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APME UPDATE – April 29, 2015
SAVE THE DATE
May 15 - Deadline for Entries for Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity Leadership
May 15 - Deadline for Entries for the Community Journalism Public Service Grant
May 15-16 - NewsTrain at the University of Central Florida
Oct. 15-16 - NewsTrain in Monroe, Louisiana
Oct. 16-18 – ASNE-APME conference at Stanford University
Oct. 29-30 - NewsTrain at Northern Illinois University
Nov. 13-14 - NewsTrain in Philadelphia
Just a few discounted hotel rooms remain for Orlando NewsTrain May 15-16 Only a few discounted hotel rooms remain for the Orlando NewsTrain May 15-16. Claim nightly hotel rates of $104-109 by following directions at the link above, and get set to attend cutting-edge training at the University of Central Florida. Registration is just $75 for two full days of high-quality training in enterprise reporting, data journalism, smartphone video, social media and more. Your trainers are accomplished journalists with experience at media outlets including The New York Times, WESH-TV and the Detroit Free Press. They and their topics are:
If you’re too late to snag the discounted hotel rates, please check here for other options. In addition, registration is open for these other NewsTrain workshops, which will offer training in these skills:
Check the links above for information on diversity scholarships and discounted hotel rates at those NewsTrains. For updates, follow us on Twitter @NewsTrain, or like us at Facebook.com/NewsTrain. NewsTrain’s low tuition is made possible by donors, big and small. To help keep NewsTrain training coming to your community, please donate at the big red buttons on APME.com. Questions? Email NewsTrain Project Director Linda Austin. DEADLINES EXTENDED TO MAY 15 FOR McGRUDER AWARD AND COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT Enter your nominations for the award honoring individuals, news organizations or related journalistic organizations or teams of journalists who embody the spirit of Robert G. McGruder, a former executive editor of the Detroit Free Press, former managing editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, graduate of Kent State University and relentless diversity champion. McGruder died of cancer in April 2002. The McGruder Award is sponsored by the Associated Press Media Editors and the American Society of News Editors. Jurors will be looking for nominees who have made a significant contribution during a given year or during a number of years toward furthering diversity in news content and in recruiting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce. Announcement of the 2015 McGruder Award recipient will be made at the joint APME-ASNE conference October 16-18 in Palo Alto, California. This year’s honoree will receive $2,500 and a leadership trophy. Who is eligible? Individuals, newsrooms or teams of journalists from U.S. news organizations or related journalism organizations are eligible. The award recognizes achievement for the past 12 months or contributions over a number of years. What are the criteria? The Diversity Leadership Award honors an individual, a news organization or related journalism organization or a team of journalists for significant leadership in diversity through: • Recruitment: by providing opportunities for diverse journalists to learn about news careers and to enter the news industry in internships and full-time jobs. • Development: by offering opportunities for diverse journalists to grow in their current roles and to receive mentoring and training to advance to positions of greater authority, responsibility or expertise. • Retention: by ensuring that journalists want to remain in the news industry by providing an inclusive work environment that offers opportunities to contribute and advance. • Content: by reflecting a diverse community accurately and in a way that demonstrates community and industry leadership. The definition of diversity in content includes ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religious background, political bent and physical ability. • Leadership: by inspiring a commitment to diversity and providing tools, knowledge and information that further the efforts in recruitment, development, retention and content. Nominations can be made by individuals, news organizations, professional organizations, schools of journalism and others. Rules for entries: Send a nomination outlining specific information about the achievements and how the nominee benefited the community, the industry and/or diverse journalists. The recommendation should include the name of the person making the nomination and contact information. You may supplement an entry with electronic clips. Deadline: Material must be received by close of business on Friday, May 15. Send material to: Sally Jacobsen, email: SJacobsen@ap.org The Associated Press 450 West 33rd Street New York, N.Y. 10001 212-621-1838 ________________________________________ APME IS OFFERING ITS COMMUNITY JOURNALISM PUBLIC SERVICE GRANT Apply for APME’s Community Journalism Public Service Initiative. Deadline is Friday, May 15. Media companies in metropolitan areas (MSA) of 100,000 or fewer people are encouraged to apply. The winner will receive $1,000 to jump-start a public service project and a trip to the annual APME conference to present the project. It's easy to enter: Draft a proposal of 500 words or less and include examples of how you would approach the project. It should be multiplatform, include social media and address a long-standing community issue. Last year’s winner was the 13,000-circulation Enid (Oklahoma) News & Eagle for its community initiative "Under Pressure." Staff Writer Dale Denwalt discussed how the project unveiled that the city wasn't providing services for its poorest neighborhoods. Previous winners were The Sedalia Democrat in Missouri for "Meth at the Crossroads” and the Beaver Dam (Wisconsin) News for a series on mental illness in its community. The 2015 winner will present its work at the joint ASNE-APME Conference Oct. 16-18 at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. To apply, go to http://www.tfaforms.com/232227 and fill out the online form. The deadline for applications is Friday, May 15. The grant will be awarded in June. ______________________ REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR 2015 ASNE-APME CONFERENCE
Register now for the ASNE-APME conference of the nation's top editors Oct. 16-18 at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. The Associated Press Photo Managers is also a conference partner.
The theme for the Silicon Valley conference is 3-D: Digital, Diversity, Disruption.
The conference will open with an evening reception Friday, Oct. 16, at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center. Join your colleagues under beautiful October skies for a taste of California wine and music and an intimate conversation with David Kelley. A creator of the Apple mouse and founder of the groundbreaking d.school at Stanford, Kelley will share his thoughts on how each of us can find joy in our creative endeavors. We will have conference sessions Saturday, Oct. 17, and Sunday, Oct. 18, at the Li Ka Shing Center, part of the Stanford Medical Center. The conference hotel is the Sheraton Palo Alto at 625 El Camino Real. The lively and topical sessions will focus on:
APPM will focus on using analytics and research to better utilize visual journalism, as well as innovative approaches to increase the impact of visual reporting. Other highlights:
Register now: The registration fee is $275 for members of ASNE and APME and $375 for nonmembers. There are special rates for retired editors, spouses, students and APME's Regents. Click here to register. Book your hotel room: A terrific group rate is available at the Sheraton Palo Alto until Sept. 15 for only $169/night for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Rates for Wednesday and Thursday are $329/night. Make a reservation online or call the hotel directly at 650-328-2800 and mention the block of rooms reserved for ASNE and APME.
Stay tuned for many more details at asne.org and apme.com. Questions? Contact Cindy Roe at Croe@asne.org or Sally Jacobsen at Sjacobsen@ap.org. _________________________________ WATCHDOG REPORTING Boston Globe: Old educational battle lines drawn anew in Kansas Sunday News Journal: Dramatic rise seen in Delaware pardons Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Extent of rail’s influence a mystery Sun Sentinel: 27,232 killed at “no kill” shelter Miami Herald: Politicians turn Florida into for-profit-college paradise Minneapolis Star Tribune: Tainted drinking water is costing taxpayers millions Kansas City Star: Ignoring the terror within: U.S. extremist movements Austin American-Statesman: Flawed numbers mask scope of drug abuse Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Texas cities join forces to protect military bases EDITORS IN THE NEWS: Sarkar, Yonke OPEN RECORDS, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION Tenn. coalition asks court not to release rape case records State suspends IBM incentives after layoffs Wisconsin governor and prosecutors trade jabs over records Cost to protect Walker more than tripled since predecessor Affidavit: Investors lost $3.5 million in Wichita project Bill calls for DOD to publish toxic exposure evidence North Carolina bill allows police to withhold video from public Louisiana candidates for governor pledge more transparency Florida could limit access to police camera videos ND attorney general says commission broke open records, meetings law Minnesota officials defend camera ban for prison interviews Texas Senate passes libel protections for journalists Omaha mayor use of text messages raises public records concerns Bill requiring body cameras for SC cops advances to Senate floor Oklahoma Senate supports limiting access to police videos Pennsylvania Open Records office upholds H-S appeal for vaccination records Bill to open DYC records to public scrutiny likely to clear Colorado Senate INDUSTRY NEWS Google pledges $162M for European digital journalism fund Report: Journalists face deadliest time 'in recent history' Writers withdraw from PEN gala, cite honor for Charlie Hebdo Winding up, Obama tosses zingers at press, political foes 'Saigon has fallen' _ a reporter's view of Vietnam War's end Nearly 17 million watch Jenner interview $35K grant to UNR for Latino journalism project Bill would weaken Nevada rules against defamation lawsuits Comcast deal may be dead, but cable consolidation will go on Portugal media angered over proposed election coverage rules Comcast abandons Time Warner Cable bid after gov't pushback Feds to review Tampa Police bicycle laws AP posts first revenue gain in six years Gannett dubs its digital, broadcasting spinoff TEGNA Newspaper lawsuit against Palin stalled over confidentiality Piers Morgan quizzed by police over tabloid phone hacking Dayton backs new camera ban for media interviews in prisons Reds' Bryan Price apologizes for language, not message 2015 Jefferson Muzzles released, take aim at censorship IN MEMORIAM: Corliss |
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