- National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ: http://www.nabj.org/)
On campus contact: Sherrell Watson
(swatson04@hotmail.com)
107 Grehan Building
- Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ: http://spj.org/)
On campus contact: Shanon Mason (shan.nicole@uky.edu)
Co-Advisors: Al Cross (al.cross@uky.edu) and Mike Farrell (farrell@uky.edu)
122 Grehan Building
The mission of the Society of Professional Journalists is:
- To promote the free flow of information.
- To maintain constant vigilance in protection of the First Amendment's guarantees of freedom of speech and of the press.
- To stimulate high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism.
- To foster excellence among journalists.
- To inspire successive generations of talented individuals to become dedicated journalists.
- To encourage diversity in journalism.
- To be the pre-eminent, broad-based membership organization for journalists.
- To encourage a climate in which journalism can be practiced freely.