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From APW and BeyondOverdue kudos
Long overdue congratulations go to Malea Hargett and Emily Roberts of Arkansas Catholic for their outstanding performance at the National Federation of Press Women competition. Hargett earned first place for best non-daily newspaper edited by entrant. Hargett also...
Why we don’t trust the media
What are your thoughts? http://ethicaloptimist.com The latest report from Gallup on the public’s level of trust in the media is, to say the least, more trouble for the media. You want to start with the good news? The media is still more trusted than Congress. There’s...
The Changing Role of the Reporter
Agree? Disagree? From: http://www.techaffect.com Wikipedia defines “journalism” as the investigation and reporting of events, issues, and trends to a broad audience. As detailed in the classic book All the President’s Men, journalists have had a long and celebrated...
Carol Griffee Scholarship-UPDATE
As you know, we are honoring Carol Griffee with donations to the APW scholarship in her name. We are an equal opportunity scholarship -- donations of all sizes are most welcome. Emily Roberts will pass the names of all our donors to Carol. If you would like to make a...
Carol Griffee update
Dear APW friends: Carol Griffee is in hospice care at a North Little Rock nursing home. She has end-stage COPD and lung cancer. It could be a few weeks up to a few months. She asks for no visitors, phone calls or flowers. She's using what little energy she has to wrap...
Job opening-Mountain Home
A radio station in Mountain Home with an extraordinary news department is seeking a staffer with strong news judgment, news writing, production and board skills. Contact Bob Knight at 501-425-3101.
Fall professional development
Keep your calendars open for the second Saturday in November for an APW professional development event. We are still open for session ideas and presenters. Thanks to Helen Plotkin, we will likely be meeting at Hendrix in Conway. One strong suggestion was a session or...
Associate editor needed
Job opening Associate editor Arkansas Catholic in Little Rock seeks an associate editor for its publications. The associate editor would contribute stories and photos to the diocesan weekly newspaper as well as contribute to Arkansas Catholic en Espanol, the Diocese...
It’s a girl!
Congratulations to Kristin Netterstrom, APW second vice president and HS contest guru, and her husband Dusty, on the birth of their daughter, Kahlan Frances Higgins. She was born Monday, 6:48 p.m. She is 8 pounds, 9 ounces and 22 inches long. Mom and baby are doing...
Blow your own horn!
Members, if you're looking for copy to publicize your placings in the 2010 APW Communications Contest, you may download the APW 2010 press release and the Arkansas Press Women contest winners. Thanks to Debbie Miller and Kristin Netterstrom for putting these...