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Become an SPJ Member. For more than 100 years the Society of Professional Journalists has been dedicated to encouraging a climate in which journalism can be practiced more freely and fully, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism and perpetuating a free press.

Mark of Excellence Awards. Annually, the Society of Professional Journalists presents the Mark of Excellence Awards honoring the best in student journalism. The awards offer categories for print, radio, television and online collegiate journalism. Entries are first judged on the regional level. First place regional winners advance to the.

May 2008 Amanda Cormier, a 2007 graduate of the Summer Journalism Program, has won first place in a high school essay contest sponsored by the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. In September, Amanda will enroll at Middlebury.

NOTE: This is one in an occasional series of interviews with Colorado journalists. By Ed Otte. Colorado Pro Chapter member Lee Anne Peck was named Volunteer of the Month for October by the Society of Professional Journalists.

The Society of Professional Journalists Florida Chapter was originally founded in 1946 to cover just the Miami area and has twice been expanded—first to cover the South Florida region and second, in 2013, to include the rest of the Sunshine State that was not already covered by a chapter. Eligibility.

Throughout this week, journalism students across the country are participating in the Journalism Education Association’s Scholastic Journalism Week to showcase the benefits of scholastic journalism. “Journalism courses teach students to research thoroughly and relentlessly, think critically and ask the right questions,” Adam Dawkins, who is coordinating Scholastic Journalism Week events.

ASJA's Annual Writing Awards Congratulations to our 2020 winners! Our judges worked hard to select from the abundance of great submissions. Our members are so talented! A special thanks to the members who volunteered their time to judge. ASJA thanks you.

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By Sarah Naron. Messenger Reporter. In an effort to increase the knowledge and understanding of what importance independent media holds to everyday life, The Sigma Delta Foundation of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the Journalism Education Association (JEA) are hosting their 20th annual essay contest and giving aspiring high-school journalists a chance to shine.

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First place in the 2005 Southwest Missouri Society of Professional Journalists Student Essay Contest went to Katie Roberts, a 9th grade home schooled student from Walnut Shade, MO. Thirty-eight students in grades 9 through 12 from public, private and home schools entered this year. Entries represented the communities of Marshfield, Walnut Shade.

The Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest asks medical and nursing students to engage in a reflective writing exercise that illustrates an experience where they or a team member worked to ensure that humanism was at the core of care. First-, second-, and third-place essays for both nursing and medical students will be chosen by.