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Professional Opportunities and Discounted Services for SPJ Members

These benefits add value to your SPJ membership! Simply inform the following vendors that you are part of the Society of Professional Journalists and receive these special offers.

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Insurance and financial services
– SPJ Health Insurance Marketplace
Additional services
– LifeLock Identity Protection

Additional discounts
– Discounted AP Stylebook
– Discount on Aquiline Coaching
– 10% off Trint AI-powered transcription software
– Office Depot and OfficeMax
– GE Appliances Store
– HP Benefits Program
– Discounted rate for .Press domain
– 30% off Authory monthly and yearly plans
– 60% Discounted Authory account for qualifying SPJ members

Insurance and financial services

SPJ Health Insurance Marketplace

The SPJ Health Insurance Marketplace provides multi-level health benefits solutions for members and their families in all 50 states. Our licensed benefit counselors provide each member with a live needs analysis to identify the perfect coverage based on needs and budget. In one phone call, you now have the ability to shop, compare and enroll in both government exchange and private health insurance plans!

Additional services

LifeLock Identity Protection

You could miss certain identity threats by just monitoring your credit. We see more, like if your personal information is sold on the dark web. And if there’s a problem, we’ll work to fix it. Get 30 Days Free and 10% off your first year of LifeLock identity theft protection.*

*Terms apply.

Additional discounts

Discounted AP Stylebook

SPJ wants to offer something exclusively to our members — a discount on something journalists love so much. That's right, SPJ has partnered with the Associated Press to offer you a 20 percent discount on an AP Stylebook Online subscription.

Aquiline Coaching: Special Pricing for SPJ members

Aquiline Coaching partners with news, media, and entertainment professionals in a thought-provoking, forward-facing, and creative process to help clients achieve personal, professional, or creative goals. With an ICF-Credentialed Coach as your accountability partner, you’ll explore any current challenges you’re facing, envision your desired future outcomes, and co-create a strategic and focused plan to move you forward toward those outcomes. Together, with Aquiline, we’ll identify what is in your control to change, let go of any limiting beliefs, and co-design a tailor-made plan for you to move toward your goals with intention.

10% off Trint AI-powered transcription software

SPJ members can get 10% off a subscription to Trint. It uses AI transcription to quickly convert your audio and video files to text, making them as editable, searchable and collaborative as a document. Login to view the discount code and terms.

Office Depot and OfficeMax

Using your registered account and ordering online is the best way to take advantage of your full member discounts. You'll receive savings of up to 75% on the Best Value List of preferred products with free next-business-day delivery* or in-store and curbside pickup.**

You can also place print services orders online and have them delivered where and when you need them. Or available for pickup at an Office Depot® or Office Max® Store.

Save with members-only access to the GE Appliances Store

With everyday savings from GE, SPJ members have access to members-only savings of up to 25% off MSRP every day on the latest in high quality appliances. Members can shop their favorite top brands such as GE®, GE Profile™ Series, Café, HotPoint®, Haier, and Monogram® appliance brands. To receive exclusive promotions, sign up for the GE Appliances Store e-newsletter and be the first to know about special offers and national rebates or visit to shop now.

HP Benefits Program for SPJ Members

SPJ is proud to partner with HP in offering our valued members exclusive benefits to empower your business. As a member, you will gain access to special members-only offers and exclusive everyday discounts up to 35% off (actual savings may be greater) on HP’s highly awarded products, supplies and services.

Discounted rate for .Press domain

If you’re looking for a way to have a stronger online identity and share all your work digitally in one place, we’ve got you covered. SPJ has partnered with Radix to create domain + website builder packages that will help you build your website and present your portfolio of work in a way that helps you stand out from the crowd.

30% off Authory monthly and yearly plans

In light of the latest round of layoffs, please take this as a reminder to back up your work. SPJ has partnered with Authory for 30% off the monthly and yearly plans. Authory is a service that compiles all your articles in a single place. For those unable to commit to an Authory subscription, you can sign up for a free trial with no strings attached. You can sign up, back up your content and download it to your computer. That's an automated backup of all your work, for free.

60% Discount on new Authory account for qualifying SPJ members

Authory is a service designed to make journalists more independent. It automatically compiles all of your articles in a single place, giving you full control over everything you have ever created. In addition, Authory provides you with a self-updating portfolio page, automated article backups, social media analytics, your personal newsletter and much more.

In a joint effort to support journalists from ethnic minority backgrounds, Authory and Google's Digital News Initiative have teamed up to give qualifying SPJ members (members from ethnic minority backgrounds) a free Authory account for an entire year (worth $96) with no strings attached.