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Trailblazer Dorothy Gilliam on her career and the future of journalism

When Dorothy Butler Gilliam was hired as the first Black woman reporter at The Washington Post in 1961, she was driven by the words of Martin Luther King Jr., when he said “Go and make a difference.”

Video of online event with Dorothy Butler Gilliam

Dorothy Butler Gilliam, the first Black woman reporter at The Washington Post, spoke on Oct. 13 at an online event co-hosted by SPJVa, the Robertson School of Media and Culture at VCU, and the BND Institute of Media and Culture. Here is a news story, including video, about the event. https://spjva.com/2020/10/15/washington-post-trailblazer-dorothy-gilliam-on-her-career-and-the-future-of-journalism/

Video of online discussion about COVID-19

A panel of media professionals discussed the pandemic’s impact on news organizations and journalists during an hourlong online event hosted by SPJ Virginia Pro on May 27. https://youtu.be/-1i1EPzbAH4 The discussion was moderated by Marisa Porto, executive in residence at Hampton University, former publisher and editor-in-chief for the Daily Press Media Group and co-host of We Virginians,ContinueContinue reading “Video of online discussion about COVID-19”

Join SPJVA for happy hour in Norfolk

Join the Virginia Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for happy hour at Jessy’s Taco Bistro in Ghent (328 W. 20th St.) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. Here’s a recent food review of Jessy’s. Paul Fletcher, the national president of SPJ and the publisher of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, will be visiting fromContinueContinue reading “Join SPJVA for happy hour in Norfolk”

Help SPJVA celebrate George Mason’s 290th birthday

We need your RSVP! Join the Society of Professional Journalists Virginia Pro Chapter in celebrating George Mason’s 290th birthday on Saturday, Dec. 12. Born in what is today Fairfax County on Dec. 11, 1725, Mason helped frame the Virginia Constitution and in 1776 wrote its Declaration of Rights, the forerunner of the U.S. Constitution’s BillContinueContinue reading “Help SPJVA celebrate George Mason’s 290th birthday”