Society of Professional Journalists
The nation's broadest based journalism organization, active since 1909, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and high ethical standards through its widely adopted Code of Ethics, press freedom advocacy and legal defense, training, the Sigma Delta Chi and Mark of Excellence awards, and chapters nationwide.
Peer societies
Five societies Society of Professional Journalists is read alongside.
NABJ
National Association of Black Journalists
The advocacy community of Black journalists that fights for equity in newsrooms while honoring the pioneers…
49 companies named
AAJA
Asian American Journalists Association
A professional home and advocacy voice for Asian American and Pacific Islander journalists, working across…
31 companies named
NLGJA
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
A professional community of LGBTQ media workers holding journalism to fair and accurate coverage while…
18 companies named
AHCJ
Association of Health Care Journalists
A professional society that measures itself by the public understanding it produces rather than by the…
ASJA
American Society of Journalists and Authors
The professional society for independent nonfiction writers, a community of freelancers holding standards…
Who backs SPJ
Every company Society of Professional Journalists names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
SPJ26 Convention sponsors. Read September 28, 2026. Convention sponsor logos (alt text); foundations and universities omitted.
Who backs Society of Professional Journalists's peers, but not Society of Professional Journalists
Companies named publicly by at least one of Society of Professional Journalists's five peer societies, and not found in Society of Professional Journalists's reviewed public records.
The outside view
The nation's broadest based journalism organization, active since 1909, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and high ethical standards through its widely adopted Code of Ethics, press freedom advocacy and legal defense, training, the Sigma Delta Chi and Mark of Excellence awards, and chapters nationwide.
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- Outward
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Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Movement and The Citadel.
Strengths
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