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REPORTERS, EDITORS, J STUDENTS & BLOGGERS
Join the San Diego County Office of Education and the Society of Professional Journalists for MAKING THE GRADE: REPORTING ON EDUCATION
Date: May 16, 2013
Time: 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm
Dinner will be served

Bench/Bar/Media forum: What to do when national news converges on our town

Save the date: Wed., June 12

When tragedy strikes, our nation watches. From Columbine to Newtown, our nation and national media is focused on high profile, mental health cases that capture the attention of the public. What will happen when San Diego is again in the national spotlight with one of these cases?

DEADLINE EXTENDED for SPJ San Diego Area Journalism Competition

Contest entries and scholarship applications will be accepted until midnight Monday, April 15.

All contest entries and scholarship applications must be submitted online (except for entries in the College Media Best Newspaper category, which must be mailed and postmarked by the contest deadline). All entries must be entered by or on behalf of the individuals who produced the work and must identify those individuals.

SAVE THE DATE: Monday, April 8: Who gets press credentials?

We’ll talk about the timely and controversial issue of press credentials at the KPBS studios near San Diego State University. Should the San Diego Police Department be in charge of who gets press passes as it is now? Who needs them and how does SDPD determine that? Who should get them? Who shouldn’t?

Sunshine Award bestowed on open government advocate Terry Francke

Terry Francke is presented with city proclamation from San Diego Mayor Bob Filner and Donna Frye, the city’s Director of Open Government.

When it comes to open government and public access to government records, times have changed dramatically in California. Much of that change can be attributed to the tireless efforts of Terry Francke, General Counsel of Californians Aware.

SDSPJ to honor longtime First Amendment fighter Terry Francke on March 27

Terry Francke

Please join the board, previous winners and others at the 501 W. Broadway office of Sheppard Mullin on the building’s 19th floor at 6:30 p.m. on March 27 when we present Francke with this year’s SUNSHINE award for his efforts over many years.

Newsmaker panelists speak out on their media coverage

If you couldn’t make it to this year’s provocative Grade the Media panel, here are a few video clips of what our panelists had to say.

MICHAEL SHAMES, FORMER UCAN DIRECTOR

JAN CALDWELL, SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SPOKESWOMAN