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2015 Communications Contest
What were your best pieces of 2014? Start digging them out in anticipation of the 2015 APW Communications contest. More details to come, but keep in mind the Feb. 2 deadline for books and the Feb. 9 deadline for everything else.
Going to Greenville – NFPW National Conference just around the corner
South Carolina is hosting the 2014 NFPW conference on Sept. 2-4. If you haven't registered already, here's a quick link to our South Carolina affiliate: http://scmediawomen.org/nfpw-national-conference/ Media Women of South Carolina has planned an outstanding...
Fall Conference Set for Oct. 11 in Mountain Home
Arkansas Press Women will gather Oct. 11 on the scenic campus of Arkansas State University-Mountain Home for “Smooth Sailing,” a fall professional development conference. Mary Kellogg-Joslyn, a veteran television producer, Disney executive and entrepreneur, will...
Celebrating Excellence Luncheon – April 26
APW invites celebrates our high school contest winners and college scholarship recipients at this special luncheon featuring IRE Data Editor Denise Malan, who will talk about her experience as a student journalist in Arkansas and about what future journalists need to...
Packet party
APW members gathered at the Manees house in North Little Rock on Saturday, Jan. 4, for a packet making party. Some Diet Coke, carrots and a few doughnuts later, and the group created membership packets for potential associate, student and professional members. Thanks...
Summer meeting
It's not too early to start thinking about our APW summer meeting. The date will be Saturday, June 7. We're working on a location, so stay close to this blog, our Facebook page or your email to see news as details develop.
Comms contest UPDATE
We have a set of instructions on how to enter the digital contest. Download the PDF here: How to Enter the 2014 NFPW Contest. Please remember, the deadline is Jan. 27. If you have questions, please contact Mary Hightower at mary.hightower@gmail.com. ...
2014 APW Communications Contest
A few more details about the 2014 APW/NFPW Communications contest. Please note that Arkansas is one of the states that will be running an electronic contest. We're all learning how this goes, but this will be the future of the contest. There will be additional...
APW to honor Carol Griffee with scholarship in 2014
When Carol Griffee died in 2011, the veteran journalist surprised no one with her desire to avoid the pomp and circumstance of a funeral. But too many people revered the gruff woman who in her day brought a shotgun to the newspaper office during a murder investigation...
All I want for Christmas is … an APW membership!
It seems the older we get, the harder we are to shop for during the holiday season. We start to focus on what we really need instead of what we would like. For me, this has led to Christmas presents of contact lenses, prescription sunglasses and blazers for work. This...