SPJ Virginia 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! eventbrite.com/e/spjva-pro-ch…

The Virginia SPJ,SDX Educational Foundation, our chapter's philanthropic arm, has selected @grantjohnson_5, of @JMU, and @MerrillHart2003, of @UVA, as 2024 summer newsroom fellows. Grant will intern at @washingtonpost and Merrill at @AtlantaJournal2. spjva.com/2024/04/26/2-v…

Join the WHRO Public Media fam and fill our open positions! APPLY HERE: corporate.whro.org/employment-opp… Know someone who'd be perfect for one of these jobs? Tag them ⬇️

Thanks to all who submitted materials and nominations for the @SPJVA Lifetime Achievement Award!

College journos, apply for financial support for your 2024 summer internship. @SPJVA's nonprofit arm offers stipends of up to $1,500 to cover internship expenses including lodging, travel and professional attire. The application deadline is April 1. spjva.com/2023/12/10/stu…

SPJ is accepting submissions for its Mark of Excellence Awards, honoring the best in student journalism. New this year are the Campus Reporting and Regional Political Reporting categories. Deadline is Jan. 22. spj.org/a-moe.asp

Join @PressClubDC for an in-person workshop "Taking Charge as a Freelancer" a week from today! You can learn from and connect with editors from various news outlets. SPJ members, be sure to check this past week's newsletter for a discount code! eventbrite.com/e/taking-charg…

SPJ is accepting entries for its Sigma Delta Chi Awards through Feb. 5! Recent and new additions include awards for Consumer/Retail Reporting, Tech Reporting, Crime Reporting, Regional Political Reporting and Cultural Criticism. spj.org/a-sdx.asp

The SPJ Freelance Community has another free webinar coming up December 13th about taxes for freelancers. (Yep, tax season is almost here. Ugh!) RSVP to our email for Zoom link.

@dina_weinstein @VirginiaABC eventbrite.com/e/frocktails-a…

Do I know anyone with an offsite @VirginiaABC license who can help us out at this event tomorrow? Want to come? See link for tickets in comments.

@spj_tweets @spj_newengland @SPJFla @cincyspj @headlineclub @IndianaProSPJ @stlspj @SPJFW @SPJCOLO @SPJLA @spjphx @nwaspj We're honored!

Congratulations to all of the SPJ Pro Chapter regional honorees — @spj_newengland, @SPJVA, @SPJFla, @cincyspj, @headlineclub, @IndianaProSPJ, @stlspj, @SPJFW, @SPJCOLO, @SPJLA, @spjphx and @nwaspj! spj.org/news.asp?REF=2…

Who's excited to hear more about @DonRobertsTV's career accomplishments tomorrow at @SPJVA Lifetime Achievement Award event at @Norfolkstate in conversation with his former co-anchor @KerriFurey? Get up to speed & hear some of his story here. youtube.com/watch?v=YU7e0b…

Get to know @DonRobertsTV who @SPJVA will honor for his achievements in the field of journalism Thursday night at @Norfolkstate. Tix still available youtube.com/watch?v=A-2vWB…

@DonRobertsTV remembers 9/11. Join our event on Thursday evening at @Norfolkstate to honor Robert's career and hear more about his experiences and accomplishments in journalism. youtube.com/watch?v=bxE5GD…

If you grew up watching news in Hampton Roads, you know Don Roberts. Come celebrate his career this Thursday at @Norfolkstate and @SPJVA! Students welcome (and encouraged by the man @DonRobertsTV himself to attend!) eventbrite.com/e/honoring-ham…

SPJ will welcome @thegirlcanwrite, @haleymsawyer and @dina_weinstein as this year's Freelance Fellows at #SPJ23. The fellows will be mentored at the convention by members of @SPJFreelance. spj.org/news.asp?ref=2…

💡 Here are a few things that have helped me keep my freelance business afloat in these weird times: ✔️ Using a dedicated Trello board to track leads ✔️ Setting a reminder in my calendar for the middle-ish of each month to check with my clients about work for the next month

Congrats to @mechelleh, who has been selected to take part in the 2023 SPJ Dori Maynard Diversity Leadership Program at the @spj_tweets convention in Las Vegas. Mechelle is the News Director at @WHRO. #SPJDiversity23 #SPJ23 #Diversity

Congrats @mechelleh, dynamic @WHRO #newsdirector & @SPJVA #president!