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Chip Jones discusses his new book, ‘The Organ Thieves’

Our chapter co-hosted journalist Chip Jones in an online discussion of his recent book “The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South.” The event was held Feb. 25 in partnership with VCU Libraries. https://youtu.be/l0lXx-PYafY Chip, a Pulitzer-nominated writer, reported for the Roanoke Times, Richmond Times-Dispatch and other publications. His bookContinueContinue reading “Chip Jones discusses his new book, ‘The Organ Thieves’”

‘Find out about FOIA in Virginia’ on Nov. 10 (update)

What information do you need about Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act? Would you like to learn how it compares to federal law? Are you interested in finding out about how to overcome recalcitrant Commonwealth bureaucrats? Want to know how the pandemic is affecting records requests? Join the Virginia Pro and Washington, D.C., Pro chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists forContinueContinue reading “‘Find out about FOIA in Virginia’ on Nov. 10 (update)”