Webinar schedule

MARCH/APRIL WEBINARS

• MARKET YOUR NEWS ORGANIZATION: In the face of increasing competition from Web startups and Patch, here are practical tips for editors to make sure you keep your news organization front and center in your community. Trainer: Robin Lorenzen
  March 24
  3-4 p.m. Eastern
  Please register using this link.
  For audio, please use this conference call number:
  (877) 411-9748
  6309568834
   

• Guest series: WATCHDOG & ACCOUNTABILITY COVERAGE: Discover opportunities for short to mid-range enterprise stories on your beat that hold people in your community accountable. Sift through the all-heat, no-fire stuff that robs you of your time. And find the ways officials are not adhering to standards, policies and best practices. Trainer: Michael Roberts
  April 7
  3-4 p.m. Eastern
  Please register using this link.
  For audio, please use this conference call number:
  (877) 411-9748
  6309568834

APRIL/MAY WEBINARS

• SHOOTING BREAKING NEWS: Everything from working the scene to composing the photos to getting them online quickly. This is perfect for reporters who are shooting.
  April 28
  3 p.m. Eastern
  Please register using this link
  For audio, please use this conference call number:
  (877) 411-9748
  6309568834
   
• Guest series: WHAT GREAT BOSSES KNOW: Management and leadership tips grounded in research, practical and immediately useful, to help you learn what great bosses know.
  May 5
  3-4 p.m. Eastern
  Please register using this link
  For audio, please use this conference call number:
  (877) 411-9748
  6309568834
  

   

MAY/JUNE WEBINARS

• FACEBOOK BASICS: Is your newspaper new to Facebook? Here are useful tips for building your fan base and using Facebook to drive traffic to your website.
  May 26
  3 p.m. Eastern
  Please register using this link.
  For audio, please use this conference call number: (877) 411-9748
  6309568834
  INSTRUCTOR: Sarah Corbitt is a national trainer for GateHouse News & Interactive Division. Before joining the News & Interactive Division, Sarah was director of online content development at GateHouse Media New England. She has served as an editor and reporter at a variety of papers in New England and has won numerous journalism awards.
  
   
• Guest series: WATCHDOG REPORTING: Lessons learned from a 2010 APME award-winning paper. The Merced Sun-Star, a 13,000-circulation newspaper that is second-smallest among McClatchy’s 30 dailies, won a First Amendment award for exposing, through open records requests, racist e-mails sent by a city councilman to friends. Michael Tharp, executive editor, will discuss the Sun-Star’s watchdog examples, including methodology and ripple effects, with plenty of takeaways.
  June 2
  3 p.m. Eastern
  Please register using this link.
  For audio, please use this conference call number:
  (877) 411-9748
  6309568834
  INSTRUCTOR: Mike Tharp started as a copy boy for the Topeka Daily Capital when he was 16, the same year he became an Eagle Scout. He later worked there as a darkroom boy, sports desk assistant, intern and environmental writer. Throughout his career, he has worked for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and U.S. News & World Report. He taught journalism for several years at Cal State Fullerton University and has worked at the Merced Sun-Star in California since 2007.
   
• TWITTER BASICS & TOOLS: Are you wondering how Twitter works for news organizations? Learn about Twitter’s role in driving traffic to your website, Twitter terminology and tools to help you manage your tweets. This session is perfect if you’re just getting started on Twitter or you want to know how to maximize your use of this social media tool.
  June 30
  3 p.m. Eastern
  Please register using this link
  For audio, please use this conference call number:
  (877) 411-9748
  Code: 6309568834
  INSTRUCTOR: Jean Hodges is manager of content development for GateHouse News & Interactive Division. Before moving into a national training role, Jean led the development of GateHouse News Service. She’s worked as an award-winning reporter, page designer and editor at newspapers in New Mexico, Texas and Illinois, most recently at the Daily Southtown, which is part of the Sun-Times Media Group.

JULY WEBINARS
 

• REPORTING TOOLS: Mobile & Desktop: How you can use your phone to report news and what free web tools are out there for stories you're writing from your desktop.
  Date: July 20
  Time: 3 p.m. Eastern
  Please register using this link
  For audio, please use this conference call number: (877) 411-9748
  Code: 6309568834
  INSTRUCTOR: Mandy Jenkins is the Social News Editor for The Huffington Post. Prior to this, she was the social media editor for Washington, D.C., local news startup TBD and the Cincinnati Enquirer.  Mandy has also worked in online news at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and as a newsroom producer for WKSU, an NPR affiliate in Northeast Ohio.  In her free time, she blogs on new media and social media issues at Zombiejournalism.com.

AUGUST WEBINARS

• PAINT THE TOWN PINK: Learn how true success can come from news, circulation and sales working together in this comprehensive program. We'll share best practices and discuss rate packaging, consumer marketing, news content and web plans. Department heads from News, Interactive, Sales, Marketing and Circulation will be on the call to answer questions..
  Date: Aug. 18
  Time: 1 p.m. Eastern
  Please register using this link
  For audio, please use this conference call number: 888-808-6929, Code: 630 368 1100
   
• INNER CIRCLE: Video test project takeaways: The Lake Sun, a small daily in Missouri, spent four weeks shooting video to meet the new 2012 expectations as part of an experiment for GateHouse News & Interactive Division. Editor Joyce Miller will share how her staff approached the expectations, the challenges they faced, and what worked and what didn't.
  Date:    Aug. 31
  Time:    3 p.m. Eastern
  Please register using this link
  For audio, please use this conference call number: (877) 411-9748, Code: 6309568834

SEPTEMBER WEBINARS

Here's a look at webinars that the News & Interactive Division has on tap in the coming month:

SEPTEMBER WEBINARS

AUTOMOTIVE NICHE PREVIEW: GateHouse News Service Fall Car Care & 2012 Auto Preview section has info on 28 new-model vehicles, plus info on the safest and most eco-friendly cars on the road today. Join news service editor Lisa Glowinski and GateHouse automotive channel manager Steven Rogers for two webinars on selling and localizing the section. (Both webinars will cover the same material, so you only need to register for one.)

WEBINAR 1:
Date: Monday, Sept. 12
Time: 4 p.m. EDT (3:00 CST)
Please register using this link.

WEBINAR 2:
Date: Friday, Sept. 16
Time: 9:30 a.m. EDT (8:30 CST)
Please register using this link.

9/11 TAKEAWAYS — THE MULTIMEDIA PERSPECTIVE: GateHouse News Service’s team is using Tumblr, Storify, raw video and more to cover the big story. Join GateHouse News Service Executive Editor Lisa Glowinski to see how these tools helped them. Lots of takeaways and ideas for your newsroom as you cover everything from big events to everyday stories.
Date: Thursday, Sept. 22
Time: 3 p.m. Eastern (2 p.m. Central)
Please register using this link.
 

OCTOBER WEBINARS

VIDEO STORYTELLING: A detailed look at video shooting basics. We’ll go over framing, lighting, audio, interviewing techniques and more. We’ll have examples of raw video taken as part of a reporter’s normal workflow that shows you how to incorporate video into your daily or weekly budget. We’ll also learn step-by-step how to upload video to Zope, how the videos appear on your website and on a story page.

Dates: Thursday, Oct. 27 and Monday, Nov. 7

Time: Both webinars will be at 3 p.m. EST. The same content will be covered in both webinars, so you only need to register for one.

Register now for Thursday, Oct. 27.

Or go here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/453169018

Register now for Monday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m.

Or go here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/263377490

NOVEMBER WEBINARS

VIDEO STORYTELLING: Here are video story forms that help people anticipate, discuss and work on quick videos, some that focus on breaking news or profiles, and some that have a longer shelf life, such as guides.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 27, 3 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 7, 3 p.m.

USING YOUR NEW BLOG LANDING PAGE: Learn about your site’s new blog landing page, the national network of blogs that will appear at launch and how to add your local bloggers to it.

2 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 9

Click here to join:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/join/519847002/106515491

DECEMBER WEBINARS

Two webinars will be held Friday, Dec. 2, on GateHouse Media’s required Niche products for 2012 and the year’s first Upickem contest, Cutest Babies.

In these webinars, you will learn:

-- Content, timing and revenue requirements for six targeted sections and six Upickem contests in 2012.
-- How to report revenue and usage.
-- Sponsorship packages, pricing and revenue objectives for Cutest Babies.
-- Upickem overview and email database opportunities.
-- A contest timeline, promotions and collateral, recommended advertiser targets and incentives.

Register here for either time — the same webinar will be presented twice Dec. 2:

9:30 a.m. ET/8:30 Central: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/639536138
3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 Central: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/399706642