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The SPJVA Board of Directors will meet via phone at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. The tentative agenda is available for public viewing here. If any members have input for the agenda, please email virginiaprospj@gmail.com by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2020. After that time, the agenda will be finalized and sent to theContinueContinue reading “SPJVA board to meet Monday, Jan. 6”

The board of directors of the Virginia Pro Chapter of SPJ sent a letter to the Radford University administration expressing our support for the student newspaper, The Tartan, and our concerns over the disappearance of most copies of the paper’s Sept. 18 issue. At a time when journalists in the U.S. and around the worldContinueContinue reading “Support for Radford’s student paper”

The SPJVA Board of Directors will meet via phone at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The tentative agenda is available for public viewing at http://bit.ly/spjva-agenda-111919. If any members have input for the agenda, please email virginiaprospj@gmail.com by midnight on Sunday, Nov. 17. Call-in number: +1 712-832-8330 OR +1 218-339-7800 OR +1 605-562-0400. Access Code: 675 1936 Any memberContinueContinue reading “SPJVA board to meet Tuesday, Nov. 19”

November 12, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Pro, virginiaprospj@gmail.com Virginia Society of Professional Journalists names two new board members RICHMOND – The Virginia Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists board of directors unanimously selected two members to fill vacancies on the board — Bonnie Newman Davis and MikeContinueContinue reading “Virginia Society of Professional Journalists names two new board members”

By Brian Eckert  Bill Lohmann, longtime reporter and columnist of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, has been named recipient of the 2019 George Mason Award for outstanding contributions to Virginia journalism. The George Mason Award has been presented since 1964 by the Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Pro Chapter. It is named in honor of the principalContinueContinue reading “Richmond Times-Dispatch Columnist to Receive 2019 George Mason Award”