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Learn about how to transition to transition to USPS’ Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) with Brad Hill, NNA representative on the USPS Mailer’s Technical Advisory Committee.

Meeting of the MNA Advertising Committee at the Alexandria Echo Press.

Learn email marketing’s four secret weapons for generating print and digital revenue at your newspaper.

Meeting of the MNA New Media Committee at the MNA Office in Downtown Minneapolis.

The media can play a powerful role in educating the public about suicide, including ways to prevent it and ways to help readers deal with it and other emotional issues.

This free webinar is designed to help you feel more confident in your SEC-document sleuthing. You’ll enhance your ability to spot red flags in SEC filings.

Meeting of the MNA Journalism Education Committee at the MNA Office in Downtown Minneapolis.

This session shows techniques, habits and practices to help you identify explanatory and investigative stories that give meaning to ongoing controversies, issues, government actions and decisions you are covering.

Meeting of the MNA Member Services Committee at the MNA Office in Downtown Minneapolis.

The Online News Association will host ONACamp Minnesota, a full day of digital journalism training and workshops at the University of Minnesota.

Arizona Republic senior reporter Craig Harris will explain how you can dig into your state’s public pensions during the free, hourlong webinar.

Learn the best practices that generated increased traffic, ad counts and revenues for their partners in mobile, digital and print platforms.

Gordon Borrell from Borrell Associates will outline the results of its survey of 2,000 sites looking at rates and paypall policies, and link those results with overall trends in web advertising.

Interested in seeing how different professionals tell stories with data? Learn how professionals in different sectors use data in their jobs to tell a story and display information.

Let Marilyn Geewax, national economics correspondent for NPR, be your guide to the five best local economic stories to jump on now. Understand the economic concepts, and learn how to make them relevant to listeners, readers or viewers.

In this webinar you will learn the secrets of planning your outbound calling program. The goal is to target new advertisers who will “stick” with you week after week instead of one-time sells.

January 2013 meeting of the MNA Board of Directors.

Join MNA for its 146th Annual Convention, January 24-25, 2013.

This webinar will discuss how the Internet has (and, just as importantly, has not) impacted trademark and copyright usage by journalists.

2013 Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Newspaper Association at the MNA Convention.

In this Conversation Among Crafts, we talk to professionals who use web data far beyond the simple “how many hits did I get?” and instead are exploring public opinion mining, affinity strings and audience analysis as a basis for developing new editorial products and search-informed content creation.

How can you improve your performance by 30% in the next 30 days? It’s simple, but not easy. The objective of this session is to help you grow, so that your sales grow.

A review of the media coverage of the Iraq War as we approach the 10-year anniversary (March 2013).

In this free, one-hour webinar, Robin J. Phillips, the Reynolds Center’s digital director, will show you some simple tips to take control of your online image, and accentuate the value of who you are and what you do best – apart from your news organization.

The National Newspaper Association 2013 We Believe in Newspapers Leadership Summit

Journalists looking to improve his or her search techniques and strategies on Google will benefit from this training.

The newspaper industry continues to adapt when it comes to copyright and fair use laws that govern the desire to spread this information to readers, and the desire of others to spread what the newspaper produces. This session updates us on the latest information, and reminds us of protections that have been in place over the years.

In this interactive webinar you’ll learn how to train your staff on how to answer the hard questions they hear each day. You’ll get real answers to real questions.

This session has tips to help you think like the smart business and cultural leaders in your community think. They know that events happening around the world can impact the local community.

Meeting of the MNA Member Services Committee at the MNA Office in Minneapolis.

Meeting of the MNA New Media Committee at the MNA Office in Minneapolis.

Meeting of the MNA Advertising Committee at the MNA Office in Minneapolis.

Chris Lee, president of Deseret Digital Media, will present the key takeaways from a recent Harvard Business Review article, “Two Routes to Resilience,” written by Clark Gilbert (CEO of Deseret Digital Media and Deseret News), Matthew Eyring and Richard N. Foster.

Do journalistic skills and the practice of journalism lend themselves to fiction and can having those skills spawn better creative writing? Does what you learn as a journalist change or influence the writing of fiction?

Newspapers have a real opportunity to take the lead in packaging and promoting the stories of their local business community and using their products and others to spread those stories to the community.

April 2013 meeting of the MNA Board of Directors at the MNA Office in Downtown Minneapolis.

This webinar takes a closer look at how you can utilize LinkedIn to identify prospects, share ideas, connect with decision maker and build brand awareness to grow your business.

In this lively two-part webinar, Pulitzer Prize winner Jacqui Banaszynski will explore the core purposes, techniques and ethics of the interview process. She will reveal different interview approaches that work best in different situations and that apply to any genre of journalism.

Techniques introduced and discussed in this webinar will help you develop grace under pressure!

This hands-on session will arm managers and sales staff with the skills to act quickly in the face of objections and present thoughtful, effective responses while out in the field.

Camera Raw is a common function on most digital cameras, yet few have delved into this simple tool for producing some of the fastest and sharpest photos for print or online.

In this event, learn how people from different fields use crowdsourcing techniques to complete complicated projects.

This session will show how you CAN accomplish special projects without sacrificing quality of work.

We’ll uncover new revenue as Stephen Warley reveals three ways you wouldn’t think to normally find more digital ad dollars.

Advertisers are increasingly taking control of their own marketing solutions. We’ll take a look at these areas and demonstrate new methods for selling when solution sales fails.

This webinar is designed for both those thinking about setting up their own media business, as well as those within mainstream media organizations who want to approach their jobs with an entrepreneurial bent.

Looking for ways to strengthen your editorials? Interested in finding new ways to cover the same old events and meetings?

2013 MNA Summer Board meeting, held at Border View Lodge in Baudette, MN.

During this power-packed webinar, Steve will share his top strategies and tactics that have proven successful for more than 1,000,000 (yes that’s one MILLION!) prospecting and sales calls.

How to make all your social media tools work for you. Find new prospects, connect with your industry, get more information and spread your marketing messages by improving your skills with the most influential social media sites. We’ll look at the best ways to get the most out of LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and more in this webinar.

Forty million tablet devices were sold in 2012, and the introduction of the iPad mini and similar 7” tablets as well are reopening doors for design and the news industry.

Effective January 2014 newspapers must implement Full-Service Intelligent Mail barcodes (IMb) in order to be eligible for USPS automation rates.

Three days of virtual training for sales reps, sales managers, digital managers, anyone charged with growing advertising revenue, publishers.

Ad managers must lead their teams first by quickly identifying destructive dynamics and then follow-up with proper execution (by example) to effectively tackle internal and external threats. We have experienced unintentional consequences from our advancements and the new work culture; it will either chew-you-up or create a successful leadership platform. To fully maximize your local media revenue opportunities you must excel in three profound disciplines.

Do your current sales prospecting methods bring in qualified leads or is it bringing in people willing to listen to a sales presentation? So when it comes time to close the sale and to get a signature on the contract does the sale stall because your prospect was never qualified to buy in the first place-they were just simply willing to listen? Learn how to identify the right prospects for your digital advertising.

Presented by Leslie Laredo, The Laredo Group – Session description coming soon!

We’ll show you how to send relevant, revenue-generating e-mails. You will learn how to find dollars in your database.

InDesign has a variety of features that allow you to speed up your workflow without compromising the quality of your design.

Native ads which attempt to gain attention by providing appropriate content in the context of the Web user’s experience is the latest in hot advertising techniques. It sounds simple but there are various formats and platforms for capturing attention and increasing click through.

All industries require businesses to be able to reinvent their brand during times of dynamic change. Newspapers are no exception and we want to help guide you through the process of re-branding your company.

The focus will be on revenue when three of the industry’s most progressive organizations come together for a social + mobile gathering.

This webinar will explore the iPhone as a mobile reporting tool. You’ll learn about the latest tools for reporting, creating and publishing content using your mobile device.

If you have ever wondered why your pictures appear ‘muddy’ or just over saturated with color then there are settings you can check for the answers. A few simple adjustments can help give you the quality print results you seek.

National Newspaper Association 127th Annual Convention & Trade Show

Jeffrey Hartley will discuss what newspapers can do now to increase digital subscriptions using data collected from the Morris Publishing Group newspapers along with industry-wide research.

A one-day seminar on resolving Minnesota’s Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA) and Open Meeting disputes.

During this webinar, you will learn how to organize your time so you can accomplish special projects without sacrificing the quality of your daily duties.

The 2013 MNA Daily Newspaper Meeting will be held in Duluth, September 26-27. Registration materials available soon.

What can the movie “The Wizard of Oz” teach us about sales? Everything! You will learn the five most important questions that Dorothy identified to help her get back to Kansas. These questions can be applied to every sales situation.

October 2013 meeting of the MNA Board of Directors at the MNA Office in Downtown Minneapolis.

This webinar will discuss how to incorporate search engine optimization (SEO) into your menu of advertising products and how it can increase your market share and improve overall customer satisfaction.

Clean, compelling writing relies on strong reporting as much as on artful approaches to the language. Learn how your interviews and research set you up for success at the writing stage, as well as tips for structuring and winnowing your writing.

MNA has partnered with LMA to bring a Google Adwords certification-trainer to Minnesota to train your sales professionals to be experts in Google AdWords in just two days.

Advertising options are great; competition is fierce. This session will cover how newspaper salespeople can effectively become the media consultant of choice in their market.

The next MNA Member Services Committee meeting will be scheduled for Wednesday, November 20, at 1:00 p.m. in the MNA Office.

The next MNA Journalism Education Committee Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 21 at 10:00 a.m. by conference call.

The next Digital Media Committee Meeting is scheduled to take place on Friday, November 22nd at 10:30 a.m. at the MNA office in downtown Minneapolis.

The next Advertising Committee Meeting is scheduled to take place on Friday, November 22nd at 1:30 p.m. at the MNA office in downtown Minneapolis.

December 2013 meeting of the MNA Board of Directors at the MNA Office in Downtown Minneapolis.

This webinar will include information on how to make coverage of health care reform understandable and digestible for your readers.

Save the date for the 2014 MNA Convention – January 22-24.

Meeting of the MNA Board of Directors at the 2014 MNA Convention in Bloomington, MN.

Annual meeting of the Minnesota Newspaper Association at the 147th Annual MNA Convention.

Topics for this three-part series include: Prospecting Digitally: How to Warm-up Leads and Quit Cold-Calling; Qualifying Opportunities: Quit wasting time on deals that won’t close; and Preventing Competitors From Stealing Your Customers: Strategically building partnerships that competitors cannot break.

Brenda Witherspoon will discuss how building stories can be easier when you start with a list of parts. We’ll cover how to break down information into elemental pieces then go to work with an assembly manual full of concrete but flexible approaches.

Join the National Newspaper Association on Capitol Hill to present community newspaper issues to congressional leaders.

This webinar will utilize a set of tools and basics to arm new reporters as well as boost veteran’s skills in reporting.

This webinar will look at what the “best of the best” classified salespeople do on a daily basis to achieve consistent success.

Workshop 1 for the 2014 Editors & Publishers Community Leadership Program.

You may be the best at what you do, but if you don’t put your best food forward from an image standpoint, then you may face obstacles to career advancement.

This workshop will help you better understand effective layouts and will cover the eight elements of design

In this session you will learn how to shoot short videos with a smart phone or tablet.

The April 2014 meeting of the MNA Board of Directors, held at the MNA offices in Downtown Minneapolis.

In this webinar, you’ll learn about the nature of e-mail & information overload in today’s workplace.

This webinar will focus on trends in online advertising, Internet marketing standards, building the relationship online and selling the digital value proposition.

Calling all new ad reps! This intensive, day-long workshop, will give you the tools to start the job with a solid base of skills as well as introduce you to industry trends (and colleagues!).

If you’re new to “desktop publishing”, or converting to InDesign from Quark or PageMaker, this class will get you started in the right direction. Reduce the stress and fumbling around by learning where things are, and how InDesign “thinks.”

The 2014 MNA Summer Board meeting will be hosted by MNA President Pete Mohs at Grandview Lodge in the Brainerd Lakes area.

This follow-up webinar will focus on trends in online advertising, Internet marketing standards, building the relationship online and selling the digital value proposition.

Members of the 2014 cohort of the Editors & Publishers Leadership program will meet at MNA’s offices in Minneapolis for the second installment of the program.

It’s easy to put type on a page in InDesign. But using basic techniques on a large document can be VERY time consuming. Master Styles, and other techniques that will allow you to create, place and format text quickly and with more exciting designs than you might be doing now.

This intensive, day-long workshop, will arm new reporters with skills to succeed on the job!

This webinar will review current tools and trends and teach you how to create and edit high-quality video with your smart phone.

Join the Minnesota News Media Institute and trainer Ed Henninger, the world’s leading design consultant for community newspapers, for a daylong workshop focused on news design.

Members of the 2014 cohort of the Editors & Publishers Leadership program will meet at Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge for the third and final installment of the program.

InDesign offers MUCH more than just placing photos. Are you interested in taking your ads and editorial pages to the next level of design? Then this class is for you.

If you are having challenges overcoming the objections and closing sales, this webinar we will give you techniques, words and phrases to help.

Learn to cover daily and breaking news for multiple platforms including mobile, web, tablet and print.

From covering mass shootings to daily crime stories, reporting on traumatic events can be challenging for journalists, professionally and personally.

Join us for the 2014 Daily Newspaper Meeting in New Ulm, Minn. September 25-26.

This dynamic webinar will share some turnkey ideas that have been successful in several markets, large or small, weekly or daily.

This workshop will offer the basics in covering agribusiness and agriculture no matter what medium or what size newsroom you work in.

The October 2014 meeting of the MNA Board of Directors, held at the MNA offices in Downtown Minneapolis.

You will be amazed at how your writing will improve if you have strong newsgathering skills.

All-day training event for circulation professionals featuring “101 Sales Ideas in 101 Minutes” and “Understanding Your Postal Form and Keeping Up With Changes”

Join your fellow journalists for an important film screening and discussion of “A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power and Jayson Blair at the New York Times”

This webinar will show you how you can quickly adopt new technologies and easily integrate them into your workflow.

Digital preservation is the key to ensuring long-term survival of your news content, content that news organizations need for context, credibility, reuse and monetization.

The December 2014 meeting of the MNA Board of Directors, held at the MNA offices in Downtown Minneapolis.

In this webinar, national sales trainer, author and technology expert Allan Barmak will teach how to build a foundation of user-generated content.

Steve Kloyda will share his top sales tactics that he has developed, implemented, refined and personally tested.

Classifieds in 2015 can be a huge challenge or an easy way to hit budget. Learn what it will take to grow auto, employment and real estate in 2015.

This educational webinar will encompass proven digital strategies that work for newspapers.

January 2015 meeting of the MNA Board of Directors.

Save the date for the 2015 MNA Convention!

Native advertising is generating a lot of buzz these days – and some heat – among local media.

The 2015 annual meeting for the Minnesota Newspaper Association.

Steve Kloyda will share his top sales and prospecting strategies that he has developed, implemented, refined and personally tested over the past 30 years.

Sunshine Week calls on journalists to shed light on issues of open government and have conversations with their readers about the importance of open and transparent government.

Members of the National Newspaper Association will travel to Capitol Hill to present issues important to community newspapers to congressional leaders.

This webinar can give you tips on how to handle sensitive interviews that even you might rather not have to do, but which are necessary to do your job.

Spring 2015 meeting for the Minnesota Newspaper Association Board of Directors in Minneapolis.

In this 60-minute session, you will learn to quickly edit short form news and entertainment videos using iMovie for iOS8 on the iPhone or iPad.

Participants in the 2015 Editors & Publishers Community Leadership Program will gather for the first of three meetings, April 16-18 at Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge.

Learn how to help your readers relate to data, put information into context and really appreciate the numbers using one of several free online tools that can build graphics and interactives.

How can we – as an organization, department or individual – be 1 percent better than the competition?

Learn how to find good, reliable sources of data – along with tips and best practices on how to turn that data into stories.

See Change brings together leading visual communicators to share insights on inciting and navigating change—vital to thinking differently.

This webinar will help you find the balance between reinforcing the value of core products while effectively growing the emerging digital offerings.

Join the Minnesota News Media Institute and trainer Kevin Slimp, for a daylong training! Kevin has worked with newspapers all over the world and is bringing his expertise to Minnesota for one day only!

The 2015 MNA Summer Board Meeting will be hosted by President Joni Harms in Worthington, Minn.

This course delves into the most common AP Style points journalists should know. It is a good refresher for the seasoned journalist or guide for the new reporter.

This webinar will focus not on sales coaching, but on building the right foundation to make for a more successful sales employee and manager.

Participants in the 2015 Editors & Publishers Community Leadership Program will gather for the second of three meetings, June 26 at the MNA Office in Minneapolis.

Join the Minnesota News Media Institute and trainer Steve Gall, for a daylong workshop covering a variety of ad sales topics.

Having knowledge of how to quickly upload photos to the ever-growing list of platforms you use as a journalist is an extremely valuable skill. In this session, we will take a look at the features of YouTube.

Populating your websites and newspapers with plenty of photos of local residents, taken at community events, is a great way to build readership, connect with people in your coverage area and increase page views.

Are you spending too much time looking through your digital photos trying to find the best ones, only to settle on whatever’s “good enough” after a few minutes?

This webinar will focus on how to prepare for a sales presentation while not relying on a script or winging it.

Participants in the 2015 Editors & Publishers Community Leadership Program will gather for the final of three meetings, June 26 at at Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge.

This webinar will cover everything from how to write a basic news story in inverted pyramid style to the emotion-filled feature piece.

Last summer, Ed’s news design session sold out! This year, he’s back in Minnesota for more.

Learn how to use live video, Facebook video and Snapchat to mine new audiences and be creative with social stories.

The newspaper industry’s only conference exclusively for group executives.

You want to dig into a story that has depth and impact, but does the daily grind always steal your time?

In this session we will review photo composition, lighting and strategy, and offer tips from some of GateHouse’s top professional photographers.

Join The UpTake’s Conflict-Sensitive Video Journalism Fellows and Conflict-Sensitive Journalism expert Ross Howard for an evening of discussion and examination of this exciting approach to journalism.

The National Newspaper Association’s 129th Annual Convention & Trade Show will be Oct. 1-3 in St. Charles, MO.

The annual MNA Daily meeting is always a participant favorite and will be held in Minneapolis this year!

Join us for lunch and either morning or afternoon hands-on data training on Tableau Public or Microsoft Excel, or, if your schedule allows, stay all day and do all three!

Join us for fall committee meetings.

Fall 2015 meeting for the Minnesota Newspaper Association Board of Directors in Minneapolis.

You plan for your print paper; why wouldn’t you plan for digital?

Do you find yourself scratching your head when it comes to labor laws and regulations for independent contractors?

Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, government officials often justify secrecy as necessary to protect national security. But without information, how can citizens hold their government accountable?

Join The UpTake’s Conflict-Sensitive Video Journalism Fellows and Respect in Reporting Expert Dr. Cara Lisa Berg Powers to learn more about the Respect in Reporting campaign and how the lessons learned can be applied here in the Twin Cities.

Last year’s session was a hit — this year you’ll learn everything you need to know about carrier contracting!

In this session, you’ll learn the process behind growing your local market share and creating customer volumes that convert to sustainable revenue growth.

This session will focus on rethinking your grandfathered rate card and making it easier for all parties to understand.

How can newsrooms of all sizes prioritize in-depth, enterprising pieces – and what does it mean for a story to be in-depth, anyway?

Winter 2015 meeting for the Minnesota Newspaper Association Board of Directors in Minneapolis.

This presentation gives an overview of how and when to use alternative story formats, and gives many examples.

You must be proficient in social media and digital space, the job ad reads, but do you know how to effectively use social media to extend your news and advertising efforts? Or your brand?

The biggest challenge that all salespeople face in the 21st Century is getting the prospect’s attention.

During this webinar, you’ll learn how fact-checking journalism is different than “regular” reporting and how to identify factual deception, especially in campaign ads and speeches.

We all know how important our website’s analytics are, but they’re of no use to us if we can’t read the numbers or find where they are.

Save the date for the 149th Annual Minnesota Newspaper Association Convention!

In this session, Dr. Carrie Brown will explain social journalism and define best practices for journalists seeking to use social media and other tools to better listen, engage and serve their audiences.

Do you feel like you’re always writing recaps instead of original news stories? This presentation is designed to help you take your stories to the next level — instead of just telling readers what happened.

During this webinar, national speaker and sales trainer Allan Barmak will show you the personalization tools that are available today along with examples of how other newspapers and publications are leveraging this technology.

Many journalists hate math, but love numbers stories. With a few easy steps, you can use Excel to crunch numbers in a way that is reliable and fast.

“Reporting on Religion: Media, Belief and Public Life” will give journalists an opportunity to explore one of the most important, sensitive and controversial topics in contemporary America.

This program is for publishers, printers, software providers and others who need to know how to get newspapers delivered by mail. Open to NNA members and non-members alike. If you are not a member, please consider joining now to receive critical updates through Publishers’ Auxiliary and NNA communications.

Cold calls have lost much of their effectiveness over the past few years. Stop chasing down potential clients and get them to come to you by creating an inbound sales lead strategy

Data Visualization and Story Mapping are common journalism and storytelling tools. For some reason, few people in Duluth and our region use them. We can help you change that! Learn the basics, and see how these tools enhance reporting and storytelling. Bring your laptop and make your own online, interactive story map.

Are you spending DAYS putting together your graduation edition? Are you manually placing hundreds of photos and copying and pasting text just to realize at the last minute that someone was left out and you have to rebuild part of the section?

Are you having trouble growing your online audience? In this webinar, learn how two newsrooms grew their audience month over month during an experiment that combined analytics, social media, SEO and more.

Journalists from across the Midwest will gather for two days of training sessions, awards ceremonies and networking April 8-9, 2016 at the Crowne Plaza MSP Airport at 34th Avenue South and American Boulevard in Bloomington, Minnesota. Registration for the 2016 conference is now open. We have great programs in store for you again this year

Sales managers rarely have time to develop top-notch training materials. They are busy selling, managing and marketing. Training often gets pushed aside.

Annually, MNI recruits editor-publisher teams who want to develop their community leadership and vision skills. The program encourages newspapers to develop and strengthen social capital within their communities, to learn of the power they have to frame issues and mobilize action and ultimately helps them to advance the health and vibrancy of their communities.

In this session, we’ll cover a rundown of effective breakouts and tips on how to implement them into your everyday reporting.

Spring 2016 meeting for the Minnesota Newspaper Association Board of Directors in Minneapolis.

In this session, marketing pro Stuart Arnold will help you understand the basic tools for creating an impactful strategy, messaging and marketing for your clients.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is partnering with the Minnesota Newspaper Association and Minnesota News Media Institute to present a webinar to help reporters get the data needed for health and environment stories.

Newspapers are well positioned to be the trusted provider of digital products and services for small businesses in their communities. However, how do you begin offering digital solutions to your advertisers when budget, time, and resources are limited?

This webinar will walk through the how and why of a three-step sales process to close more sales in less time.

In this session, learn how to plan for, execute and promote enterprise journalism on a weekly basis.

In this presentation, award-winning author Jeff Beals shows you how to unearth what your clients truly value while building trusting, career-long relationships.

Journalists can tell digital stories with a variety of tools that make the experience more interesting and personal for the reader.

The 2016 MNA Summer Board Meeting will be hosted by President Michael Jacobson in Paynesville, Minn.

Small newspapers are the lifeblood of their communities, but oftentimes have to make-do with less resources than ideal to maintain steady growth.

This intensive, day-long workshop, will give you the tools to start the job with a solid base of skills as well as introduce you to industry trends.

This webinar will offer practical advice for creating a newsroom culture that values public service and accountability reporting, no matter the staff size

The Minnesota News Media Institute is pleased to present the Editors & Publishers Community Leadership Program. Funded in part by a generous grant from the Blandin Foundation, the program was founded in 2005 and modeled after the successful Blandin Community Leadership Program.

Do you have a digital posting schedule? You should. We’ve compiled lessons, tips and best practices from three of GateHouse’s top digital editors, on how they plan for web, mobile and social posting.

Networking has never been more important, yet most professionals don’t do a great job of it. The successful professionals are the ones who cut through all the noise in today’s frenzied world and find ways to build trusting relationships with clients, colleagues and persons of influence.

Special program offering through Online Media Campus – free of charge. On May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor finalized its proposed rule to increase the salary threshold necessary to be classified as exempt from overtime. When the final rule goes into effect on December 1, 2016, the salary threshold will more than double.

Is the job title “newspaper reporter” new for you? Perhaps you’re fresh out of college, starting your first job at a newspaper, or maybe newspaper reporting has become your second, third or tenth career? Either way, this intensive, day-long workshop, will help new reporters develop the skills necessary to succeed on the job.

Are you wondering how to make your coverage more successful in ways that will grow audience and engagement? In this session, Liz Worthington, content strategy program manager for the American Press Institute, will highlight research from 50+ publishers across the country that have made strategic decisions to cover content differently.

While game stories are important, adding new features and better coordination to your overall prep coverage plan can help maximize your resources. In this session, we’ll discuss devising a weekly schedule and implementing alternate story formats.

The Minnesota News Media Institute is pleased to present the Editors & Publishers Community Leadership Program. Funded in part by a generous grant from the Blandin Foundation, the program was founded in 2005 and modeled after the successful Blandin Community Leadership Program.

How much of your traffic is coming from mobile or tablets? What percentage of your traffic is organic, or from social media? And how much of that traffic is hitting your section fronts, or article pages?

Most media organizations have unsold digital advertising inventory. But what should you do with those available ad spots?

Knowing the tricks of the trade will make your life as a designer easier, and help cut valuable time from your daily workload.

The 31st Annual Silha Lecture , “The Politics and Law of the Culture Wars in American Higher Education, 1950-2020” featuring Randall L. Kennedy

We’re excited to announce that the 2016 Daily Newspaper Meeting will be hosted in Faribault, MN by APG of Southern Minnesota, October 6-7.

Michael Toeset, editor of GateHouse Media’s Briefing 2016 website, and Tim Schmitt of GateHouse Media’s Newsroom Development team will discuss coverage plans for election night, as well as some great digital tools you can use to provide readers with the best experience.

Whether you are an experienced or new manager to the industry you’ll take away valuable information in areas of District Management, Customer Service, Sales, Contractor Recruitment/Orientation Contract Execution.

Fall 2016 meeting for the Minnesota Newspaper Association Board of Directors in Minneapolis.

Live coverage is the latest mobile and social trend to help journalists reach new audiences. In this session we will concentrate on best practices and using cost effective tools to get the most out of live coverage.

If you’ve attended one of Kevin’s workshops before, you know there is never a dull moment in the day! Join us to learn how you can work smarter in Photoshop and InDesign. Leave with tips and tricks you can put to use immediately.

This session provides a proven prospecting methodology that not only creates sales opportunities, but is also easily implemented and enjoyable.

With platforms like Snapchat and Instagram growing explosively, but offering little or no referrer traffic back to a site, how should newsrooms approach them?

Winter 2016 meeting for the Minnesota Newspaper Association Board of Directors in Minneapolis.

Do you have too much work and not enough time in the day to get it done? Do you find yourself changing the date on your to-do-list? Are you doing more driving than selling?

AP style — it’s the industry standard, and an ever-evolving set of rules that journalists need to understand and follow.

This webinar will offer up creative ideas you can start working on in your newsroom immediately.

Is 2017 a Great Unknown or do we now have CLUES in order to prepare for a GIANT classified windfall?

Please save the date for the 150th Annual MNA Convention!

PUB AUX LIVE, featuring revenue-generating ideas for community newspapers, is brought to you by The National Newspaper Association, in partnership with the Iowa Newspaper Foundation.

This program will be a fast-paced session focused on three key skills for you and your team – Negotiate smarter, not harder.

This session will focus on the state of public notice and the best practices that every publisher should follow to help the industry maintain its rightful position as the publisher of official notice of public actions.

Join ASNE and the Reporters Committee in the annual nationwide celebration of access to public information and what it means for you and your community.

Award-winning editorial writer Michael Smith of the Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal explains how he crafts his editorials, and offers pointers for keeping the community conversation vibrant, all while maintaining a fast-paced newsroom.

Journalists from across the Midwest will gather for two days of training sessions, awards ceremonies and networking March 31-April 1, 2017 at the Crowne Plaza MSP Airport at 34th Avenue South and American Boulevard in Bloomington, Minnesota.

The Minnesota News Media Institute is pleased to present the Editors & Publishers Community Leadership Program.

This program will help you understand not only yourself, but the other generations, and give you specific tips on how to be more successful with a diverse workplace.

Got an idea you think might make a great digital project, but you’re not sure how to execute it?

Spring 2017 meeting for the Minnesota Newspaper Association Board of Directors in Minneapolis.

Inland’s Human Resources Management Conference is the only conference devoted to the unique challenges newspaper industry HR pros face.

Al Cross from the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues talks about strategies for community papers to attack agricultural issues.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is partnering again with the Minnesota Newspaper Association and Minnesota News Media Institute to present a webinar to help reporters get the data needed for health and environment stories.

In this session Papert will cover the top sales priorities he has learned and refined through the years to grow audience, streamline processes and, most importantly, grow sales.

Every newspaper can grow consistent core revenue by having a strong Service Directory.

The aim of the workshop is to introduce newsroom leaders and individual journalists to unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operations, answer questions about legal and ethical compliance, and explore the costs and other considerations of using drones for journalism.

Podcasts continue to grow, and they’re a great way to brand your staff members. But how do you start one up? What equipment do you need? What ideas seem to work best? And how do you market them?

The 2017 MNA Summer Board Meeting will be hosted by President Chris Schultz in Minneapolis, Minn.

The Minnesota News Media Institute is pleased to present the Editors & Publishers Community Leadership Program.

Bring your stories to life online with interactive charts and graphics using Infogr.am, Piktochart, Google Fusion, Plot.ly and Graphiq.

How would you like to get more appointments while making fewer calls? Contrary to popular belief, prospecting or cold-calling is not a numbers game.

The Minnesota News Media Institute is pleased to present the Editors & Publishers Community Leadership Program.

Trying to draw in a new audience, or looking to boost numbers on your videos or podcasts? Give Facebook Live a try.

InDesign has so many built in features that automate our work, allowing us to work smarter, not harder.

The annual MNA Daily Newspaper Meeting is always a participant favorite. Leaders from daily newspapers (and non-dailies too!) are invited to participate in this two-day summit.

Learn the art and science of writing winning headlines.

Hear from a First Amendment attorney, veteran journalists, a community organizer and law enforcement on how to report on protests, with tips for protecting yourself and your data. 

Everyone sells digital. Everyone has similar portfolios. In order to differentiate, you’ll need to provide unique value.

Whether building pages or ads, you can save time, every time, with just some of the helpful tips from Russell Viers.

Fall 2017 meeting for the Minnesota Newspaper Association Board of Directors in Minneapolis.

Knowing how to craft a Freedom of Information Act request or a public records request is half the battle.

Federico Subervi will explore the media, politics and other contemporary issues affecting the Latino population. 

Learn about the trends in public notice and the practices that every paper must embrace to help the industry successfully respond to the siege on this traditional pillar of government transparency.
 

Want to write email newsletters that people actually want to read? Do you see opportunities to grow referrals from emails?

Join us for a day of ad sales training with fellow professionals from across the state.

In this session, we will share research findings and best practices for implementing our findings into your website.

As our industry continues to contract, our inclination is to try to do everything we always did with fewer resources. This sessions talks about how to set priorities to match your audience.

Winter 2017 meeting for the Minnesota Newspaper Association Board of Directors in Minneapolis.

This session will introduce you to a host of tools available to help you and your newsroom with mapping, building interactive timelines, producing quick videos, social videos and more.

This webinar is co-presented by the Minnesota News Media Institute and Online Media Campus   Thursday, January 11, […]

This webinar is co-presented by the Minnesota News Media Institute and Online Media Campus Friday, January 12, 2018 […]

Save the Date for the 2018 MNA Convention!

  Thursday, February 15 1:00-2:00 p.m. CST • 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST Presenter: Val Hoeppner Val Hoeppner Media and […]

  Workflow Automation Tools For Newsrooms of Any Size Thursday, February 22 1:00-2:00 p.m. CST • 2:00-3:00 p.m. […]

Friday, March 2 1:00-2:00 p.m. CST • 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST Presenter: Ryan Dohrn Brain Swell Media Objection handling […]

    Thursday, March 22 1:00-2:00 p.m. CDT Presenter: Sherri Horton GateHouse Media An overview of how to […]

Spring 2018 MNA Board and Committee meetings in Minneapolis.

  10 Tips To Get an Open & Reply! Friday, April 13 1:00-2:00 p.m. CDT Presenter: Ryan Dohrn […]

The Minnesota News Media Institute is pleased to present the 14th year of the Editors & Publishers Community […]

Join Kevin for a full day of training. Photoshop review, finding and fixing problems related to PDF files, Advanced InDesign and MORE!

  Ryan Martinez of GateHouse Media’s Center for News and Design gets you caught up on 2018’s changes […]

    Photoshop Tips & Tricks Thursday, May 24th 1:00-2:00 p.m. CDT Presenter: Russell Viers Adobe Certified Instructor […]

  Have you been using the same commission plans for many years and the sales reps still keep […]

The 2018 MNA Summer Board Meeting will be hosted by President Mike Dalton at Ruttger’s Bay Lake, June […]

  While game stories are important, adding new features and better coordination to your overall prep and college […]

This webinar is all about leveraging the power of special sections and niche publications that your team may […]

  “I’m only doing Facebook advertising.” Do you cringe when you hear those words from an advertiser? Well, […]

  In light of Facebook’s changes, a lot of newsrooms are turning their focus away from social. But […]

  Writing, editing, photography, videography, website and social media management…How much can one person do? And how can […]

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Need to cut out some time to plan that impactful enterprise story?

Kevin will cover the items on his list of “most important production skills”.

When it comes to newspaper design, there’s no bigger name than Ed Henninger. In this expanded session (most […]

September 20-21, 2018 –  Willmar, MN The annual MNA Daily meeting is always a participant favorite. Leaders from […]

Do you have what it takes to be a marketing advisor and top performer in today’s competitive, complex […]

MNA and the Minnesota News Media Institute are pleased to present a day-long advertising sales training event on […]

          Digital Revenue Strategies for Newspapers of Any Size  Thursday, October 25th 10:00-10:15 a.m. […]

Register today and save $10.00 – priced normally at $59.00.

What can newspapers learn from a professional marketer?

Winter 2018 meeting for the Minnesota Newspaper Association Board of Directors in Minneapolis.

  In today’s newsrooms everyone is a photographer, videographer and reporter. Most of us use an iPhone to […]

Increase your digital reach, without losing print readers.

Join Ryan Dohrn: 25-year media sales/marketing veteran, Ryan Dohrn  has trained and coached over 4,000 sales professionals. In […]

Do you know why many newspapers are seeing their Classified revenues start to go UP instead of DOWN? […]

  Since the Capital Gazette shooting in June 2018, newroom employees have wondered if they are safe in […]

Plan now to join us January 24-25, 2018 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bloomington. Check out the […]

On a Friday, you’re a reporter. The next Monday, you’re an editor. But being an editor is more […]

Northern Exposure: A Gathering of Visual Storytellers Feb. 8-10 (Feb. 8 is student day), $25 for students and […]

  Engagement is becoming more important than ever for newsrooms. GateHouse Media’s Summer Moore offers some clear steps […]

  You are likely familiar with the Sales Funnel. But have you broken down each step of the […]

MNA members are invited to attend!   March 5, Bethel University will host Getty Images special correspondent and […]

  This webinar will offer up creative ideas you can start working on in your newsroom immediately. This […]

Join us for Truth and Transformation: Changing Racial Narratives in Media, an innovative conference that aims to equip media professionals […]

Featuring APM Reports journalists Madeleine Baran and Samara Freemark Discussion led by HSJMC Assistant Professor Sid Bedingfield with Malinda […]

  Finding new revenue streams, the real money beyond the “marketing budget”, in an industry undergoing rapid disruption […]

A Day of Design with Ed Henninger presented by MNI The day will be full of helpful ideas! […]

The Generational Imperative, Inc. Can your products hit a bulls-eye with each generation you choose to target: Millennials, […]

  Whether you’re an Android or Apple user, there are numerous apps and tools that can make storytelling […]

MNA and MNI boards and MNA committee meetings will meet at the MNA offices.  

  Don’t have the highest circulation in your market or the lowest rates? Are your prospects claiming they […]

This webinar package can be used anytime and at your own speed.

  During this session, we’ll dig into some of the foundations of journalism: • We’ll take a comprehensive […]

Do you still have a Classified Section that advertisers want to buy and readers want to shop? Running […]

What are the most important skills to know in Photoshop, InDesign and Acrobat? During this 100-minute Extravaganza, users […]

Findings from the Racial Narratives Survey Wednesday, June 26, 12 – 1 p.m. CST American Public Media is […]

Did you know that 174 work hours per year are LOST by media sales reps who poorly manage […]

This one-hour webinar will go beyond last-minute name and age checks to help you bake into your reporting […]

Kevin has added another 100 minutes of tools and tips to make you an even greater Adobe guru! […]

  Video is a part of our digital storytelling toolbox that will continue to grow over the next […]

Speed and accuracy are competing challenges that newsroom staffers face. As image curators, we are responsible for clarity […]

Join SPJ this September in San Antonio for the Journalism conference that could change your career. Sign up […]

  Obituaries and newspapers: Once, these two always went together, and this relationship provided publishers with a powerful […]

Are you doing everything you can to avoid lawsuits and litigation? With stories being pushed out at lightning […]

The National Newspaper Association’s 133rd Annual Convention & Trade Show will address pressing business objectives of community newspaper […]

The Minnesota News Media Institute is pleased to present a day-long advertising sales training event on Friday, October […]

  Christina Smith plans to engage with the audience on two major discussion points concerning community newspapers. First, […]

  The Minnesota News Media Institute is excited to partner again with the Northern States Circulation Managers Association to present a day-long […]

Attorney Kelli L. Sager, best known for her representation of the media in the Access issues that arose […]

  Robert Slocum will share his experience growing his own newspaper’s social media following, and how he has […]

  Research has shown that subscribers that feel like they are part of a membership program are 48% […]

Our journalists use their phones more than ever to report the news. What are must-have mobile apps to […]

Learn effective investigative reporting strategies enabling you to gain deep access to jails to uncover mistreatment. This is a self-directed course.

  Over 90% of breaches are caused by human error. That is why it is critical to build […]

Webinar by Kevin Slimp It’s the beginning of a new year and there’s no better time to improve […]

  The best new ideas to bring your Classifieds back to life!  Why is it some papers are […]

  Don’t miss the 2020 MNA Convention and Trade Show.

Webinar by Kevin Slimp So many newspapers have Adobe Illustrator resting in their application dock or start menu […]

Kevin Slimp has been teaching ad design and software skills for two decades, and newspapers have been asking […]

  Where did the day go? This is a question we all ask. Ad sales expert Ryan Dohrn […]

What are best practices around engagement journalism, and how can it inform elections coverage? In this webinar, Bridget […]

Val Hoeppner is a digital journalist, training and media strategist. She has worked in digital, mobile and multi-platform […]

March 15-21, 2020 Join News Leaders Association and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in the […]

The 2020 Census count kicks into high gear in March 2020 when invitations to respond land in millions […]

Get an inside look at the complex and often confusing landscape of election administration. Find out which specific […]

The Sales Team of the Future may be upon us now! In this informative webinar, we will discuss […]

  In this webinar, Michael Zinser will cover the following 3 topics: • Newsroom Union Organizing – Newsrooms […]

USING A NEW TECHNOLOGY TO DRIVE ADVERTISING SALES IN A PANDEMIC: A NEW WAY TO LEVERAGE YOUR PUBLICATION’S […]

With many reporters are working from home, finding sources and connecting with your community while covering COVID-19 can […]

  In this webinar, we will go over some strategies all types of media — newspapers, magazines, online, […]

Does your newsroom react on gut instinct to decide what to cover? Do you feel like you’re doing […]

In an economic environment unprecedented in our lifetimes, a newspaper’s most urgent work is to support its community […]

Last year, Bob McInnis showed you a new approach to selling advertising that enables your staff to sell […]

  Creating balance and maintaining your emotional and physical wellness is as important as ever for journalists. We […]

  From building a more effective job profile and job posting, learn how to reach your ideal candidates. […]

Newspapers have weathered many challenges, from Craigslist, the Great Recession, now COVID 19. Is there a way to […]

At the start of this year, Tyson identified 16 digital trends to watch for in 2020. Now that […]

As journalists wrestle with word choice to describe this tumultuous global moment during the COVID-19 pandemic and the […]

Local jails are the gateway to the U.S. justice system, but they are overloaded, overused and under-covered by […]

Journalists are battling bots, fact-checking deep fakes, streaming video and looking for ways to manage it all. In […]

In This Webinar… Public notices have an historically important role of informing the public. They’ve also become the […]

America’s Newspapers is making this webinar available to its members, as well as state press association members, at […]

Great sales information – open time limit. Register and receive links to view on your time schedule.

One 90-minute morning session and one 60-minute afternoon session each day. FREE for selected participants

In this six-week online course, journalists will learn perennial reporting and storytelling tools to elevate their coverage and probe the evolving ethics of today’s critical social justice issues.

Without question, Facebook has had a significant impact on your local newspaper operations, subscriptions and relationship with your […]

While we can’t be together this year, the National Notary Association will bring Conference to you as “NNA […]

How do leaders like you get the productive and creative best from employees during today’s unpredictable world of […]

Please join us for the 35th annual Silha Lecture, “Inconvenient Truths and Tiger Kings: The Vital Role of […]

All publishers want to become indispensable to their audiences. They want to know what drives engagement and subscriptions, […]

All publishers want to become indispensable to their audiences. They want to know what drives engagement and subscriptions, […]

Poynter NewsU Webinars – on demand Various subjects with various pricing, designed for all levels of training.

Presented by Val Hoeppner of Val Hoeppner Media and Consulting, LLC Thursday, October 29 1-2pm CDT   In this […]

This series will consist of 15-30 minutes webinars accessible via Youtube on the Steel City Corp Circ Supply page, you can […]

You’re a good writer but being told to make your story digital-friendly confounds you. Learn a few storytelling […]

A WEBINAR SERIES PRESENTED BY THE HUBBARD SCHOOL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3RD, 2020 – 12:00PM Join us for a […]

Presented by Janet DeGeorge of Classified Executive Training & Consulting In this webinar… What’s in store to increase […]

Presenter: Matt Larson of Our-Hometown.com During this live virtual conference, Matt Larson will review the most popular paywall […]

The Iowa Newspaper Foundation, in conjunction with SciLine—a free, nonprofit service for journalists—is offering a one-hour training webinar […]

When it comes to evaluating what real-time analytics platform to use or what social media publishing tool, most […]

Join in the fun on January 28! More information to follow.

The Minnesota Newspaper Association has received several inquiries from members about plans for its 2021 convention and Better […]

They say “what’s old is new again” and it seems email is no exception. Publishers large and small […]

Join us for a conversation about the challenges and experiences of reporting on race and racism in Minneapolis […]

America’s Newspapers continues to host free webinars for members of Minnesota Newspaper Association and other state press associations. You can find […]

NSCMA – Coffee Break Series This series will consist of 15-30 minutes webinars accessible via Youtube on the Steel City Corp […]

  Media subscription sales shot up 300% in 2020, but how will the sector fare this year?  Lineup […]

A good story idea is the spark that can lead to great work. In this fast-paced session, Cedar […]

Journalists are being asked to do everything these days: write, edit, post to social, take the photos, take […]

  If the digital advertising you’re selling is restricted to your own newspaper’s Web site, then likely there […]

In this webinar, Matt Larson, president and CEO of Our Hometown Inc, will present several case studies from […]

In this self-directed course, you’ll learn what news audiences don’t understand about how journalism works and look for […]

InDesign and Photoshop have several tools which can make the time it takes to create a graduation section decrease […]

First session of the two-part series: Engagement is on every editor’s lips, it’s the journalism buzzword with endless […]

Second session of the two-part series: Our second session will focus on 5-10 strategies and tools your newsroom […]

In This Webinar: There is a well hidden-feature in InDesign called “Data Merge”, this is not new. In […]

Check out the great choice of archived Editorial webinars available. Online Media Webinars are free to MNA members. […]

Old habits die hard. When it comes to working faster and getting better results, it’s time to try […]

Instagram has quickly become a medium to share impactful, visual stories around the world. What began as a […]

With resources stretched thinner than ever, it’s never been more important for newsrooms to focus on automation, wherever […]

ARCHIVED WEBINARS SPOTLIGHT Old habits die hard. When it comes to working faster and getting better results, it’s […]

ARCHIVED WEBINARS SPOTLIGHT Instagram has quickly become a medium to share impactful, visual stories around the world. What […]

   Email newsletters are a key component of any business’ marketing toolkit.   Unlike social media marketing, which uses […]

  In this webinar, you will learn how to make the most out of the smaller budgets that […]

At an Aug. 11 webinar, three veteran journalists will discuss how the loss of community newspapers in Minnesota […]

  Have you mastered the settings on your camera? Are you ready for the next step in advancing […]

From cursing cheerleaders to conspiracy theorists to social media bans, there was no shortage of First Amendment cases […]

This free online webinar series will help journalists more confidently cover America’s criminal justice system, from learning about […]

As an executive in the newspaper industry, it is imperative that you understand the value of an integrated […]

Check out the current choices of archived Advertising webinars available. Online Media Webinars are free to MNA members. […]

News distrust is a pressing problem – but there are steps your newsroom can take to better connect […]

In this webinar, AdCellerant presents on key verticals to go after to drive success with O&O and digital […]

CNN Senior Political Correspondent and Anchor of Inside Politics Sunday, Abby Phillip joins Assistant Professor Danielle Brown in […]

Communities, readers and audiences want to see themselves reflected in your local news coverage. Not just through words […]

The digital landscape is analogous to the Great Plains of 19th century middle America. If you try to build […]

We’ve all heard it before… No budget.  Or, we are moving in a different direction.  So, how do […]

We all know we need to ask questions to understand our client’s goals, but what are the best […]

Recently, the Millennial generation took the stage as the largest generation in the U.S. workforce and that calls […]

Hiring is everywhere. Some papers have pages and pages of employment ads, most do not. Learn the secret […]

SAVE THE DATE! The MNA convention is BAAACK! We’re excited to see you again!! 2022 Minnesota Newspaper Association […]

MNA Adds New Member Benefit: Digiversity.tv Are you spending too much time laying out your newspaper, building ads, and […]

The Storytelling You webinar concerns how to better execute every facet of longform reporting and writing. Longform features […]

  Interested in more training material? Browse over 180 archived training webinars at the links below  Advertising | Digital | Editorial | Management MNA Members can […]

Are you spending too much time laying out your newspaper, building ads, and processing photos? Most people are. […]

In this webinar, AdCellerant explains how publishing companies are upselling advertisers and complementing their campaigns with Targeted Display. […]

  Minnesota’s media outlets continue to innovate, with an eye on providing news that empowers the local community […]

    In this live webinar, we’ll discuss key design points to consider for maximizing mobile traffic and revenue. […]

In this live webinar, 30 year veteran ad seller Ryan Dohrn will share his recent research that suggests warming […]

  Or as journalists say, from the lead to the kicker. This session explores why beginnings and endings […]

Al Cross (director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues) and Jim Pumarlo (author of “Votes […]

Think you don’t have enough time for watchdog journalism? Overwhelmed with keeping the daily machine running? Get practical […]

During this session, you’ll learn how to scrape data from web pages and PDFs and into a spreadsheet […]

Traditionally, news organizations competed to get the scoop. But collaborations among news organizations have become far more common […]

This webinar, which will have a BASEBALL THEME, will go over how smaller publications and legacy print teams […]

San Diego Union-Tribune sports columnist Bryce Miller, will share stories, tips and creative thinking to deal with whatever […]

In this webinar, Mike Reilley will go through Google Fact-Check Explorer, Google Public Data Explorer, Google Trends, Google […]