The Utah legislative session is just around the corner and there will be a lot to keep track of. Thankfully we got you covered! The Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in partnership with The Utah Investigative Journalism Project are hosting a virtual crash course on the 2022 legislative session, Friday Jan. 14 from 12-1. Staff from … More Utah Lege 2022: A crash course for journalists
Join our annual banquet to celebrate the best reporting in Utah journalism from 2020. We’re holding our annual banquet on August 5, from 6:00-8:30 this year at the Gallivan Hall and hope you’ll join us in celebrating some incredible reporting from a very historic year. Limited tickets and table reservations available. Take advantage of early … More Get your tickets to the annual awards banquet
The final session of SPJ’s Region 9 Conference is a free event, open to the public, on the increasing tension and uncertainty surrounding our national parks. The event happens Saturday, March 25, at 6 p.m., in the auditorium of the Salt Lake City Public Library. Our parks, their employees and patrons are finding themselves in … More Free panel: The present and future of our national parks
This session is open to all journalists in all media, but is tailored in particular for members of Region 9 of the Society of Professional Journalists, which covers Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado. SPJ Members and students can register for the conference for just $25. Non-members can register for $35. You can book a room … More UPDATE: Sessions, speakers added to Region 9 conference
Coming to the Region 9 SPJ annual conference in Salt Lake City March 24-25? The correct answer is YES. Rooms are secured at a discounted price at the Peery Hotel and at Little America Hotel — but only until March 1. Book before then and mention you’re part of the Society of Professional Journalists to … More Book your room before March 1 for great deal on the SPJ 2017 regional conference
Our Executive Branch has kept local and national media on our toes since Jan. 20, and it appears we’ll remain in that position for the next 3 years, 11 months and change. (Not that anyone is counting…) Journalists need to know about their rights now more than ever. The Utah Headliners SPJ chapter is hosting … More Special cocktail hour for journos, March 24 in SLC
As we head into 2017, the SPJ Headliners Board recently took a look back on a few of the open records cases recently supported by various media coalitions. In all these examples, our SPJ group joined forces with other news outlets to fund legal actions to keep hearings public, or to fight for records releases that keep the … More The power of a united Utah press
Dearest journalists, As we near the end of 2016, it is clear this year has been one of milestones as well as stumbling blocks for journalists around the country and in our state. Now more than ever, I hope our commitment to sharing essential information and telling compelling stories will underscore all that we do. … More A message from Headliners President McKenzie Romero
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