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Freelance labor/workplace writer, Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), Hoosier
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Silky
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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Student Press Law Center
11 days ago
🚨 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...
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Indiana University fires IDS adviser amid dispute over student newspaper's content
The director of student media was fired after he pushed back against a university directive over what gets printed in the Indiana Daily Student.
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2025/10/14/indiana-university-fires-student-newspaper-adviser-amid-push-to-control-ids-content/86694502007/
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Jay Rosen
11 days ago
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
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Poynter launches public editor project to serve news audiences in Indianapolis - Poynter
Partner newsrooms will publish the editor’s independent analysis of local news coverage across the market.
https://tinyurl.com/2s44zxe8
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Society of Professional Journalists
15 days ago
🎉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...
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Society of Professional Journalists
17 days ago
🚨#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⬇️
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Society of Professional Journalists
23 days ago
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...
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Society of Professional Journalists
30 days ago
🏆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...
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Society of Professional Journalists
about 1 month ago
🎉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...
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Erik Loomis
4 months ago
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.
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Society of Professional Journalists
4 months ago
🗓️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
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Dan Diamond
4 months ago
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)
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In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials.
https://wapo.st/3GjK8qn
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Erik Loomis
4 months ago
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!
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4 months ago
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...
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Author Discussion: Miranda Spivack on Getting Access to Government Documents - Washington, D.C., Pro SPJ Chapter
Miranda Spivack talks about her new book “Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back” (The New Press). Spivack said her...
https://spjdc.org/2025/06/author-discussion-miranda-spivack/
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Joshua Eaton
4 months ago
“Why isn’t the media covering the protests” starter pack.
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Miranda Spivack mirandaspivack.com
4 months ago
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.
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People's World
5 months ago
NewsGuild condemns attacks on reporters covering ICE protests. Australian journalist among people hit by rubber bullets.
#journalism
#news
peoplesworld.org/article/news...
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NewsGuild condemns attacks on reporters covering ICE protests
LOS ANGELES—The NewsGuild-CWA is calling for investigations into officers they say have illegally targeted journalists with “less-lethal rounds and tear gas” amid ongoing protests in Los Angeles again...
https://peoplesworld.org/article/newsguild-condemns-attacks-on-reporters-covering-ice-protests/
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Society of Professional Journalists
5 months ago
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...
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Adam Rose
5 months ago
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.
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Coalition Condemns Harm to Journalists Covering Protests Against ICE Raids in Los Angeles
https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2025/06/09/coalition-condemns-harm-to-journalists-covering-protests-against-ice-raids-in-los-angeles/
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Society of Professional Journalists
5 months ago
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/
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Society of Professional Journalists
5 months ago
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...
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Society of Professional Journalists
5 months ago
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...
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Rights organizations object to ‘entirely absurd’ VA gag policy
Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909
https://www.spj.org/rights-organizations-object-to-entirely-absurd-va-gag-policy/
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SPJ-DC
5 months ago
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...
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Lauren Kaori Gurley
5 months ago
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...
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Kim Kelly
5 months ago
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!!
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Hamilton Nolan
5 months ago
The NLRB is effectively closed now. Welcome back to 1935.
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SPJ-DC
5 months ago
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...
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SPJ-DC
5 months ago
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...
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Michael Sainato
5 months ago
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...
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https://aflcio.org/sites/default/files/2025-05/Complaint%20-%20FINAL%20%282%29.pdf
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Society of Professional Journalists
6 months ago
💡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...
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SPJ and Google News Initiative partner for training on digital reporting tools
Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909
https://www.spj.org/spj-and-google-news-initiative-partner-for-training-on-digital-reporting-tools/
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SPJ-DC
6 months ago
🥁 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-...
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The NewsGuild-CWA
6 months ago
🚨 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-...
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Victory for Press Freedom and Workers: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Protect the U.S. Agency for Global Media | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
https://newsguild.org/victory-for-press-freedom-and-workers-court-grants-preliminary-injunction-to-protect-the-u-s-agency-for-global-media/
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Society of Professional Journalists
6 months ago
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
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Society of Professional Journalists
7 months ago
📰 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...
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Steven Greenhouse
7 months ago
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
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Trump claimed he was pro-worker. His new order shows how absurd that was | Steven Greenhouse
Last week, he moved to end collective bargaining rights for 1 million people. And would anyone who cared about workers hire this staff?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/01/trump-workers-unions-executive-order
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Society of Professional Journalists
7 months ago
🏆 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...
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United Farm Workers
7 months ago
"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
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New York Attorney General Letitia James
7 months ago
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.
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Jason Leopold
7 months ago
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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Our right to know.
https://sunshineweek.org/
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
7 months ago
Just fyi
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8 months ago
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...
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There's still time to submit to the 2025 SPJ Dateline Awards!
https://mailchi.mp/d5c74db7ff86/2025-spj-dc-dateline-awards-contest-open-submit-your-work-by-march-13873010?e=b817b653a6
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Society of Professional Journalists
8 months ago
🕵️♂️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
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Erik Loomis
8 months ago
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!
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Adam Steinbaugh
8 months ago
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...
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Emily Bloch
8 months ago
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.
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The Society of Professional Journalists’ MediaFest25 is set for Oct. 15-18 in Washington, D.C.
8 months ago
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Society of Professional Journalists
9 months ago
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
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SPJ-DC
9 months ago
🗓️ 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
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People Who Work
9 months ago
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
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Bob Shull
9 months ago
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
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Michael Sainato
9 months ago
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-...
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Congressman Biggs Introduces Bill to Abolish OSHA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andy Biggs introduced the Nullify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (NOSHA) Act, to abolish the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSH...
https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-introduces-bill-abolish-osha
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