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"Sheriff" Scott Leadingham (Quill Magazine) arrests Scott Theisen, president
of the Minnesota professional chapter, as part of a fundraiser for the SPJ Legal
Defense Fund.

University of North Carolina senior Meagan Racey interviews retired AP and
Bell South staffer Bill McCloskey for convention newspaper "The Working Press"

A Discussion Session on Journalism Career

Jodie Fleischer of WSB-TV in Atlanta and Hagit Limor of WCPO-TV
in Cincinnati discuss investigative reporting at the SPJ convention

Rosette Royale of Real Change in Seattle receives an award for
feature writing at the SPJ Convention

Producer Alturo Rhymes and correspondent Randall Pinkston, CBS Evening News,
Weekend Edition, accept an award for public service in television

A slideshow of
sessions at SPJ Convention 2009

Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Convention 2009

New president seeking greater diversity
SPJ President Kevin Z. Smith wants to see stronger efforts from the members to encourage more minority journalists to join the society.

According to a report by Amanda Dolasinski of The Working Press, SPJ President briefed the society’s diversity committee about his plan to begin a project that will help to recruit members from all ethnicities. Read more

Roxana Saberi delivers keynote address
(Source: SPJ) - Roxana Saberi, the freelance journalist imprisoned in Iran from Jan. 31 to May 11, delivered the keynote address at SPJ's mark of excellence awards luncheon during the convention on August 28, 2009.

Related story:
"Even after prison, Saberi offers optimism to students"

Other stories
(Source: The Working Press, The SPJ Convention Newspaper)

"Young journalists confront burnout" by Emory Williamson

"Covering journalism's most difficult stories" by Joe Grimm

"Decline in Advertising means tough time for TV" by Meagan Racey

"Sheriff" Scott Leadingham (Quill Magazine) arrests Scott Theisen, president of the Minnesota professional chapter, as part of a fundraiser for the SPJ Legal Defense Fund.

University of North Carolina senior Meagan Racey interviews retired AP and Bell South staffer Bill McCloskey for convention newspaper "The Working Press"

A Discussion Session on Journalism Career

Jodie Fleischer of WSB-TV in Atlanta and Hagit Limor of WCPO-TV in Cincinnati discuss investigative reporting at the SPJ convention

Rosette Royale of Real Change in Seattle receives an award for feature writing at the SPJ Convention

Producer Alturo Rhymes and correspondent Randall Pinkston, CBS Evening News, Weekend Edition, accept an award for public service in television

"Sheriff" Scott Leadingham (Quill Magazine) arrests Scott Theisen, president
of the Minnesota professional chapter, as part of a fundraiser for the SPJ Legal
Defense Fund.

University of North Carolina senior Meagan Racey interviews retired AP and
Bell South staffer Bill McCloskey for convention newspaper "The Working Press"

Jodie Fleischer of WSB-TV in Atlanta and Hagit Limor of WCPO-TV
in Cincinnati discuss investigative reporting at the SPJ convention

Rosette Royale of Real Change in Seattle receives an award for
feature writing at the SPJ Convention

Producer Alturo Rhymes and correspondent Randall Pinkston, CBS Evening News,
Weekend Edition, accept an award for public service in television