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Is being paid for news coverage ethical?
This spring, readers of The Orange County Register in Southern California started seeing much more coverage of local universities. What they probably did not know is that the stories are paid for by the schools. Depending on whom you ask, it is either a...
Congratulations!
Congrats to our new president, Debbie Miller! She and the rest of the new APW board were elected on Saturday, June 15, at the annual summer meeting. This year's meeting was held at Hendrix College. More details may be found on our Facebook site:...
AP: DOJ broke rules in phone records seizure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department violated its own rules when it secretly seized records for thousands of phone calls to and from journalists for The Associated Press as part of a leak investigation, the head of the company said Wednesday. AP President and CEO...
2013 Summer Awards Luncheon
Dearest APW members, apologies for the short notice on the details, but here they are. The luncheon is Saturday, June 15, at the Student Life and Technology Center on the campus of Hendrix College. Registration is $20 and includes lunch. Please bring your check, made...
FOI reminder & RSVP info
Attending Friday's FOI panel? Please RSVP by Wednesday to: Please RSVP By Wednesday, March 13 to Sarah Morris: smorris@stuttgartdailyleader.com, (870) 673-8533 or (870) 926-7127. The details: The Arkansas Pro Chapter of the SPJ, the Arkansas Press Women, and the...
APW Scholarship deadline March 15
APW awards a $1,000 scholarship each spring to an undergraduate student – male or female – studying at an Arkansas college or university who is planning a career in mass communications or journalism. The application deadline is March 15. Eligibility Applicant...
APW, SPJ, APA co-sponsor FOIA panel March 15
The Arkansas Pro Chapter of the SPJ, the Arkansas Press Women, and the Arkansas Press Association will host a panel discussion from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, March 15, on the Freedom of Information Act and how it is being impacted by legislation in the 2013 General...
Why digital natives hate newspapers
From Editor and Publisher: The repudiation of the print delivery system by young people is probably the single greatest factor in the sharp decline Pew detected in newspaper readership in the last decade. Pew found that only 29 percent of the American population read...
HS Contest Call for Entries
High school journalists -- it's that time again. Collect your best work. Read the contest entry instructions closely (there are changes!) and enter!
HS Contest – Heads up!
Just a heads up for our high school journalists. March 1 is the postmark deadline for the high school awards. NFPW has updated information at http://nfpw.org/highSchoolContest.cfm. More to come, so stay tuned.