The Virginia Press Association has hired an attorney to conduct an inquiry into whether its top annual award was granted according to contest rules.
A May 31 memo from Executive Director Betsy Edwards to members of the contest committee said the VPA board decided to conduct the inquiry “following a number of recent questions” regarding the award, which was presented May 6 at the annual banquet VPA hosts for award winners.
The 2022 award for Journalistic Integrity and Community Service was given to The Cadet, a student newspaper out of Virginia Military Institute. It was the first time in the 75-year history of the award that it went to a student newspaper.
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