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2010 National Editorial Conference: Chicago
Digital skills, training, strategies, and ethics are among July 21–23 meeting highlights.
photo © City of Chicago
The conference will include an examination of ASBPE’s latest original research about the state of editorial digital skills, training, and strategies. The research was done in conjunction with the Medill journalism school at Northwestern University.
Ethics, other conference sessions.
Call for Applications:
Young Leaders Scholarship
Deadline extended to March 15.
In a year of tight budgets, the Young Leaders Scholarship is a great way to offer a training opportunity to editorial staff. The scholarships pay registration and hotel costs for the ASBPE National Editorial Conference.
Newsletter Featured articles include:
Members: Download the PDF now. (556KB) Go to the newsletter archives. Tip Sheet Get Social (Media, That Is) How do you harness the power of social media like YouTube, Linked In, Second Life, and Facebook? Learn from this Tip Sheet. Members: Download the Tip Sheet ASBPE Salary Calculator, Find out what the median salary for someone in your position is. In the Members Only section of our site, click “Member Resources” to access the Salary Calculator, based on data from exclusive ASBPE research — or download the full salary report. Other Exclusive ASBPE Research
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Exclusive Digital Skills Research Exposes Gaps
Survey of B2B editors shows corporate digital training, editorial skills, and publisher leadership lacking.
B2B editors have been left largely to their own devices to gain the skills necessary to do their jobs across platform. So finds a recent survey conducted by ASBPE and the Medill School at Northwestern University.
Digital Skills and Strategies survey findings.
ASBPE Adds Ethics Advice for Association Editors
New best practices help editors balance association, publication goals.
ASBPE has approved guidelines developed in partnership with the Society of National Association Publications. The new code addresses issues specific to association publications, including ghost writing for association staff and officers and interacting with other association communicators.
Association ethics rules: learn more.
Boston
March 24
Meet Former Boston Globe Columnist David Warsh
… or just come to socialize!
Join us for an informal talk. The former economics columnist will share some of his adventures in transitioning from a big city newspaper to journalism through his self-supporting, independent web site, economicprincipals.com. The event is free.
Our chapters:
Latest Posts ASBPE
National Blog  Blogger Maureen Alley As news cycles speed up, journalists often go for stories that feature statistics; stats grab attention and increase web traffic. But it’s important to look at what the numbers really mean. Otherwise, you may be hurting the very people you’re trying to serve. Designing The Feature Article:  Blogger Jim Romeo What makes someone choose your editorial content over your competitors’? There are no silver bullets for success, but there are ways of shaping editorial content to make it more engaging. Here are some ideas that up the odds of your content being at the front of the information line.
What’s Your Reader Engagement Strategy?  1to1 Media’s Ginger Conlon 1to1 Media’s award-winning strategy addresses handling reader feedback, facilitating connections, interacting with its audience, and tracking reader engagement. Here are some elements of that strategy and benefits 1to1 — and its readers — have seen. Promoting the Work of Guest Writers  Blogger Rosalie Donlon When you rely on industry professionals for articles, it can be a challenge getting them to share their knowledge for glory instead of cash. Here are some ways to make managing contributors a little easier.  Bernie Knill Bernie Knill, who passed away on Jan. 22 at age 82, built a reputation for cutting-edge editorial and industry advocacy during his 43-year tenure at Material Handling Management. Retirement Lures Vern Henry Away  Avanstar's Vern Henry Vern Henry created and led Advanstar's editorial audit and review program, which gained renown as a process for achieving ongoing editorial improvement. He was also the 2001 winner of ASBPE’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Why New Publishers Need Quality-Driven Editorial Agenda  Ethics chair Howard Rauch In today’s tough market, there’s concern that support for quality editorial has been waning. Editors must re-enlist publishers, especially those new to the position, in that cause. Here is an editorial agenda for publishers to follow. Chapter Blogs |
- MANAGING EDITOR, BG+H, Chicago, IL
- ACADEMIC BUSINESS WRITER, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ
- MANAGING EDITOR, Networx Communication, Inc., Kansas City, MO
- HISTORICAL TRANSCRIPT EDITOR, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC
- MANAGING EDITOR, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Herndon, VA
- REPORTER/WRITER, Elsevier, Inc., Washington, DC
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