From our friends at the Elon University student chapter:Join your fellow ink-stained wretches and muckrakers at the Society of Professional Journalists Region 2 conference in beautiful Elon, North Carolina, March 30-31. The conference hosted by Elon University, will include professionals from all journalism fields, experts from academia, panels for our professional attendees and an ethicsContinueContinue reading “2012 Region 2 Spring Conference at Elon University March 30-31”
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Photojournalist faces trial on Jan. 24
Ian Graham, a photojournalist for RVA Magazine, is scheduled for trial later this month on a trespassing charge that stems from his coverage of police action in closing down the Occupy Richmond site on Oct. 31. The charge will be heard in Richmond General District Court on Jan. 24. The SPJ Virginia Pro lodged aContinueContinue reading “Photojournalist faces trial on Jan. 24”
Newsrooms must adapt
If you work for a traditional newsroom, especially a newspaper, in all likelihood you are in a situation not that different than the Oakland A’s as depicted in “Moneyball.” You don’t have the money you feel you need to do the job the way you were brought up to believe it needs to be done,ContinueContinue reading “Newsrooms must adapt”
honoring George Mason
SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter members, joined by Washington D.C. Pro President Julie Asher, met at the George Mason Memorial in Washington D.C. to honor this Founding Father on his birthday, Sunday, Dec. 11. They also visited his home, Gunston Hall, in the Virginia suburbs.
VCU seeking video instructor
Needed: Video Shooting/Editing Instructor for the video production half of MASC 367 Audio and Video Journalism in the School of Mass Communications at Virginia Commonwealth University. This class covers shooting and editing basics using Sony XD cameras and Adobe Premiere Pro video editing. Willing to train on specifics of camera and editing, but should alreadyContinueContinue reading “VCU seeking video instructor”
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