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 [...]

‘Training on the Go’ coming to Columbus

The Central Ohio Society of Professional Journalists will host a Training on the Go newsroom training program Saturday, May 1, at The Columbus Dispatch, 34 S. Third St.
The topic is National SPJ’s new ‘Social Media Series’ in its popular Training on the Go program, and the subject matter will be valuable to both expert and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Nov. 19 — Covering the Rifqa Bary case

The story of Rifqa Bary, a 17-year-old girl who converted from Islam to Christianity then ran away from home, has been one of the most enduring stories of the year.
Join the Central Ohio Society of Professional Journalists for its annual diversity event at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Worthington Inn, where reporters from the Columbus [...]

Fall 2009 candidates’ nights

SPJ Central Ohio is proud to be a sponsor of the Franklin County Consortium for Good Government’s events this year. This nonpartisan organization puts on a series of well-run candidates’ nights intended to help undecided voters make their choices with as much information as possible. The forums are timed, fair and include audience participation. Visit [...]

Main Street Free Press Museum Sept. 10

Join Central Ohio SPJ Thursday, Sept. 10 in Fredericktown — about an hour from Columbus

Celebrate the institution of the hometown newspaper and the craft of letterpress.
Have a genuine Knox County Porkette sandwich, a bowl of Presbyterian bean soup and a scoop of Methodist ice cream on a slice of Baptist pie and experience the annual [...]

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