May 8, 2008MAMA meeting underway in Branson!
Learn Plenty and have some Fun in Branson, May 8-9!
Officers and directors of the Missouri Advertising Managers’ Association will have a board meeting and lunch beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 8, in the Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing. Registration for the May... continued...
Officers and directors of the Missouri Advertising Managers’ Association will have a board meeting and lunch beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 8, in the Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing. Registration for the May... continued...
May 6, 2008Find local teacher for Living Textbook Class
Seven years ago, Missouri Press Foundation partnered with the University of Missouri’s MU Direct program to offer a summer course, The Living Textbook, to train Missouri educators on effective ways to use the newspaper in the classroom.
The impetus for the program was to help Missouri’s newspapers develop relationships with young readers in their communities. To do this, we initiated the Teacher Ambassador Scholarship... continued...
The impetus for the program was to help Missouri’s newspapers develop relationships with young readers in their communities. To do this, we initiated the Teacher Ambassador Scholarship... continued...
May 5, 2008REMINDER: Postal Rates to rise May 12!
The Postal Service has announced an increase in postage rates effective May 12. It also indicated that it will raise rates each year in May.
Under the new postal reform law, the Postal Service has new flexibility to raise or lower rates so long as the average price for a particular class of mail stays below the rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. The rate of inflation used by the Postal Service was 2.9%... continued...
Under the new postal reform law, the Postal Service has new flexibility to raise or lower rates so long as the average price for a particular class of mail stays below the rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. The rate of inflation used by the Postal Service was 2.9%... continued...
May 5, 2008Brooks elected Ozark Press president
Students read winning essays during meeting at College of the Ozarks
Ozark Press Association members elected Tianna Brooks, publisher of the Mountain View Standard News, president for the coming year.
Ozark Press chose new leaders during its annual meeting held on March 28 at the Keeter Center,
College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout.
Brooks, who previously served as vice... continued...
Ozark Press Association members elected Tianna Brooks, publisher of the Mountain View Standard News, president for the coming year.
Ozark Press chose new leaders during its annual meeting held on March 28 at the Keeter Center,
College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout.
Brooks, who previously served as vice... continued...
May 3, 2008Send a Teacher to newspaper school!
Living Textbook Seminar just around the Corner!
It’s time to start recruiting a teacher or teachers from your local schools to attend the Living Textbook seminar, July 16-18, at University of Missouri. A scholarship to send someone from... continued...
It’s time to start recruiting a teacher or teachers from your local schools to attend the Living Textbook seminar, July 16-18, at University of Missouri. A scholarship to send someone from... continued...May 2, 2008SEMO Press to meet May 30 in Cape
Advertising expert Joe Bonura will be the featured presenter at the May 30 meeting of the Southeast
Missouri Press Association in Cape Girardeau. The Association’s 116th annual meeting will be held in the University Center at Southeast Missouri State University.
Bonura spoke at the Missouri Press Association Convention last fall in St. Louis. He owned and operated an advertising agency for 18 years before... continued...
Missouri Press Association in Cape Girardeau. The Association’s 116th annual meeting will be held in the University Center at Southeast Missouri State University.
Bonura spoke at the Missouri Press Association Convention last fall in St. Louis. He owned and operated an advertising agency for 18 years before... continued...
May 2, 2008Election Webinar May 16
“An Election Webinar: Ready or not, they’re coming”
Jim Pumarlo will prepare editors and reporters to lay groundwork for interviewing and introducing candidates to readers. This Webinar, offered through the Minnesota Newspaper Foundation, is from noon to 1 p.m. May 16. Cost is $75 per phone connection. For more information or to register, send an e-mail to ... continued...
Jim Pumarlo will prepare editors and reporters to lay groundwork for interviewing and introducing candidates to readers. This Webinar, offered through the Minnesota Newspaper Foundation, is from noon to 1 p.m. May 16. Cost is $75 per phone connection. For more information or to register, send an e-mail to ... continued...
May 2, 2008J-School Capitol Roundup: Week 13
This is your weekly Capitol Roundup from the Missouri School of Journalism's State Government Reporting
Program.
Reporting students are under the guidance of program director Phill Brooks, MU faculty member. MU student Lucie Wolken is serving this semester as news coordinator for the weekly news briefs.
If you publish the information, please credit: University of Missouri School of Journalism - Jefferson City Reporting Program.
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May 1, 2008Deadline for School papers to get grants is May 16
The Newspaper Association of America Foundation is seeking applicants for its 2008 Student/Newspaper Partnership grant program.
The annual program selects and awards funding to middle and high schools working in partnership with professional newspapers to start, restart or revitalize a student newspaper.
Those selected schools may receive grant funds up to $5,000 during year one of the project. The 2008 grant... continued...
The annual program selects and awards funding to middle and high schools working in partnership with professional newspapers to start, restart or revitalize a student newspaper.
Those selected schools may receive grant funds up to $5,000 during year one of the project. The 2008 grant... continued...
