Overseeing professional/student chapters of @spj_tweets in New England, NY, NJ & central/eastern PA. Regional Director Jane Primerano. Conference site: @spjr1c
Northeast USA
Joined October 2010
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As a journalist, as president-elect of @spj_tweets, as an American and as a human being, I stand with all of my peers and condemn this video and any depiction of violence or threats against journalists, who go to work just to do their jobs.
The video reportedly played this weekend at a conference organized by the President’s supporters at Trump National Doral is vile and dangerous. Here is my statement on behalf of @whca
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Journalists from @NPR and Minnesota Public Radio win the Society of Professional Journalists’ Ethics in Journalism Award for coverage of sexual harassment within their own organizations.
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.@SPJREGION1 regional meeting has ended. 2019 conference scheduled for Boston, 2020 at @HofstraU and 2121 at @myrwu in Bristol, RI
.@ajc is reporting that media mogul Ted Turner has revealed he has Lewy body dementia, a progressive disease similar to Alzheimer’s.
The 79-year-old largely retired businessman spoke with Ted Koppel for an interview with CBS Sunday Morning set to air in full September 30.
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Nice seeing our former chapter pres @emilysweeney and her book profiled in this article! Congrats Emily!
You've probably heard of Whitey Bulger. A new book by alumna & @BostonGlobe journalist @emilysweeney maps the history that helped him become king of #Boston crime. northestrn.me/2KGR3qx
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This story on @theorshaw brings to mind a different Louisiana case, chronicled by @AndrewCorsello in The Wronged Man. gq.com/story/calvin-willis-e… teapawt.net/bykenarmstrong/status/…
"It's amazing how he turned that terrible experience into a true quest."
Terrific column by @jarvisdeberry on @theorshaw, a Jena 6 defendant who went from Louisiana to Washington & just gave the @UWSchoolofLaw valediction.
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Conn. Journalism Hall of Fame inductees: UConn Journalism Dept. Chairwoman Maureen Croteau and television and radio broadcaster Diane Smith.
Connecticut Pro Chapter of SPJ will induct two journalists into the state's Journalism Hall of Fame at its annual dinner on May 25.
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City's only classical music station, @WQXR, donates 40 gently-used instruments to Louis Armstrong Middle School: dnain.fo/2nMxyS8
.@UnitedIllum reporting 1,914 #outages system wide right now, including 197 in #Woodbridge and 1,534 in #Fairfield.
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Tonight's @deadlineclub mixer is canceled. Hang with us @SardisNYC next Thursday. Happy #SnowStorm! #SnowDay2017 – at Manhattan, NY
REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the 2016 Region 1 Conference in CT. Don't miss a great chance for training and networking! scsujournalism.org/journalis… – at Brooklyn, NY
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There's an opening for @SPJREGION1 Director. Nominations are due Oct. 19. Nominate someone today! | bit.ly/1LeUe68
Now that @RBakerNY is sec-treas, we will need a new Region 1 director. SPJ HQ will send an email to members for interest. Stay tuned!
Congratulations to Region 1 Director @RBakerNY on her election to secretary-treasurer of @spj_tweets for 2015-16. Well done!
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@MaristSPJ members accepting top chapter award from @SPJREGION1 at #EIJ15. Congrats, students & adviser @klerner! – at Florida, USA
RT Voting for @spj_tweets officers is OPEN! Region 1 Director @RBakerNY Is running for secretary-treasurer. Check your email for the ballot!