PNA Calendar of Events

Learn while working in the field! This 3-day workshop will provide intensive, hands-on training in audio, video and photojournalism. For beginners-intermediate, it is not necessary to have experience with digital audio, still photography or video to successfully participate. Registration is limited, so register today!

Consumers are exposed to more advertising than ever, making it important to cut through the clutter. Strategies can no longer be built around an one-size-fits-all ad format. Plans must link each medium together to deliver clear, consistent and compelling advertising messages for your newspaper or your advertisers. In this three-hour workshop, you will learn to maximize the use of all media formats, including social media, and build integrated advertising strategies across multi-media tools. Increase customer loyalty, improve brand awareness and generate sales revenue

The Advertising Tearsheet Contest combines the Classified and Display contests into one. Entries must have been published in a PA Newspaper Association member newspaper between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013.

The 2013 Golf Outing benefiting the PNA Foundation will be held July 17, at the Hershey Country Club. A variety of sponsorship and participation opportunities are available.

The Newspaper of the Year contest gives Pennsylvania newspapers the opportunity to showcase the efforts of their entire staff. The purpose of this contest is to recognize outstanding newspaper work, with an emphasis on overall excellence.

Learn ways to improve your circulation performance and help yourself cross over to success! This intensive training program is designed to benefit district sales managers, regional zone supervisors, marketing and promotion managers and circulation managers.

The PNA Ad Conference focuses on the unique needs of both display and classified advertising directors, managers and sales reps. Participants attend information-packed sessions concerning optimal online sales efficiency, incorporating social media into your advertising plan, unique sales pitches and making cold calls that bring results.

Workshop created exclusively for weekly publishers and managers. Through the generous support of the Observer Publishing Co. and the Northrop family, this 1 1/2--day workshop offers presentations and roundtables to help today's weekly publisher find success.

Your memorable evening will include cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, dinner, silent and live auctions. All this while helping to support the projects and services of the PNA Foundation!

For 30 years, Sharon Johnson connected with the readers of The Patriot-News (Harrisburg) through her arts and entertainment writing. Her witty and informed style made her a must-read in central Pa. In honor of Sharon's memory, this workshop will focus on important issues or concerns on writing.