Tri-City Media Panel

What is the future of news coverage in the Tri-Cities? We will find out in a forum that includes:

• Gregg McConnell, publisher, Tri-City Herald
• Christine Brown, station manager, KNDU TV
• Laurie Williams, executive editor, Tri-City Herald
• Jeff Pohjola, news director, KONA Radio

This program is sponsored by the Columbia Basin Badger Club, Leadership Tri-Cities, Society of Professional Journalists (William O. Douglas chapter) and Washington State University Tri-Cities.

It will take place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in the East Auditorium at WSU Tri-Cities in Richland. Badger Club program chair Andy Perdue will serve as moderator.

Scholarship Contest

The chapter is now accepting applications for the Laurie J. Williams Scholarship. The scholarship, worth $500, is given annually to any student from Eastern Washington majoring in journalism at any college or university.

The application can be downloaded by clicking SPJScholarship2014.

The deadline for this year's scholarship is June 2, 2014.

For questions, e-mail chapter board president Veronica Craker at vncraker@gmail.com.

Free Screening of Miss Representation Documentary

The William O. Douglas chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is partnering with Columbia Basin College’s Diversity Committee to host a free screening of the award-winning documentary Miss Representation at the CBC Gjerde Center in Pasco.

The documentary explores how women and girls are portrayed in the media and how those portrayals affect the lives of females. The film features interviews with teens and professionals including journalists, entertainers and politicians. Some of the women interviewed include: Nancy Pelosi, Condoleezza Rice, Katie Couric and Lisa Ling.

Our hope in viewing this documentary is that it will start a conversation in our community and among media members on how media portrays women and how we can do better.

Three free screenings will be offered on Thursday, March 20.

March 20 Screenings:

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.; 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

For more information visit film.missrepresentation.org.

Contest time

It's time to look over the outstanding journalism work you did last year and submit entries to the 2013 SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest.

Entries are being accepted until Feb. 19 

For SPJ members, it costs $20 for regular entries and $50 for General Excellence entries.

For non-SPJ members, it's $25 for regular entries and $55 for General Excellence entries.

For contest rules, categories and FAQ go to the 2013 SPJ contest page.