News & Announcements

The 2020 SPJ Detroit Excellence in Journalism Awards were held virtually this year due to COVID-19. You can watch the awards below and see winners below the video. 2020 Award Winners – Excellence in Journalism by SPJ Detroit on Scribd

SPJ Detroit today released the list of finalists for its annual Excellence in Journalism awards competition. The more than 200 listees also include finalists for Journalist of the Year, Young Journalist of the Year and the inaugural Sojourner Truth Award in Topical Reporting, officials from the Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists said. […]

Dear Journalists, Want to boost your climate confidence but unsure where to start?  This interactive webinar taking place on March 11th from 1-2:30pm Eastern, will help. For those who are relatively new to the climate story, we’ll provide resources & story ideas, an intro to climate science, and an opportunity to talk shop with reporters from the […]

Detroit SPJ has partnered with The Association for Women in Communications Detroit Chapter to host a special event. Tuesday, March 16 – 6:00 PM FOIA: Learn How to Access Government Information The Flint Water crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic. Racial profiling. FOIA has exposed critical information behind them all. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides us the […]

The Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is calling for entries for the Excellence in Media awards.  We are also accepting nominations for Journalist of the Year and Young Journalist of the Year, as well as applications for a Laurain Scholarship. SPJ Detroit is presenting awards for outstanding journalism in Michigan Detroit publications, […]

The Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is calling for entries for the Excellence in Media awards. We are also accepting nominations for Journalist of the Year and Young Journalist of the Year, as well as applications for a Laurain Scholarship. SPJ Detroit is presenting awards for outstanding journalism in Michigan Detroit publications, broadcast, […]

SPJ Detroit’s “Excellence in Journalism” competition is going statewide this year honoring outstanding achievements in Michigan by print, broadcast, photo, online and other practicing journalists during 2020. Who will be the “Journalist of the Year,” “Young Journalist of the Year” and the Larry Laurain Scholarship winners? The ‘Call for Entries’ and details about the expanded […]

Dear SPJ members and friends, This has been a very tough year for journalists and, particularly, for local journalists. Amid that drama, Michigan was center stage – hosting an epicenter of the nation’s Black Lives Matter movement, swaying the 2020 presidential election and weighing the outbreak and challenges of the COVID 19 pandemic. Our colleagues, […]

Nominations are now being accepted for the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. Inductees to the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame must have established their professional reputations through Michigan journalism. Honorees will be inducted at a date and in a format to be determined. Nominees are judged on their contributions to Michigan journalism, courage, innovation, leadership, […]