SPJ to Hold Environmental Journalism Conference

The East TN Society of Professional Journalists is holding an environmental journalism conference—Writing Green—March 27, 2009, in Knoxville, Tenn. at Calhoun's On the River, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The conference features experts from across Appalachia who will discuss issues pertaining to the environmental beat, including media coverage of the TVA coal ash spill in Roane Co., Tenn. Cost is $15 for SPJ members and students; $20 for nonmembers and $30 at the door. For more information and to register: http://etspj.org/environmental-conference.