SPJ Blog

See our recent blogs below for everything new with SPJ DePaul.

  • Meet our new board!

    Congratulations to our 2018-19 board members! We can’t wait to see all of you next year. We’d love to hear your ideas and feedback for how to keep building SPJ. Left to right in the photo: Abby Yimer, secretary/treasurer Erica Carbajal, social media coordinator Ally Pruitt, 2017-18 president (she’s graduating!) Jesus J. Montero, membership/Online News Read more

  • Excellence in Journalism 2018: Scholarships Available!

    Want to attend #EIJ18, SPJ’s national conference Sept. 27-29 in Baltimore? SPJ wants to help cover your costs! Check out the opportunities and application deadlines. STUDENTS EIJ News Internships: Ten student interns will gain experience and make connections while covering the EIJ18 conference, by using multimedia approaches in a student newsroom. If selected, you’ll get one Read more

  • Covering Communities of Color: Monday, April 23

    We’re excited to be co-hosting this event with NABJ Chicago, NABJ DePaul and 14 East Magazine. Talk with DePaul instructor Laurence Holmes and alum Rachel Hinton, along with the rest of these great Chicago journalists. Read more

  • Welcome back! Winter Quarter events

    Hope you enjoyed your break! We have a great lineup of SPJ events planned for the coming quarter: Wednesday, Jan. 10, 5-7 p.m.: Our next general meeting. Everyone is welcome! Our location will be announced soon. Wednesday, Jan. 17, 5-7 p.m., Daley 1260: Resume and headshot workshop. Get advice on how to make yourself a Read more