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October 5, 2005 ▪ A periodic online newsletter |
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enews@cincyspj.org ▪ More than 890
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2005 SPJ Awards
Banquet tickets now on sale
SPJ honors the
This year's Society of Professional
Journalists Awards Banquet promises to be the best ever. The SPJ Board has been
working hard to deliver a top-notch event - everything from a great keynote
speaker to the all-important open bar. We will also take time out to recognize
of
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Friday, October 28, 2005 |
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$55, available www.cincyspj.org
or through the mail |
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Call (513) 621-NEWS or e-mail banquet@cincyspj.org |
Kaufman, Nelson
to be inducted into Cincinnati SPJ Journalism Hall of Fame October 28
The SPJ Executive Board voted at
its September 30 meeting to induct two distinguished
This year's inductees are:
Ben Kaufman, retired reporter with The
Cincinnati Enquirer, was known for highly-ethical and unconventional
reporting techniques that explained to the reader the very essence of every news
story. Kaufman covered varied beats at the paper - everything from the Federal
courts to religion - and did so in a way that his colleagues both admired and
tried to emulate. Known as a tough professor of journalism at
Hasker Nelson, WCPO's community affairs director
and the producer-host of the weekly African-American focused "Black Memo"
community affairs program in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, broke color barriers in the
broadcasting industry. Hired during a time when few blacks entered newsrooms,
Nelson developed and hosted "Black Memo" and made it the longest-running
African-American focused program in the
More information on both inductees is being researched and will be
added at a later time to the SPJ Web site. If you have a story to share about
either of these distinguished journalists, please contact SPJ Hall of Fame
chairperson, Scott Aiken at (513) 321-0366 or saiken@aol.com.
SPJ Awards of Excellence finalists
posted
Finalists have been announced in
the 2004 Awards of Excellence journalism competition. To view the names of the
finalists,
visit
www.cincyspj.org/2004finalists.htm.
Results are still outstanding in
the following categories. Finalists have not been notified. Check
www.cincyspj.org for an update.
Results not yet returned in the
following categories:
- Short News Feature
- Page Design
- Art Illustration
- Editorial Cartoon
- News Photography
- Opinion Writing
- Column Writing
- Column Writing
- Series
- Consumer Coverage
- Sports Coverage
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About SPJ The Society of Professional Journalists works to improve and protect
journalism. For more than 95 years, SPJ has been dedicated to encouraging a
climate in which journalism can be practiced freely and fully, stimulating
high standards of ethical behavior in the practice of journalism, and
perpetuating a free press as the cornerstone of our nation and our liberty. |
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