Items needed for Legal Defense Fund auction

Do you have items you can donate to help the Legal Defense Fund during our silent auction at the SPJ Region 2 convention in Norfolk? Then you should send a thorough description of the gift and any minimum bid you want on the items, by email to Brian Eckert (beckert@richmond.edu). If you are not goingContinueContinue reading “Items needed for Legal Defense Fund auction”

Fairfax police earn dubious distinction

The Fairfax County Police Department has earned a dubious honor: the department was a runner-up for the “Black Hole Award,” a distinction started this year by the Society of Professional Journalists for the “most heinous violations of the public’s right to know.” The state of Utah won the Black Hole Award for its passage ofContinueContinue reading “Fairfax police earn dubious distinction”