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TIME-OUT FOR DIVERSITY AND ACCURACY APME has identified immigration issues as a focal point for this year's program. APME President Suki Dardarian is encouraging newspapers to revisit their immigrant populations to give readers the context they need to understand the current immigration debate. "For years, most of our newspapers have worked hard to tell the stories of our regions' immigrant communities, exploring their roles and impact in our world," Dardarian said. "But our communities' demographics are changing and we should re-examine our coverage to ensure our readers understand the issues and – more importantly – that they understand their own communities." While immigration is a hot issue, newspapers are welcome to take other approaches that are appropriate for their markets and newsrooms. APME's Diversity Committee wants to highlight great work during Time-Out on APME.com and in APME News magazine. Please select someone in your newsroom to serve as Time-Out coordinator and ask that person to send information on your work, including links to coverage and PDFs, if they are available, to cstovall@pressconnects.com or mporto@delawareonline.com by June 21. Calvin Stovall, executive editor of the Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, N.Y. has filed a full report on this year's Time-Out program at: IDEAS GALORE IN APME NEWS — Tips on how to listen to your readers – and improve readership. — Can editors get too close to the communities serviced by their newspapers? — What do you do when your ace reporter suddenly seems burned out? — The Canadian Newspaper Association's unique approach to brainstorming yields plenty of new and innovative ideas to grow readership. — Growing restrictions on photo coverage of news and sporting events. — You Make the Call: Should the news media hire a lobbyist when legislative proposals threat access to public records? — The expanding focus of APME NewsTrain. — How the Virginian-Pilot found its niche in video and tapped into a booming market. — Questions for the AP, including the thinking behind recent closings or consolidations of news bureaus in some areas of the country. If someone has stolen your copy of APME News, you can read the entire issue at: SOUNDING BOARD: NEWS DIGESTS Get details on the consensus as well as individual editor responses at: To receive e-mail notification of new APME Updates, write to APME@ap.org Previous issues: May 1, 2006 | April 24, 2006 | April 17, 2006 | April 11, 2006 | Archive |
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