WaPo, ProPublica and Chicago Tribune among others honored with SPJ Ethics in Journalism Awards

The following excerpt was sent out from spj.org: The Society of Professional Journalists is bestowing its Ethics in Journalism Award to Tony Plohetskiof the Austin American-Statesman; Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards of ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune; and William Wan of The Washington Post. This award honors journalists or news organizations that perform in an outstanding ethical […]

The Austin American-Statesman seeks a higher education reporter

The Austin American-Statesman/statesman.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, is looking for a full-time reporter to cover all aspects of higher education in Texas– from the University of Texas at Austin and the state’s university systems, to community colleges, private postsecondary schools, student life and state education policies and finances. Coverage should have a distinct […]

Griswold joins Boston Globe as education reporter

The Boston Globe has tapped Niki Griswold to serve as an education reporter on The Great Divide team, where she will cover equity-issues in Boston-area K-12 schools. Recently, Griswold was a state politics reporter at The Austin American-Statesman. She also worked as a political reporter at Spectrum News 1 Texas. Griswold has a B.S. from […]