may view sessions from this year’s conference [...]

Law & Media Conference Oct. 2

Join Central Ohio SPJ and the Ohio State Bar Association Friday, Oct. 2 for the 2009 Law & Media Conference at the bar association’s offices, 1700 Lake Shore Dr., Columbus, 43204.
Last day to register and get a $20 discount is Sept. 25.
This year’s topics include legal issues in the digital age, “sexting,” public records and [...]

Issue 1 forum July 20

Issue 1 in the upcoming Aug. 4 special election is a proposal by the City of Columbus to partially address the current and projected fiscal imbalance of the city’s general fund by increasing the tax rate on personal earned income by 0.5% to 2.5%. Whether or not Columbus voters support Issue 1, the outcome of [...]

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