Originally recorded on March 10, 2016 In this webinar… Many journalists hate math, but love numbers stories. With a few easy steps, you can use Excel to crunch numbers in a way that is reliable and fast. Join Erin Jordan as she shares her tips for making the most of Excel as a reporting tool.…

Originally recorded on March 10, 2022 In this webinar: Need an idea for your next enterprise story? Don’t worry we’ve got you covered. The Cedar Rapids Gazette’s Zack Kucharski returns for a webinar featuring rapid-fire story ideas that are guaranteed to cure a case of writer’s block. This session includes from all areas of the…

Originally recorded on Thursday, March 12, 2020 In this webinar… A social media style guide creates a consistent voice, look and schedule that helps newsrooms engage audiences while providing journalists with information on how to act, speak and use images on social media. Every Tweet, Facebook or Instagram post should align with your newsgathering and…

Originally recorded on March 13, 2014   In this webinar…: Who reads a city budget when growing up, going to college or first entering the workforce? Or questions authorities to explain a matter until every detail is crystal clear? Few, if any, yet skilled reporters and photographers rely on these practices to become successful journalists.…

Originally recorded on March 24, 2022 About this webinar:  In this webinar, AdCellerant explains how publishing companies are upselling advertisers and complementing their campaigns with relevant banner ads that are highly targeted, reaching specified groups, locations and demographics with certain online behavioral interest and patterns. We learn about why programmatic display is the foundation of…

Originally recorded on April 7, 2022 About this webinar:  According to PewResearch.org, 86% of Americans get their news from a digital device. With US mobile traffic reaching an all time high of 61% in 2021, the majority of the online audience for local news is coming from mobile. As a newspaper publisher, it’s never been more…

Originally recorded on April 8, 2016 In this webinar… Sales managers rarely have time to develop top-notch training materials. They are busy selling, managing and marketing. Training often gets pushed aside. The Local Media Association has developed a 14-week turnkey package that will arm sales managers with templates, presentation materials, guided conversation points, individual/group exercises,…

Originally recorded on April 9, 2020 In this webinar… In this webinar, Michael Zinser will cover the following 3 topics: • Newsroom Union Organizing – Newsrooms have been organized at many newspapers, large and small, including The Missoula (Montana) Independent, Casper (Wyoming) Star-Tribune, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), Chicago Tribune, Omaha World Herald, and others. Michael…

Originally recorded on April 13, 2018 In this webinar… Selling via email has become part of our daily sales lives. While we would all prefer face-to-face selling, like it or not, email is how business is now done every day. Media sales expert, Ryan Dohrn, will share 10 sales email tips to increase opens, reads,…

Join us to learn about the NewStart program at West Virginia University FREE!! Originally recorded on April 15, 2022 For potential students and current owners and publishers. The NewStart program at West Virginia University identifies and trains the next generation of media entrepreneurs so they can purchase existing community newspapers or other media outlets and…