The Society for Professional Journalism of Northern California has announced its annual awards “recognizing people and organizations who have made significant contributions to advancing freedom of information and expression in the spirit of James Madison, the creative force behind the First Amendment,” naming the North Coast Journal among the winners. It’s the third time in […]
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HSU’s Student-Run News Outlets and Reporters Win Awards; El Leñador SPJ ‘Best All-Around Student Newspaper’
Humboldt State University’s El Leñador newspaper was awarded the “Best All-Around Student Newspaper” by the Society of Professional Journalists for Region 11, a multi-state competition, at the 2020 Mark of Excellence regional awards. “Winning this award means that people, even outside of this community, recognize the important work that our team puts into producing El […]
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The Kids are More Than Alright
The Humboldt State University Department of Journalism and Mass Communication just found out a story its investigative reporting students authored for the Journal placed in the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards for Region 11, meaning it was one of the best pieces of student journalism published in California, Hawaii, Arizona and Nevada […]
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Journal News Editor Wins Freedom of Information Award
The Society of Professional Journalists Northern California officially announced yesterday that Thadeus Greenson, the Journal‘s news editor, won a James Madison Freedom of Information Award. It’s an award Caroline Titus of the Ferndale Enterprise took home in 2016, and the Journal‘s then staff writer and editor Hank Sims and Emily Gurnon won in 2005. Greenson […]