Paul Fletcher

Register for AP Day at the Capitol — deadline is 11/28

AP Day at the Capitol in Richmond, Dec. 7, this year features several power-packed seminars on government and politics affecting all Virginians. There will be an update from Gov. Bob McDonnell and the first debate of the 2012 U.S. Senate race. Here is the schedule of events: 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Registration and coffeeContinue reading “Register for AP Day at the Capitol — deadline is 11/28”

Studio SPJ: Covering the Occupy Protests

The Occupy Wall Street protests have spread across the nation and as reporters and photographers are covering these events in their communities some are finding themselves arrested simply for doing their job. Join Studio SPJ producer Holly Fisher as she leads a discussion on journalists’ arrests and what SPJ and other groups are doing toContinue reading “Studio SPJ: Covering the Occupy Protests”

Join us for a tribute to George Mason on Dec. 11

The Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Pro chapter, announces a tribute to George Mason, founding father and author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the model for the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution. On Mason’s birthday — Sunday, Dec. 11 – we will travel to the George Mason Memorial in Washington, D.C.’s WestContinue reading “Join us for a tribute to George Mason on Dec. 11”

SPJVA to sponsor screening of film ‘Reporter’

The University of Richmond Journalism Department will host a screening of the award-winning documentary “Reporter” and a conversation with director Eric Daniel Metzgar, on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Alice Haynes Room of the Commons at UR. Metzgar’s film is a feature about Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Nick Kristof’s reporting trip to theContinue reading “SPJVA to sponsor screening of film ‘Reporter’”

Merritt to receive 2011 George Mason Award

Richmond attorney Craig T. Merritt will be the recipient of the 2011 George Mason Award. The George Mason Award, established in 1964, is given annually by the Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Pro chapter, to an individual for outstanding contributions to Virginia journalism. A partner with the Richmond law firm of Christian & Barton, MerrittContinue reading “Merritt to receive 2011 George Mason Award”