The national SPJ organization has awarded the Virginia Pro Chapter a $500 grant to help provide in-person journalism student mentoring, including a monthly “Dinner with a Journalist” series, for the SPJ chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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SPJVA renames its signature award
The chapter’s board of directors has voted to change the name of its signature award to the SPJVA Lifetime Achievement Award.
SPJVA’s statement on Las Vegas journalist’s murder
The U.S Constitution ensures a free press, a cornerstone of a functioning and healthy democracy and the Society of Professional Journalists is dedicated to protecting those rights. To that end, the Society of Professional Journalists Virginia Pro Chapter is carefully watching developments in the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German. Las VegasContinueContinue reading “SPJVA’s statement on Las Vegas journalist’s murder”
SPJ VA board social event – Sun., Sept. 18 at 12:30 p.m.
Virginia journalists! You are invited to meet the new Society of Professional Journalists Virginia Pro chapter 2022-2023 board on the patio of Legends Brewing Co.,321 W 7th St., Richmond, VA 23224. on Sun., Sept. 18 at 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Cash bar. Catch up with old friends, network, bring business cards. Board meeting (open toContinueContinue reading “SPJ VA board social event – Sun., Sept. 18 at 12:30 p.m.”
SPJVA donates to Sierra Jenkins Scholarship Fund
In an email vote, the board of directors of the SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter agreed to donate $150 to the scholarship fund established in the memory of Sierra Jenkins, a Virginian-Pilot reporter who was fatally shot in Norfolk on March 19. The board also urged SPJVA members and supporters to consider contributing to the fund.
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