October 17th, 2025 • 2024 Region 8+12 Conference: New Orleans | #SPJ/MediaFest25
Trusting News Strives to Restore Faith in Journalism
A recent Gallup polls finds trust in the media has reached a new low of 28%. It’s crucial now more than ever that journalists not only report the news, but also find new ways to connect with their fleeting audience Enter Trusting News, a company working to help repair the bridge between news consumers who are exhausted by endless streams of information and the journalists who tirelessly work on stories.
October 17th, 2025 • SPJ/MediaFest25
‘We Can’t Ignore This Anymore’: How the U.S Press Freedom Tracker is Fighting For Journalists.
Every journalist gets hate comments, but how many of them are assaulted? The U.S Press Freedom Tracker has recorded 121 incidents of assault across the United States in the past six months alone. This is one of the many statistics tracked in the U.S
October 16th, 2025 • SPJ/MediaFest25
It’s easy to infringe on someone’s copyright without realizing it. Student Press Law Center is here to help
You just finished your article. Then you realize that you forgot to snap a photo. Don’t try and pull something off the internet, experts say, to avoid lawsuits and heavy fines. One unnamed student media group mentioned in a Student Press Law Center (SPLC) post how they faced repercussions after using a Creative Commons image of a medical syringe in a COVID-19 story.