Monthly Archives: December 2009

Temple honors Phil Jasner with Hall of Fame selection

Sports writer Phil Jasner of the Philadelphia Daily News has been selected to the Temple University School of Communications and Theater's Hall of Fame. Jasner,...

Bill Conlin earns place in Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame

Longtime columnist Bill Conlin of the Philadelphia Daily News has been inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame as a Legacy of Excellence...

APSE again running ads for job openings

Completing the transition to APSE's new Web site, the organization is again accepting classified advertising. Rates for ads remain unchanged — $25 for APSE members under 100,000 circulation, $50 for those over and $150 for all non-members.

Julie Cart named AWSM’s Mary Garber Pioneer Award winner

Julie Cart has been selected as the 2010 Mary Garber Pioneer Award winner by the Association for Women in Sports Media. Cart has been at...

Your primer on the 2010 APSE contest

Here's everything you need to know about the contest and contest judging — rule changes, hotel reservations and everything in between — courtesy of your host, First VP Phil Kaplan.

Sports journalism pros tell students about the way it is

For a little more than an hour at this month's APSE Mid-Atlantic Region meeting, the men and women used to asking the questions were the men and women with the answers for inquiring Penn State students. The shift in roles took place at the “Reverse Panel,” a give-and-take session that featured nine sports editors and four students from Penn State’s John Curley Center for Sports Journalism.

Paul Anger, past APSE president, named Editor of the Year

Past APSE President Paul Anger has been named winner of the 2009 Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award by the National Press Foundation. Anger,...

Denver Post’s aggressive strategy pays off with high retention of Rocky readers

When Denver Post publisher Dean Singleton called a staff meeting last February to discuss the closing of the Rocky Mountain News, he announced a goal of retaining 80 percent of the News' readers, an almost unheard of number. So far, nine months later, so good

Walk-ups welcome at Monday’s Mid-Atlantic Regional in State College

The Associated Press Sports Editors Mid-Atlantic Region meeting is scheduled this Monday, Dec. 7, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, Pa. You do not have to be an APSE member to attend. Members of the Association for Women in Sports Media and interested students also are invited to a day of exciting seminars.

Tim Burke named publisher of Palm Beach Post

Tim Burke, executive editor of The Palm Beach Post, today was named publisher for Palm Beach Newspapers Inc., which includes The Post, the Palm...