‘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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Julie Grimes is communications manager at the Virginia Department of Education. In addition to state employment, Julie has daily newspaper, corporate and non-profit communications and ad agency experience. She holds an undergraduate degree in Mass Communications/Speech and a master’s degree in Library & Information Science. For more information about Julie and...
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Updated Feb. 7, 2018: The Contest is now closed for entries – Good luck to all the contestants in the 2018 contest! We will post winners here when they are announced. _______________________________________________________ From October 2017 The NFPW Communications Contest is Live for your Entries! Go online and find out about this year’s Communications...
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Julie Campbell was officially elected VPC’s 2017 President at the Oct. 5 business meeting, Cynthia Price passed her the president’s gavel. Campbell has been a member of VPC for almost 20 years. Julie is the Associate Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Washington and Lee University. In a recent VPC newsletter, Julie noted the following: Last...
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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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Virginia Professional Communicators, with members from all corners of Virginia, won six first place awards in Birmingham, Alabama at the National Federation of Press Women annual competition. First place winners included a small business consultant, a university magazine editor, newspaper journalist, legal magazine publisher, national trade association communicator...
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The National Federation of Press Women, holding its 2017 Communications Conference in Birmingham, Ala., issues the following statement: The National Federation of Press Women has watched with dismay as President Donald Trump has consistently demeaned and demonstrated contempt for the role of the press. He has made his anti-media position very clear, routinely...
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The recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, have many questioning free speech and the right to assemble, as well as how to hold conversations about contentious subject matters. Here are some articles for further reflection: Community seeks conversation, reflection in Saturday’s wake (The Daily Progress, Aug. 17, 2017) Column: Charlottesville protest, attack...
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