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
Legal Advice in Two Great Lunchtime Zoom Webinars—SPJ Members Only The Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is excited to announce two webinars on April 13 & 14 that will give members the chance to gain valuable legal insight from the state’s top First Amendment attorneys. Understanding copyright and fair use Wednesday, … More Events for members – April 2022
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
The Utah Media Coalition operates GRAMA Watch to identify certain legislative bills as “Bright Lights,” meaning they have a positive effect on open government, or “Lights Out,” meaning the bill would reduce government transparency. The Utah Media Coalition represents Utah news organizations and the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and it … More GRAMA Watch 2019–Praising legislative bills for transparency and calling out secrecy bills
** Click here to download a spreadsheet of results with judge’s comments ** Graphics categories Graphic 1st Place, Eccles Theater, Todd Adams and Francisco Kjolseth, The Salt Lake Tribune 2nd Place, Traffic graphic, Todd Adams, The Salt Lake Tribune 3rd Place, Not forgotten in the flames, Dave Blackhurst, Bennett Communications Honorable Mention, Cost of Halloween, … More Utah Headliners announces 2017 contest winners
** Click here for a map of essential locations ** FRIDAY, March 24 Legal forum: BYU Professor Ed Carter, and Attorneys from Parr Brown Gee & Loveless take questions on a variety of issues facing the media. Come with your questions and enjoy a casual setting with free refreshments provided — including a free drink! The … More Region 9 Conference Schedule
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
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