By Cynthia Price The talks were somber, inspirational, clever, funny and fast. That was the idea behind Lightning Talks, which encouraged VPC members to share on a topic of their choosing with the caveat that they had only eight minutes to share. Patty Kruszewski shared about the pain of her daughter’s death. Lanie was riding her bicycle home from work when she was...
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‘The Post’ speaks to freedom of the press. Learn more about The Washington Post’s decision to publish portions of the Pentagon Papers as told in ‘The Post,’ a movie that has been nominated for numerous awards. Meryl Streep plays Katharine Graham, the newspaper’s publisher. You may not know this but Graham was a member of Virginia Press Women (now Virginia...
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2018 Conference Location an Easy Drive for Virginians Bethlehem is rich in history and stories and during the 2018 NFPW Communications Conference you’ll learn how to tell and share stories. Along the way, you may make some stories of your own. History, music, journalism and art – we have something for everyone, and we can’t wait for you to join us! You can get to...
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Next year’s NFPW conference will be held in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, an easy drive for VPC members. Here’s what some of our members had to say about the NFPW conference in Birmingham, Alabama. “I kicked off conference with the pretour, which was a great opportunity to reconnect with friends and get energized,” said Cynthia Price. “We ate great Southern food,...
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Finding time to grow your skills, attend a conference and network can be a challenge in today’s busy world. VPC wants to help. You — our members — have a wide range of experience and skill sets, so we asked you to volunteer to give brief talks in which your share your expertise. We have four members, who will speak for eight minutes each with a few minutes at the...
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VPC’s spring conference featured an ethical hacker, an Associated Press guru and individuals who promoted their town and university during the VP debate. Mix in award winners and a beautiful campus and you have a conference that kept people talking. Speaker Highlights Information Security and You with Darren Manners of SyCom Security: Darren calls himself an ethical...
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