August Freelancer Coffee Hour postponed

This Friday’s Freelancer Coffee Hour has been postponed to Aug. 20, and we will announce a new location soon. Keep an eye on this page and on our Facebook event for details!

May Job Listings!

Here are some of the local and local-ish media jobs currently available! Good luck! INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine is seeking a full-time staff writer, fully remote, with a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of two years’ experience (Full listing). They’re also seeking a magazine production coordinator (full listing). SPJ is seeking a part-time administrative assistant,…

Trivia Night was a hit!

The return of Trivia Night was a blast for everyone! We had a terrific time playing games and challenging ourselves on trivia. We are so happy to see our friends and colleagues after such a long hiatus, and so grateful for their support! SPJ chapter president Elizabeth Donald served as emcee, which was her first…

You weren’t using those First Amendment rights, were you?

Monday kicked off Mass Comm Week at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with the First Amendment Free* Food Festival, co-sponsored by St. Louis SPJ with The Alestle, which is SIUE’s campus newspaper. During the fest, people are offered the chance to temporarily sign away their First Amendment rights to get free pizza and soda. We all…

Spring happy hour at iTap

We were delighted to gab with our fellow journalists this Thursday for our Spring Happy Hour! It was great to see smiling faces once again as we enjoyed the offerings of the International Tap House on Delmar, our newest haunt. Thanks to everyone who came to chat, catch up, meet new journos and, as always,…

Regional conference returns!

The SPJ Region 7 conference is once again a physical world event! This year’s conference, titled Passionate Journalism, is designed to help all of us rediscover the passion that brought us to journalism in the first place! Something most of us have struggled to stay in touch with over the last couple of years! We…