APME Update, March 22, 2016 |
APME UPDATE --- MARCH 22, 2016
SAVE THE DATE April 9 -- NewsTrain in Lincoln, Nebraska May 6-7 -- NewsTrain in Halifax, Nova Scotia Sept. 12-15 -- ASNE-APME Conference in Philadelphia Sept. 30-Oct. 1 -- NewsTrain in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Head to Halifax for NewsTrain! Registration is open for NewsTrain in Halifax on May 6-7. Come for the digital training and stay for the sights in scenic Nova Scotia. Sessions include:
Instructors for the workshop at the University of King’s College include: · Matt Frehner, senior editor for mobile and interactive news at The Globe & Mail. · Kathy Kieliszewski, visuals director for the Detroit Free Press and four-time Emmy Award winner. · Daniel Victor, senior staff editor for The New York Times and a former social media editor at the Times and ProPublica.org. Competitive diversity scholarships, and discounted hotel rooms are still available in Halifax. Info and register for $75 at http://bit.ly/HalifaxNewsTrain. SAVE THE DATE: NewsTrain will also bring its digital-skills training to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Please sign up here to be notified when that program is set. Questions? Email NewsTrain Project Director Linda Austin. _____________________________
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