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The Society of Professional Journalists is dedicated to stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism and perpetuating a free press. SPJ sponsors a variety of educational programs, workshops, socials and service events. For information on how you can join SPJ, please click here.


50 ways to improve your writing!
Booksale Paula LaRocque's Book Championship Writing is now on sale through SPJ. As a fundraising event, SPJ receives $5 for each book sold. Come out and support your UNC chapter! Look for the SPJ table in the lobby of Carroll Hall the week of April 16 - 20, 2001.
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Election Results Service Project
New officers have been elected for the 2001-2001 year and will be initiated on April 24, 2001 in Carroll 33 at 5:30. Immediately following the initiation is a Copy Editing Internship program. The program is open to all students. This will be the last SPJ program for the semester. The service project for this year is revamping Professor Frank Fee's copy-editing skills test website. It includes working out glitches, general maintenance and improvements. The site will be useful to all students, J-school students or not.
Congratulations to all the Region II winners!
The winners of the Mark of Excellence Awards were honored at a luncheon March 31 in Ocean City, Md. Seventy winners were chosen from 141 entries in 33 categories for newspapers and magazines, online publications, photography, and radio and television broadcast. Click here for a list of the winners from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.