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AUGUST 2009
Convention is only six weeks away! Are you ready? Register NOW for the ANA 2009 70th Annual Meeting & Fall Convention. This fun and informative event takes place Oct. 10, 2009 at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in sunny downtown Phoenix. You can now register online at http://ananews.com/registration. If you plan on making overnight accomodations, check out the special rates ANA has negotiated with the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel ($129/night) and the Holiday Inn Express Downtown Phoenix ($129/night). These special rates end soon, so book early! The entire industry is going through massive changes and we could all learn something from each other’s successes. Join us for a roundtable where we share new revenue ideas, listen to a panel of Gen Y students talk about the next generation of news and learn how to get the most out of your Web
site. And more! The convention kicks off with a keynote by ASU Student Media Director Jason Manning. Manning oversees the State Press, Web Devil, State Press Magazine and Sun Devil Television. Prior to joining ASU he was the politics editor for washingtonpost.com, where he led the Web site’s coverage of the federal government and national campaign politics. While at washingtonpost.com Manning planned and implemented the Web site’s multi-format election coverage – using data, video, audio, photos, graphics, and text. He also oversaw collaborative projects that brought together reporters, editors, videographers, developers, programmers, and designers to produce award winning interactive news features. Manning has also served as local-national editor for PBS NewsHour, coordinating online news coverage with PBS member
stations nationwide. Prior to joining PBS, Manning was education producer at usnews.com. After the success of last year’s hands-on video training, we’re offering it again to those folks who need a refresher or want to learn how to record and edit video for the Web. Join for a very special lunch as the University of Arizona and ANA present the Zenger Award to Navajo Times Publisher Tom Arviso and recognize journalists and others in the community for their dedication to freedom of information and the people’s right to know. And don’t miss the always exciting Better Newspapers Contest and Newspaper of the Year celebration, which concludes the convention with a happy hour reception. More details will follow; stay tuned. Registration packets have been mailed, so keep your eyes peeled!
Participants at the ANA 2008 Annual Meeting and Fall Convention listen to Richard Haddad’s war stories.