Join the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists

This is the new member application page. If you are a renewing member, please click here.

First, you should know that you will actually be joining two related organizations. The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) was founded in 1909 and is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization. National SPJ is best-known for its Code of Ethics, which is continually updated to give journalists practical ways to cope with changing technology and a changing society.

The New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists (NJ-SPJ) is the “NJ Pro Chapter” of SPJ, but in many ways we function separately, with our own activities, budget and programs.  Created in 1959, NJ-SPJ was the prime mover in creating NJ’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and continues to be the first line of defense for journalists in the Garden State. In cooperation with others, NJ-SPJ is one of two statewide organizations that issues NJ Press Identification Cards.

If you are already a member seeking to renew your membership and order press ID cards, click here.

Application for Membership in the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists

In the form below, you can apply for membership and once your information has been received, we will send you links to pay for your membership and order Press ID Cards and vehicle placards.

Your card order will be processed after your membership application is reviewed and approved. You can pay by major credit or debit card, or online options such as Venmo. Our transactions are processed securely by Square.

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Member Information

Name *

First

Last

Your working title (Reporter, editor, freelance, etc.)

Please provide your working title as you want it to appear on your Press ID Card

News Organization

Please provide the news organization name as you want it to appear on your press ID card and vehicle card

Office Phone

Cell Phone

Email *

Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

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Zip Code

Headshot

Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload

Please upload a high-resolution JPEG passport-style photo of your head and shoulders, full-face, against a neutral background. No hats or hoodies, no selfies or heads cropped from a party photo. Have someone make the photo of you if you don't already have a professional headshot.

link etc.) Phone

Declaration

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I certify that I have read the SPJ Code of Ethics. I further certify that I have read and will abide by the Terms & Conditions.

Story link 1

Please only insert URLs here. If you only have clips of your stories, you can upload them as PDFs below.

Story link 2

Story link 3

Or upload three stories here

Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload You can upload up to 3 files.

If you don't have URLs or links to online versions of your news stories, you can upload them as PDFs here.

After we receive your application, we will email you instructions on how to pay for your membership and any press ID cards you want to purchase.

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