Renowned newspaper technology guru and publishing expert Kevin Slimp will deliver his expertise on the following topics in this special session presented by the Minnesota Newspaper Association.

Event Details:

When: Wednesday, May 12 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Where: Best Western Victorian Inn | 1000 Hwy 7 West | Hutchinson, MN 55350

Tickets: $50

Seats are limited, so purchase your tickets today to ensure your spot on May 12th! Registration closes May 10.

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Reporting Global Issues Locally Most big international stories have ripples that reach even the smallest of communities. “Reporting Global Issues Locally” will show you how to find the local angle in the broadest of international stories.  This course was created to help you shrink the world and bring it to your readers, your viewers, your listeners. In partnership with the James M. Cox Jr. Center at the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia
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Anatomy of a Multimedia News Organization Learn how an online-only news organization functions as a business by exploring its structure, departments and business model. In partnership with the Maynard Institute
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Managing Millennials: Helping the Next Generation of Journalists Succeed in Your Newsroom 2-3 p.m., ET, July 9 Learn how managers can embrace what these younger journalists bring to our changing industry. A Poynter/NewsU Webinar
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U of M partners with Minnesota Newspapers to help revitalize industry

Minnesota Job Skills Program grant will be used to retrain newspaper staff 

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 2/24/2009 ) — The University of Minnesota School of Journalism & Mass Communication (SJMC), in partnership with the Duluth News Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer Press, has received a $238,000 Minnesota Job Skills Program Grant to help newspapers revolutionize their business model and to thrive in an increasingly Internet-based industry. In addition, the university and the newspapers will contribute $469,330 in-kind funds, bringing the total project budget to approximately $700,000.

The project will offer a series of training programs for staff in the advertising and editorial operations of the newspapers, both of which have undergone considerable downsizing in the past year. It is believed to be the first job training grant to help the news industry with the assistance of a journalism school. The goal of the partnership is not only to train employees with new technical, computer-based skills, but also to reassess the way in which news and advertising is delivered.

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