Month: July 2010

You are eligible for a grant if you work in the greater Chicago area. Grants are awarded to full-time, part-time and freelance journalists for print, broadcast and online reporting.
Your request will be reviewed by a Chicago Headline Club representative who is not a member of the working press and who will not reveal…

WATCHDOG FUNDS AVAILABLE
Thanks to the Richard  Dreihaus Foundation, we are able to offer stipends to journalists who need money  for investigative reporting expenses, such as travel and records duplication.  For more information, contact Watchdog Chairman Tony Noce atasnoce@comcast.net (mailto:asnoce@comcast.net) .
INTERN SCHOLARSHIPS
Money also is available for internship scholarships each spring. We award $2,500 to deserving…

Susan S. Stevens.  presidentSusanstevens@aol.com_ (mailto:Susanstevens@aol.com)Beth Konrad,  president ex-officiobkonrad@luc.edu_ (mailto:bkonrad@luc.edu) 
 
Hilary Fosdal,  membership vice presidentfosdal@uwalumni.com_ (mailto:fosdal@uwalumni.com)Ken Davis, programs  vice presidentKendavis27@comcast.net_ (mailto:Kendavis27@comcast.net)Abdon Pallasch,  FOI vice presidentapallasch@suntimes.com_ (mailto:apallasch@suntimes.com)Kristen  Schorsch, secretaryklschorsch@tribune.com_ (mailto:klschorsch@tribune.com)Howard Dubin,  treasurerhdubin@manufacturersnews.com_ (mailto:hdubin@manufacturersnews.com)Kathy  Catrambone, executive directorchc.kathy@gmail.com_ (mailto:chc.kathy@gmail.com)Jon Seidel,  mentorship and digital media chairmanjseidel@post-trib.com_ (mailto:jseidel@post-trib.com)Brian Pitts,  publicity chairmanbpitts@mayerbrown.com_ (mailto:bpitts@mayerbrown.com)Tony Noce,  Watchdog and Ethics chairmanasnoce@comcast.net_…

 
Les Brownlee was the first African-American reporter for a downtown daily newspaper in Chicago, at the Daily News, and the first black TV reporter at a Chicago station. He coined “Eyewitness News” while at WLS-TV. He was the first black member of the Society of Professional Journalists and was president…

YOUR FEEDBACK SOUGHT SPJ leaders are currently in the final stages of selecting recipients for the annual national honors. The awards honor individuals and groups that have impacted journalism and First Amendment issues over the past year. All SPJ members are invited to view …

 
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