SPJ Region 10 - Society of Professional Journalists

06/09/2026

Thanks to Alex Bruell for getting some great photos from our regional conference. I'll be posting my own soon.

04/13/2026

Thank you to everyone who helped us produce another excellent regional conference. I thank the University of Washington-Tacoma for the facilities and the technical assistance; The Seattle Times, the Kiplinger Program for Public Journalism and the Seattle Gay News for their sponsorships; and those who graciously gave up a Saturday to present at our conference.

If you missed it, here is the YouTube link to the entire conference.

Live broadcast of the Society of Professional Journalists' Region 10 Conference April 11, 2026, at University of Washington-Tacoma.

04/01/2026

This isn't an April Fool's joke.

We're going to extend our early-bird registration for our regional conference. That means the rates will remain at $35 for professionals, $25 for students and $20 for online attendees at our conference at the University of Washington-Tacoma's Milgard Hall. This extension runs to April 9, when prices will go up by $5 in each category.

We have some great programming set up.

* Learn about how to cover faith, and how that can improve your reporting in other areas.

* Get an update on the state of open government and open records in our region.

* Hear from journalists and judges about what every reporter should know before they have to cover a court hearing.

* Hear how one reporter has shed light on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People crisis.

* Get tips on covering the Trans community in our current political climate.

We will also be honoring our Mark of Excellence award winners over lunch. The first-place winners will go on to the national competition.

Our conference is proudly sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Kiplinger Program, The Seattle Times and the Seattle Gay News.

The conference starts at 9:30 a.m. April 11. To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983849002771?aff=oddtdtcreator.

I hope to see you there.

Donald W. Meyers

Region 10 Coordinator

Society of Professional Journalists.

Join fellow journalists in person for the Society of Professional Journalists Region 10 Conference—network, learn, and grow!

01/17/2026

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SPJ, joined by a coalition of press freedom groups and SPJ chapters across the country, calls on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel “and the entire federal government to reaffirm its commitment to press freedom and all public officials to remember a fundamental truth: When journalists are silenced, all Americans pay the price.”

🔗 Read the full letter: https://bit.ly/45adelm