Join Studio SPJ producer Holly Fisher as she talks with Corinne Reilly of The Virginian-Pilot about her 2011 Sigma Delta Chi Award-winning piece “A Chance in Hell,” a story of the daily life of U.S. military medics in Afghanistan. The program will air this morning, June 25, at 11:00 a.m. Read Reilly’s story at http://spj.org/sdxa11.asp.Continue reading “Studio SPJ: Talking with SDX Winner Corinne Reilly of The Virginian-Pilot”
Author Archives: Paul Fletcher
What to do when someone ‘borrows’ your copy
Duane Lester at the All American Blogger tells a story on how to handle getting mugged by another publication. Lester wrote an article for his blog that appeared, virtually verbatim, in a local newspaper in Missouri. Instead of folding, he fought back and asserted his copyright. He presented a bill for the story to the paperContinue reading “What to do when someone ‘borrows’ your copy”
SPJ national president speaks at Virginia Pro chapter
By Kristine Hadeed Broadcast Journalism Senior, Virginia Commonwealth University April 14, 2012 Brian Eckert, Region 2 director of the Society of Professional Journalists, estimated it was the first visit of its kind in over 30 years. National SPJ president John Ensslin made an appearance as guest speaker at Saturday’s Virginia Pro Chapter meeting, held onContinue reading “SPJ national president speaks at Virginia Pro chapter”
See “Page One” and meet SPJ National President John Ensslin on April 14
The Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Pro Chapter, has a great night planned for anyone who loves journalism and cares about its future. John Ensslin, the SPJ national president, will visit Richmond Saturday, April 14. We’ll gather at the University of Richmond, Jepson Hall Room 109, at 7 p.m. for a talk by Ensslin aboutContinue reading “See “Page One” and meet SPJ National President John Ensslin on April 14”
Who guards the hen house?
A note from the president: This weekend, I moderated a presentation at the Region 2 conference at Elon University entitled, “Who guards the hen house?” SPJVA board member Caroline Cardwell and Liz Irwin, publisher at the Dolan Media Carolinas Group in Charlotte, also served on the panel. We looked at efforts by legislators to introduceContinue reading “Who guards the hen house?”
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