Stakes of the Story: SPJ Region 2 Conference 2026
Quick Summary April 18 The Learning Common in Virgina Commonwealth University in Richmond. Check in starts at 11 a.m. Lunch with keynote speaker Eric Deggans, Knight Professor of Journalism and…
SPJ DC Pro announces its 2026 Hall of Fame honorees
A science writer covering climate change, its impacts and related politics. An editor who has led his publication to national renown as the LGBTQ community’s “newspaper of record.” An investigative…
Newz Schmooze Returns — April 11
With large-scale cutbacks in newsrooms and ongoing attacks against press freedom, one can begin to feel depressed and under siege. Well, we are under siege, but that does not mean…
SkillFest26 – Replays
SkillsFest 26 was a free two-day virtual program featuring hours of hands-on journalism training each day in collaboration with leading journalism organizations. In case you missed any, the national SPJ…
Hug A NewsPerson Day – April 4
The history of this day is cloudy. In fact, not one source could provide any information as to who started it nor exactly when it started. However, there seems to…