OCNA Webinar Series
OCNA is promoting webinars hosted by Online Media Campus and Newspaper Academy to help the association fulfill its mission of providing affordable and relevant training to members.
Upcoming Webinars:
Online Media Campus
How to Write Stories That People Actually Want to Read
Thursday, September 21, 2023
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (EST)
$35 USD;
Presented by Courtney Crowder, Iowa Columnist and Senior Writer, Des Moines Register
This webinar provides an introduction to interviewing, structuring and writing for impactful storytelling.
To view more information and archived webinars hosted by OnlineMediaCampus go to: www.onlinemediacampus.com
Newspaper Academy
Combining the Power of Photoshop & InDesign
Friday, September 15, 2023
12:00pm - 1:00 pm EDT
$69 USD
Kevin Slimp taught his first Photoshop class for the Kentucky Press Association in 1995. When asked to teach the class, the organizer told Kevin to expect 15 to 20 attendees. When Kevin arrived in Lexington, Kentucky to teach the class, almost 200 newspaper publishers, editors, and designers were in attendance.
Kevin taught his first InDesign class in 1999, just a few days after the application became available. He had been involved in the development of the product as a beta tester for more than two years and taught a class of 98 newspaper designers in a hotel ballroom in Phoenix, Arizona.
Unsurprisingly, InDesign and Photoshop were meant to be used together. What surprises some users is that tools are built into the applications to create a seamless workflow between the two.
Join Kevin on September 15 for his first-ever webinar on the topic of finding ways to make Photoshop and InDesign work even better together
To view more live and archived webinars hosted by Newspaper Academy, go to: newspaperacademy.com
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Business Innovation Fund Webinar
Presented by: Josee Shank, Manager of the Business Innovation Program, Canada Periodical Team
Previously Held May 19, 2022
If you missed this webinar, please click on the link below to view the recorded version.
Click here to view webinar recording.
Click here to view power point presentation.
The Community Newspaper - Business Innovation component of the Canada Periodical Fund is designed to provide eligible Canadian publishers of print community newspapers and digital-only community newspapers with the financial support for projects that help produce and distribute high-quality, Canadian editorial content for Canadian readers.
For print and digital-only community newspapers, funding is granted through the approval of a project proposal based on the eligibility criteria of the program. The Business Innovation – Community Newspaper component is a competitive process and funds are limited.
Eligible publishing firms
- To be eligible for funding, publishing firms must meet all of the following requirements:
- be in operation throughout the application process and until the completion of the project;
- be majority owned and controlled by Canadians;
- be private-sector entities, including corporations, not-for-profit organizations, partnerships and sole proprietorships (Note: All applicants must have a Business Number (BN)); and
- have their principal place of business in Canada.
Eligible periodicals
- To be eligible for funding, periodicals must meet the following requirements:
- Print community newspapers:
- Have published between two and 52 regular issues and no more than 56 issues during the financial year, including special issues; and
- Have sold at least 3,500 paid copies through subscription copies and single-copy/newsstand copies during the financial year.
- Official language minority, Indigenous, ethnocultural and LGBTQ2+ community newspapers must have sold at least 2,000 paid copies during the financial year.
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Guidelines for Hiring and Compensating Ad Sales Personnel
Presented by: Caroline Medwell, OCNA Executive Director
Previously Held
If you missed this webinar, please click on the link below to view the recorded version.
Click here to view webinar recording.
Click here to view power point presentation.
This webinar included the following:
- Setting goals: trends, forecasts and investment levels
- Defining targets and territories
- Designing compensation plans: commissions, base, incentives, expenses, bonuses
- Job description
- Expectations for the position
- Interview Questions
- Offer Letter
- Orientation
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