Welcome to the Ohio University chapter of Society of Professional Journalists, winner of the 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-18 and 2018-19 National Campus Chapter of the Year and Regional Chapter of the Year awards!

The OU SPJ chapter meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m., in Schoonover 380 for great journalism discussions, tutorials and more. Past events hosted by this chapter include the co-hosted Ohio Sunshine Summit, the annual Grammar Smackdown competition, workshops on everything from basic coding to résumé design, debates involving the media’s treatment of marginalized groups and insight provided by professionals in the field.

Upcoming Event:

TBA

Chapter Accolades

Outstanding Campus Chapter, Region 4
2002 – 2003, 2003 – 2004, 2004 – 2005, 2005 – 2006, 2006 – 2007, 2008 – 2009, 2009 – 2010, 2010 – 2011, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019

National Outstanding Campus Chapter
2005 – 2006, 2009 – 2010, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Recent Posts

STATEMENT: OUSPJ’s response to Ohio University’s pause of race-based scholarships, March 2024

by ouspj, posted in SPJ Blogs

The Ohio University Society of Professional Journalists implores the university administration to assert its position on the stated “pause (of) awarding race-based scholarships,” take accountability for the harm inflicted by its ambiguous interpretation of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and be more transparent about detrimental impacts on students and faculty. The national attack on … Continue reading STATEMENT: OUSPJ’s response to Ohio University’s pause of race-based scholarships, March 2024

STATEMENT: OUSPJ denounces the recent actions of Adams Publishing Group, March 2022

by ouspj, posted in SPJ Blogs

The Ohio University Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists denounces the recent actions of the Adams Publishing Group: running allegedly misleading advertisements for Federated Mint and firing former Athens News editor Corinne Colbert. Journalism – whether reporting, advertising or publishing – should be integritous and ethical, according to the Society of Professional Journalists, or … Continue reading STATEMENT: OUSPJ denounces the recent actions of Adams Publishing Group, March 2022

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