Washington News Council

by John Bowen and Kathy Schrier from the Washington Journalism Education Association to the Student Press Rights Commission blog Principals will not have a chance to prior review Seattle School District journalism students because the school … [Read All About It...]

Journalists have always covered the tech industry as a section of the newspaper, but now, due to the personal media explosion, the very existence of the trade is dependent on conversations and decisions that happen at events like this year’s … [Read All About It...]

Hackathons are getting trendy. Not just in journalism, but health care, education, entrepreneurism, crisis management, mobile tech, government, and other arenas. Yes, it’s another technology buzz word, but one that hopefully sticks around … [Read All About It...]

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From time to time we receive correspondence from fellow news junkies outside of Washington State, and sometimes overseas as well. As the last fully operating news council, we're starting to show up in search engines for people who need answers … [Read All About It...]

Watch it on the Seattle Channel Visit the photo album from Team Photogenic The Washington News Council’s “Toast and Roast” of Dale Chihuly at our 13th Annual Gridiron West Dinner on December 15 at Fremont Studios was a smashing success. About … [Read All About It...]

In my first post on the Seattle Interactive Conference, I went over some locally developed tools designed to make information more relevant and insightful. Mobile apps like Trover, which allows geo-discovery through photos, and Evri, which organizes … [Read All About It...]

Secretary of State Sam Reed, who announced his retirement recently, is being hailed for standing up for transparency, accessibility and openness in government -- and justifiably so. Reed received the Washington Coalition for Open Government’s … [Read All About It...]