APME NewsTrain in Nashville Sept. 23-24

APME and Freedom Forum will host a NewsTrain workshop Sept. 23-24, 2010, at the John Seigenthaler Center, Freedom Forum, Nashville.

Crazy Horse Journalism Workshop Set for April 19-23, 2010

Journalists and educators from around the country will volunteer their time to teach the fundamentals of journalism at the Crazy Horse Journalism Workshop, April 19-23, 2010.

Troy Turner, Karen Magnuson Win Diversity Leadership Awards

Troy Turner and Karen Magnuson have been named winners of the Robert G. McGruder Awards for Diversity Leadership.

CBS Evening News Anchor Katie Couric To Receive Al Neuharth Award

Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News with Katie Couric,” will speak at The University of South Dakota on Thursday evening, Oct. 8, when she is presented with the 2009 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media.

Nominations Accepted For 2009 McGruder Diversity Awards

Robert G. McGruder Awards for Diversity Leadership will be announced at the annual APME conference, Oct. 28-30 in St. Louis..

The Freedom Forum Annual Report Online

The Freedom Forum Annual Report 2007-08 is available online. The report covers two years of Freedom Forum activities.

Mary Mitchell to Keynote Minority Writers Seminar

NASHVILLE TN — Mary A. Mitchell, editorial board member and columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, will be the keynote speaker for the 14th annual Minority Writers Seminar to be held April 30-May 3 at the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute.