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April 24, 2008


 

PNA Foundation, April 24

Foundation Update: Pencil in these summer dates for professional training

By Lauren Lee, Director
PNA Foundation

Attention members! Right now you're probably in the midst of planning your summer vacation. When penciling in those dates, consider taking a minute to also add the following training sessions to your calendar. We are offering something for everyone, including multimedia training for editors, revenue generation for sales reps, circulation workshops and more social events such as Pennsylvania Press Conference and PNA's annual Foundation Golf Outing. For details, contact Bev Hendry at (717) 703-3003 or beverlyh@pa-news.org.

Date Event Location
May 2-3 Pennsylvania Press Conference State College
June 12 PNA On the Road
"Carving a Niche for the Small Market Newspaper." Speakers will cover various topics, including legal issues, branding your small market newspaper, advertising techniques for the small market newspaper and localizing your Web site.
Yorktowne Hotel, York
June 17

Techniques for Backpack Journalism
Robb Montgomery will conduct a one day beginner’s class on podcasting, filming basic video reports, and field producing digital story components with mobile phones and Web browsers.

PNA Headquarters, Harrisburg
June 18 PNA Foundation Annual Golf Outing Hershey Country Club, Hershey
June 25-26 AP NewsTrain
NewsTrain fills one of the largest gaps in newsroom training – teaching management and editing skills to frontline editors. NewsTrainn will help editors develop more expertise and grow in their careers, and help news organizations strengthen their newsrooms.
PNA Headquarters, Harrisburg
July 10-12 Multimedia Workshop: Photo, Video, Audio and Soundslides
This three-day workshop will provide intensive hands-on training in audio, video and photojournalism. With guidance of experienced coaches, participants will craft an in-depth story using one of these mediums.
Gettysburg
July 17 Rules Update from the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) PNA Headquarters, Harrisburg
July 24 Video-teleconference (Topic TBD) Various PASSHE campuses across Pennsylvania
Sept. 3-5 Graphics for Print/Web
Robb Montgomery instructs both beginners and advanced classes
PNA Headquarters, Harrisburg
Sept. 11-12 District Sales Managers Training
An intensive three-day training program to benefit district sales managers, regional zone supervisors and marketing, promotion and circulation managers.
PNA Headquarters, Harrisburg
Sept. 17-18 Advances Blogging Techniques and Online Community Tools
A two day class to discuss styles, approaches and building and using social networks to develop bogs and connect with the community that you cover.
PNA Headquarters, Harrisburg




 



 

 

 

 

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