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Call for Nominations: 2016 George Mason Award

The Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Pro Chapter, seeks nominations for its 53rd George Mason Award, to be presented in September 2016. The annual award recognizes a person in Virginia has done something extraordinary for journalism and the public: reporting and writing that has righted a wrong, caused a sea change in attitudes, changed aContinue reading “Call for Nominations: 2016 George Mason Award”

SPJVA board meeting planned

The Board of Directors of the Virginia Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will meet via phone at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17. The call-in number is 641-715-3580 and the access code is 583987. Any member is welcome to call in and listen. This post will be updated with the agenda. TentativeContinue reading “SPJVA board meeting planned”

Join SPJVA for happy hour in Norfolk

Join the Virginia Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for happy hour at Jessy’s Taco Bistro in Ghent (328 W. 20th St.) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. Here’s a recent food review of Jessy’s. Paul Fletcher, the national president of SPJ and the publisher of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, will be visiting fromContinue reading “Join SPJVA for happy hour in Norfolk”

Shooting and Editing Video 101

Join us for a special workshop before the 2016 VPA/AP/SJP Region 2 conference in early April: Shooting and Editing Video 101 Video is hot these days. It’s never been easier to shoot, edit and then post it on YouTube, Facebook or a website. But what’s the difference between good and bad video? How can youContinue reading “Shooting and Editing Video 101”

Register for the Region 2 Spring Conference now

The SPJ Region 2 Spring Conference will be held on April 8-9 at the Hilton Hotel / Short Pump, just west of Richmond. For attendees who can arrive on Friday, April 8, we will have a job/internship fair and resume/portfolio critiques in the afternoon and social activities in the evening. On Saturday, April 9, we will have aContinue reading “Register for the Region 2 Spring Conference now”