DePaul University Society of Professional Journalists

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  • Diversity in War Reporting Panel: Wednesday, March 4

    Join SPJ/ONA DePaul and our panel of experts for a conversation on war reporting and conflict-zone news coverage. Panelists will discuss issues including: The controversy surrounding NBC “Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams How to navigate language and cultural barriers during foreign correspondence Safety measures while reporting in conflict zones Panelists: Alex Quade, award-winning war reporter and documentary filmmaker…

  • SPJ/ONA DePaul’s Feature Writing Workshop at De La Salle Institute

    This December, SPJ/ONA DePaul’s executive board members had the opportunity to lead a feature-writing workshop with the high school yearbook class at De La Salle Institute on Chicago’s South Side. We had a blast working with the students on feature writing fundamentals and storytelling techniques. They dove right into our hands-on writing exercises and seemed…

  • First Chapter Meeting Next Tuesday, Oct. 7

    Join SPJ/ONA DePaul for our first chapter meeting of the school year next Tuesday. We’ll have free pizza, pop and snacks, plus other freebies you won’t want to miss. This is the perfect time to learn more about the organization and chat with current members. Everyone is welcome, member or not. See you next Tuesday!…

  • College Campuses Nationwide Present Free Speech Walls

    In honor of Constitution Day, SPJ/ONA DePaul and other SPJ student chapters across the country organized Free Speech Walls. Participants exercised their First Amendment rights to free speech by writing posts ranging from political to poetic. Check out our Storify for more details.

  • SPJ/ONA DePaul Wins Outstanding Campus Chapter Award

    SPJ/ONA DePaul received the Region 5 Outstanding Campus Chapter Award at the 2014 Excellence in Journalism (EIJ) Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. This is their third win in four years. The organization was honored for its inventive programming during the 2013-2014 academic year, including a Women in Sports Journalism panel and web coding workshop with Andy…

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    SPJ/ONA DePaul Featured in Conversations Magazine

    SPJ/ONA DePaul is featured on the cover of the most recent edition of Conversations, the magazine of the DePaul University College of Communication. The story focuses on the student organization winning the SPJ National Campus Chapter of the Year award for the second time in three years, as well as the group’s efforts to launch…