Critical contest info

Critical contest info

Among all the communications about the 2013 APW Communications Contest, I neglected to mention that the entries are $5 a piece at the state level. (Thanks to Vivian Hogue for asking!) And a reminder, if you win a category at the state level and have a full NFPW/APW...
Banished word list – 2012

Banished word list – 2012

Amazing. Baby bump. Ginormous. Just a handful of the words and phrases that made the annual banished word list from Lake Superior State University. What words or phases would you ban from copy? Add your nominees in the comments section.

Plopper retiring

Former APW member and UALR faculty member Dr. Bruce Plopper is retiring at month’s end. See Tammy Keith’s story here: http://m.arkansasonline.com/news/2012/dec/09/longtime-journalism-professor-retiring/
APW @ NFPW

APW @ NFPW

Arkansas Press Women members had a big presence at the National Federation of Press Women meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz. Thanks to Carol Sanders for the photos and reporting. APW member Tammy Keith was sweepstakes runnerup in the NFPW Communications Contest. She...