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By Kevin Slimp The transition from 2016 to 2017 seemed to prompt a bit more email from folks who read my columns. I’m not sure if it was the upcoming solar eclipse predicted by some to mark the end of the world, the death of Superman in “Batman vs. Superman: …

This webinar will offer up creative ideas you can start working on in your newsroom immediately. This will be fast-paced, and will include references to the original stories as well as some great techniques to help you execute these stories in newsrooms of all sizes. Registration deadline: Monday, January 9 …

By Jim Stasiowski Years ago, I learned a painful lesson watching Donald Trump. No, not the one who is our president-elect; the candidate whose coverage I witnessed was running for county commissioner, and although he lost, he was Trump-like: loud, uninhibited, angry and loose with facts and accusations. He also …

By Kevin Slimp A few years ago, I spent several days with a newspaper in Tennessee. They were converting from an editorial workflow based on QuarkXPress to InDesign and asked if I would be on hand when they sent their first issue using the new system to press. There wasn’t …

Is 2017 a Great Unknown or do we now have CLUES in order to prepare for a GIANT classified windfall? 1. JOBS: Will construction infrastructure programs pass and fill each state with loads of blue collar jobs which LOVE newspaper classifieds? Will you be ready to attract that advertising? 2. …

This webinar has been canceled.   When a union is trying to organize a newspaper’s employees, employers have many rights of communication – and there are many rules to follow. Union organizing has been largely dormant in the Southeast for many years. However, the NewsGuild recently organized two newspapers in …

AP style — it’s the industry standard, and an ever-evolving set of rules that journalists need to understand and follow. Amber Krosel, a member of the American Copy Editors Society, will get you caught up on recent changes to the stylebook, as well as old standards that routinely trip up …

By Kevin Slimp When does holding on to older software and hardware become detrimental? While in Minnesota last week, I had an assignment similar to assignments I’ve had many times during the past 20 years: to spend a day with a small community newspaper group, meet with the management and …

Members of our association are eligible to receive a 20 percent discount to newspaperacademy.com webinars led by Kevin Slimp. Below find information on upcoming classes. Getting People to Pick Up Your Paper Thu, Nov 17 at 11 a.m. Normal Price: $39 Association Discounted Price: $32 Kevin Slimp visits more than …

With platforms like Snapchat and Instagram growing explosively, but offering little or no referrer traffic back to a site, how should newsrooms approach them? GateHouse editors are using these tools to connect with audiences, and we’ll walk through several examples of what works and what doesn’t. Registration deadline: Monday, November …