After proposing an unsuccessful resolution at the SPJ national convention in Fort Lauderdale on financial openness, the Press Club of Long Island board has approved its own chapter policy, not only on financial openness, but openness in general.
McCormick Foundation is providing a $330,000 grant to SBU's Center for News Literacy to fund the delivery of training and materials demanded by the rapid spread of News Literacy courses, according to a statement released by the school.
This year's Excellence in Journalism conference for the Society of Professional Journalists and Radio Television Digital News Association is being held in The Big Easy.
A high-ranking Suffolk County Police Department supervisor apologized to media representatives for the unwarranted arrest of a freelance photojournalist at a crime scene and detailed steps the department has taken to avoid future occurrences at a PCLI program.
The Press Club of Long Island calls on the Suffolk County Police Department to drop all charges against freelance video journalist Phil Datz, who was arrested for filming police response to a car chase on July 29.
The Press Club of Long Island is sponsoring the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Region I Spring Conference to be held at Stony Brook University on March 23-24.