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Fighting for journalism's future
2008 Conference, Las Vegas, Red Rock Hotel: Sept. 8-11

2008 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
200 ways to strengthen your newsroom

> 6 workshops fueled with transformative tips from innovative newspapers large and small
> Learn from APME's 'Innovator of the Year' finalists
> Industry leaders draw map for social networking
> Niche publications that work
> Editor teams show front pages, web sites for future
> Innovative tools for your Web site
> How your newsroom can learn database skills in APME's next national reporting project with AP, Sunlight Foundation
> Experts help make climate change coverage local

IMPORTANT LINKS

>> Register for the APME 2008 Conference

>> Book a room at the Red Rock (pw: PRESS)

(If you experience problems reserving at the Red Rock please contact the APME office at 212-621-1838.)

>> For the first time, the 2,500-member Society for News Design, an association of visual journalists, will meet at the same time and in the same hotel as the Associated Press Managing Editors, an organization of editors at the nearly 1,600 newspapers that belong to The Associated Press in the United States and the Canadian Press in Canada. Conference program

>> The Red Rock sits at the foot of one of the most beautiful Federal Parks in the country. The unique high desert setting is known internationally for its natural and cultural resources as well as a variety of outdoor activities available to its visitors. Tour the Red Rock

>> Las Vegas offers a wide variety of entertainment of visitors to the desert. Hit the Strip or the links. Catch a Vegas-style show or eat in some of the finest restaurants in town. Explore Vegas

 

 

FEATURED SPEAKERS

> Why do journalism?
It's the leadership challenge from hell: Grow readership and revenue in an increasingly fragmented and competitive media environment – while simultaneously dismantling your staff. It's driven you to sift through hundreds of ideas, trying to answer the question, "What Should We Do?" Ask the question you rarely have time to ponder: Why do I do journalism? Join this interactive exercise led by Butch Ward of the Poynter Institute to reflect on your own motivation and go home with new perspective on your newsroom leadership. Think: What's my Why?
> Vegas reinvention
Vegas has been reinventing itself for decades. Hear what gaming visionary Terrence (Terry) Lanni can teach newspapers.
> Juggling it all
NewsTrain's top management trainer, Kristin Gilger, explains how to maintain, sustain and grow daily and niche publications and online.


> Top digital dogs talk Web
A discussion with the digital industry's best: Howard Weaver, McClatchy's vice president of news; Chris Saridakis, Gannett's senior vice president and chief digital officer; and Rob Curley, the Las Vegas Sun's digital chief and former vice president of product development for Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, give editors a 75-minute presentation to help them gain a better grasp on going digital in today's world and explain what role editors play in future digital ventures.


EARMARKS PROJECT

■ AP, newspaper earmarks stories

■ Editorial: Are earmarks good public policy or political pork?

■ View front pages from across the nation

■ Searchable database from Asbury Park Press

■ Searchable database from The Fresno Bee

■ Government watchdog resources

■ About the APME national reporting project

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■ New Sounding Board: Iraq/Afghanistan Coverage (8/14)

■ Newspapers honored for journalism excellence (6/26)

■ APME honors work of AP staff (6/26)



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