In 1969, SPJ – which was then known as Sigma Delta Chi – voted to admit women to the previously all-male society. The vote took place right here in San Diego at SPJ’s national convention, and the effort to admit women was spearheaded by San Diego chapter board member Kenneth C. Reily, a Copley News editorial consultant who chaired SPJ’s national membership committee.

Carol LeBeau

Women have come a long way in the past 40 years, and SPJ’s San Diego Pro Chapter will look at the challenges they have faced and the successes they have enjoyed at a special “Women in Journalism” program Thursday, Nov. 12.

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Start the new year by honing your multimedia skills at an SPJ workshop on video storytelling set for Saturday, January 23.

The two-hour program, “Reporters’ Tools: Video Storytelling,” will teach tips for shooting compelling video, the elements of video storytelling, and even how to choose a good video camera.

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Join the North County Bar Association for the next Bench/Bar/Media lunch Wednesday, Dec. 2.

The lunch program, set for 12:15 p.m., will feature a discussion of the obstacles reporters, attorneys and court personnel face in the light of court budget cuts and reduced access to courthouses. Submit suggestions for additional discussion topics as soon as possible to Bench/Bar/Media Committee chair Lynn Behymer at behymeresq@aol.com.

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