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TIME: 9 A.M. DATE: JAN. 16, 2010 1. Call to Order – Smith 2. Roll Call – Lunsford A. Smith B. Limor C. Ralston D. Albarado AGENDA THE SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TIME: 9 A.M. DATE: JAN. 16, 2010 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. 1. Call to Order – Smith 2. Roll Call – Lunsford a. Smith c. Ralston e. Lunsford g. Aeikens b. Limor d. Albarado f. McCloskey 3. Report of the SPJ President – Smith 4. Report of the SDX Foundation President – Geimann 5. Staff Report – Skeel [page 1] 6. Approve Executive Committee Meeting Minutes a. June 27, 2009, Minneapolis [page 6] b. Sept. 29, 2009, Conference Call [page 11] c. Nov. 18, 2009, Conference Call [page 12] 7. Discussion Items a. Update on 2010 convention (including sponsorship update) – Vachon b. Update on 2011 convention with RTDNA – Vachon c. Discussion on 2012 convention – Vachon d. Spring Conferences – Smith e. High School journalists as members – Ralston f. Grant/outside funding committee – Skeel g. Updated History Book – Leger h. Harper Memorial event – Skeel i. Annual Report/Star Rankings – Skeel 8. New Business 9. Adjournment AGENDA SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING TIME: 4 P.M. EST – CONFERENCE CALL MARCH 4, 2010 1. Call to Order – Smith 2. Roll Call – Lunsford a. Smith g. Koretzky m. Eckert s. Cooper b. Limor h. Puckey n. Rowell t. Ensslin c. Lunsford i. Seaman o. Steele u. Neuts d. Ralston j. Kopen Katcef p. Hansen v. Cleesattle e. Aeikens k. Daniels q. Theisen w. Albarado f. McCloskey l. Turmelle r. Edgell 3. Discussion items a. Membership growth and plans – Smith b. Budget – Smith/Skeel c. FCC – Smith d. Regional conferences – Smith e. Shield Law – Smith f. Ethics town hall meetings – Smith g. Ethics book– Smith h. Model bylaws – Smith i. SDX Monument cleanup – Smith/Vachon j. KnowledgeWebb partnership – Skeel 4. Adjournment Page 1 of 1 AGENDA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS 9 A.M. JULY 24, 2010 WORLD WAR II MUSEUM, NEW ORLEANS 1. Call to Order – Smith 2. Roll Call – Lunsford a. Smith c. Lunsford e. Aeikens g. McCloskey b. Limor d. Ralston f. Albarado 3. Approve Executive Committee Meeting Minutes a. January 16, 2010, Albuquerque, N. M. [page 1] b. May 26, 2010, Conference Call [page 5] 4. Report of the SPJ President – Smith 5. Staff Report – Skeel [page 7] 6. Discussion Items a. 2010 Convention – Vachon b. 2011 Convention – Vachon c. 2012 Convention – Vachon 7. Qatar chapter approval – Smith [page 11] 8. Old/New Business a. Partnership with Bob Schapiro – Smith [page 14] b. Dot News – Skeel [page 21] c. Update on FCC – Smith d. Model Bylaws – Smith [page 37] e. Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award – Smith [page 53] f. History book – Aeikens/Smith [page 62] 9. Awards [packet was shipped 6.23.10] a. D.L. Eshelmen Outstanding Campus Adviser b. Distinguished Teaching in Journalism c. Ethics in Journalism d. Fellows of the Society e. First Amendment f. Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement g. Historic Site in Journalism h. Howard S. Dubin Outstanding Pro Member i. Julie Galvan Outstanding Graduate in Journalism j. Regional Director of the Year k. Sunshine l. Wells Key – officers only 10. Adjournment AGENDA SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING TIME: 9 A.M. – LOCATION: MELROSE 3 OCT. 3, 2010 PLANET HOLLYWOOD, LAS VEGAS 1. Call to Order – Smith 2. Roll Call – Lunsford a. K. Smith i. McCloskey q. Theisen b. Limor j. Puckey r. Edgell c. Lunsford k. Seaman s. Cooper d. Ralston l. Turmelle t. Ensslin e. Aeikens m. Eckert u. Neuts f. Kopen-Katcef n. Rowell v. Cleesattle g. George Daniels o. Steele w. Albarado h. Koretzky p. Hansen 3. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes – Smith a. April 17, 2010 [Page 1] 4. Report of the SPJ President – Smith 5. Report of the SDX Foundation President – Geimann [Page 6] 6. Fall Report of the ACEJMC – Geimann [Page 9] 7. Staff Report – Skeel [Page 14] 8. Convention updates – Vachon a. 2010 b. 2011 c. 2012 9. Discussion Items a. Taking SPJ International – Smith b. Online radio program (blogtalkradio) – Smith c. Dues discounts/installment billing – Smith d. History Book – Aeikens [Page 20] 10. Old/New Business a. Bylaws/board’s role as judiciary body – Smith b. Professional star ranking system – Smith c. Campus star ranking system – Ralston [Page 24] 11. Committee Reports a. Education Caucus – Ralston [Page 29] b. Ethics – Schotz [Page 31] c. Freedom of Information – Cuillier [Page 36] d. Digital Media – Fosdal [Page 39] e. Freelance – Green [Page 42] f. Public Outreach – Bartlett [Page 44] g. Journalism Education – South [Page 46] h. Professional Development – Wenger [Page 48] i. Government Relations – Taylor [Page 49] j. Awards and Honors – Frizzi [Page 51] k. Membership – Fisher [Page 53] l. Diversity – Vongs [Page 54] m. International Journalism – Lovler [Page 57] 12. Adjournment AGENDA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGMA DELTA CHI FOUNDATION TIME: 9:00A.M. – LOCATION: WILSHIRE A OCT. 4, 2010 PLANET HOLLYWOOD, LAS VEGAS 1. Call to Order – Geimann 2. Roll Call – Gratz a. Geimann j. Cross s. Levins b. Leger k. Evensen t. Limor c. Gratz l. Gillman u. Lunsford d. Dubin m. Jones v. Maynard e. Aeikens n. Ketter w. McKerral f. Augherton o. Kirtley x. Porter g. Brewer p. Kopen Katcef y. Pulliam h. Brown q. Leeds z. Ralston i. Carlson r. Lehrman aa. Smith 3. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes – Geimann a. April 18, 2010 [page 1] 4. Report of the SDX Foundation President – Geimann [page 6] 5. Report of the SPJ President – Smith 6. Report of the Treasurer – Dubin a. Update from finance committee meeting 7. Grants Committee Report – Leger 8. Staff Report – Skeel [page 9] 9. Development Report – Posavac [page 15] 10. Officer and Director Elections – Geimann [page 17] 11. Discussion items a. Ethics book update – Skeel b. History book project – Leger/Aeikens [page 18] c. Access Across America recap – Geimann [page 22] 12. Old/New Business 13. Adjourn AGENDA SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING TIME: 9 A.M. – LOCATION: SUNSET 2 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6, 2010 PLANET HOLLYWOOD, LAS VEGAS 1. Call to Order – Limor 2. Roll Call – Secretary-Treasurer a. Limor h. Student Rep. n. Rowell s. Region 8 b. President-elect i. Student Rep. o. Region 4 Director c. Secretary- j. Daniels Director t. Region 9 Treasurer k. Campus p. Region 5 Director d. Ralston Adviser At- Director u. Neuts e. Smith Large q. Theisen v. Cleesattle f. At-Large l. Region 1 r. Region 7 w. Albarado Director Director Director g. McCloskey m. Eckert 2. Welcome and Introduction of New Board Members – Limor 3. Executive Committee Elections – Limor The Executive Committee is comprised of the President; President-Elect; Secretary- Treasurer; Vice President, Campus Chapter Affairs; Immediate Past President; and two at- large members elected by the board of directors. 4. Appointments to Sigma Delta Chi Foundation Board – Limor The SPJ President may appoint as many directors to the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation as he/she desires so long as the number of independently elected directors is one more than the SPJ appointments. 5. Ratification of Sigma Delta Chi Foundation Board elections – Limor The SPJ board ratifies the independently elected officers and directors of the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation. 6. Committee Update – Limor 7. Finance Committee Appointments – Limor The Finance Committee is comprised of the President; President-Elect; Secretary-Treasurer; Vice President, Campus Chapter Affairs; Immediate Past President; and two at-large members appointed by the President and ratified by the board of directors. 8. Old/New business a. Introduction of 2010 SPJ Diversity Leadership fellows. b. Conflict of Interest Policy/Board Information sheets – Skeel 9. Board Orientation – Laurie Babinski Page 1 of 2 The orientation session focuses on each officer and director’s responsibilities and duties while serving as a member of the SPJ board of directors. 10. Adjournment Page 2 of 2 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS AND THE SIGMA DELTA CHI FOUNDATION BAKER HOSTETLER LLP Bruce W. Sanford Bruce D. Brown Laurie A. Babinski October 3-5, 2010 Las Vegas, Nevada I. OVERVIEW The Society is the closest to seeing a federal statutory reporters’ privilege become reality as it has been in the past five years of lobbying, but one crucial issue remains unresolved – the definition of a journalist. Agreement is very near on this one outstanding question, but efforts have been complicated by Wikileaks’ release this summer of documents related to the war in Afghanistan. Members of Congress who have long been on the fence about whether to support a federal shield law have expressed concern that such a statute could potentially extend a privilege to those who simply “dump” sensitive documents onto the Internet, and are now seeking to exclude such websites from the definition of a journalist. The Society has been working with other media groups to come to a workable compromise with the concerned Senators, and we are hopeful that the issue will be resolved quickly. At the same time, the Society has won significant legislative victories on other fronts. In late summer, President Obama signed into law a libel tourism bill that prohibits the enforcement of foreign libel judgments against American journalists and authors that do not comport with the First Amendment or the Due Process Clause of the Constitution. Bruce Brown testified in 2009 and 2010 before House and Senate committees to explain the need for the legislation, and we assisted Senate staff in drafting an effective remedy. And two weeks ago, the Society’s efforts to remove a (b)(3) exemption to the Freedom of Information Act that would have allowed the SEC to withhold records related to investigations proved successful. The bill to remove the exemption passed swiftly through the Senate and the House and currently awaits the President’s signature.
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