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We are the Virginia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, an organization focused on press freedoms, ethics and excellence in the field. www.spjva.com
Join us for an evening under the stars as Virginia photojournalists bring the theme Virginia Is for Lovers to life on the big screen. On Saturday, Oct. 25, from 5–8 p.m. at IX Art Park in Charlottesville, we’ll showcase powerful images that capture what makes Virginians’ hearts beat. Details:
September 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Join us for an evening under the stars as Virginia photojournalists bring the theme Virginia Is for Lovers to life on the big screen. On Saturday, Oct. 25, from 5–8 p.m. at IX Art Park in Charlottesville, we’ll showcase powerful images that capture what makes Virginians’ hearts beat. Details:
Event alert: Rick Tatnall from the Pocahontas Project has invited SPJVA members to the 3rd Annual Richmond Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 13. Visiting German journalists will also be there. Hungry Hungry Arrow food truck will have a Native American Taco using fry bread (veg option also).
September 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Event alert: Rick Tatnall from the Pocahontas Project has invited SPJVA members to the 3rd Annual Richmond Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 13. Visiting German journalists will also be there. Hungry Hungry Arrow food truck will have a Native American Taco using fry bread (veg option also).
Our September newsletter is out and includes a photo of the month, a feature, industry news, job postings and info about our upcoming October event that celebrates photojournalism.
Read it here, and sign up for future editions: us7.campaign-archive.com?u=825f9eac47...
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SPJVA Pro Chapter News June 2024
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September 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Our September newsletter is out and includes a photo of the month, a feature, industry news, job postings and info about our upcoming October event that celebrates photojournalism.
Read it here, and sign up for future editions: us7.campaign-archive.com?u=825f9eac47...
Read it here, and sign up for future editions: us7.campaign-archive.com?u=825f9eac47...
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We are encouraged that the Alexandria City School Board is considering a stronger student media policy today, and we urge them to adopt a policy that protects and encourages student voices. https://loom.ly/1qzTCeg
Reinstating First Amendment Rights: An Opportunity for Alexandria Leadership
This Friday, the Alexandria School Board has a chance to take a significant step forward on our journey towards free student expression. In this moment of national challenge, we urge them to do so. This conversation began last year, when the School Board’s proposal of “Policy JP,” included new provisions that a broad range of...
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September 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We are encouraged that the Alexandria City School Board is considering a stronger student media policy today, and we urge them to adopt a policy that protects and encourages student voices. https://loom.ly/1qzTCeg
📣Early bird ends Sept. 15! Join SPJ at #MediaFest25, Oct. 15–18 (D.C.) for training, networking & inspiration. Register: mediafest25.com
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September 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
📣Early bird ends Sept. 15! Join SPJ at #MediaFest25, Oct. 15–18 (D.C.) for training, networking & inspiration. Register: mediafest25.com
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We are excited to honor #RVA photographer Scott Elmquist with a Lifetime Achievement Award in just two days, at the Valentine Museum. Join us Thursday, April 17 at 5:30 p.m.! Tickets for this event are still available: www.eventbrite.com/e/spjva-pro-...
SPJVA Pro Chapter's Life Time Achievement Award Ceremony for Scott Elmquist
We're honoring a legend at the SPJVA Pro Chapter's Life Time Achievement Award Ceremony!
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April 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
We are excited to honor #RVA photographer Scott Elmquist with a Lifetime Achievement Award in just two days, at the Valentine Museum. Join us Thursday, April 17 at 5:30 p.m.! Tickets for this event are still available: www.eventbrite.com/e/spjva-pro-...
For those who can't travel right now, online registration to the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) conference is $30. Featuring a full lineup of great speakers and important topics.
It’s almost here! Register to attend ISOJ 2025 online and connect with the brightest minds in journalism. 🚀📱
https://isoj.org/program-2025/
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March 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
For those who can't travel right now, online registration to the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) conference is $30. Featuring a full lineup of great speakers and important topics.
Important reporting by @theatlantic.com
American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
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March 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Important reporting by @theatlantic.com
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MuckRock is hosting a FOIA 101 on Friday, hosted by engagement journalist Kelly Kauffman. We'll cover the history of FOIA, state public records laws, how to write your own public records request and more!
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: FOIA 101 with MuckRock. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join us and celebrate Sunshine Week with FOIA 101 hosted by MuckRock. We'll cover the history of FOIA, state public records laws, how to write your own public records request and more!
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March 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
MuckRock is hosting a FOIA 101 on Friday, hosted by engagement journalist Kelly Kauffman. We'll cover the history of FOIA, state public records laws, how to write your own public records request and more!
JOIN US: Our lunchtime seminar series Third Thursday is 3/20. We host former White House photographer Lawrence Jackson, who covered President Barack Obama for 8 years. Jackson also spent decades covering news.
Tickets are free, but registration needed:
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Tickets are free, but registration needed:
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SPJVA Pro Chapter's 3rd Thursday with photojournalist Lawrence Jackson
Join the SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter's 3rd Thursday lunchtime seminar series as we sit down with photojournalist Lawrence Jackson.
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March 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
JOIN US: Our lunchtime seminar series Third Thursday is 3/20. We host former White House photographer Lawrence Jackson, who covered President Barack Obama for 8 years. Jackson also spent decades covering news.
Tickets are free, but registration needed:
www.eventbrite.com/e/spjva-pro-...
Tickets are free, but registration needed:
www.eventbrite.com/e/spjva-pro-...
JOIN US: SPJVA Pro Chapter celebrates Richmond photographer Scott Elmquist, our 2024 Lifetime Achievement award recipient, on Thursday, April 17. The ceremony is from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Valentine Museum. Presale tickets now available! www.eventbrite.com/e/spjva-pro-...
SPJVA Pro Chapter's Life Time Achievement Award Ceremony for Scott Elmquist
We're honoring a legend at the SPJVA Pro Chapter's Life Time Achievement Award Ceremony!
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March 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
JOIN US: SPJVA Pro Chapter celebrates Richmond photographer Scott Elmquist, our 2024 Lifetime Achievement award recipient, on Thursday, April 17. The ceremony is from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Valentine Museum. Presale tickets now available! www.eventbrite.com/e/spjva-pro-...
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U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the vast and “unprecedented” authority of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) warrants the urgent release of its internal documents under the Freedom of Information Act.
Judge orders urgent release of DOGE records, citing ‘unprecedented’ power and ‘unusual secrecy’
It’s the first significant ruling in a growing legal push to pierce DOGE’s secretive veil, a decision that undercuts Musk’s repeated insistence about the operation’s transparency.
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March 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the vast and “unprecedented” authority of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) warrants the urgent release of its internal documents under the Freedom of Information Act.