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Journalists Society Abolishes Helen Thomas Award
Jan 19th 2011 – 11:54AM
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The Society of Professional Journalists is retiring the Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award, saying controversy over her remarks on Israel has overtaken the reason behind the honor. The move comes eight months after Thomas, 90, the former longtime White House correspondent, made remarks condemned as anti-Semitic and...
ABC News Paid Casey Anthony $200,000
Mar 19th 2010 – 4:22PM
Orlando Sentinel / MCT
(March 19) -- In journalism, paying sources for interviews is supposed to be a no-no. The promise of money in exchange for information violates the profession's ethical code and can often lead to dubious information. But ABC News now says it paid $200,000 to Casey Anthony, the Florida woman accused of killing her...
Background on Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is one of the oldest organizations representing journalists in the United States.
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