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Atlanta Journal-Constitution to host next seminar in API's Leadership Series

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Published: Tuesday, September 24, 2002

March 6, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Reston, VA - Atlanta will be the site of another in a series of regional leadership workshops conducted by the American Press Institute. The workshop, Leadership for Middle Managers, will be held May 16 at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Tuition for the one-day program is only $149 per person, and includes lunch and seminar materials.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the site sponsor. The Newspaper Association of America and the American Society of Newspaper Editors are contributing sponsors.

Leadership for Middle Managers is a workshop series geared toward supervisors in all departments of a newspaper and in related new-media units. Previous leadership programs were held in Reston, Virginia; Minneapolis; San Jose; and San Antonio, and were attended by The next program will be held March 23 in Detroit.

Topics covered in the workshops include:

  • Developing and communicating vision
  • The role of leadership in tough and uncertain times
  • How to turn managers into leaders
  • Leading in a diversifying world
  • Planning and communication and feedback
  • Motivation
  • Teamwork

    Atlanta seminar discussion leaders will be announced soon.

    For questions about the series, contact Warren Watson, API director of extended learning, at (703) 715-3317 or by e-mail at WaWatson@americanpressinstitute.org. For registration questions, contact Pat DeFrancesco at (703) 715-3320 or by e-mail at PDeFrancesco@americanpressinstitute.org.

    You can register online at www.americanpressinstitute.org/leadership

    About the American Press Institute

    The American Press Institute is an independent, not-for-profit educational center with headquarters in Reston, Virginia. It was founded by newspaper publishers in 1946 as the leadership-development and training arm of the news industry. The Institute now offers about three dozen week-long residential seminars annually for professionals in all newspaper departments.

    A separate curriculum produced by The Media Center at API focuses on Internet publishing, technology and media convergence. In public seminars and private engagements with individual companies, The Media Center assists professionals in developing and implementing strategies, content and processes for the delivery of information across a variety of platforms.

    Through its Extended Learning Center, API develops tailored learning programs for individual media companies. These programs range from leadership development to skills training.

    Media Contact:
    Gloria Pan
    API Communications Coordinator
    (703) 620-3611
    E-mail: GPan@americanpressinstitute.org

     

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