The eastern Idaho chapter of the Idaho Press Club on Jan. 25 hosted a talk and book-signing by John Byrne Cooke of Jackson, Wyo., author of "Reporting the War: Freedom of the Press from the American Revolution to the War on Terrorism."
The evening was held in the downstairs room of Vino Rosso, an Idaho Falls wine bar, starting with hors d'ouevres and socializing. Cooke, son of longtime BBC commentator Alistair Cooke, spoke about the critical importance of an informed populace to democracy, pointing to the Declaration of … [Read more...]
East Chapter hosts wartime free-press talk
March 30, 2010 by
Media Moves
March 30, 2010 by
DAILY NEWSPAPER
THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
Now that the dust has settled from the layoffs, voluntary buyouts and subsequent rehirings at The Spokesman-Review, here's how things ended up in the Coeur d'Alene office: Erica Curless remained in Coeur d'Alene throughout, and is now a general assignment reporter. Taryn Hecker has returned to the Coeur d'Alene office and also is a general assignment reporter there. Becky Kramer, former Coeur d'Alene-based business reporter, is now the regional environmental reporter, still based … [Read more...]
Media Moves
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TELEVISION
KTVB- Char Jackson returns to KTVB as a news producer. Jordan Gray joins KTVB from University of Idaho as a web producer. Caroline Sullivan leaves KTVB from role as producer.KTRV - Shannon Paterson, anchor for Fox12News@Nine, left to be a mom and to start up her on-line venture, Anchormommy.com.
Mike Vogel, veteran local reporter/anchor, came on board in June. He is a reporter/anchor for the News at Nine as well.
… [Read more...]
Meet Your IPC: Natalie Hurst
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Natalie is one of the newest members of the Idaho Press Club board having joined the statewide board this spring as our TV representative. We welcome her aboard!
Age: 38
Job: Anchor, CBS 2 News-KBCI
Education: B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University (print journalism/French). M.A. Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism (broadcast journalism)
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Family: Parents, no siblings
Q: Describe your career path, how you got to where you are today.
A: After … [Read more...]
Point-Counterpoint: Facebook
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The Facebook dilemma for journalists: Who really should be your "friend"?
Marcia's View: Assume it's Public
By Marcia Franklin
So I ignored the first requests from people to be their "friend" on Facebook. To me, Facebook was the equivalent of MySpace, and I had stumbled across enough MySpace pages to know they weren't for … [Read more...]
President’s Column
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An important resource for Idaho journalists
By Betsy Russell
If you're covering a story from Idaho's courts, or one that has anything to do with our state's judiciary, don't miss the newly revamped online "Media Guide to the Idaho Courts," which has recently been extensively updated.
The guide is located on the Idaho Supreme Court's Web site, www.isc.idaho.gov. In the bar on the left, click on "Media Guide," which gives you two options, a PDF to print out the entire thing, or the handy and highly … [Read more...]
How long are your Google Searches?
March 30, 2010 by
By Nathaniel Hoffman
Marshall Simmonds, SEO guru for the New York Times, told a group of Boise reporters and PR flaks at a recent Idaho Press Club event that Google search queries are getting longer.
So how long are your searches? Do you type a whole sentence, or are you more about quality of search terms than raw, uncut length?
SEO, for those of you who have never even heard of it, is search engine optimization, and according to Simmonds, there is nothing wrong with it, nothing sinister. It is just … [Read more...]
It requires real reporting
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By Marc Johnson
As a very, very green – green as in no experience – aspiring journalist many years ago, I now know how fortunate I was to have the opportunity to endure a few months of sheer terror working under the knowing influence of a truly accomplished city editor. At an impressionable age, those few weeks of education at the hands of an exacting news veteran have had a marked impact on all the years of my professional life.
My early mentor, at least as I remember him, always had a pencil stuck behind … [Read more...]
General Excellence
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Daily Print - 3 issues from 2012
Wednesday, April 18
Sunday, May 6
Thursday, September 6
Weekly Print - 3 issues from 2012
4th week of January - 22 - 28
1st week of July - 1-7
3rd week of November - 18-24
Television
Monday, January 7, 2013
Radio
Friday, January 4, 2013
Please see the general rules and division categories … [Read more...]
Student (Print & Broadcast) Division
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General Excellence: Entry consists of one newspaper issued in November 2012.
General News Story: Will be judged on clarity, enterprise, and significance. One story per entry.
Headlines: Selection of six. Emphasis on sparkle, clarity, creativity and accuracy. Include stories.
Page Design: Selection of three. Emphasis on presentation, attractiveness and effectiveness.
Column Writing: Three columns by one … [Read more...]
Public Relations Division
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Editorial Writing: Selection of three published editorials on a related topic or separate topics. Submissions may be in the form of guest columns, opinion-editorials or letters to the editor.
News Release: Selection of three news releases and if available, up to five clippings from each of them.
Feature Writing: Original material written for a particular communication project. Submit text of feature article as well as … [Read more...]
Magazine Division
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General Excellence: Must be produced and distributed in Idaho, and have as few as two or as many as 12 issues per year. Entry is one issue published in 2012.
Magazine Writing - Serious Feature: Submit one article.
Magazine Writing - Light Feature: Submit one article.
Magazine Photography: Excellence in photography. Serious or light feature. Emphasis on creativity; submit one photo per entry.
Magazine … [Read more...]
Online Division
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Best Blog: Award will focus on overall content and quality of blog, which may be attached to a traditional news outlet, or an independent effort focused on Idaho-related topics. Entrant should submit home page link, and may also highlight individual entries from 2012 by including permalinks to those items.
Best Online news or feature story: Article published online only. Judge will focus on quality of production, interest and … [Read more...]
