SPJVA will join Virginia Humanities and other groups in co-sponsoring an online discussion on June 8 about “The Future of Journalism, the Fate of Democracy.”
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SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter elects officers, directors for 2021-22
Dina Weinstein, editor and publisher of RVA on the Cheap, will serve as the next president of the Virginia Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Weinstein, who also writes for Richmond Magazine, the Henrico Citizen and other publications, was chosen in an online election that the chapter held over the past week. SPJVAContinue reading “SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter elects officers, directors for 2021-22”
Nominees for officer and director positions for 2021-22
From April 12-18, our chapter will hold an election to fill officer positions and seats on the board. Here are the nominees, who would take office beginning July 1: President — Dina Weinstein, editor and publisher of RVA on the Cheap; writer for VCU Public Affairs, Richmond Magazine, the Henrico Citizen and other publications; and, before moving toContinue reading “Nominees for officer and director positions for 2021-22”
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.”
Oct. 13: A conversation with ‘trailblazing’ journalist Dorothy Gilliam
Dorothy Butler Gilliam, the first Black woman reporter at The Washington Post and author of a recent memoir, will discuss her career and the importance of newsroom diversity during an online event on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Gilliam’s talk, which will be live-streamed beginning at 6 p.m., is being sponsored by the Virginia Pro Chapter ofContinue reading “Oct. 13: A conversation with ‘trailblazing’ journalist Dorothy Gilliam”
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