this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

🚨 NEWS: Indiana University fires its student media adviser and attempts to control content in what SPLC's Mike Hiestand calls "blatant censorship": www.indystar.com/story/news/e...

Interesting idea. A entire news market will get a public editor. Indianapolis will be the first local media market to get its own Public Editor, who will monitor all the newsrooms in town. tinyurl.com/2s44zxe8

🎉SPJ is proud to recognize a select group of chapters that are being honored for their work in supporting the Society’s missions, members and the journalism profession. 🔗View the full list of finalists for 2025 Large and Small Chapter of the Year: www.spj.org/spj-announce...

🚨#MediaFest25 is just ONE week away! It’s not too late to join SPJ, @collegemedia.bsky.social and the Associated Collegiate Press Oct. 15-18 in Washington, D.C. 🔗Register now: mediafest25.com Learn more about what's in store⬇️

SPJ strongly condemns recent attacks by federal agents on journalists reporting on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity and protests around the country. 🔗Read the full statement: www.spj.org/spj-condemns...

🏆The SPJ Foundation recognizes The State News of Michigan State University with the Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award for its investigative series “Inside the Nassar Documents,” which covers the university’s handling of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. www.spj.org/spj-foundati...

🎉Congratulations to Laura J. Downey, immediate past president of the SPJ Georgia Pro Chapter and Wesley Wright, SPJ At-Large Director. They will be honored with the Howard S. Dubin Award at #MediaFest25 for outstanding contributions to SPJ. 🔗Read more: www.spj.org/laura-j-down...

This Day in Labor History: July 5, 1935. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act. This groundbreaking piece of legislation gave workers a fair shake from the government for the first time in American history!!! It's also in deep peril as Republicans ruin America.

🗓️Join us tonight for the 2024 Sigma Delta Chi Awards ceremony! SDX winners will be announced during a virtual awards ceremony along with the winner of the MOEy, the SPJ top prize given to students who entered the 2024 MOE awards competition. www.spj.org/sigma-delta-... #SDXAwards

Please read this @khoureld.bsky.social story about the consequences of USAID cuts. Children are dying from starvation on the streets of Sudan — and the food that could save them, already paid for by our government, is languishing in U.S. warehouses. (No paywall)

This Day in Labor History: June 25, 1938. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act. Let's talk about this groundbreaking law creating dignified work in America. It was flawed, like every piece of legislation in American history, but it moved justice forward a lot!

Pleased to interview award-winning journalist Miranda Spivack about her book, Backroom Deals in our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes fighting back. spjdc.org/2025/06/auth...

“Why isn’t the media covering the protests” starter pack.

Great talk about #backroomdealsinourbackyards at Tidepool Bookshop in Worcester, Mass. Firefighters came out to hear accidental activist Diane Cotter, who is featured in my book.

NewsGuild condemns attacks on reporters covering ICE protests. Australian journalist among people hit by rubber bullets. #journalism #news peoplesworld.org/article/news...

Journalists covering protests, SPJ has you covered. Check out our resource page with safety tips, legal info and reporting guidance. As protests continue to shape narratives nationwide, journalists play a crucial role in delivering accurate and impactful stories. 🔗 www.spj.org/resources-fo...

28 press rights orgs joined a letter to DHS Secretary Noem, calling out acts against press during this weekend's protests in Los Angeles. I won't be naive about impacts of one letter. But we are united for our free press, and this puts them on notice about points of law and policy. More soon.

Applications to be a part of the SPJ News team are being accepted. 10 student journalists will be selected to cover presentations and events at #MediaFest25 in Washington, D.C. The deadline is June 27. www.spj.org/the-spj-news/

SPJ recognizes Dean Baquet, @valeriafernandez.bsky.social and @kattenbarge.bsky.social as Fellows of the Society, the highest professional honor awarded by SPJ for extraordinary contributions to journalism. Fellows will be honored at #MediaFest25. www.spj.org/baquet-ferna...

SPJ and @freedom.press led a letter from a coalition of press freedom and transparency organizations urging Steve Catalano, Greene County Board of Supervisors Chairman, to rethink an 'entirely absurd' gag policy. Read the press release and letter: www.spj.org/rights-organ...

These are just some of the faces of the finalists of the 2025 Dateline Awards 🏆 Celebrate the best in journalism at our Dinner on June 10! 🎟️ Early bird prices end soon - grab your tickets now: www.eventbrite.com/e/spj-dc-202...

The Dept of Labor is suspending its job training program for low-income youths that began during LBJ's War on Poverty, mirroring Trump's budget cut proposal. - Admin cites "serious incidents" and "significant financial challenges" - 99 job training centers to close www.dol.gov/newsroom/rel...

SCOOP: The Trump regime’s continued attacks on the Mine Safety and Health Administration have put coal miners at risk of deadly disease. Today, 32 district/field offices in 20 states that had been marked for closure received notice that those orders had been *cancelled* This is very good news!!

The NLRB is effectively closed now. Welcome back to 1935.

SPJ-DC is thrilled to induct Denise Rolark Barnes into our Hall of Fame for her leadership of The Washington Informer, where she continues her father’s legacy of serving the African American community in the Washington Metropolitan Area. Join us in honoring Denise: www.eventbrite.com/e/spj-dc-202...

Congratulations to @saoverman.bsky.social, recipient of our Distinguished Service Award. Her decades of work in freelance journalism and labor reporting, along with her leadership, have made a lasting impact. Celebrate Stephenie at our Hall of Fame dinner: www.eventbrite.com/e/spj-dc-202...

The AFL-CIO and several labor unions have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services over the dismantling of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health aflcio.org/sites/defaul...

💡SPJ and @googlenewsinit.bsky.social have renewed their partnership to offer training at the SPJ national, regional and chapter levels. Read the full release: www.spj.org/spj-and-goog...

🥁 Our 2025 SPJ-DC Hall of Fame honorees Michael Abramowitz, @princeeditor.bsky.social, & Denise Rolark Barnes, and our Distinguished Service Award recipient @saoverman.bsky.social. Learn more: spjdc.org/2025/04/spj-...

🚨 HUGE win for press freedom: “Journalists hold power to account — and that includes the Trump administration,” said TNG president @jschleuss.com Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Protect the U.S. Agency for Global Media and our workers at Radio Free Asia. newsguild.org/victory-for-...

SPJ is bestowing its Ethics in Journalism Award on @apnews.com for refusing to allow the White House to dictate its coverage while continuing to produce accurate and ethical reporting of the Trump administration. Read the full press release on our site: www.spj.org/the-associat... #SPJEthicsWeek

📰 Are you ready for #SPJEthicsWeek? Join us as we explore the principles that ensure journalism remains a pillar of democracy. Explore the SPJ Ethics Week website to see what we have planned: www.spj.org/spj-ethics-w...

It's time to call out Trump's BS that he's pro-worker. If any workers are still holding on to the notion that Trump is pro-worker, his move to terminate union bargaining rights for 1 million federal workers should disabuse them of that notion www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @lolgop.bsky.social

🏆 NEW DEADLINE FOR THE SPJ ETHICS IN JOURNALISM AWARD IS APRIL 7! The award honors journalists or news organizations that perform in an outstanding ethical manner, demonstrating the ideals of the SPJ Code of Ethics. Learn more and submit now: form.jotformpro.com/form/5048541...

"History will judge societies and governments - and the institutions - not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless." - #CesarChavez

114 years ago, 146 workers, most of whom were young immigrant women, lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.   New York honors their memories, and we will keep fighting to defend workers' rights and ensure their safety on the job.

Happy Sunshine Week! Every year, journalists, historians and the public promotes the importance of public records and open government. To quote the legendary Bob Dylan: It's not dark yet, but it's gettin' there. sunshineweek.org

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If you live in the DMV, there's still time to submit entries to our Society of Professional Journalists Dateline competition. Many categories! Deadline extended to March 17! mailchi.mp/d5c74db7ff86...

🕵️‍♂️Know a government agency or official who excels at keeping the public in the dark? Call them out! Nominations for the SPJ Black Hole Award are open until March 10! This award highlights the most heinous violations of the public’s right to know: www.spj.org/black-hole-a... #FirstAmendment #OpenGov

This Day in Labor History: March 4, 1933. The newly inaugurated president Franklin Delano Roosevelt nominated Frances Perkins as Secretary of Labor. Let's talk the great Frances Perkins!

Here is the Associated Press complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... And here is the motion for a preliminary injunction: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The Society of Professional Journalists is aware and concerned about this act of censorship and apparent blatant violation of the First Amendment. We are monitoring this closely — stay tuned.

The Society of Professional Journalists’ MediaFest25 is set for Oct. 15-18 in Washington, D.C.

SPJ supports @apnews.com in its First Amendment right to cover the White House and is disturbed by the Trump administration’s mounting efforts to stifle and intimidate the independent press. Read the full statement: www.spj.org/spj-backs-ap... @emilybloch.com

🗓️ Only one month left to submit your best work from 2024 to the prestigious Dateline Awards! SPJ-DC recognizes the best in journalism from DMV-area journalists and honors winners at our annual Dateline Awards and Hall of Fame dinner. Submit at bit.ly/spjdc-awards25

Elon Musk’s DOGE is turning its focus to the Department of Labor. We will stand up to any attacks on working people. Join us today at 3PM at 200 Constitution Ave NW. go.aflcio.org/dogeout

Just some of what cd be at risk: * black lung benefits * benefits for injured federal workers * workers' comp benefits for ppl exposed to radiation * grants for mine safety & training for safe workplaces * OSHA enforcement data (incl. safety hazards at Tesla) * info re active investigations

Rep Biggs has been introducing a bill to abolish OSHA since 2021, and reintroduced it recently as part of his DOGE initiative. Since OSHA's founding in 1971, worker injuries dropped from 10.9 per 100 workers to 2.9 in 2023, deaths dropped to 15 per day from 38 biggs.house.gov/media/press-...