Copy editing seminar ... cheap

The New England Newspaper Association will hold a seminar on copy editing in the online age on May 14 at The Telegraph in Hudson, N.H. And it's just 39 bucks. There's a limit of 30 people.
Find a registration form here and more details here.

Some comforting news ...

I just spoke to the kindergarten classes at my daughter's school and I asked them if they get newspapers delivered to their homes each morning. Out of about 44 kids there, at least 35 or more raised their hands. Honestly, I was prepared for just a sprinkling of hands. I told them to all go home and thank their parents.

New look in Atlanta

Big changes in Atlanta today ... and I don't mean another truckload of Yankees moving into town.

Who's going to Buenos Aires?

Is anyone planning on attending SND's 31st workshop, this year held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sept. 21-24? If you are, how and why? If not, why not?
** Addition: After hearing the presentation from the organizers here in Orlando this morning, I'd recommend you go if possible.

From the home office in North Kingstown, R.I., ...
SND's regional Quick Courses continue to win rave reviews but these days not everyone has a travel budget. So SND has created partnerships that give our members discounts on design-related Webinars. Learn new skills at your own computer!
First, SND member Sara Quinn of The Poynter Institute will offer "Moving From Print to Web Design: 5 Things You Need to Know," a Poynter/NewsU Webinar, 2-3 p.m. EST April 22, 2009.
SND members get $10 discount on $24.95 fee by using the code
PSNDWEB09 (that's a zero 9) when you register.

Also, for the next month, newspaper technology guru Kevin Slimp is offering a variety of webinars. Sign up using the code PRASSOC and get 15% discount on $79 fee.

Two SND regional groups are gearing up for spring events.
SND Scandinavia takes its annual meeting to the online-games capital Oulu, Finland, for Oulu24, where networking days last 24 hours! Sessions are in English.

Region 17, Russia, holds its annual Russian-language design competition May 16-17, and judges include SND Past President Gayle Grin and members Marco Grieco and Svetlana Maximchenko.

Spaces remain in all five upcoming spring Quick Courses, in Bellingham; Orlando; Toronto; Vermillion,S.D.; and St. Petersburg, Fla. Review the list at www.snd.org and take control of your career!

This ain't the Beaver

Here is today's 1A from the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass. Only one story, lots of teases. Hard not to check out the lead package, huh?

Designer of the Week

This week it's Vada Crosby, a graphics designer for The Hartford Courant, where he has also worked as a reporter, copy editor, layout editor and assistant op-ed page editor. He's an SND-award winner and was the Courant's 2008 Graphics Artist of the Year. Vada is a frequent speaker at seminars and workshops around the country, addressing issues of editing, page design and newsroom diversity.
But that's not all. He's also a justice of the peace and an adjunct professor of writing with a bachelor’s degree in communications from Fordham and a master’s in religious studies from Hartford Seminary.
Truly stunning work. I'm jealous.

UConn wins!!

OK, last night I predicted they'd win by 40. I feel stupid after a measly 22-point championship victory. Here are some Connecticut pages. I only posted a handful of fronts (see them all at the Newseum) but I'd like to get some sports covers. Send 'em to sgriffin@rep-am.com.

Bridgeport pages added, 1:50 p.m. Journal Inquirer sports added, 2:18 p.m.

Charles Apple has a collection from the men's game here.

Comedy News Network?

New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller threw out this gem Thursday about CNN:
It's hard to remember that the letters stand for Cable News Network when reporting is replaced by "juries of commentators" behind laptops on a set that looks like "a parody of a 'Daily Show' parody" of a news set.