$2,500 for Excellence in Online Journalism AwardDeadline: Oct. 5, 2009 The Online Journalism Award carries a $2,500 prize and is presented at the National Press Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner. Finalists will be selected by faculty from the S.I. … read more
Month: September 2009
Success Means Using Second-Day Approach
By Maureen Alley Social media, RSS feeds, newsletters, blogs, video and more are everywhere allowing for faster and easier news syndication and information sharing. Great news, right? Well, it could be hurting your brand if you’re not doing … read more
Legal Alert: Three Ways to Keep Out of Trouble
By Howard Rauch Occasionally we need to remember that there is life beyond websites and digital issues. Basic editing snafus — especially those of a legal nature — can land us in hot water. Even experienced editors fall … read more
Drive Website Traffic, Boost Readership
Learn how to use online communities, social networks, and search engine optimization to increase readership, in print as well as online. Save the date Thursday, Sept. 24 to join ASBPE and explore how to harness Web 2.0 to … read more
Economy Still Unstable?
By Elena Gontar Given the industry’s current slump and the declining economy, any major real estate deal is particularly promising. In the last few months there have been quite a few of those. In view of the turbulent … read more
Social Media Addiction
By Tonie AuerDFW Chapter President After reading the notes taken from the Chicago chapter’s roundtable discussions (here and here), I started thinking more about social media. I’m relatively new to the game and I’m usually dragged into it … read more
Do-It-Yourself Roundtable, Part 2
As we blogged about on Sept. 3, here is the second part of the notes taken by the Chicago chapter of the ASBPE held its first Do-It-Yourself Roundtable discussion. Some of the information gathered included using Twitter and … read more
Happy Labor Day
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made … read more
Do-It-Yourself Roundtable, Part 1
Earlier this summer, the Chicago chapter of the ASBPE held its first Do-It-Yourself Roundtable discussion. Why a do-it-yourself? Because we realize that more heads are better than one, and what better way to learn than from your fellow … read more