News Editors and Copy Desk Chiefs:
New Roles in a Changing Newsroom

September 15 - September 18, 2008

AIM THIS PAGE

A seminar for editors who want to lead news processing desks through the changes they face as newsrooms restructure for innovation.

Who Should Attend?
Leaders of news desks, copy desks or newly organized desks that process news, editorial and community content for multiple platforms.

How Your Organization Will Benefit
Newsrooms are reorganizing to meet the challenges of serving multiple platforms with expanding content. In some places, the news desk or copy desk has been replaced by a delivery desk or digital nerve center. Where the copy desk remains, its jobs are changing faster than ever. In this seminar, leaders of your desk will learn:

• How to manage staff and copy flow for the 24/7 newsroom.
• How to maintain quality and uphold standards for multiple platforms.
• How to hire, train, allocate and/or reallocate staff to fulfill new roles.
• How to write headlines that will help search engines find your stories.

What Alumni Say
“Much more than I expected. I learned a lot and enjoyed the professional atmosphere and treatment.”
Jim Kirchner, Day News Editor
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.

“The sessions have given me a lot of useful ideas to take back to my paper, and I feel significantly more prepared to be a news editor.”
Greg Anglin, Senior Copy Editor
San Antonio Express-News

The Particulars

Please read:
:: API's Registration, Tuition and Hotel Policies
:: Special requirements for international members

Tuition: $1,800 | Early-Bird: $1,620

Early-Bird Discount Deadline: July 18, 2008

Hotel/Meal Package: $980.
This charge is in addition to the tuition fee, and is paid directly to the hotel by the seminar member upon checkout.

Location: Reston, Virginia

Click here to register for this seminar