From left, Gwyneth Doland, Matthew D. Laplante, Matt Grubs, Roberto E. Rosales and Laura Paskus discuss backpack journalism. Photo by Aaron Anglin (thecomickidphotography.com)
Thanks for coming to the SPJ Region 9 conference in Albuquerque April 15-16. We had a great time. Here are resources and slides from the presentations:
- Dave Maass on digital security for journalists (PDF)
- Resources from Jeff Proctor, Peter St. Cyr and Dave Maass on covering law enforcement
- Nancy Watzman on the Political TV Ad Archive and her favorite campaign reporting tools (PDF)
- Sandra Fish’s tips on finding election data and reporting it
- The updated SPJ Code of Ethics, which was presented by Fred Brown, former national SPJ president
- Resources for Media Diversity and Racial Equity (docx)
- What is backpack journalism? —Presentation by Roberto Rosales (PDF)
Scholarships
We awarded 25 scholarships this year to students interested in attending this year’s conference. At left, Ludella Awad (right), a junior at the Albuquerque School of Excellence, with Elaine Baumgartel (left) of KUNM and Sarah Gustavus of New Mexico PBS.
