SPJVA’s annual report for 2019-20

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This week, we submitted our annual report to SPJ national headquarters.

Our signature program was the George Mason Award reception held on Nov. 10, 2019, in Richmond. At this event, we presented the award to Bill Lohmann, longtime reporter and columnist of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. We also recognized the two college students who won 2019 summer newsroom fellowships from the Virginia SPJ,SDX Educational Foundation.

The SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter has been presenting the George Mason Award almost every year since 1964 to a journalist or friend of journalism of exceptional character and dedication to the craft. This year’s presentation attracted significant press coverage. More than 50 people attended the 2019 reception. The event represented the public debut of our newly relaunched SPJ chapter.

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SPJ is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior. Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry through the daily work of its nearly 10,000 members; works to inspire and educate current and future journalists through professional development; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press through its advocacy efforts.

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