Bonus session to be offered at AWNA Convention
The AWNA is offering a bonus session for editorial staffers at its upcoming convention. It’s from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Friday, May 31st, at the Radisson Hotel, 6500 67 Street, Red Deer. It includes continental breakfast, the seminar and lunch afterwards, all for $49. If you register five people, the fifth registrant is free.
Dan Petty, Digital Director of Audience Development at MediaNews Group, will lead a session on the effective use of digital tools in your everyday reporting. Session will provide an overview of tools such as Advanced Google Search, Google Scholar, Google Alerts, Google Trends and Google Maps, i.e., how to readily interpose maps into your stories.
MediaNews Group is one of the largest newspaper companies in the U.S., operating 40 daily newspapers and 65 community newspapers. Its larger papers include the Denver Post, Salt Lake Tribune and San Jose Mercury News. It was one of the first media companies to get into digital media in a big way, opening a division called MediaNews Interactive in 1995.
Please contact Maurizia Hinse if you are able to register staffers for this session.