Multimedia workshops in May, June at Cal

Mar 18, 2010

Mid-career journalists are invited to apply before March 26 for short-course multimedia training workshops in May and June offered by the Knight Digital Media Center at UC Berkeley.
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Upcoming Inland webinars: Weeklies' websites, compensation, online video

Mar 18, 2010

CNPA members receive the Inland rate of $75 for Inland Press Association webinars. They offer an efficient way to stay informed and competitive. You need a computer with Internet connection and telephone, a clear block of time and a resolution to learn.
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Clark-Johnson joins ASU journalism faculty

Mar 18, 2010

Sue Clark-Johnson, former president of Gannett Co.'s newspaper group, has joined the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, the Phoenix Business Journal reports.

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Encourage grant applications by April 23

Mar 17, 2010

Just over one month remains until application deadlines for the CNPA Foundation's equipment grants and high school adviser grants.

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In Vallejo, Facebook fans count

Mar 17, 2010

An experiment in cross-pollination is enlivening the opinion sections online, in print and on Facebook for the Vallejo Times-Herald.
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In Memoriam: Malcolm Glover, 83

Mar 17, 2010

Malcolm "Scoop" Glover, who was a teenage gardener at William Randolph Hearst's Wyntoon estate in McCloud before becoming a photographer at The Examiner in San Francisco, then pursued a lifelong career on the cops beat, died March 1 of congestive heart failure. He was 83.

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Cameron retained as Cal-JEC chair

Mar 16, 2010

Delegates to the California Journalism Education Coalition on March 12 reappointed Richard Cameron to a two-year term as chair of Cal-JEC.
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Summit discount extended to March 19

Mar 16, 2010

"Your attendance at CNPA's 2010 Press Summit is an opportunity to invest in our future with a great ROI for you," say CNPA's president and president-elect. "And to ensure that ROI and encourage you to register now, we are extending special registration savings through Friday, March 19 -- so that you can benefit from the great programs that will be presented."
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Your opinion counts! Watch for CNPA Member Survey

Mar 16, 2010

Watch your email for the 2010 Member Survey, designed to provide the CNPA Executive Committee, Board and staff with the information necessary to meet your needs as a member, both now and in the future.

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CNPA members speak out for Sunshine Week

Mar 15, 2010

This is Sunshine Week, during which newspapers and other media remind consumers about the importance of open government and freedom of information.

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National honors for college newspapers

Mar 15, 2010

The Associated College Press named Best of Show winners at its recent national convention. They include several CNPA members.
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Henninger column: Handling design change

Mar 15, 2010

So someone wants to change your newspaper's look, huh? Fine. Get it in writing and enforce it, columnist Ed Henninger advises.

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Items listed for April 16 auction

Mar 11, 2010

Proceeds from the CNPA Foundation auction will go toward equipment grants for California high school and college newspapers. Donors will be recognized in the auction program.

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Circulation conference April 21-23

Mar 11, 2010

The Cal-Western Circulation Managers Association is accepting registrations for its 91st Sales Conference, coming up April 21-23 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Sacramento.

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CNPA seeks nominees for FOI Award

Mar 09, 2010

CNPA is seeking nominees for its 2010 Freedom of Information Award to be given at the CNPA Press Summit, April 15-17 at the Monterey Plaza Hotel.

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Lorenzen On Advertising: Don't sell out your principles

Mar 09, 2010

If a sales rep is committed to long-term advertising, he or she had better not waver from that commitment, says columnist James Lorenzen.

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Compensation survey deadline March 12

Mar 09, 2010

CNPA members are encouraged to participate in the Newspaper Industry Compensation Survey conducted by the Inland Press Association. CNPA is a co-sponsor of the survey. The revised deadline is March 12.

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SPJ awards announced north and south

Mar 04, 2010

Recipients of awards have been announced by Society of Professional Journalists chapters in Northern and Southern California.

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CNPA members collect business-content awards

Mar 04, 2010

Winners of awards in the Society of American Business Editors and Writers' Best in Business Journalism contest include several CNPA members.

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On Technology: Readers' headaches cured

Mar 03, 2010

Moving an SD card from one digital camera to another before downloading your images can be disastrous. See how columnist Kevin Slimp helps out.

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Complete Summit program posted

Mar 02, 2010

The CNPA Press Summit program has been published in the Spring issue of California Publisher, which is in the mail and now online.

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Law-reporting fellowships offered

Feb 26, 2010

Journalists who cover the law are invited to apply for Journalist Law School fellowships at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.

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Prepare to be motivated in Monterey

Feb 26, 2010

The CNPA Press Summit is April 15-17. Read complete details and descriptions.

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From the President: Don't miss Press Summit

Feb 25, 2010

The CNPA Press Summit agenda is planned to give attendees money-making ideas to more than cover the total cost of attendance: travel, lodging and meals, President Tony Allegretti writes.

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Visiting journalists take no freedoms for granted

Feb 23, 2010

Foreign journalists who visit are amazed by the freedoms enjoyed by the U.S. press, CNPA's Tom Newton writes. And their hosts are awed by the visitors' dedication to the journalistic mission.

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Fuson has had time to think

Feb 23, 2010

Harold W. Fuson Jr., former Copley Press top executive and CNPA Governmental Affairs Committee chairman, has had a few months to ponder the meaning of things early in his retirement. He's also managed to write some of them down.

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SPJ writing workshop May 8 in Santa Clara

Feb 19, 2010

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tom Hallman Jr. will lead a narrative-writing workshop on Saturday, May 8 at Santa Clara University.
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L.A. Press Club contest open for entries

Feb 19, 2010

Journalists and publications from 10 counties are encouraged to enter the Los Angeles Press Club's 52nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards.
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Action item: Foundation auction needs your local goodies

Feb 18, 2010

Your contribution of auction items will help the CNPA Foundation to provide scholarships, equipment grants and training. The auction will be on Friday, April 16 at the CNPA Press Summit in Monterey.

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Scott Little column: More change is gonna come

Feb 17, 2010

Yeah, yeah; giving content away for free was unwise. So, now what? Columnist Scott Little provides a forecast.

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College business side convenes in March

Feb 11, 2010

The national College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers association convention is March 24-28 at the Universal Hilton in Universal City.
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Business editors conference March 19-21 in Phoenix

Feb 01, 2010

Among the speakers at the upcoming Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference in Phoenix will be Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr., president of The New York Times Co.; and Leonard Downie Jr., former executive editor of The Washington Post.

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Inform your advisers of production grants

Jan 29, 2010

The CNPA Foundation will provide 15 $200 grants to California high school newspaper advisers this spring to learn about newspaper production.

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Nominating Committee selects directors, officers

Jan 20, 2010

CNPA's Nominating Committee has selected 10 candidates and five officers for election to the CNPA Board of Directors in April.
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Like industry, journalism education is in rocky patch

Jan 13, 2010

Richard Cameron, chair of the California Journalism Education Coalition, outlines the situation with high school, community college and university journalism programs.

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