South Carolina Press Association

08/21/2026

08/21/2026

August is . In this week's , we're showcasing the work of our Black-owned member news organizations!

08/21/2026

Congratulations to Morgan Cook of the University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications and The Daily Gamecock for completing her SCPA Foundation summer internship at The Post and Courier!

“My time as a trending reporter taught me more about myself than I expected. It challenged me to grow as a person and journalist, all while confirming that journalism is the career that I want to pursue. I’m so grateful I had the opportunity to learn from other journalists around me, and I can’t wait to bring the skills back to USC as I continue my undergraduate degree and later into my career as a full-time journalist.”

Read about Morgan’s summer and check out her clips: https://t.e2ma.net/message/76xzqm/7izsnsre

Interested in an internship? Our Foundation’s eight-week internships pay $4,480 and are open to the Palmetto State’s student journalists Learn more and apply: https://scpress.org/internship-scholarship/

08/20/2026

"When signing the federal Freedom of Information Act into law 60 years ago, President Johnson said that, 'A democracy works best when the people have all the information that the security of the Nation permits. No one should be able to pull curtains of secrecy around decisions which can be revealed without injury to the public interest. … I signed this measure with a deep sense of pride that the United States is an open society in which the people’s right to know is cherished and guarded.'
Beautiful, patriotic sentiments. If only officials at all levels of government would actually take them to heart." — Eric Robinson, in his August column on

Read: https://scpress.org/fun-with-foia-government-agencies-and-officials-play-games-with-access-to-information/

08/20/2026

Scroll to the bottom of this Poynter link to read how multiple South Florida newsrooms are sounding the alarm over a new tactic for suppressing undesirable news stories: false copyright claims.

A bogus pollster injected fake numbers into the political information ecosystem. Here’s what journalists — and everyone else — should learn from it.

08/20/2026

Don’t miss this week’s eBulletin! 📰📰 Read + Share! (link below)

08/19/2026

08/19/2026

🏈 We've started seeing SCPA members' fall sports previews and coverage! If you have a fall sports preview section or page to share, please email it to us. Thanks for all you do to cover your hometown's teams!

08/19/2026

SCPA Members: Earn Your Press Pass, a virtual self-guided training program is a free member benefit that can help your new hires, student interns or freelancers learn the basics of journalism and begin producing content for your community news organization today! With just a few modules of short video content, participants can learn about effective editing, interviewing, writing and more! This program breaks down complex topics to help you learn about community journalism. Limit the time spent on training your new hires and freelancers – sign them up for Earn Your Press Pass today! https://scpress.org/earn-your-press-pass/