SPJ, SDX Foundation seeks donations for silent auction

Now is the time for all good Virginia Pro Chapter members to come to the aid of their foundation. We need your stuff. Your good stuff, that is, for a silent auction starting at 6 p.m. during the hospitality hour of the George Mason Banquet Tuesday, June 18.  Proceeds benefit the Virginia SPJ/SDX Educational Foundation,Continue reading “SPJ, SDX Foundation seeks donations for silent auction”

Free Lance-Star’s Hammerstrom to receive George Mason Award

Dick Hammerstrom, local news editor for The Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg, has been selected as recipient of the 2013 George Mason Award by the Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Pro Chapter.The Mason award, established in 1964, is presented to an individual for outstanding contributions to Virginia journalism. Hammerstrom has worked for newspapers in Virginia andContinue reading “Free Lance-Star’s Hammerstrom to receive George Mason Award”