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  • Twitter’s Mark Luckie to Visit SPJ DePaul Jan. 23

    Mark Luckie, manager of journalism for Twitter, will teach a series of basic and advanced social media sessions with SPJ DePaul, DePaul University and the Chicago Sun-Times on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The event is open to DePaul journalism students and faculty. There are two sessions in which you can participate. You can enroll in one Read more

  • SPJ DePaul Free Pizza Party Thursday, Oct. 18

    Hungry? SPJ DePaul is throwing a free pizza party for members and non-members on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The party will be in the 11th floor student lounge at 14 E. Jackson Blvd., so stop by on your way to night class! Meet with SPJ DePaul’s exec board, join the Read more

  • JournCamp Chicago on Nov. 9: Register Now!

    SPJ DePaul members: Take advantage of JournCamp, a one-day lineup of awesome tech journalists here in Chicago on Friday, Nov. 9, just before finals week. Go to this page to register. Do it, you won’t be sorry. Learn about news apps, mapping, copyright law and many more online journalism resources. Read more

  • SPJ DePaul Freedom of Information Video

    As part of its Freedom of Information program, SPJ DePaul produced a video about FOIA tips from the 2012 Excellence in Journalism conference in Ft. Lauderdale. The students interviewed veteran journalists and professors about overcoming challenges in filing FOIAs. For more SPJ DePaul videos, visit our YouTube channel. For more FOIA tools, visit The Journalist’s Read more

  • SPJ DePaul at the Excellence in Journalism Conference

    SPJ DePaul’s executive board attended the SPJ-RTDNA Excellence in Journalism conference Sept. 20-22 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The students attended seminars on reporting, writing, broadcast, freedom of information, ethics and social media. Besides attending the sessions, the students also interviewed several journalists and experts on the Freedom of Information Act and how journalists can overcome Read more

  • NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern Talks Political Coverage with SPJ DePaul

    By Monica Carter Standing your ground, sticking to your ethics and sorting through all of the political spin are just some of the challenges faced by political reporters, NBC 5 Chicago reporter Mary Ann Ahern told DePaul journalism students on Tuesday. Ahern talked about her start at a Peoria television station 30 years ago as Read more