We were virtual again this year. The Press Club of Long Island hosted the SPJ Region 1 conference on Zoom and offered a free morning of panels on investigative journalism and covering climate.

Thank you to Newsday and News 12 who sponsored the event. Special thanks our panelists:

*Investigative journalism: Sandra Peddie (Newsday), Walt Kane (News 12), Keith Herbert (NBC), Pei-Sze Cheng (NBC) and Rosalind Adams (Buzzfeed).

*Covering climate: Scott Brinton (Hofstra), David Abel (Boston Globe), Jase Bernhardt (Hofstra), J.D. Allen (WSHU) and Dharna Noorm (Boston Globe).

Catch us at Roger Williams University in 2023 as Connecticut SPJ hosts the next regional conference.

All Mark of Excellence Award finalists and winners were announced online via web, social and email.

We’ll see you in spring 2023 in Rhode Island!

SPJ Region 1 is still TBD on 2024’s host site, but have flagged New York City in 2025 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their chapter.

Congratulations to all students and schools who were named finalists and winners in the SPJ Region 1 Mark of Excellence Awards

Regional winners will be entered into the national Mark of Excellence awards this spring as well. More to come on that from SPJ national.

CLICK HERE FOR FULL LIST OF FINALISTS/WINNERS!

What a pleasure moderating a Society of Professional Journalists Q&A with journalism legend Marty Baron.

From investigative journalism to handling misinformation to the future of storytelling, to the impact of the Boston Globe’s “Spotlight” reporting and the Washington Post’s exposure of the NSA’s surveillance program, our chat was a master class in journalism. I’m also grateful many of our Hofstra graduate journalism students joined the conversation and asked questions.

Watch the full discussion: https://bit.ly/3IAaJv3

Thanks to Adam Sennott and SPJ New England for coordinating.