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Old School: How lessons from the past can inspire leadership for the future

By Lisa Rabasca | Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Historical authors Robin Gerber and Peter Henriques will lead discussions on "Revolutionary Leadership" in a daylong session for API's seminar for City and Metro Editors in February.

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For openers, (a mental) image is everything

By Anne Miller | Thursday, February 24, 2005

In an excerpt from her book Metaphorically Selling: How To Use the Magic of Metaphors to Sell, Persuade and Explain Anything to Anyone, Anne Miller offers some tips on how to grab people's attention.

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Top ten mistakes speakers make

By Diane DiResta | Tuesday, November 09, 2004

A lot goes into giving an effective speech or presentation. But as Diane DiResta pointed out, to attendees of API's Train the Trainer seminar, there's a lot that speakers would be wise to leave out as well.

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Nine quick fixes

Advice for newspaper executives who need results right now

By Ed Baron | Wednesday, December 03, 2003

Ed Baron offers lessons learned by the more than 1,200 people who have attended API's Executive Development Program.

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Building a retention culture

By Mary Lynn Billitteri | Thursday, October 23, 2003

Good talent always has choices, and the moment the economy changes for the better, your top talent will go if you haven’t given them reasons to stay.

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Audio from API's Publishers’ Forum on Ethics and Responsibility

By Chad Capellman | Thursday, October 02, 2003

Comments from participants in API's first Publishers’ Forum on Ethics and Responsibilities: » Jim Crutchfield, President & Publisher, Akron Beacon Journal
» Steven Knowlton, Professor of Journalism, Hofstra University
» Peggy Kuhr, Knight Chair, University of Kansas, School Of Mass Communications
» Jack Nelson, Chief Washington Correspondent, (retired), Los Angeles Times

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To run, or run from, a story: Publishers tackle tough questions

By Joyce Gemperlein | Thursday, October 02, 2003

Journalists attending API’s first Publishers’ Forum on Ethics and Responsibility reacted to a hypothetical situation in which a newspaper reporter in a conservative, religious town writes a story about oral sex among middle and high school students.

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Josephson's ethics tune getting more play after scandals

By Joyce Gemperlein | Thursday, October 02, 2003

Ethicist, provocateur and list-maker Michael Josephson has never been more in vogue. He’s been cajoling and scaring people straight about ethics since 1985. One of his favorite audiences has been the newspaper industry.

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Publishers: Reach beyond the resume when researching potential employees

By Joyce Gemperlein | Thursday, October 02, 2003

Hiring for character, not for skills was one of many concepts that intrigued publishers and newspaper executives at an American Press Institute forum Sept. 29-30.

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Publishers get personal with ethics

By Joyce Gemperlein | Tuesday, September 30, 2003

What qualities would you consider important in a person who wanted to date your son or daughter? That question was posed by ethicist Michael Josephson at the American Press Institute’s first Publishers’ Forum on Ethics and Responsibilities.

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Ombudsmen weigh in on changes at the New York Times

By API Staff | Wednesday, August 20, 2003

Following the recent changes at the New York Times that included the appointment of a "public editor" by new executive editor Bill Keller, API surveyed several ombudsmen and journalism educators for their take on the situation.

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The sweet science of teaching brevity and sensitivity

By Steve Buttry | Wednesday, July 16, 2003

Steve Buttry, a Director of Tailored Programs at API, shares some of the lessons he learned after attending API’s first “Train the Trainer” seminar. This article was originally sent to a list-serv of seminar attendees.

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Josephson tells attendees 'Hire for character, train for skills'

By Joyce Gemperlein | Thursday, June 26, 2003

Michael Josephson, founder of the Josephson Institute of Ethics closed the API/ASNE Newsroom Reporting and Editing Standards seminar with his thought as the only non-journalist in attendance.

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Shelledy candidly chronicles his saga in Salt Lake

By Joyce Gemperlein | Thursday, June 26, 2003

With remarkable candor, James Shelledy told attendees at the API/ASNE Newsroom Reporting and Editing Standards seminar how he became the former editor of The Salt Lake Tribune.

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Suggestions for formulating standards and workable policies

By Joyce Gemperlein | Thursday, June 26, 2003

Participants at the API/ASNE editors forum agreed that solutions to newspaper ethical lapses lie in better leadership and management.Here are the highlights of their suggestions:

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A marketing perspective on the editors' forum: It's partly about customer service

By Elaine R. Clisham | Wednesday, June 25, 2003

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Bad behavior has its consequences

By Charles Pittman | Thursday, June 12, 2003

Just as the reporting of Jayson Blair has raised questions, so too did the leadership style of former New York Times executive editor Howell Raines.

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API Audio - Oregonian Editor Peter Bhatia

ASNE President appears at API seminar

By Chad Capellman | Friday, June 06, 2003

API discussed ethics, the New York Times and the FCC with this year's ASNE president

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API Audio - Cleveland Plain Dealer Editor Douglas Clifton

Talking with the 2003 E&P Editor of the Year about the situation at the New York Times

By Chad Capellman | Thursday, June 05, 2003

API talked with Douglas Clifton about the impact of the Jayson Blair affair on the New York Times and journalism as a whole on the day editors Howell Raines and Gerald Boyd resigned from the paper. Mr. Clifton is editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and was named 2003 Editor & Publisher Editor of the Year.

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'We must somehow find that connection to younger people'

Five questions for Orage Quarles

By Chad Capellman | Friday, May 02, 2003

API posed five questions to Orage Quarles, former NAA Chairman and President/Publisher of The News and Observer Publishing Company. He is also an API discussion leader

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Every newsroom should have an emergency plan

By Curt Hazlett | Wednesday, March 05, 2003

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Getting ready to cover a war

By Phil Nesbitt | Wednesday, March 05, 2003

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Think ahead to deal with traumatized journalists

By Roger Simpson Ph.D.| Wednesday, March 05, 2003

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The traits of leadership

By Michael Waller | Wednesday, February 12, 2003

To be effective, we think leaders need to excel at being ...

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Sen. Clinton to newsroom leaders: gender inequalities remain

By Joyce Gemperlein | Friday, September 27, 2002

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