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.
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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.
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.
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.
Part 1: ‘The Future of Journalism, the Fate of Democracy’
Video of the June 8 discussion about the critical role of local journalism to a democracy.