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From APW and BeyondSPJ and ‘Illegal immigrant.’ What say you?
SPJ's diversity committee's thoughts on use of the phrase "illegal immigrant," has stirred the pot a bit among journalists. See: www.spj.org/quill_issue.asp?ref=1745. [polldaddy poll=4316681]
Oops!
If you ever wondered why editors always wanted one last look at that page before it went to press, see below. This comes from www.buzzfeed.com's 50 funniest headlines of 2010. If you go there, please note the sometimes (im)mature content.
Membership Renew for 2011
Members, I've received a few questions about renewing your membership. Here (I hope) are a few answers: Your membership fee is the sum of the national fee, plus your state fee. The national membership is $74 for professionals, $20 for students and $25 for retirees....
Debbie Miller is front page news!
If you hadn't seen the latest issue of the NFPW newsletter ... you really should! Check out the rest of the story: http://nfpw.org/pdf/currentissue.pdf
COMING SOON: 2011 APW Communications Contest
The one event that our members are most eager for each year -- the APW Communications Contest --and details such as deadlines are coming soon. Really they are. However, for those who want to start gathering your entries, here are the: 12-29 2011 General Rules....
PR specialist a rising job in 2011
Employment of public-relations specialists is expected to increase by more than 66,000 jobs, or 24 percent, between 2008 and 2018, according to the Labor Department....
Will iPad only ‘paper’ work for Jobs/Murdoch project?
Rumors are circling that News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch is teaming up with Apple CEO Steve Jobs to launch a new digital-only newspaper. Dubbed, "The Daily," the iPad project will allegedly stream right a user's device seven days a week for the fairly low price of $0.99...
APW critical issues update
At the Nov. 13 professional development meeting at Hendrix, there were a few critical items on the table that needed discussion by the board and the membership at large. We didn't have enough attendance to take action. However some suggestions arose. Associate...
Time for renewal
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL -- A reminder that memberships are based on a calendar year and are coming up for renewal. NFPW dues are as follows: Professional, $74; Student, $20; and retired, $25. State dues are: Professional $15; Student, $5 and retired, $7.50. Though...
Fall 2010 Professional Development meeting
I'd like to thank our host, Helen Plotkin, and our presenters at the 2010 Fall Professional Development meeting, "Winds of Career Change." Hendrix College has beautiful meeting facilities and I hope we have the opportunity to host a larger meeting there. For those who...