SPJ NORCAL TO HOST SHIELD LAW TRAINING JUNE 2 AT 11:30 A.M., FEATURING LEGAL EXPERTS AND BUZZFEED REPORTER RYAN MAC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --- Join SPJ NorCal for a virtual workshop on journalist shield law protections with a panel of legal experts and Ryan Mac, the San Francisco-based BuzzFeed reporter…
SPJ NORCAL AND COALITION OF MEDIA, TRANSPARENCY ADVOCATES URGE SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR LONDON BREED TO RESTORE RIGHTS UNDER SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO -- The Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (“SPJ NorCal”), the First Amendment Coalition, the Pacific Media Workers Guild, the California News…
SPJ NorCal Joins Coalition Urging California Courts To Ensure Public Access Amid COVID-19 Emergency
The First Amendment Coalition and 10 other advocacy organizations, including SPJ NorCal, called on the California judiciary today to recognize the public’s First Amendment right of access to court proceedings…
SPJ NorCal Announces Guest Speaker and Live Auction Items for March 19 James Madison Awards Dinner
[caption id="attachment_982" align="alignnone" width="447"] Lowell Bergman. (Photo courtesy of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism)[/caption] For immediate release Contact: SPJ NorCal FOI Committee at spjnorcalfoi@gmail.com CLICK HERE FOR TICKET INFORMATION SPJ…
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS’ NORCAL CHAPTER HONORS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND FIRST AMENDMENT CHAMPIONS
Chapter’s Freedom of Information Committee to host 35th annual James Madison Awards Dinner Thursday evening, March 19, at Delancey Street Town Hall in San Francisco For immediate release Contact: SPJ…
SPJ NorCal’s Freedom of Information Committee Hosts Shield Law Panel
[caption id="attachment_868" align="aligncenter" width="500"] SPJ NorCal’s Freedom of Information Committee's workshop on California’s Shield Law at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism on July 23, 2019.[/caption] SPJ NorCal's Freedom of…
SPJ NorCal To Host Shield Law panel at UC Berkeley Journalism School — July 23
SPJ NorCal's Freedom of Information Committee is hosting a workshop on California's Shield Law. When: Tuesday, July 23 at 6:30pm Where: UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Come learn about…
California Supreme Court Accepts Amicus Briefs on Behalf of SPJ NorCal, Others
The California Supreme Court has accepted an amicus brief on behalf of SPJ NorCal and the Pacific Media Workers Guild in the case National Lawyers Guild v. City of Hayward, which…
CELL PHONE SURVEILLANCE OF FREELANCE JOURNALIST BRYAN CARMODY DEEPENS PRESS FREEDOM CONCERNS ABOUT JEFF ADACHI LEAK INVESTIGATION
SAN FRANCISCO – SPJ NorCal’s Freedom of Information Committee denounces the San Francisco Police Department’s wide-ranging surveillance of freelance journalist Bryan Carmody. On May 31, Carmody disclosed yet another warrant…
SPJ NorCal Condemns Search of Freelancer Bryan Carmody as Attack on First Amendment
SAN FRANCISCO -- SPJ NorCal’s Freedom of Information Committee condemns the recent raid by law enforcement of freelance journalist Bryan Carmody, in an apparent attempt to identify the confidential source…