SPJ Blog

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

  • Be at our next meeting! This Wednesday, Jan. 20.

    Our next meeting will open to members and non-members alike. Come stop by LPCS at 5:30 p.m. on January 20th to see what’s in store for the rest of the academic year. See the flyer below for more details: Read more

  • Storify: Students come out to celebrate Free Speech Week

    The DePaul SPJ Free Speech Wall was a success thanks to everyone who came out! The tweet below is just one of the many, so make sure to check out our Storify of the event! Some strong quotes and thoughts have been shared by students and staff. #dpufreedomwall pic.twitter.com/eZQLdkkcWW — SPJ/ONA DePaul (@spjonadepaul) October 23, Read more

  • Society of Professional Journalists 10/22 meeting

                               Society of Professional Journalists 10/22 meeting                                                            5 p.m. Lincoln Park Student Center Room Read more

  • SPJ needs to be more inclusive to its newcomers. Here’s why.

    By Marc Filippino, SPJ DePaul president Would the Society of Professional Journalists by any other name be just as sweet? We might never know. But there was a clear takeaway from my first SPJ national conference: the organization needs to be more inclusive of its newer members The cracks in the system really widened during Read more

  • #EIJ15: 15 Jaw-droppingly Cool Online Tools

    #EIJ15: 15 Jaw-droppingly Cool Online Tools

    By Mariah Woelfel, SPJ DePaul treasurer/secretary A photographer, a videographer, an investigative reporter and a design assistant walk into a bar. She sits down and orders a drink. That, my friend, is a bad joke, but a presentation at the annual SPJ Excellence in Journalism conference this past weekend had me feeling like all of Read more

  • #EIJ15: Follow the Money for Better Investigative Stories

    “Follow the money” is a well-known term in journalism. At #EIJ15 Faculty advisor Amy Merrick learned more about how you can use it in your reporting. Read more