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Event: “Get Your Facts Straight: Addressing Shady Politics”

Hampton University and the American Press Institute will hold a free workshop in Hampton on Feb. 22. “Get Your Facts Straight: Addressing Shady Politics” will include hands-on training in using the new Political TV Ad Archive, among other fact-checking tools; a discussion on the current state of freedom of information in Virginia; and a discussionContinue reading “Event: “Get Your Facts Straight: Addressing Shady Politics””

Two losses to Virginia journalism this week

Louis Wendell Hodges Louis Wendell Hodges, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Professor of Journalism Ethics Emeritus at Washington and Lee University, died yesterday, Feb. 8, from complications of a severe head injury he received in a fall six years ago. He was 83. Hodges taught religion and ethics at W&L for 43Continue reading “Two losses to Virginia journalism this week”

Service for J. Stewart Bryan III planned for Wednesday

A service honoring the life of J. Stewart Bryan, the chairman of Media General and a George Mason Award winner, is planned for Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Bryan, 77, died Saturday from injuries suffered in a fall at his home nine days earlier. Prayers and a celebration of his life will be held 4:30 p.m. WednesdayContinue reading “Service for J. Stewart Bryan III planned for Wednesday”

SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter joins groups in calling for reversal of Senate rule restricting journalists

The Virginia Senate this week has decided to move the public’s business farther from the public. The Virginia Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Virginia Press Association, and the Virginia Coalition for Open Government are disappointed by Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment’s action to refuse to allow journalists onto the SenateContinue reading “SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter joins groups in calling for reversal of Senate rule restricting journalists”

Open government conference to be held in Fredericksburg

The Virginia Coalition for Open Government will hold its annual conference in Fredericksburg on Nov. 12. It’s a day full of workshops and panels on topics related to open government in Virginia. This year’s topics include: Data collection, body cams and privacy The 2015 Virginia elections and what they mean for open government in theContinue reading “Open government conference to be held in Fredericksburg”