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VPA Contests

Here are results and guidelines for the VPA's annual contests.

Legislation

See the VPA's stances on issues before the 2010 General Assembly.

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Newspapers in Education

Find curriculum and guides for local NIE programs. Click here for the NIE Teachable Moments curriculum.

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Newspapers & the Law

See guidelines about newspapers and the law and the Freedom of Information Act.

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Media News

NAA Opposes Change to .jobs Charter

The Society for Human Resource Management and Employ Media, which are exclusively licensed to administer the .jobs domain, are proposing to revise their original charter to let them launch free location job sites such as richmond.jobs.

Dealer Board Asks for Media Help

The Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Board, the state agency charged with licensing and regulating new and used motor vehicle dealers, is asking for media help with dealer compliance on advertising laws and regulations.

Wrong on the law, wrong on the policy, wrong on the economy, wrong on the jobs:

VPA/VPS Board of Directors Minutes - Board Meeting July 9, 2010

Star-Exponent hires new general manager

The Culpeper Star-Exponent has hired Thomas E. Spargur as its new general manager. He will begin working there July 26.

Media General Reports Improved Results

Media General's second quarter operating income increased 19 percent versus a year ago, but it also reported a net loss at the corporate level because of interest expenses, the company announced Wednesday.

Gannett Co., Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) reported today that 2010 second quarter earnings per diluted share were $0.81 including a net gain from discontinued operations of $0.08 per share.

Olivia Hartman 110th VPA President

Olivia Hartman takes over as president of the Virginia Press Association at the height of a distinguished newspaper career. She has been in newspaper advertising sales for 18 years, most recently directing a dozen reps who sell The Virginia Gazette and Williamsburg Magazine. Their sales work for vagazette.com has put the website third in the state among non-daily newspapers in terms of unique visitors, 34,000 monthly.

Bristol editor Foster leaving for Chattanooga

J. Todd Foster will leave the Bristol Herald Courier to become executive editor of the newspaper where he got his start in journalism.

Judge orders police records released in killing of U-Va. student Yeardley Love

The records could be released July 8, barring appeals.

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