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Virginia Commonwealth University's chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists

02/09/2024

and will be hosting an interest meeting on Monday, Feb. 12.

Do you want to become a professional journalist? Are you just thinking about it? Are you just a or student? It doesn’t matter! SPJ and NABJ welcome all!

Come find us in the in Temple 1137 at 6 p.m.

12/04/2023

and will be hosting Midnight Breakfast this Thursday, Dec. 7.

Are finals stressing you out? Come hang with the good folk at and and chow down on some delicious catering from

All are welcome! Come find us in the in Temple 1137 at 8 p.m.

12/03/2023

Scenes from our Sports Journalism Workshop on Thursday!

Thank you to Michael Porter and Steve Taggart for joining us, and to Piccola’s for more yummy pizza! 🍕

Find us on Rams Connect to get involved, or come to our event this Thursday: Midnight Breakfast!

11/27/2023

Want to be a sports reporter? & will be hosting a Sports Journalism Workshop on Thursday, Nov. 30.

Come meet our special guests! Steve Taggart is a professor for Sports Communication, a producer with the , and other schools.

Michael Phillips hosts “MP on the Mic” at , was the former sports editor at and was named a state “sportswriter of the year” in 2022 by the National Sports Media Association.

As always, there will be pizza! 🍕

10/26/2023

Calling all Robertson School students! and will be hosting a spooky movie night on Thursday, Oct 2.

Lets just say the movie will be very… clone-y 😉

There will be free drinks and popcorn available!

Come hang with us at Temple 1137 from 5-6 p.m.

10/09/2023

We had a great turnout for our journalism meet & greet on Thursday!

A big thank you to Aisha, Chris, Georgia, Ahniaelyah and Derick for the great discussion, and Piccola’s for the delicious pizza! 😋🍕

Find us on Rams Connect to get involved, and stay tuned for our next event! 😉 (Hint: we’re watching something)

10/02/2023

and will be hosting a journalism meet & greet this Thursday, Oct. 5.

Come grab a slice of pizza 🍕and meet alumni and industry experts!

Everyone is welcome! Come find us in Temple 1137 from 5 - 6 p.m.

09/30/2023

A big thank you to for hosting the second and event of the semester!

We had a great discussion about improving our interviewing skills, and even did a little bit of “interview role play!”

Find us on Rams Connect to get involved, and stay tuned for our next event on October 5th!

09/25/2023

and will be hosting an interview workshop with seasoned reporter this Thursday, Sept. 28.

Come and brush up on your skills with someone who has real experience in the media industry!

All are welcome, come find us in the in Temple 1137 from 5 to 6 p.m.

09/05/2023

SPJ and NABJ campus groups will host a joint interest meeting and mixer on Thursday, Sept. 7. Come meet chapter leaders and members. We will discuss the benefits of joining, legacies, and tentatively planned events for the semester and school year.

Find us in Temple 1137 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. We will have light food and refreshments. Come say hi!

04/29/2023

Hey SPJ’ers!👋🏼 Keyris Manzanares is our last Dinner with a Journalist 🍽️guest of the school year! Keyris is a 2018 Robertson School broadcast graduate🐏. Right out of college she started work at WRIC ABC 8 and launched “Hoy en RVA,” a news platform with the day's headline news in Spanish. Now she works as a reporter for the weekly magazine show Focal Point, at VPM.

SPJ will also hold officer elections. If you are interested in running for a seat on our board, you can sign up here: bit.ly/vcuspj23.🗳️

Come hang before the semester ends. We will have food and drinks. Nonmembers are welcome to attend.

Food at 6:30 p.m. Speaker event from 7 to 8 p.m. See you there!❤️

04/12/2023

This Thursday is your chance to get professional feedback and network with journalist from around Virginia!
SPJ and NABJ will be inviting the following journalist to Thursdays event:
Howard Williams, WRIC ABC 8
Elliott Robinson, VPM
Daniela Molina, Investigate TV
Scott Wise, WTVR CBS 6
Autumn Childress, WRIC ABC 8
Jeff South, VCU Professor Emeritus
Dina Weinstein, SPJ Va. Pro-Chapter President
Bill Atkinson, The Progress-Index/USA TODAY Network
Jason Boleman, Virginia Lawyer's Weekly
Nancy Kent, Executive Vice President Media Solutions
Charlotte Rene Woods, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Joi Fultz, WTVR CBS 6
Bonnie Newman Davis, Richmond Free Press
Anthony Antoine, WWBT NBC 12
Jessica Wetzler, WRIC ABC 8
Adjoa Henderson, 106.5 the Beat
Maggi Marshall, WTVR CBS 6
Dawnthea Price Lisco, VPM
RSVP HERE ✨https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetBRH5WVn98exfUVxYB15nlijdjh9YaHHAHdsxh5CwXPAFUA/viewform✨

04/10/2023

🚨THIS WEEK SPJ IS OFFERING FREE HEADSHOTS TO MEMBERS🚨

Join us this Friday in Temple looking picture perfect to spice up your professional profile pics🤳!

04/03/2023

JOIN SPJ & NABJ FOR OUR ✨SPEED NETWORKING✨ EVENT ON APRIL 13.

We will be inviting professionals to offer feedback on résumés and advice on interviewing/job searching. It’s a great opportunity to network and improve your résumé materials📄

03/16/2023

Join us next week for another dinner with a journalist event with Isha Scott! As always we will be providing the dinner and the fun. Come with questions in mind and an empty belly😋

12/07/2022

Don’t forget to join us tomorrow to blow off some steam before before finals!🧠

12/01/2022

Come out to our final exam study session🤩! Chat💬, study📖, complain😣 and eat🍴with us on Thursday, December 2nd. See you there😉!

09/20/2022

📣 Tuesday Sept. 20 at 7 PM

Join us for an online Digital Reporting and Writing 101 Workshop with CNN reporters Chandelis Duster and Amir Vera.

About the hosts:
Chandelis Duster is a political reporter covering breaking news in Washington, D.C. Amir Vera is a reporter for CNN Digital in Atlanta. Both are rockstar alums

Share the event with friends and classmates. You can use this link to join: bit.ly/CNNworkshop

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