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Sunday, October 07, 2007 9:48 PM

Tatum's random thoughts on her way out the door

If you missed SPJ's 2007 national conference, you missed what very well could be the best wingding this great organization has staged in years. As USA Today Editor Ken Paulson put it Saturday night, "The star power was here in full force." It was a
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Thursday, October 04, 2007 1:43 PM

Shield Law progresses -- and SPJ was there!

This morning, a proposed federal shield law that would help journalists protect confidential sources sailed out of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee by a vote of 15-2. One of the dissenters: Sen. Jon Kyl, the Arizona Republican SPJ members also
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:43 AM

Help push SPJ into exciting, new territory!

Video-conferencing technology isn't new -- but it's new to SPJ. And wow, does it have the power to help this organization do amazing things. On Sunday afternoon, I visited with SPJ members in Knoxville, Tenn. While sitting in my home. In Denver. I
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Sunday, August 19, 2007 2:15 PM

Go ahead! Plug your blog!

Certainly no news flash here: a blog can have serious reach. I launched Freedom of the Prez in September 2006 with hopes that SPJ national presidents for years to come would log on occasionally to document important issues/events, generate discussion
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Monday, August 13, 2007 4:53 PM

Andy Schotz makes a great point

If you haven't read National Ethics Committee Chairman Andy Schotz' column in this month's edition of Quill magazine, please do so. In a nut shell, Andy challenges what is becoming a common practice: newsrooms are permitting anonymous posts on their
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Friday, August 10, 2007 8:16 PM

Balancing good for journalists and good for SPJ

This afternoon, I decided that SPJ shouldn't add its name to an amicus brief that supports clarifying contract law that affects freelancers and publishers. Legal Defense Fund Committee Chairman Dave Aeikens and I still very much believe the brief has
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Thursday, August 09, 2007 11:44 AM

A tough decision aimed at helping all freelancers

In late June, SPJ's law firm, Baker & Hostetler, recommended that the Society's Legal Defense Fund Committee lend SPJ's name to an amicus brief in the case of Faulkner v. National Geographic Society. After very, very careful consideration, and in accordance
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007 3:28 AM

Journalists and certification: An idea whose time has come?

Please note: Some of SPJ's longstanding members and national leaders have, throughout the years, debated the concept addressed here. For the most part, they've shot it down without ever taking it to SPJ's much larger membership for debate. I think it's
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Friday, July 20, 2007 12:23 AM

Nate Isaacs shot with a Taser: Priceless

Now THIS is amusing: SPJ member Nate Isaacs being shot with a Taser gun. Don't know Nate? In this video, he's not hard at all to spot. Look for the young, clean-shaven guy wearing glasses and shouting an expletive as he falls to his knees. Nate,
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Monday, June 18, 2007 11:48 PM

Not so over the Hill ...

Random thoughts from last week's whirlwind trip to Washington, D.C.: Your correspondence really does matter. As I zipped in and out of the offices of more than a dozen members of Congress, I heard one thing over and over: they want to know what
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Friday, May 25, 2007 6:58 PM

Help us out a coward (or two or three)!

Hustling right now to make a few phone calls. Hope you will, too. "Senator Secrecy" is out there somewhere, and I want him or her (unfortunately, more than one may be deserving of the title) unmasked as soon as possible. The sooner, the better so that
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Friday, May 11, 2007 12:26 AM

CJR editor deserves a dart

One of the most interesting and invaluable aspects of serving as SPJ's president is to experience what it's like to be written about by other journalists. Boy, have I seen some shoddy reporting and unfair stories that not only have appalled me but have
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1:57 PM

The massacre and the media

I am horrified by yesterday's murderous rampage at Virginia Tech University and am deeply saddened for those mourning the loss of loved ones. For those facing recovery, I wish tremendous strength and support. At times such as these, the news is
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007 3:07 PM

SPJ member in critical condition

We're sad to report that SPJ member Alana Rocha, a reporter for KWCH, Ch. 12 in Wichita, Kan., is in critical condition following a traffic accident early Saturday morning. A man suspected of driving while intoxicated crashed into a car driven by
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Thursday, February 15, 2007 5:49 PM

No good deed goes unpunished ...

Oh, the e-mail flying around my inbox this morning. First came the link to Connecticut lawyer Norm Pattis' blog item headlined, "Dear Snotty Bitch: Back off." (He would be referring to me.) Whatever. I've been called far worse. (And for the
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