SPJ Virginia Pro

Who’s speaking at the SPJ/VPA Conference?

We’re excited to announce the full line up of panels and workshops for the Virginia Press Association/Society of Professional Journalists Conference April 8-9 in Short Pump, Va. The following programming is included with the purchase of a ticket through SPJ. You can purchase tickets here. Friday Activities 2-4:30 p.m. Job/Internship Fair featuring representatives from The DailyContinueContinue reading “Who’s speaking at the SPJ/VPA Conference?”

Judges needed to help Virginia Press Association

Our friends at the Virginia Press Association need your help judging the Georgia Press Association’s contest next month. Advertising: Georgia is looking for 16 to 20 people to judge advertising contest entries on February 13. News: Georgia is looking for at least 40 people to judge its editorial contest entries on February 27. Judging will takeContinueContinue reading “Judges needed to help Virginia Press Association”

Registration Open for AP Day at the Capitol Wednesday, Dec. 4

SPJ members are invited to hear from the governor-elect and also question experts about the Affordable Care Act and other health care issues at this year’s Virginia AP Day at the Capital, scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Gov.-Elect Terry McAuliffe is confirmed as our lunch speaker. We’ll also have a panelContinueContinue reading “Registration Open for AP Day at the Capitol Wednesday, Dec. 4”

Call for nominations: annual George Mason Award

The Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Pro Chapter, seeks nominations for its George Mason Award, presented annually since 1964 to journalists and others who have supported freedom of the press and made significant contributions to Virginia journalism.

Help Us Celebrate our 50th: April 22, 2008

Gov. Tim Kaine is the guest speaker at the Virginia Pro Chapter’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Tuesday, April 22, in Richmond. Please join us as we honor the chapter’s contributions to Virginia journalism as well as our George Mason Award winner David Poole, founder of the Virginia Public Access Project. We need you to be thereContinueContinue reading “Help Us Celebrate our 50th: April 22, 2008”