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SPJVPA16: Pros offer tips for editing copy

By Janeal Downs A good news story means more than presenting information as an inverted pyramid and applying AP style. In today’s newsrooms, reporters also must be copy editors and turn in articles that are as ready for publication as possible. At the VPA/SPJ Region 2 Conference, two experienced editors offered advice on how journalistsContinueContinue reading “SPJVPA16: Pros offer tips for editing copy”

SPJVPA16: So you want to be an international reporter?

By Janeal Downs From taking adventurous trips to the grocery store in China to covering the ravages of war in Afghanistan, top journalists shared their experiences as international reporters during a panel at the VPA/SPJ Region 2 Conference. David Lynch, a correspondent in the Washington bureau of the Financial Times, and Paul Wiseman, an internationalContinueContinue reading “SPJVPA16: So you want to be an international reporter?”

Deadline extended: Students, apply for summer 2016 newsroom fellowships

Fellowships offer intern opportunities for students seeking journalism careers. The application deadline has been extended until April 15. Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Pro Chapter Virginia SPJ, SDX Educational Foundation The Virginia SPJ Chapter will award two $1,500 fellowships that will require — and help pay for — a supervised summer newsroom internship for any risingContinueContinue reading “Deadline extended: Students, apply for summer 2016 newsroom fellowships”

Shooting and Editing Video 101

Join us for a special workshop before the 2016 VPA/AP/SJP Region 2 conference in early April: Shooting and Editing Video 101 Video is hot these days. It’s never been easier to shoot, edit and then post it on YouTube, Facebook or a website. But what’s the difference between good and bad video? How can youContinueContinue reading “Shooting and Editing Video 101”

Register for the Region 2 Spring Conference now

The SPJ Region 2 Spring Conference will be held on April 8-9 at the Hilton Hotel / Short Pump, just west of Richmond. For attendees who can arrive on Friday, April 8, we will have a job/internship fair and resume/portfolio critiques in the afternoon and social activities in the evening. On Saturday, April 9, we will have aContinueContinue reading “Register for the Region 2 Spring Conference now”