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A GREAT IDEA FROM GLENS FALLS; NOW WE NEED YOURS The Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post-Star created an excellent multimedia project about cell-phone dead zones. Here's how online editor Madeline Farbman describes the package and its genesis:  Click on the above image to download a .PDF of the page.
"A traveler along the Adirondack Northway died of hypothermia in January, stranded out of sight of the highway patrol and other motorists after an accident. The man and his wife tried to call for help from their cell phones but could not get a signal. His death galvanized residents, frequent travelers and local officials, who decried the cell phone dead zones that are common throughout the Adirondacks. "We developed this project as a way to further explore the facts as well as the strong emotions the issue provoked – graphically, in text and in video. An interactive map allowed readers to click on certain locations and see the number of 'bars' for different cell phone carriers, and either a video report or a video interview with a resident about coverage in that area. The videos also were a way to display some of the dramatic landscape that makes cell phone service in the Adirondacks a tricky proposition. "An interactive diagram explained how cell phones and cell towers work, and also focused on the technical limitations of Adirondacks mountains and pine forests. Print stories that ran in the newspaper over two days – addressing technology, safety and policy issues, as well as stories from many residents about their personal experiences – were organized together on the Dead Zones site. An online discussion board was part of the package." "The Dead Zones" is one of the entries in this year's "Great Ideas" book, one of APME's most popular traditions. It features top-notch journalism from newsrooms across the U.S. and Canada. There's still time to submit your "great idea," which can be a new concept for print or online, or a major improvement to something that you do every day. This is your opportunity to brag about your newsroom's best work and to help fellow editors by sharing ideas that might work in their markets. The deadline is Friday, July 13. Click here for our simple entry form. If you have questions, contact Kurt Franck, managing editor of The Toledo Blade, kfranck@theblade.com or Bobbie Jo Buel, executive editor of the Arizona Daily Star, bjbuel@azstarnet.com.
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP AWARDS The Freedom Forum, in partnership with the Associated Press Managing Editors and the American Society of Newspaper Editors, is accepting nominations for the sixth annual Robert G. McGruder Awards for Diversity Leadership. Two awards are given annually: one for newspapers with a circulation up to 75,000; one for newspapers with more than 75,000 circulation. The awards go to individuals, newsrooms or teams of journalists who embody the spirit of McGruder, a former executive editor of the Detroit Free Press and relentless diversity champion. McGruder died of cancer in April 2002. Deadline to make a nomination is Aug. 24. Click here to read more. TWO MORE WEEKS TO ENTER APME JOURNALISM EXCELLENCE AWARDS APME is accepting entries in its journalism annual excellence competition: Public Service, First Amendment, International Perspective, Online Perspective. New this year: the APME Innovator of the Year Award, to be selected and presented during the APME annual conference Oct. 3-6. Click here to read more. ARE YOU JOURNALISM TOP INNOVATOR? TELL US ABOUT IT In addition to its four industry-leading awards, APME this year will make the APME Innovator of the Year Award. The award will recognize the efforts of editors and others who are doing new and exciting things in their newsrooms, in their newspapers and on their Web sites. The contest is open to any editor, team or AP member newspaper. Adding to the excitement of the new award will be the way in which it will be selected – live, at the APME annual conference in Washington, D.C., Oct. 3-6. Click here to read more. To receive e-mail notification of new APME Updates, write to APME@ap.org Previous issues: June 19 | June 4 | May 25 | May 18 | Archive |
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