SPJ/ONA DePaul February Chapter Meeting

Last Tuesday, SPJ/ONA DePaul met to continue the journalism ethics discussion that began at the following chapter meeting on Jan. 27. We revisited our suggested revisions to the SPJ Code of Ethics with two of our professors who specialize in press ethics, Jason Martin and Bruce Evensen. They helped us further develop our ideas from …

SPJ/ONA DePaul Begins Code of Ethics Review

Despite wind chills that hit minus-30 degrees, SPJ/ONA DePaul’s executive board met with the organization’s membership on Jan. 17 to review the SPJ Code of Ethics and begin drafting changes. The exercise is part of the national organization’s first review of the code since it was last updated in 1996. SPJ/ONA DePaul will meet again …

SPJ/ONA Outreach: Online Journalism Workshop at Payton Prep

SPJ/ONA DePaul visited Walter Payton College Preparatory High School on Dec. 5 to host a social media workshop. About 30 students attended the presentation during their 50-minute “enrichment period” at the end of the school day. Members of the SPJ/ONA’s executive board showed participants different ways they can promote their skills in an academic or …

Trumbull Receives SPJ National Galvan Award

INDIANAPOLIS (SPJ release) – The Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to honor Ali Trumbull with the 2013 Julie Galvan Outstanding Graduate in Journalism Award. She is a founding member of the DePaul Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and held three executive board positions: Program Coordinator, Publicity Director and President. Under her leadership, …

Kelly Wins SPJ Minnesota Scholarship

SPJ DePaul President Brianna Kelly was recently awarded one of two $2,500 academic scholarship through the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. On June 18, she attended the Page One Awards banquet at the Town & Country Club in St. Paul, Minn., to receive the scholarship. The event included a silent auction, dinner, …