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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:41 PM

Shield bill passes in House

I just got the word that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Shield bill on a voice vote. This is great news! We still have a long road to travel. The Senate is next. Anyone who feels comfortable calling their U.S. Senator, especially
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Sunday, March 29, 2009 3:07 PM

Chapter visits

Region 6 had an excellent meeting Saturday morning at the Midwest Journalism conference. Chapter leaders talked about what is going on in chapters this year. It was great to see everyone again. I realized as I was speaking to the group that I had visited
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Sunday, March 29, 2009 2:56 PM

Busy Traveler

I just got back from the Midwest Journalism Conference in Bloomington where members from Region 6 were taking part in professional development and networking. It was an excellented conference that was missing a few friends from the northwest who were
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Sunday, March 29, 2009 2:45 PM

Remember the Centennial

The big day is coming up. The 100th birthday of the Society of Professional Journalists. We have big things planned that day at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. That is just a short drive from our national headquarters in Indianapolis. We have
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009 12:30 PM

Challenge to bloggers, partisan web sites

A little known U.S. Representive from Colorado is causing a stir because of remarks he made to a Netroots Nation in Your Neighborhood event. He said those sharing information on their Web sites, including himself, helped kill traditional journalism.
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