Facebook Live: VCU Health speakers give useful tips on making the most of the technology By: Julie Grimes In the session “Facebook Live: Opportunities Beyond Point and Shoot,” Anne Dreyfuss and Keith Kaufelt provided valuable insight and practical information on ways to expand engagement and increase brand value using the live-streaming platform. The...
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VPC members share their take on conference speakers Tom Mullen sorts fake news from real journalism. By: Cherie Blazer, VPC secretary and Sue Brinkerhoff Bland, Galley Pruf editor University of Richmond Director of Public Affairs Journalism Tom Mullen says we have an epidemic of “false facts” today and that fake news is a real problem but one that isn’t new. What is...
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VPC Members and Friends, Those attending the Spring Conference walked away with a true treasure – a commemorative VPW-VPC 60th Anniversary Book. This special keepsake details our history and includes many fun facts and photos. We still have a few up for grabs. We will mail one to you for $15, which covers the cost of the book and shipping. Simply email your...
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Virginia Professional Communicators celebrated 60 years as a professional organization during the Spring Conference May 5, 2018. Beginning as an association of Virginia Press Women who fought for equality in the workplace, the VPC hosts conferences and talks that have featured Pulitzer Prize winners and many other prominent figures. Members include newspaper and...
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Caroline Blackmon, a rising senior at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, is the recipient of the Virginia Press Women Foundation’s 2018 Agnes Cooke Scholarship. She was announced as this year’s scholarship winner at the spring conference of Virginia Professional Communicators, with which the foundation is affiliated, at the University of Richmond...
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Virginia Professional Communicators recognized 22 annual Communications Contest award winners during the VPC Spring Conference May 5, 2018. These winners were honored at the state level. All first-place winners advance to the National Federation of Press Women contest. Award winners include: Bonnie Atwood Second Place Editorial Opinion – Print-based Newspaper Look...
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