Dan Kubiske

Quick Summary April 18 The Learning Common in Virgina Commonwealth University in Richmond. Check in starts at 11 a.m. Lunch with keynote speaker Eric Deggans, Knight Professor of Journalism and Media Ethics at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, begins at noon. The Virginia SPJ Chapter has a great site for the conference, including a signup page and the full program itinerary. Just click HERE.

With large-scale cutbacks in newsrooms and ongoing attacks against press freedom, one can begin to feel depressed and under siege. Well, we are under siege, but that does not mean we have to be depressed. The Washington DC chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is reviving an old tradition: The Newz Schmooze. Newz Schmooze Revitalized brings journalists and media professionals together for candid conversation, practical insight and real connection.

SkillsFest 26 was a free two-day virtual program featuring hours of hands-on journalism training each day in collaboration with leading journalism organizations. In case you missed any, the national SPJ has most of the sessions posted. And if you attended any sessions, you can get a refresher. Just click the image below.