APME UPDATE      SEPT. 27, 2016

SAVE THE DATE:

Sept. 30-Oct. 1 -- NewsTrain in Murfreesboro, Tennessee 

Oct. 1 -- Deadline to apply to host a NewsTrain 

2017

Oct. 8-11, 2017 -- ASNE-APME News Leadership Conference, Washington, D.C.

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Final NewsTrain of 2016 is this weekend!

The NewsTrain heads for its final 2016 stop this Friday in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. There is only VERY limited space left so if you are interested in two full days of state-of-the-art digital training Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2016,  check out the details today! Questions? Email Linda Austin, NewsTrain project director, atlaustin.newstrain@gmail.com

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Saturday is Deadline for Applications to Host NewsTrain

Want to host a NewsTrain? Saturday, Oct. 1 is the deadline to apply. Don't miss out on the chance to bring some of the finest training to your area (United States and Canada), at great rates. Reviews for the 2016 sessions have been outstanding -- this is training that continues to make your work better and brighter long after you head home! Interested? Check out details and apply here to bring a NewsTrain workshop to your town in 2017.

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WATCHDOG REPORTING

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: System shields doctor sex abuse nationwide

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Some restaurants pay less than minimum wage

News Tribune: Secret studies say LNG plant poses no off-site danger

Chicago Tribune: Other cities dig up toxic lead pipes, Chicago resists

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Denver Post: Regulatory vacuum in oil and gas production compounds risks

Miami Herald: How Miami-Dade was outgunned in war on Zika

Des Moines Register: Police now say investigative records sealed forever

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San Francisco Chronicle: Climate change law has transformed California

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