SPJ Pittsburgh

We are the Pittsburgh Pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. We stand for journalism done ethically and an open government.

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

We're looking forward to talking to our fellow colleagues again in 3D. Like to join us? We'll be at Southern Tier on the North Side July 15. Registration is free but RSVPs help us with planning. Please do so here: https://t.co/s5oG4OBxj4

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

Please join us and the other local press clubs for a (gasp!) in-person happy hour. 🙂 RSVPs are very helpful. Click through to let us know if you can make it!
https://t.co/LCvUPhQa3B

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

"The Protectors," "The Watchdogs," "The Ambivalents" -- how do we differ, and what values do we share? "Murder in Our Midst" - a free live Zoom event, tonight at 7.

Info here with a link to register for free Zoom event:

https://t.co/pkP0PyYM3P

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

A free live Zoom with authors who spoke with ~200 journalists & experts in 10 countries, comparing crime reporting practices.

Hear how Privacy, what's Public, the Right To Know, and Justice actually vary in fellow democracies.

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

A free live Zoom with authors who spoke with ~200 journalists & experts in 10 countries, comparing crime reporting practices.

Hear how Privacy, what's Public, the Right To Know, and Justice actually vary in fellow democracies.

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

TONIGHT: Imagine a different news world: no perp walk videos, no suspect names, no family interviews.

What may seem to some like alternate-reality fiction is everyday reality for some of our counterparts in other parts of the world...

https://t.co/pkP0PyYM3P

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

TONIGHT: Imagine a different news world: no perp walk videos, no suspect names, no family interviews.

What may seem to some like alternate-reality fiction is everyday reality for some of our counterparts in other parts of the world...

https://t.co/pkP0PyYM3P

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

Register for free Zoom event, Thursday -- "Murder in Our Midst : Comparing Crime Coverage Ethics in an Age of Globalized News".

https://t.co/bEjLixXPmA

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[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

"Murder in Our Midst : Comparing Crime Coverage Ethics in an Age of Globalized News" - SPJ Pittsburgh Zoom event this Thursday at 7 p.m. with authors Maggie Jones Patterson of Duquesne University & Romayne Smith Fullerton of Western University of Ontario.
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[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

Er, 10:30 a.m. :) We're meeting at 10:30 a.m.

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

Reminder! This event happens tomorrow morning! Join us at 10:20 a.m. Registration link: https://t.co/4k1ix0dvYT

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

Make a cup of coffee and join us this Saturday (Feb. 20) for a conversation with attorney Frederick Frank and @PaulaReedWard on the Pennsylvania Shield Law for journalists and the Qualified First Amendment Privilege! Register here: https://t.co/4k1ix0dvYT

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

A journalist's shield:

What protects you, your notes & your sources?

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

Make a cup of coffee and join us this Saturday (Feb. 20) for a conversation with attorney Frederick Frank and @PaulaReedWard on the Pennsylvania Shield Law for journalists and the Qualified First Amendment Privilege! Register here: https://t.co/4k1ix0dvYT

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

Make a cup of coffee and join us this Saturday (Feb. 20) for a conversation with attorney Frederick Frank and @PaulaReedWard on the Pennsylvania Shield Law for journalists and the Qualified First Amendment Privilege! Register here: https://t.co/4k1ix0dvYT

[Point Park Center for Media Innovation @PointParkCMI]

How can good storytelling reach new audiences using platforms like Reddit & Twitch and topics like #esports?

Join us to hear from @GBH, @pghtech and @InvenGlobal about how #tech intersects with #journalism on Feb. 17.

🆓https://t.co/cIRMgaj7xM

[AmyJo Brown @amyjo_brown]

If you are a professional journalist in town, please consider joining the local SPJ chapter. We are working hard on Right-to-Know and Sunshine act issues and we stand for doing journalism ethically. Here's how to get more involved: https://t.co/TiI44vX6If

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

We are live! Starting now: "In a Time of Protest," a conversation with Pittsburgh journalists about covering the past year's protests in the city. If you didn't register in advance, you can still watch the livestream here: https://t.co/fWIa12UUBn.

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

Hear more about these experiences and how they choose to work through the ethical dilemmas tonight at 7 p.m. Register here: https://t.co/yoZFrmBI5w

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

As Pittsburgh protested, journalists faced questions about how to cover them ethically -- when and how to share video, photos? How to respond when a confrontation w/ police, those protesting becomes personal? 1/

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

For @ismithKDKA, returning to the coverage after recovering from his injuries presented challenges as he watched the crowd differently than he had before. @airreeulll, after being confronted by a police officer one night, took extra care with the story she wrote after. 3/

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

To hear more about @ismithKDKA's experience reporting on protests in Pittsburgh and those of reporters @airreeulll @meganguzaTrib @RyanDeto and @PMARTKDKA, register for tomorrow evening's conversation, which starts at 7 p.m.: https://t.co/yoZFrmBI5w

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

Marching lines. Tear gas. Loud bangs. When Pittsburgh began its protests in response to the death of George Floyd at the end of May, @PGHCityPaper's @RyanDeto remembers thinking "how much it felt like a war movie." Deto: "It was a stressful time, but I think it needed to be." 1/2

[SPJ Pittsburgh @spjpgh]

That first weekend of the Pittsburgh protests @ismithKDKA was dragged to the ground and hit repeatedly. His camera was destroyed. Later, when he returned to the work, "my anxiety was very high, but I was happy to get back out and prove to myself that I could handle it." 3/