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A Journalistic Journey is chiefly a portfolio of graduate studies with original video, slideshows, photos, graphics, and podcasts -- as well as text and hyperlinks. I have creative blogs and a humor column as well -- who knows what is next.
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Dawn Van Ness: A Journalistic Journey and Graduate School Portfolio

English - Revitalization, Nonprofits, Multiculturalism
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Dawn Van Ness · 1Y ago

About this blog

For more current examples of my work go to www.dawnvanness.me and www.thevirginiareel.com. This blog was a requirement by Virginia Commonwealth University professors, largely Dr. Marcus Messner and Mr. Tim Bajkiewicz of the Mass Communications department. None of the work here was meant for factual
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Dawn Van Ness · 2Y ago

2010 Rocking Woodpecker – Video Shorty

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Dawn Van Ness · 2Y ago

The Virginia Reel Website

Due to the complexity of graduate studies and motherhood, I’m suspending The Virginia Reel and redirecting people to this portfolio site. I will be relaunching The Virginia Reel with a new look, a new sharper focus, and all new content by June 2010. Thank you for visiting! These current endeavors ha
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Dawn Van Ness · 2Y ago

Video: Blackstone, Virginia Snow

By Dawn Dickson Van Ness Soundtrack from SoundSnap Accumulation can be six to 12 inches in a year; that would be memorable, but what is to wonder at is the seven inches at once which accumulated between 6 p.m. Friday, the 18th, and Saturday morning. Had it not been for the sleet, this would have bee
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Dawn Van Ness · 2Y ago

Downtown Blackstone Lights-Up the Night

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Dawn Van Ness · 2Y ago

VIRGINIA: Firearms Still More of A Threat to Possessor Than Assailant

Suicide by firearm not only makes up 60% of all suicides, but also makes up majority of firearm deaths overall. By Dawn Dickson Van Ness On Saturday, November 21, 2009, the bodies of a Bristol, Virginia, couple were found on their property by Washington County Sheriff’s Officers, according to the As
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Dawn Van Ness · 2Y ago

Virginia Suicide Still Trending Upward According to 2009 VDH Report

by Dawn Dickson Van Ness With suicides trending upward, and regular reports of suicide becoming national news, resources and reaching out become critical to turn things around. More to come December 7, 2009. Any suggestions and leads are welcomed.
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Dawn Van Ness · 2Y ago

Rural Areas Turn Waste Expenses Into Recycling Profits

by Dawn Dickson Van Ness While a few rural counties increase their recycling rates and turn a modest profit, inconsistence of recorded rates, the depressed value of recyclables, and lack of a proven method hinder other localities. The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission reported that Virgi
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Dawn Van Ness · 2Y ago

Reviving Main Streets: Twenty-one small towns get second chances to be vital parts of their communities

By Dawn Dickson Van Ness Cluttered storefront windows that reflected empty sidewalks, bricked-up windows, and faded, paint-flaked advertisements from the 1970s are characteristics of many small towns which have seen the days of tobacco, bustling freight trains, assembly lines, and factories wane. Ca
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Dawn Van Ness · 2Y ago

New Nonprofit Joins the Thousands in Virginia While Others Save Millions of Dollars

Nonprofit organizations abound in Virginia, with more than 8,942 nonprofits as of 2005, according to the Virginia Network of Nonprofit Organizations; that is 3,000 additional nonprofits reported by the Internal Revenue Service since 2000. But while things are crowded during this severe economic down
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