Grant Johnson, a graduating senior at James Madison University, and Merrill Hart, a junior at the University of Virginia, have been selected as 2024 summer newsroom fellows by the Virginia SPJ,SDX Educational Foundation.
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Student fellowship funding and new SPJVA board member
The SPJVA board has allocated $1,500 to the SPJ,SDX Educational Foundation in support of the foundation’s fellowships for college journalists doing summer internships. Also, Reynolds Hutchins, editor of The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, was appointed to finish out the term of board member Hawes Spencer.
Students, apply for support for summer internships
The Virginia SPJ,SDX Educational Foundation invites applications from college students for fellowships to support journalism internships during the summer of 2024.
Nominations open for 2023 and 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award
We are taking nominations for the SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter’s 2023 and 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors “a journalist or friend of journalism of exceptional character and dedication to the craft” — a person who “has made outstanding contributions to Virginia journalism.” The deadline has been extended to March 15, 2024.
Regular SPJ Virginia Pro meeting scheduled for Oct. 18, 2023
The Virginia Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is holding a general membership meeting this Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 via Zoom. The meeting is open to the organization’s general membership and anyone interested in the board’s business. Any matters that require a vote are limited to board members. The agenda for the meetingContinueContinue reading “Regular SPJ Virginia Pro meeting scheduled for Oct. 18, 2023”
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