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A big congratulations is due to Daniel Yoo, a student at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School in Richmond, for winning the 2012 SPJ High School Essay Contest. Our chapter chose Yoo as the top essayist in our area, and the national judges seemed to agree. From our national office: The Society of Professional Journalists isContinueContinue reading “Local student wins national SPJ essay contest”

Join fellow chapter members of the Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Pro chapter, next Monday, May 7, when we meet at Capital Ale House in downtown Richmond for Burger Night and a program with an online journalist discussing how he started a Webmagazine serving Central Virginia’s GLBTQ audience. Kevin Clay of GayRVA.com will be ourContinueContinue reading “Chapter social with Kevin Clay of GayRVA May 7”

Congrats to Dan Nacu, a cartoonist from Virginia Commonwealth University, and all of the other Mark of Excellence Award winners and finalists from Region 2! General Column Writing, Four-Year College/University National Winner: Christopher Haxel, The University of Maryland Online Feature Reporting, Four-Year College/University National Winner: “Salmonella Lurks from Farm to Fork,” by Jeffrey Benzing, EstherContinueContinue reading “Congrats to VCU, fellow Region 2 Mark of Excellence winners!”

Three Virginians were among the winners of the 2011 Sigma Delta Chi Awards, the Society of Professional Journalists primary awards for professional journalists.Corinne Reilly from The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk) won in the feature reporting category (Daily Circulation 100,001+) for “A Chance in Hell,” Link 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5; Dan Casey ofContinueContinue reading “Virginians win SPJ National Awards”

A note from the president: This weekend, I moderated a presentation at the Region 2 conference at Elon University entitled, “Who guards the hen house?” SPJVA board member Caroline Cardwell and Liz Irwin, publisher at the Dolan Media Carolinas Group in Charlotte, also served on the panel. We looked at efforts by legislators to introduceContinueContinue reading “Who guards the hen house?”