UtahSPJ

The tweets of the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

Scott Pelley: "She is murdering 60 Minutes. She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it, and she’s been doing exactly that."

[Dylan Byers @DylanByers]

#BREAK: CBS NEWS has terminated Scott Pelley's contract.

[Society of Professional Journalists @spj_tweets]

SPJ is pleased to announce national winners of the 2025 Mark of Excellence Awards, recognizing collegiate work published or broadcast in 2025.

🎉Congratulations to all of this year’s winners: https://t.co/daLz856DNo

[UtahSPJ @UtahSPJ]

ICYMI . . .

[Poynter @Poynter]

What truly grabs readers’ attention?

The design of the storytelling is key, according to a new study from Temple University’s Fox School of Business, which found that how a story is told is what entices readers and keeps them engaged.

More about the study: https://t.co/L2lHbXNIQg

[Poynter @Poynter]

The New York Times is again suing the Department of Defense, claiming it’s a First Amendment violation for journalists to be required to have an escort while working inside the Pentagon.

Read more about the lawsuit, NPR newsroom cuts and Stephen Colbert’s last week hosting CBS’s “The Late Show” in today’s Poynter Report newsletter:
https://t.co/4PcSBJdwJA

[Poynter @Poynter]

“These people were asking questions about whether those contracts could compromise Reuters’ appearance of independence and freedom from bias,” said Joseph Ax, a national affairs correspondent and the vice chair of the Reuters Guild.

“We have the right to do that without being afraid of losing our livelihood.”
https://t.co/hTWhxK9D54

[Sean P. Means @SeanPMeans]

People everywhere can now read the daily journalism of The Salt Lake Tribune for free. Rachel Crosby and I wrote about the planning that went into removing the paywall. You can read that for free, too.
https://t.co/SGJAb7XonO

[Society of Professional Journalists @spj_tweets]

SPJ, joined by a coalition, sent a letter to @SecVetAffairs urging @DeptVetAffairs to end investigations into employees for speaking with the press in their personal capacities and to review policies that restrict protected speech.

🔗Read the full letter: https://t.co/urhk3kBumQ

[Freedom of the Press Foundation @FreedomofPress]

Some people leave prison quieter. Others return determined to speak out loud.

Read this moving article by Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, the journalist recently freed from a Kuwaiti prison after nearly two months behind bars.
https://t.co/LqUtlSiSVY

[Society of Professional Journalists @spj_tweets]

🎓 Know a 2026 journalism graduate? Give a gift that goes beyond graduation day with an SPJ post-grad membership — three years for just $80.

🎉 Plus, celebrate commencement with SPJ graduation cords.

🤳 Scan the QR codes below to gift a membership or order graduation cords.

[#NABJ Headquarters ✊🏾🖊️🎙️💻 📷 🎥 📝 🔈 @NABJ]

Black women journalists deserve the freedom to do their jobs without being targeted, demeaned, or publicly attacked for asking legitimate questions. We will continue to defend the dignity, safety, and press freedom of Black journalists everywhere.

#NABJ #BlackWomenJournalists

[Society of Professional Journalists @spj_tweets]

🚨 Good news — the deadline to submit SPJ member award nominations has been extended to May 22! 🚨

⏰ Take a few minutes to recognize the professionals, advisers & students making a difference in your chapter, SPJ & beyond.

🔗Learn more & submit now: https://t.co/JDJe9GRUC4

[Daniel Woodruff @danielmwoodruff]

I'm grateful to have worked with Kurt at KUTV. He made our news product better, and he inspired everyone around him to improve and reach higher. He also cared deeply about the lives of those he managed and those he didn't. My prayers and thoughts are with his family.

[UtahSPJ @UtahSPJ]

The complaint mentioned a state law prohibiting municipalities and counties from “the use of email … to advocate for or against an initiative,” adding “internal and external communications” from both governments suggest “opposition coordination.” @ReporterPetr #PublicRecords

[The Park Record @Parkrecord]

West Hills attorney sues Summit County over denied public records request
Read More at: https://t.co/xcSvphHwUM

[Society of Professional Journalists @spj_tweets]

SPJ joins a coalition petitioning @whca to use its annual dinner to defend press freedom, reaffirm First Amendment rights and condemn attacks on the press.

🔗View the petition and full list of signatories: https://t.co/7hnXednEmd https://t.co/jYzZwRUakO

[PBS News @NewsHour]

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will be able to continue publishing after a nonprofit journalism group stepped in to buy the newspaper.

The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism on Tuesday said it will buy the paper and run it as a nonprofit.

The Post-Gazette was due to shut down in May after more than two centuries in business. Its closure would have made Pittsburgh one of the largest metropolitan areas without a major newspaper.

The deal marks a rare bit of good news for an industry that's been marked by consolidation and closures. Financial terms of the agreement were not made public.

[Society of Professional Journalists @spj_tweets]

The SPJ Board of Directors approved renaming the Ethics in Journalism Award to the “Fred Brown SPJ Ethics in Journalism Award” in an open session during its board meeting Friday.

🔗View the full press release: https://t.co/PT3acA5t2C

[Society of Professional Journalists @spj_tweets]

📢Share your feedback with us!

SPJ Ethics Committee Member Stephen Adler invites journalists and the public to take two surveys as the Committee considers updates to the SPJ Code of Ethics for its 100th anniversary.

⏰Surveys close 11:59 p.m EDT Sunday: https://t.co/aZCHeCEIqL

[Society of Professional Journalists @spj_tweets]

📜🔎Know a place with a story that shaped journalism?

✍️Nominate it for the SPJ Historic Sites in Journalism program, which honors locations that have played key roles in American journalistic history since 1942.

🗓️Learn more and submit by April 9: https://t.co/u3WTb5IffD

[Freedom of the Press Foundation @FreedomofPress]

President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order aiming to punish U.S. law firms over their pro bono clients threatens an independent press.

Read about the amicus brief we signed with over 40 other media organizations and press freedom advocates.
https://t.co/5Rplm1gJal