
2010 National Editorial Conference: Chicago
Digital skills, training, strategies, and ethics are among July 21–23 meeting highlights.
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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.
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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.

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.
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