Professional Organizations in Journalism

AEJMC, or Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, is a nonprofit association for students and professionals in the journalism field. They’re goal is to encourage the highest standards possible in both fields, and to cultivate a large range of research in both fields. AEJMC wants to encourage multi-cultural society in classrooms and curriculum. This is to achieve a better informed public using our practice. http://www.aejmc.org/

 

Another association for journalist is the Society of Professional Journalists. This association has over 10,000 members, which makes it the largest journalist organization in the US. Their goal is to maintain the right of freedom of the press and to encourage high, ethical standards. SPJ offers professional development through many different conferences, both local and national. There are almost 250 different chapters across the US, which allows many people the opportunity to join. http://www.spj.org/