SPJ’s Excellence in Journalism Contest winners announced! Awards brunch on June 25.

Winners have been announced for SPJ’s Excellence in Journalism Contest for work published in 2016. There are more than 130 winners in New Jersey! A hat tip to Anne Forline of the South Jersey Observer, Sergio Bichao of NJ101.5, and Christopher Baxter and Matthew Stanmyre of NJ Advance Media/Newark Star-Ledger, all winners of the Tim Read More …

State blocked in “prior restraint” case against The Trentonian

UPDATE (5/2/17): SPJ-NJ reports that last week a NJ Appellate Court denied the NJ Attorney General’s request to reinstate a gag order against The Trentonian newspaper and reporter Isaac Avilucea. “Prior restraints on speech and publication are the most serious and the least tolerable infringement on First Amendment rights,” wrote the Court in its strongly-worded Read More …

SPJ-NJ’s annual Excellence in Journalism contest opens Jan. 4. Entry deadline now MARCH 8, 2016!

UPDATE (5/12/2016):  The winners of this year’s NJ-SPJ Excellence in Journalism contest have been announced.  Congratulations to all the award recipients.  And to all ye public advocates everywhere, keep up the good work!   UPDATE (3/4/2016): The NJ-Society of Professional Journalists has extended its journalism contest deadline to 11:59 Tuesday, March 8 for all categories Read More …

SPJ, NFOIC combine war chests to fight for Freedom of Information

NFOIC press release March 23, 2015 INDIANAPOLIS – The Society of Professional Journalists and the National Freedom of Information Coalition are joining forces – and legal war chests – to help citizens and journalists fight for public records. The two groups will band together to help litigants who sue for access to government information. The Read More …