Save the date for the NEVER SILENT: SPJ 4+5+12 Megaregional Conference, happening April 10–11, 2026, at the Radisson Hotel Louisville North in Clarksville, Indiana. The hotel is just two miles north of downtown Louisville, across the Ohio River, and less than 10 miles from Louisville International Airport (SDF).
This megaregional will bring together student and professional journalists, journalism educators and communicators from across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia for two days of learning, collaboration and connection.
Mark your calendar, spread the word and help us build a conference that reflects the urgency and impact of journalism that refuses to be silent.
For more information, contact your regional coordinator.
Region 4 Coordinator: Ginny McCabe, gmwriteon@aol.com
Michigan, Ohio, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Region 5 Coordinator: Nicole DeCriscio, nicoledecriscio@gmail.com
Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky
Region 12 Coordinator: Jennifer Ellis, spjregion12jennifer@gmail.com or 501-533-0565
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee
For more info and to register, go to https://region12conferencespj.wordpress.com/
