Past president Jason Parsley recognized nationally as outstanding pro member

Jason Parsley, a past SPJ Florida chapter president and current vice president of membership, has won a national SPJ award for his amazing work in the Sunshine State. Every year, the Society of Professional Journalists recognizes two individual members — one from large chapters and one from small — in the Howard S. Dubin Outstanding Pro Member category.

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July 28, 2016 in SPJ National.

Do better Alabama: It’s time to operate in the sunshine and not in the shadows.

By Meredith Cummings, SPJ Alabama Pro, former president  This article was published in March 2016 on Medium.com as well as other Alabama publications.  I was a 20-year-old cub reporter at The Birmingham News, but I was prepared. On every assignment I carried in my purse a copy of the state of Alabama open records and…

July 25, 2016 in SPJ Alabama.

SPJ Alabama seek board members, announces new chapter president

The SPJ Alabama Pro chapter elects new officers annually, and that means it’s time for us to bid farewell to current SPJ Alabama president Meredith Cummings and welcome VP/president elect Carla Jean Whitley to the role. That also means it’s time to select officers for the other positions. Would you like to serve our chapter as…

Larry Peterson award winner says people need trusted source

By Ireal James, SPJ Region 3 Intern After the arrest of Fannin Focus publisher Mark Thomason for requesting open records in Pickens County, Georgia, many journalists show interest in how this story will unfold including one investigative journalist from Savannah, Georgia. “It is absurd that judges can put someone in jail for doing their job,”…