Locked out of a government meeting? Has a judge issued a gag order? Having problems getting a government record? Call the Utah Freedom of Information Hotline!!! 1-800-574-4546 The hotline is a service for Utah Journalists by the law firm of Parr, Waddoups, Brown, Gee & Loveless in cooperation with the Utah Headliners Chapter of the … More Freedom of Information Hotline

The board of the Utah Headliners Chapter will hold its regular meeting on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. at the SL Tribune building. Agenda to be posted soon.

The annual SPJ Region 9 conference will be held March 23, 24 in Salt Lake City! The Utah Headliners Chapter will be hosting SPJ members from Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and of course, all over Utah. Details will be coming soon. -Ben

The Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists would like to extend its deepest condolences to the family of Kari Lynn Harland Higley and the staff of the Ogden Standard-Examiner. She will be missed.

EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it! You can now get a copy of the Utah Media Law Handbook and Open Government Guide online! Just click here to access a .pdf file (courtesy of the Utah Attorney General’s Office). Got questions about defamation? Copyright? Criminal process? Find them in this handy little (106 page) guide! The … More Utah Media Law Handbook now ONLINE!

A meeting of the Utah Headliners Chapter board will be held Saturday, September 16 at 9 a.m., at the SL Tribune building. The agenda is as follows: 1- SPJ National Convention recap (Ben)2- Financial report (Tom)3- Weber State scholarship (Ben, Allison)4- League of Cities & Towns recap (Allison, Ed)5- UJD Conference recap (Connie, etc.)6- Upcoming … More September Board Meeting

The Utah League of Cities and Towns meeting is Thursday, Sept. 14. The Utah Headliners Chapter of the SPJ will be presenting a workshop on GRAMA and the Open Meetings Act featuring our board members Allison Barlow-Hess and Ed Carter. Allison has created a handy guide on open meetings for your use and we’ve posted … More Upcoming Event.

CHICAGO — Congratulations to the student SPJ chapter at Weber State University! Here at the national SPJ convention in Chicago, WSU was awarded best campus chapter for Region 9, which includes colleges in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. Today, the Utah Media Coalition will receive the SPJ’s sunshine award for their efforts to fight … More National SPJ Convention!