SPJ International Community
The Substack site for the International Community of the Society of Professional Journalists. This is a place to hear about global issues facing journalists and independent journalism.
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From the SPJ International Community - Covering Local Immigrant Communities (opens the original)
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In this issueHow Springfield News-Sun covers its Haitian Community; Tips for local news outletsWhite House ban issue linked to visa issue and VOA future;SPJ26 - Auction, Election and ProgramsPress Freedom News Reports from Around the WorldStars and Stripes publisher online discussionIC TalkCovering Immigrants and Immigration: How a Local Newspaper Beats the National MediaOn Sept. 24, the SPJ-IC hosted an online discussion with Springfield News-Sun reporter Jessica Orozco and editor Josh Sweig
REMINDER - Immigrants and immigration: Covering national policy as a local issue (opens the original)
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There is still time to sign up for the session on how local reporters in Springfield, Ohio, covered what has become a national story.Register HERE or use the QR code.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NX2H!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdbc7bd0b-07b
From the SPJ International Community - Press Freedom Is a Global Issue (opens the original)
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In this issuePress Freedom News Reports from Around the WorldFrom the IC Archives:Upcoming Program - Covering Immigration and ImmigrantsSeptember 24 at 6:00 pm ETRegister HERE.During the 2024 presidential campaign, then candidate Donald Tr
SPJ IC Update – US District Court Postpones Journalism Work Permit Rule Changes (opens the original)
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Good NewsOn Sept. 14, U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of the US District Court in Boston blocked proposed Department of Homeland Security rule changes affecting foreign journalists, international students and visiting professors. The injunction arose from a lawsuit by a coalition of education organizations. In his 48-page decision, Saylor said DHS had not adequately addressed criticism of the plan, the plaintiffs were likely to prevail at trial, and the agency’s effort to enact the chang
Correction from the SPJ International Community (opens the original)
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Be Accountable and TransparentFrom the SPJ Code of EthicsJournalists should:Respond quickly to questions about accuracy, clarity and fairness.Acknowledge mistakes and correct them promptly and prominently. Explain corrections and clarifications carefully and clearly.We got a note of some errors in our latest newsletter that described the proposed chan
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