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SUMMARY:A Conversation With Bob Ryan - SPJ-NE x The Mass Media
DESCRIPTION: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 World Series\, five Super Bowls and seven Olympic Games. Over the course of his 44-year career\, Ryan was a four-time winner of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association’s National Sportswriter of the Year Award. In 2015\, he received a PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing. He is the author of “Scribe: My Life in Sports.” \nThe event is open to UMass Boston students and members of the public. Click here to reserve a seat. \nThe event is the first in a four-part series featuring retired Boston Globe sportswriter Bob Ryan\, former CNN anchor Jim Acosta\, Boston Globe Social Video Journalist Emily Sweeney and photographer Lou Jones. Through the speaker series\, SPJ New England and The Mass Media aim to expand UMass Boston students’ access to journalism education opportunities\, furthering SPJ’s mission to “inspire successive generations of talented individuals to become dedicated journalists.”
URL:https://www.spjne.org/event/a-conversation-with-bob-ryan/
LOCATION:UMass Boston Campus Center\, 3rd Floor\, Room 3540\, 100 Morrissey Blvd\, Boston\, MA\, 02125\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Conversation With Jim Acosta - SPJ-NE x The Mass Media
DESCRIPTION: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 chief White House correspondent\, where his clashes with President Donald Trump during his first term led to a ban from the White House in 2018\, which ended when the administration backed down following a temporary court order. Acosta is also the author of the New York Times bestselling book\, “The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America.”  \nThe event is open to UMass Boston students and members of the public. Ticket information is forthcoming. \nThe event is the first in a four-part series featuring retired Boston Globe sportswriter Bob Ryan\, former CNN anchor Jim Acosta\, Globe Social Video Journalist Emily Sweeney and photographer Lou Jones. Through the speaker series\, SPJ New England and The Mass Media aim to expand UMass Boston students’ access to journalism education opportunities\, furthering SPJ’s mission to “inspire successive generations of talented individuals to become dedicated journalists.”
URL:https://www.spjne.org/event/a-conversation-with-jim-acosta/
LOCATION:UMass Boston Campus Center\, 100 Morrissey Blvd\, Boston\, MA\, 02125\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:A Conversation With Emily Sweeney - SPJ-NE x The Mass Media
DESCRIPTION: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 York Times. In addition to video journalism\, Sweeney writes two crime-related series for the Globe\, “Blotter Tales\,” about noteworthy police blotter incidents\, and the unsolved murder newsletter\, “Cold Case Files.” She is the author of four books\, including “Gangland Boston: A Tour Through the Deadly Streets of Organized Crime.” \nThe event is open to UMass Boston students and members of the public. Ticket information is forthcoming. \nThe event is the first in a four-part series featuring retired Boston Globe sportswriter Bob Ryan\, former CNN anchor Jim Acosta\, Boston Globe Social Video Journalist Emily Sweeney and photographer Lou Jones. Through the speaker series\, SPJ New England and The Mass Media aim to expand UMass Boston students’ access to journalism education opportunities\, furthering SPJ’s mission to “inspire successive generations of talented individuals to become dedicated journalists.”
URL:https://www.spjne.org/event/a-conversation-with-emily-sweeney/
LOCATION:UMass Boston Campus Center\, 100 Morrissey Blvd\, Boston\, MA\, 02125\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261210T180000
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SUMMARY:A Conversation With Lou Jones - SPJ-NE x The Mass Media
DESCRIPTION: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 in 1976. He was also president of the New England chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers and on the organization’s national board of directors. He received awards from the International Photographic Council\, Massachusetts Citizens against the Death Penalty and the Boston Photography Collaborative. \nThe event is open to UMass Boston students and members of the public. Ticket information is forthcoming. \nThe event is the first in a four-part series featuring retired Boston Globe sportswriter Bob Ryan\, former CNN anchor Jim Acosta\, Boston Globe Social Video Journalist Emily Sweeney and photographer Lou Jones. Through the speaker series\, SPJ New England and The Mass Media aim to expand UMass Boston students’ access to journalism education opportunities\, furthering SPJ’s mission to “inspire successive generations of talented individuals to become dedicated journalists.”
URL:https://www.spjne.org/event/a-conversation-with-lou-jones/
LOCATION:UMass Boston Campus Center\, 100 Morrissey Blvd\, Boston\, MA\, 02125\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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