Allah be crazed

Journoterrorist By Michael Koretzky Two conservative websites have publicly accused me of fraternizing with Islamic terrorists. One never interviewed me. The other did for an hour – but never quoted me. So much for “conservative journalism.” Actually, that’s not fair. I’ve been quoted by Breitbart, and accurately. Of course, I wasn’t doing something they hated. In…

October 27, 2017 in Koretzky.

Every journalist handles stress differently; some good and some bad

By Ariel Cochran, SPJ Region 3 intern and SPJ Auburn student chapter president Senior Reporter Valerie Wells of Galveston Daily News is stressed. Located in Galveston County, Texas, Wells and her team of five reporters clock in over 40 hours a week in order to maintain the oldest newspaper in the state. Wells lives in…

October 25, 2017 in Covering Disasters.

SPJ Georgia Spotlight: Fresh from CSU, Sam Sachs ready to step into full-time journalism

SPJ Georgia member Sam Sachs graduated from Columbus State University in May 2017, where he wrote extensively for the school newspaper, The Saber. Willis’ questions are below, followed by Sachs’ answers (interview edited for length and clarity). 1. Why did you decide to join the Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists? I decided to join the Georgia…

Francis Marion University media groups discuss press issues, newsroom diversity

COLLEGIATE This article is reposted from the Francis Marion University student newspaper, The Patriot. By Sarah Jones, Staff Writer for The Patriot October 19, 2017 FLORENCE, SC — The Francis Marion University Student Media Association (SMA) and The Patriot, the university’s student newspaper, hosted a News Engagement Day panel discussion to inform students on the current…

European debate: The world is unsafe for journalists

By Muhammad Ittefaq, SPJ International student and contributor to SizingUpTheSouth.com. According to a recently European study, 2294 journalists have been killed world wide, including 191 women, between the years 2000 – 2016. Journalists are looking for serious answers on how we can defend and protect the journalism community as violence peaks against journalists in Europe…

Journos fight for ongoing transparency despite hits against the news vocation

Baxley Bites By David Baxley, SPJ South Carolina member and Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, Francis Marion University Journalists, educators and freedom of information stalwarts will gather this week in Nashville, Tennessee, to discuss freedom of information in the United States with the National Freedom of Information Coalition at their Freedom of Information Summit, along with numerous other…

Let Nazis talk

By Michael Koretzky Nazis are useful Journalists should interview white supremacists much more often than they do. Nothing demystifies racists like listening to them talk. Since racists believe they’re naturally superior, they’re often shocked when spics, kikes, niggers, and fags don’t crumple under the weight of their Aryan wisdom. That’s when they expose themselves as…