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USING WEB METRICS TO GUIDE STORY CHOICES So how much weight are these data points being given when it comes to changing news judgments among newspaper editors? Depends on whom you ask. Mark Briggs of The (Tacoma) News Tribune examines the growing issue of involving your audience in news judgment at APME.com "THE PEOPLE FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE AUDIENCE" Visit APME.com for more details, and links to the post – and the comments – to understand what is happening "out there." NEWSPAPER TO OFFER FREE WI-FI Visit APME.com for details on the paper's vision. HUGE MULTIMEDIA PROJECT IN NAPLES But the coverage didn't end there, as the staff delivered much more. Visit APME.com for more on Naples' monumental undertaking. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT — Washington Post's "Being a Black Man" — A how-to on producing audio slideshows — Possibilities for newspapers who have computer whizzes on staff — The new Knight Science Journalism Tracker — International Herald Tribune's plans to publish citizen media through a partnership with South Korea's OhMyNews SUBMIT YOUR GREAT IDEAS Each year, Lance Johnson, executive editor of The Day in New London, Conn., puts together the Great Ideas booklet, a collection of more than 200 cutting-edge content strategies from newspapers in the United States and Canada. Contributions from Europe have been received this year. The best ideas will be included in a full-color booklet and showcased at the 2006 APME conference, Oct. 25-28, in New Orleans. Content categories include community news, improving readership, diversity in coverage, features, global understanding, niche publications, online (must expand on print content), projects, presentation and design, reader involvement in print and online, young readers and newsroom management. For each submission, please describe your Great Idea in no more than 300 words. More than one idea can be submitted. Please include your paper's name, contact editor, title, phone number and e-mail address. E-mail ideas and electronic page images to: Lance Johnson 1-860-701-4379 To receive e-mail notification of new APME Updates, write to APME@ap.org Previous issues: July 10, 2006 | June 26, 2006 | June 19, 2006 | June 9, 2006 | Archive |
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