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New England Chapter
Join SPJ New England and The Mass Media for the first installment of their four-part speaker series at UMass Boston, featuring retired Boston Globe sportswriter Bob Ryan and moderated by SPJ National President Chris Vaccaro. Ryan retired from the Globe as a sports columnist in 2012, having covered 20 NBA finals, 20 Final Fours, nine […]
Join SPJ New England and The Mass Media for the second installment of their monthly speaker series at UMass Boston, featuring former CNN anchor Jim Acosta and moderated by former SPJ National President Rebecca Aguilar. In 2025, Acosta left CNN after serving as the outlet’s chief domestic correspondent for four years. He was previously CNN’s […]
Join SPJ New England and The Mass Media for the third installment of their monthly speaker series at UMass Boston, featuring Boston Globe Social Video Journalist Emily Sweeney. In early 2026, her video coverage went viral on social media – in part for the Dorchester native’s Boston accent – leading to coverage in The New […]
Join SPJ New England and The Mass Media for the third installment of their monthly speaker series at UMass Boston, featuring photographer Lou Jones. In addition to artistic and commercial work, Jones has worked for publishers including National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Time/Life and Paris Match. Jones served as the City of Boston’s official bicentennial photographer […]