DEADLINE EXTENDED for SPJ San Diego Area Journalism Competition

Contest entries and scholarship applications will be accepted until midnight Monday, April 15.

All contest entries and scholarship applications must be submitted online (except for entries in the College Media Best Newspaper category, which must be mailed and postmarked by the contest deadline). All entries must be entered by or on behalf of the individuals who produced the work and must identify those individuals.

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SAVE THE DATE: Monday, April 8: Who gets press credentials?

We’ll talk about the timely and controversial issue of press credentials at the KPBS studios near San Diego State University. Should the San Diego Police Department be in charge of who gets press passes as it is now? Who needs them and how does SDPD determine that? Who should get them? Who shouldn’t?

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Sunshine Award bestowed on open government advocate Terry Francke

Terry Francke is presented with city proclamation from San Diego Mayor Bob Filner and Donna Frye, the city's Director of Open Government.

Terry Francke is presented with city proclamation from San Diego Mayor Bob Filner and Donna Frye, the city’s Director of Open Government.

When it comes to open government and public access to government records, times have changed dramatically in California. Much of that change can be attributed to the tireless efforts of Terry Francke, General Counsel of Californians Aware.
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