Congrats to our 2022 contest winners!

The Utah Headliners are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s local journalism contest. It was extremely competitive, with more than 1,000 entries coming in from media outlets on all platforms. Winners and finalists, along with the 2023 Honorees, were recognized Thursday night at our awards event at the University of Utah’s Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House in … More Congrats to our 2022 contest winners!

Contest winners 2022

Congrats the winners of the 2022 Utah SPJ Headliners journalism contest and our special honors recipients! Our highly competitive journalism contest drew hundreds of entries from around Utah. We commend the winners for their impressive work. Please use this link to a Google sheet to see all the winners. Any awards that were not claimed … More Contest winners 2022

Introducing the Special Honors Winners of the SPJ 2022 Contest

Every year, The Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists recognizes a select number of journalists for our Honors awards. These individuals stand out in our profession for contributions in a variety of areas from investigative reporting to public service and mentorship.Please join us at our awards banquet, Thursday June 16, 6:30 to … More Introducing the Special Honors Winners of the SPJ 2022 Contest

Special Awards

There’s still time to enter for a special award from SPJ for 2021 work! NEW deadline: Monday, May 16, 2022 at 5 pm MT. Note: Honors nomination are FREE and are made by submitting a one-page letter outlining the contributions of an individual, group or organization to journalism in Utah HonorsNote: Honors nomination are FREE … More Special Awards

Time to celebrate the best in 2021 Utah journalism!

We are once again very excited to be able to gather again to celebrate the incredible work from our print, radio and broadcast journalists from this past year and you’re invited!This year we are holding our awards banquet on Thursday, June 16 from 6-8:30 pm at the Gallivan Hall located at the Gallivan Center, 239 … More Time to celebrate the best in 2021 Utah journalism!

Why join the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists?

We fight for First Amendment and freedom-of-information rights, host training sessions on best practices, hold an annual contest that recognizes outstanding work and contributions to journalism, award scholarships to student journalists and provide networking opportunities. Our recent training included a presentation on solutions journalism and a crash course on the 2022 session of the Utah … More Why join the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists?