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This week: Momentum toward multimedia newsrooms ... Newstrain seminars ... You Make the Call.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR TO ATTEND THESE UPCOMING APME EVENTS

■ Oct. 31-Nov. 1: NewsTrain, Milwaukee.

■ Dec. 5-6: NewsTrain, Springfield, Ill.

SAVE THE DATE: APME/APPM meeting with SND Las Vegas Sept. 8-11, 2008


MOMENTUM TOWARD MULTIMEDIA NEWSROOMS
It appears newspaper managers finally have stopped debating whether we should have multimedia newsrooms. Energies now are focused on figuring out how to make the multimedia newsroom work.

The answers will be anything but universal. Small organizations in light media markets have different demands than do newsrooms in medium-size, competitive markets. We've been unable to find any consensus on "best practices." On the other hand, there seem to be approaches that have people feeling good about the direction they're going.

For details on what other papers big and small are doing with multimedia and tips on how to pursue efforts in your newsroom, click here to read the entire story.

NEWSTRAIN SEMINARS
APME's NewsTrain, which offers dynamic training from nationally recognized editors at rock-bottom prices, will be making stops nationwide this year. Scheduled visits include Charlotte, Portland, Anchorage, Boston, Great Falls and Montgomery. For a list of other possible training locations and how to register for sessions near you, visit www.newstrain.org.

YOU MAKE THE CALL
Need some advice on a sticky ethical question? APME News includes a regular feature called "You Make the Call" that may be just what you need.  You can pass along your questions to Rick Hall, managing editor of The Deseret Morning News at rhall@desnews.com or (801) 237-2110.

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