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Join the Virginia Press Association for a SWaM Certification Informational Meeting
When: Thursday, Nov. 20 Time: 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Are you a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business who wants to do business with the Commonwealth of Virginia? Small business [...]
Member Spotlight: Kenya Hunter, an education reporter with Richmond Times-Dispatch
Kenya Hunter is in her first year covering Richmond, Henrico and Hanover schools for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Tell us about yourself and your background? I’m a 24-year-old Georgia [...]
Ad Libs: Lessons from other advertising sources
John Foust has conducted training programs for thousands of newspaper advertising professionals. Many ad departments are using his training videos to save time and get quick results from in-house [...]
Founders of the Richmond Free Press awarded the prestigious 2020 George Mason Award
Richmond Free Press founder Raymond H. “Ray” Boone Sr. and his wife, Jean Patterson Boone, who has served as publisher of the newspaper since her husband’s death in 2014, [...]
Free webinar – ‘Campaign Finance: Follow the Local Money’ on Oct. 8 – Register Today
Register to attend: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2867376101996921100
Bristol Herald Courier Wins Virginia Press Association’s Highest Award
Bristol Herald Courier was named the recipient of the 2019 Virginia Press Association Journalistic Integrity and Community Service Award —the VPA’s highest honor—during the association’s virtual 2019 News and Advertising [...]
Virginia Press Association Announces D. Lathan Mims Award for Editorial Leadership in the Community
Anne Adams, publisher of The Recorder (Bath and Highland counties) was awarded the D. Lathan Mims Award for Editorial Leadership for the fourth time Anne Adams, publisher of [...]
Virginia Press Association Names 2019 Outstanding Journalists
Denise Watson, a longtime features writer for The Virginian-Pilot, has been named Outstanding Journalist of the Year by the Virginia Press Association. Joey LoMonaco, a promising journalist from The Free [...]
Virginia Press Association Announces Sweepstakes and Best in Show Awards
The Virginia Press Association held its virtual 2019 News and Advertising Best of the Best awards presentation on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The following awards were presented during the show. [...]
Virtual VPA 2019 News & Advertising Best of the Best Awards Show premieres at 11 a.m. on Sept. 17
Please join us at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17 as we reveal the names of this year's major award winners during the 2019 VPA News & Advertising Best [...]