News & Announcements

We want to thank everyone who attended the SPJ Detroit banquet last Thursday, May 5, at the San Marino Club.  It was a fabulous night, but we wanted to let you know that some people in attendance have tested positive for COVID. Depending on your company’s protocols you may want to take a test. As you may […]

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The Detroit Chapter of the Society of Journalists is proud to announce this year’s winners. It was so nice to see everyone in person again.We want to congratulate all who were selected for an award. We also want to thank everyone who submitted entries. We received over 600 entries from all over Michigan this year. […]

The Detroit chapter of Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ Detroit) today announces this year’s Lifetime Achievement honorees, as well as finalists for Journalist of the Year, and Young Journalist of the Year. Honors will be awarded at the chapter’s Excellence in Journalism awards banquet on Thursday, May 5, at the San Marino Club – 1685 […]

The Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ Detroit) today announces finalists for its 2021 Excellence in Journalism awards. Early next week, we will release the names of this year’s Lifetime Achievement honorees, as well as finalists for Journalist of the Year, Young Journalist of the Year, and our scholarships. We very much […]

Tickets are now on sale for the 2022 SPJ Detroit Excellence in Journalism Awards. It’s happening Thursday, May 5 at the San Marino Club in Troy, located at 1685 E. Big Beaver Rd. in Troy. Tickets SPJ Member Ticket $55.00 USDNon-member ticket $65.00 USDSPJ Member and guest $115.00 USDTable of 10 $575.00 USDStudent SPJ member […]

In case you missed our discussion and information with Report for America, you can watch it below. See how RFA works in communities to strengthen them by helping sustain local journalism and learn how RFA helps newsrooms by subsidizing emerging journalists to report on undercovered issues and communities.

Wonder where the future of journalism is headed? Is there equity in the newsroom? How will journalists survive and thrive in the future? These are only a few of the topics we’ll cover during the virtual Society of Professional Journalists Region 4 and 5 Conference on Sat., Apr. 9, 2022. The conference will begin with opening […]

The PIO and the Right to Know is back and in person! Plan for a full day of best practices and lessons learned from crisis communications experts on Wednesday, April 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wayne State University’s Student Center. This year we are featuring keynote speaker Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, epidemiologist, Covid-19 expert […]

Got a great idea for a high-impact story that ‘Follows the Money’, but few resources to get it done? If so, check out The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism, an initiative of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. The McGraw Fellowship provides up to $15,000 and editorial support for experienced journalists to produce deeply-reported investigative […]