A big congratulations to Monica Samayoa of Oregon Public Broadcasting for winning 2019 Rookie of the Year and Tess Riski of Willamette Week for winning 2020 Rookie of the Year!
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We’ve extended the deadline for nominations for the Rookie of the Year awards for 2020 and 2021.
Please submit your nominations by Tuesday, July 20th, at 11:59 pm PT.
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On July 8th, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the DART Center for Journalism and Trauma will host a practical training on covering high-conflict situations in Western rural communities.
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We’re looking for an SPJ member to join our volunteer board as an interim member until the end of September, 2021. Our board is made up of eight volunteers who are student, professional, or retired journalists and media professionals.
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SPJ Oregon is now accepting nominations for Rookie of the Year awards for 2020 and 2021.
This award is presented to a journalist who has had their first full-time, non-internship reporting job in the previous calendar year. The Rookie of the Year is honored for a body of work, not just one journalistic project.
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SPJ Oregon held its Build A Better Journalist Conference virtually on April 30th, 2021.
The conference covered wildfire reporting, protest coverage, building and maintaining sources, making digital charts for free, 360 video journalism, and more.
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Assaulting journalists and demanding that they refrain from documenting events in public spaces runs counter to the ideals of our democracy. The Greater Oregon Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists stands by journalists’ First Amendment right to cover incidents and demonstrations and to provide clear documentation of these events to keep everyone informed.
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SPJ Oregon is looking for an interim board member to fill a half-year seat. This position will run from April to October 2021.
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SPJ Oregon is hosting a virtual conference on Friday, April 30th, by donation only. Check out what we’ve got planned.
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Oregon journalists will become eligible for a COVID vaccine by May 1 along with other frontline essential workers, the Oregon Health Authority announced Friday.
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