DePaul University Society of Professional Journalists

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  • SPJ DePaul Who’s News Diversity Event

    SPJ DePaul partnered with three other university student organizations to host a panel discussion entitled “Who’s News? Achieving Diversity in Media Coverage and the Newsroom” on Feb. 17. The forum, which moderated by Karen Kring of the Association for Women Journalists Chicago, involved six panelists and drew a crowd of more than 40 people. The Korean Student…

  • SPJ DePaul Social Media and Ethics Twitter Chat

    As part of its required Ethics programming, SPJ DePaul played host to a Twitter chat titled “Social Media and Ethics” on Nov. 4. Steve Buttry, community editor with TBD.com in Washington, D.C., was the featured guest along with panelists Craig Kanalley of the Huffington Post and Scott Leadingham of SPJ’s Quill magazine. The event drew 79…

  • SPJ Convention: Author Mark Briggs Is Optimistic About Journalism’s Future

    Author Mark Briggs spoke about the direction of the future of journalism at the 2010 SPJ Convention. Despite recent negative connotations with the profession, Briggs said he is optimistic about where it’s headed. “There is job growth in journalism,” said Briggs, who runs an online media consulting firm in Seattle and is author of the…

  • Michael Koretzky’s Creative Tips for Journalism Jobs

    The number of traditional newsroom jobs may be dwindling, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t dozens of new career paths in journalism sprouting up each year. At the Society of Professional Journalists National Convention in October, Michael Koretzky spoke to journalism students and professionals about interesting outlets in which to pursue jobs. Koretzky is…

  • Prospective SPJ DePaul Members

    Anyone interested in joining SPJ DePaul should contact Mike Reilley at this e-mail address: mreille1 [at] depaul.edu. You can also pick up membership forms in an envelope on Reilley’s office door, room 1106 at 14 E. Jackson Blvd. We also will have informational meetings this fall about joining SPJ DePaul and members of our student…

  • New Student Leaders

    You may have seen the signs around campus congratulating our new student leaders,  as well as our previous blog post. We have had some new additions to our team since then and would like to congratulate our entire  leadership team. President- Nick Tarantino Vice President-Lauren Camplin Secretary- Meredith Gonsalves Event Coordinator– Meghan Bower Membership Coordinator-Katie…