SPJ Greater Oregon Chapter

2023 Building a Better Journalist Conference The Building a Better Journalist Conference is where journalists and journalism students can gather, network, and learn from each other.

Want to learn more about how to cover wildfires in Oregon? A collaboration of Oregon State University fire researchers and University of Oregon journalism professors have published a comprehensive wildfire guide for journalists. It includes everything from what to expect when covering a fire, understanding land management and fire agencies, ecological and social impacts, and how to communicate with scientists. We highly recommend any journalist covering wildfires in Oregon to check it out.

Find the "Stories of Fire" publication on OSU's Fire Program site:

Fire Program Forests across the western United States are stressed from high tree densities, drought, and insect and disease outbreaks. Past management practices along with more human-caused wildfire and changes in weather are causing wildfires to burn hotter, longer, more frequent, and over greater areas. Fores...

The SPJ NW Excellence in Journalism Contest is now live! Submit your best work — whether it's writing, video or radio — of 2022 by Feb. 24.

Contest — SPJ Oregon This competition is one of the largest of its kind in the nation. It honors journalists across SPJ Region 10, which covers Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon.