NEWS
Report for America program benefits newspapers and the communities they serve
Tom Lappas of the Henrico Citizen is looking forward to his paper’s partnership with Report for America. Recently, he learned that his newspaper has been selected to participate as a [...]
Keeping an eye on FOIA: The debate over electronic meetings
Several critical Freedom of Information Act issues are being monitored by the FOIA Council Advisory Committee. One of the biggest issues this year is the debate about electronic meetings, according [...]
Womack Publishing Company names new president
Chad Harrison, who serves as president-elect of the Virginia Press Association Board of Directors, was recently named president of Womack Publishing. Chad B. Harrison, who is president-elect of [...]
Deadline to submit entries in the 2020 VPA News & Advertising Contest is Jan. 19
While 2020 was a year that many would like to forget, we certainly don't want to let slip from our memory the remarkable editorials, columns, articles, features, photographs, and impressive [...]
Volunteer judges needed to help with another press association’s contest
It’s that time of year when the Virginia Press Association calls upon its membership to help judge another press association's news and advertising contest. This year, we will be judging [...]
A new chapter for the Virginia Press Association
Effective Monday, Dec. 7, the new VPA address will be 4860 Cox Rd., Suite 150, Glen Allen, VA 23060. Staff email addresses and phone numbers will remain the same. [...]
VPA New Member Welcome
Join us in welcoming Andrew Alexander of Sperryville as a new freelance/individual member of the Virginia Press Association. Most of his career has been as a journalist in Washington (Cox [...]
Online Event – VPA Day in the Capital Dec. 10
VPA Day is Dec. 10! Join us for VPA Day 2020 on Thursday, Dec. 10. This year's VPA Day will be held online via Zoom sessions. See flyer below for [...]
Boone Newspapers group to participate in international digital subscription growth program
Growth in digital subscriptions is considered key to a newspaper's successful business model. Boone Newspapers Inc., which owns five newspapers in Virginia, was recently selected to participate in Google [...]