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Don’t miss the Beth Macy award ceremony

Beth Macy, the former Roanoke Times journalist who has written Dopesick and other best-sellers, will receive the SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter’s highest honor — the George Mason Award — at a ceremony on April 9 in Roanoke. You can attend the presentation in person or online.

Posted bySPJ Virginia ProMarch 31, 2022March 31, 2022Posted inawards, event, George Mason Award, SPJ Region 2, spring conferenceTags:Beth Macy, Roanoke

George Mason Award Ceremony on Feb. 3

The Virginia Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will present its 2020 George Mason Award to Jean Patterson Boone, publisher of the Richmond Free Press, and her late husband, Ray Boone, who founded the award-winning weekly, at a ceremony Feb. 3 at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Posted bySPJ Virginia ProDecember 31, 2021January 13, 2022Posted inevent, George Mason AwardTags:Jean Boone, Ray Boone, Richmond Free Press

Celebrate George Mason’s birthday with us

Join the SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter as we mark the birthday of George Mason, principal author of the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights, at his ancestral home, Gunston Hall, on Saturday, Dec. 11. 

Posted bySPJ Virginia ProNovember 26, 2021November 26, 2021Posted inchapter business, event, George Mason Award, programTags:George Mason's birthday

Part 2: ‘The Future of Journalism, the Fate of Democracy’

Video of the June 22 discussion about the critical role of local journalism to a democracy.

Posted byJeff SouthJune 25, 2021June 26, 2021Posted inevent, first amendment, panelTags:democracy

Webinar explains how to access police records under new law

Video of Thursday’s webinar about House Bill 2004 — a new state law designed to provide a measure of access to inactive criminal investigative files.

Posted bySPJ Virginia ProJune 17, 2021Posted inevent, FOIA, General Assembly, webinarTags:Del. Chris Hurst, HB 2004

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