NEWS
Roanoke Times publisher retiring
Terry Jamerson, publisher of The Roanoke Times, has announced her retirement. Terry Jamerson, the publisher of The Roanoke Times and vice president of BH Media Group’s Virginia Community [...]
Virginia Delegates resume fight for student journalist protections and Shield laws
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 [...]
Virginia Press Foundation focuses on future of journalism
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 [...]
Meet the Virginia Press Foundation board members and executive committee
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 [...]
Apply for a special fellowship in justice investigative reporting
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 [...]
Free showing of “Freelancers – Mexico” at Newseum Dec. 14
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 [...]
Innovative journalism projects sought for RJI’s flexible fellowship program
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 [...]
New contest platform for the 2019 VPA competition
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 [...]
This Week’s Q&A: Meet Al Goodwyn, an award-winning freelance cartoonist
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, [...]
Join us for VPA Day in the Capitol – Dec. 5
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 [...]