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Dying Words
MAR 1
Award-winning authour, professor and columnist, Samuel G. Freedman visited the FIU-Biscayne Bay Campus with Kerry Donahue, director of a radio program in Columbia University.
They co-wrote " Dying Words: The AIDS Reporting of Jeff Schmalz And How it Transformed The New York Times."
Jeff Schmalz was diagnosed with AIDS after experiencing a seizure in December 1990. He dedicated the rest of his life reporting about AIDS and how important it is to consider the disease without having to judge those who suffered from AIDS. He died three years later.
Freedman worked for The new York Times, so he worked closely with Schmalz and was also able to be mentored by him.
PHOTOS BY SUDYEN NAVARRETE
2015 News Engagement Day
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Students speak up about how news can affect an audience for our annual News Engagement Day, at FIU-Biscayne Bay Campus Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015
43rd Annual Journalism Day
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SPJ-FIU leaded their own panel at the 43nd annual Journalism Day. A partnership between FIU and the District 6 Florida Scholastic Press Association. SPJ-FIU members dressed up as Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker hosting a mock press conference where Vader revealed he is Luke's father. Students had the opportunity to interview Vader and Luke.
PHOTOS BY DANIELA GONZALEZ
#SPJScripps
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SPJ FIU attended the Ted Scripps Leadership Institute in Atlanta.
PHOTOS BY ALEXIS FERNANDEZ
DEATH RACE
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SPJ hosted an obit-writing workshop to die for with Pultizer-winning Miami Herald photographer Patrick Farrell. Photos by Max Jackson
PHOTOS BY MAX JACKSON
NEWS ENGAGEMENT DAY
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On Oct. 7, SPJ members engaged with the news!
PHOTOS BY CHRIS SANTIAGO
#EIJ14
Capturing the Moment
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Now that the Excellence in Journalism is officially a wrap, take a look at some of the photos that best highlight the conference.
FIU SPJ members were among the group of 950 journalists who attended the #EIJ14 in Nashville and were able to network with industry professionals to learn about the latest trends in the evolving world of journalism.
During the Student Union ceremony, Chris Delboni was given the David L. Eshelman Outstanding Campus Adviser Award for her dedication and ability to inspire students.
The hard work of students was also recognized when Region III Director Michael Koretzky presented FIU-SPJ members with the Region III Outstanding Campus Chapter Award.
Associate Dean Allan Richards, professor Delboni and alumna Barbara Corbellini Duarte offered helpful tips to a room full of educators and student journalists on a panel about building and sustaining a successful academic newsroom like FIU’s South Florida News Service.
PHOTOS BY MARISOL MEDINA & KATIE LEPRI
PAST SPJ EVENTS
2013 - 2014
 Former President Barbara Corbellini Duarte and VP Michae Baisden pose with the winner of the SPJ-FIU photojournalism contest, Sana Ullah at the end of the year party in Miami Beach. |  SPJ-FIU leading officers surprised with plaques from the team for a successful first year! |
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 President Brittny Valdes and VP Natalie Merola pose with Belkys Neray and Craig Stevens of WSVN Channel 7 News during a commercial break. |  President Brittny Valdes and VP Natalie Merola get weird at the channel 7 news studio, where they interviewed local news anchor Belkys Neray in September 2013. |
 SPJ-FIU hosted a panel of journalists from the Sun Sentinel, Telemundo and the Miami Herald in spring 2013. The conversation was centered around taking opportunities and succeeding in internships. |  The Government Accountability Project stopped at SJMC during its annual whistleblower tour. Whistleblowers working with the GAP visited SJMC on Oct. 23, 2013. Photographed here are whistleblowers Thomas Drake and Jesselyn Radack along with GAP President Louis Clark talking with a group of SPJ-FIU members. |
 Author, journalist and professor Samuel Freedman visited SMC to talk about his newest book “Breaking the Line.” SPJ-FIU hosted the night on Sept. 18, 2013. |  Marketing Diretor Ismeraly Torres tells students about SPJ-FIU at SJMC’s welcome back club fair. |
 This was the group of SJMC students who revived SPJ-FIU in the fall of 2013 |  SPJ-FIU Marketing Director Ismeraly Torres reporting at the Sam Freedman book lecture on Sept. 18, 2013. |
 SPJ-FIU Treasurer Lisann Ramos and President Brittny Valdes torment students and acting protestor, SPJ-FIU VP Natalie Merola, at the club’s First Amendment Free Food Festival on Oct. 23, 2013. Guests can get the free food only if they signed away their rights. #FAFFF | 10710591_853841381317073_7137373405961085847_n.jpg |
 Jobs You Didn’t Know About Students and staff listen intently to WLRN's Julia Duba and Maria Murriel at SPJ-FIU's "Jobs You Didn’t Know Existed in Journalism" workshop held on Feb. 20, 2014. | |
FIU SPJ wins Outstanding Campus Chapter Award Region III at #EIJ14! | IMG_6058 - 2014-09-05 at 19-19-17.jpg |
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Take a look at some of our past SPJ events.