Jeff South

‘Find out about FOIA in Virginia’ on Nov. 10 (update)

What information do you need about Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act? Would you like to learn how it compares to federal law? Are you interested in finding out about how to overcome recalcitrant Commonwealth bureaucrats? Want to know how the pandemic is affecting records requests? Join the Virginia Pro and Washington, D.C., Pro chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists forContinue reading “‘Find out about FOIA in Virginia’ on Nov. 10 (update)”

Trailblazer Dorothy Gilliam on her career and the future of journalism

When Dorothy Butler Gilliam was hired as the first Black woman reporter at The Washington Post in 1961, she was driven by the words of Martin Luther King Jr., when he said “Go and make a difference.”

Video of online event with Dorothy Butler Gilliam

Dorothy Butler Gilliam, the first Black woman reporter at The Washington Post, spoke on Oct. 13 at an online event co-hosted by SPJVa, the Robertson School of Media and Culture at VCU, and the BND Institute of Media and Culture. Here is a news story, including video, about the event.

Oct. 13: A conversation with ‘trailblazing’ journalist Dorothy Gilliam

Dorothy Butler Gilliam, the first Black woman reporter at The Washington Post and author of a recent memoir, will discuss her career and the importance of newsroom diversity during an online event on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Gilliam’s talk, which will be live-streamed beginning at 6 p.m., is being sponsored by the Virginia Pro Chapter ofContinue reading “Oct. 13: A conversation with ‘trailblazing’ journalist Dorothy Gilliam”

Richmond Free Press Publishers to Receive George Mason Award

The late Raymond H. “Ray” Boone Sr., founder of the Richmond Free Press, and Jean Patterson Boone, who has been publisher of the weekly newspaper since her husband’s death in 2014, are recipients of the 2020 George Mason Award for outstanding contributions to Virginia journalism. Since 1964, the Virginia Pro Chapter of the Society ofContinue reading “Richmond Free Press Publishers to Receive George Mason Award”