Bob Schieffer, Gwen Ifill, Kenneth T. Walsh, and Toby McIntosh will be inducted June 9, 2009, into the Hall of Fame of the D.C. Pro Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists. Washington Post columnist Courtland Milloy will receive the Chapter's 2009 Distinguished Service Award for his many years of advocacy for disadvantaged and disenfranchised residents of the Washington metropolitan area.

Andy Schotz, our chapter prez and national ethics committe chair, pointed out a piece in today's People's Daily Online that uses the SPJ Code of Ethics -- along with the codes from RTNDA and ASNE -- to basically tell U.S. journalists to stop criticizing the way China does journalism.
I put up a few comments on the SPJ International Journalism Committee blog site this morning. There will be more. As I said in my first posting, I need to calm down a bit before getting into the fight.
Celebrate James Madison's birthday by joining your fellow freelancers at the monthly DC SPJ get together.
The group meets March 16 at noon in the National Press Club.
The 2010 Region 2 Conference will be held March 26-27 at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.
If you register by March 9, SPJ members can save $20 on the advance registration and $50 on the on-site registration.
Click here to register.
Click here for details about the program.
The Region 2 conference starts Friday, March 26 with a welcome reception at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
The Saturday professional development session will be held at the University of Maryland.
Go to the Region 2 website for more information.
Register here.