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Mature Arkansas publishes final issue
Arkansas Times Publisher Alan Leveritt announced this afternoon thatMature Arkansas, a monthly publication which began in November 2011, will cease publication after the September issue. Read more .... In the meantime, Editor Anne Wasson is...
APW Members Tie for 2nd in National Sweepstakes
Two Arkansas Press Women members tied for the second place Individual Sweepstakes Award in the 2013 National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest. Tammy Keith of Conway and Debbie Miller of Bentonville tied for the first runner-up honor, and each was...
APW Issues 65 by 65 Challenge
The original list was 14 names long. By the time the Arkansas Newspaper Women officially organized, 26 women counted themselves as founding members. Arkansas Press Women, or APW as the statewide group is now known, will celebrate its 65th birthday next year. To...
RSVP for Political Magic!
Long-time APW member Brenda Blagg will discuss her new book, Political Magic, on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the AQ Chicken House in Fayetteville, 1925 N. College Ave. Only cost is the cost of your lunch. Start time is 11:30 a.m. E-mail debmiller25@cox.net to RSVP
APW Member Survey
APW members -- don't forget to take the Survey Monkey poll that's in your inbox! If you're a member, and didn't get a link emailed to you, please contact Debbie Miller at debmiller25@cox.net.
Multimedia news summed in 2 minutes
From Ted: If the fairytale of the "Three Little Pigs" was to take place today, how would a 24-hour press cycle and social media change the story? Discover a new twist on an old tale as today's media dissects the supposed innocence of the...
How non-convergence is helping one newspaper
Hollywood loves stories about newspapers, so they should go for this one. A Harvard professor lectures on how whole industries have found it impossible to reinvent themselves in the face of technological revolution. He tells newspaper groups they will have to change...
2013 APW Comms Contest winners!
1A – News story, print based newspaper • 1st place - Going Up, Tammy Keith, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette • Keith takes an ordinary story on building permits and makes it interesting by noting that tiny Greenbrier has issued as many new residential permits as Conway. A...
Drones used for news coverage
KBIA and the Missouri Journalism project have experimented with drones to collect video in rural areas. According to Local Media Insider, the experiment shows: - Which beats benefit immediately from drone coverage - Compliance with FAA regulations - Tested equipment...
Battle between social media giants
Instagram video: Facebook aims to cut back Twitter's Vine Instagram launched a video-sharing tool on Thursday, in a move that will place the Facebook-owned company in direct competition with Vine, the Twitter-backed video app. Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom made the...