In 2019 Del. Chris Hurst, D-Montgomery, introduced legislation to protect student journalists and their school advisers. House Bill 2382 died in subcommittee, but Hurst introduced a new bill for the upcoming 202 session. Photo [...]
The Virginia Press Foundation was established six years ago with a mission to provide training and education to foster the ideas of good journalism and educate the public on the importance of the First Amendment [...]
Virginia Press Foundation Executive Committee Paul Fletcher President Paul Fletcher is the longtime publisher and editor-in-chief of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, a statewide newspaper and website for the legal community. In May, he will [...]
Photo by Lwp Kommunikáció via Flickr Applications are now being accepted from working journalists, editors and columnists to apply for special fellowships in justice investigative reporting. Up to five fellowships will be available [...]
Join the Washington, D.C. Pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. at the Newseum for a free showing and discussion of the film Freelancers—Mexico, the first in [...]
Applications due by Jan. 17, 2020 Is there a journalism challenge you or your newsroom has wanted to tackle, but haven’t had the time or resources to focus on the idea? Could the project benefit [...]
The 2019 VPA competition for advertising, writing, photography, art, presentation, multimedia and public service contest will open December 9, 2019. Complete competition rules will be posted to www.vpa.net by December 4, 2019. Important Dates The [...]
Al Goodwyn, of Goodwyn Cartoons, recently joined the Virginia Press Association. This week we talked to freelance cartoonist Al Goodwyn who is the creative talent behind Goodwyn Cartoons, which have been published in [...]
Come join us for a day of debate and insight about some of the biggest political and cultural shifts happening in Virginia in the year ahead. Our panel topics: The future of Virginia's political parties [...]
The deadline is approaching to register for this unique workshop opportunity for journalists. The Virginia State Police will offer in-depth training on gun laws, weapons and more. Attendees will also have an opportunity to see [...]