Sigma Delta Chi

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Sigma Delta Chi is a historic professional journalism society in the United States, now known as the Society of Professional Journalists, dedicated to promoting ethical reporting and freedom of the press.

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Sigma Delta Chi canonical 3
Sigma Delta Chi Foundation 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf learned society ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ
professional journalism society ⓘ
advocatesFor open government ⓘ
public’s right to know ⓘ
affiliation Society of Professional Journalists ⓘ
alsoKnownAs SDX ⓘ
awardFor excellence in journalism ⓘ
basedOnIdeology ethical newsgathering ⓘ
press freedom ⓘ
color blue ⓘ
gold ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
field journalism ⓘ
focusesOn First Amendment issues ⓘ
freedom of information ⓘ
journalism ethics ⓘ
formerNameOf Society of Professional Journalists ⓘ
foundedAt DePauw University ⓘ
foundedBy students at DePauw University ⓘ
hasAward Sigma Delta Chi Awards for Excellence in Journalism ⓘ
hasChapter campus chapters in U.S. colleges and universities ⓘ
professional chapters in U.S. cities ⓘ
hasEthicsCode SPJ Code of Ethics ⓘ
hasPart Sigma Delta Chi Foundation ⓘ
linked to: Sigma Delta Chi
hasPublication Quill magazine ⓘ
headquartersLocation Indianapolis, Indiana ⓘ
linked to: Indianapolis
inception 1909 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
membership professional journalists ⓘ
student journalists ⓘ
motto improving and protecting journalism ⓘ
nonprofitStatus 501(c)(3) foundation (through Sigma Delta Chi Foundation) ⓘ
operatesIn United States ⓘ
originallyFormedAs collegiate journalism fraternity ⓘ
purpose professional development of journalists ⓘ
promotion of ethical journalism ⓘ
promotion of freedom of the press ⓘ
reorganizedAs Society of Professional Journalists ⓘ
reorganizedDate 1988 ⓘ
sponsors Sigma Delta Chi Awards ⓘ
supports journalism education ⓘ
training programs for journalists ⓘ
targetAudience journalism students ⓘ
working journalists ⓘ
website https://www.spj.org/ ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sigma Delta Chi → hasPart → Sigma Delta Chi Foundation ⓘ
linked to: Sigma Delta Chi
SPJ Sigma Delta Chi Awards → namedAfter → Sigma Delta Chi ⓘ