UA-SPJ chapter sponsors regional conference
About 100 journalists and journalism students will visit the University of Arizona April 11-12 for the Society of Professional Journalists Region 11 conference.The University of Arizona's student chapter of SPJ is hosting the event, which opens with a reception April 11 at the Center for Creative Photography. On April 12, sessions will be offered at the Marriott University Park on topics ranging from public records access to covering the environment to the future of the journalism industry.
Students will have the opportunity to have their tapes, writing samples and resumes critiqued by veteran journalists from KPNX-TV in Phoenix and the Orange County Register. A luncheon on April 11 will feature award-winning editorial cartoonist and stand-up comedian Dave Fitzsimmons of the Arizona Daily Star.
For details on the conference, visit the Web site.