Pulliam was a staunch defender of free press ideals. If your chapter would like to make a donation, there will be plenty of opportunities in the next year. SPJ's new director of development, Liz Ellis, started work Nov. 15. Since 1995, the Society has published Freedom of Information Alerts. Largely written by committee chairs, state sunshine appointments or national officers, the alerts are meant to keep you informed on the most current assaults on access.
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We ship about 150 via email and another 50 by fax. We also encourage chapters to pick up the news for republication in their newsletters, copy you should be sharing. SPJ, for example, was the first organization to document the growing trend in state prisons to restrict media access, a fight that continues today. WE DO Steve Talley, a science writer at Purdue University, also is an author. He's working on a new book and works with the student chapter.