Now is the time for all good Virginia Pro Chapter members to come to the aid of their foundation.We need your stuff.Your good stuff, that is, for a silent auction starting at 6 p.m. during the hospitality hour of the George Mason Banquet Tuesday, June 18. Proceeds benefit the Virginia SPJ/SDX Educational Foundation, which awardsContinueContinue reading “SPJ, SDX Foundation seeks donations for silent auction”
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Free Lance-Star’s Hammerstrom to receive George Mason Award
Dick Hammerstrom, local news editor for The Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg, has been selected as recipient of the 2013 George Mason Award by the Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Pro Chapter.The Mason award, established in 1964, is presented to an individual for outstanding contributions to Virginia journalism. Hammerstrom has worked for newspapers in Virginia andContinueContinue reading “Free Lance-Star’s Hammerstrom to receive George Mason Award”
Scholarship application deadline extended to June 1
May 7, 2013 Dear College Journalists, Students, Professors and Financial Aid Officers: The application deadline the for two college journalism scholarships of $1,500 each, available to rising juniors or seniors attending a Virginia college or university, has been extended. The Virginia SPJ,SDX Educational Foundation awards the scholarships annually, with support from Society of Professional Journalists,ContinueContinue reading “Scholarship application deadline extended to June 1”
Virginia students bring home five national MOE awards
Students at four Virginia universities won five national first-place awards in the 2012 Mark of Excellence Awards, announced today by the Society of Professional Journalists. The competition honors work that was published or broadcast during 2012.Three schools won their MOE awards in the newspaper category:Breaking News Reporting, Small School DivisionNational Winner: “UVa-Wise mourns Chancellor DavidContinueContinue reading “Virginia students bring home five national MOE awards”
Virginia high court to weigh cameras in the courtroom
The Supreme Court of Virginia has taken up a case that could resolve some inconsistencies in the commonwealth’s cameras-in-the-courtroom statute. One part of the law says cameras come in only if the judge lets them and another passage indicates they come in unless the judge can state a good reason not to allow them. SPJContinueContinue reading “Virginia high court to weigh cameras in the courtroom”
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