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.
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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”
Last call for Gunston Hall
Just a last-minute reminder: SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter is leading a George Mason Memorial-Gunston Hall trip this Sunday, Dec. 11, to honor Mason’s 286th birthday. At the Mason Memorial, we’ll hold a brief wreath-laying ceremony. Then, after stopping for lunch en route, we’ll tour Mason’s plantation home, Gunston Hall (admission $8), which is decked outContinueContinue reading “Last call for Gunston Hall”
Mobile revives the late-news appetite
Given the trends underscored by the latest report from comScore, Digital Omnivores, we may be in a window where people one day will say they were at one of the last newspaper organizations NOT to have an online PM strategy. This is the next generational shift.
2011 George Mason Award wrapup
Virginia Pro Chapter hosted our annual George Mason Award Ceremony and Celebration with a crowd of about 50 at the 2300 Club in Richmond Wednesday, June 22. The George Mason Award Craig T. Merritt, 2011 recipient of the George Mason Award, accepted the award from President Nicole McMullin and incoming President Paul Fletcher, after anContinueContinue reading “2011 George Mason Award wrapup”
