BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://panewsmedia.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T235959 DTSTAMP:20260831T142852Z CREATED:20251127T011441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T142852Z UID:27768-1791331200-1791590399@panewsmedia.org SUMMARY:2026 Journalism Excellence Convention DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars and make plans to join us for the 2026 Journalism Excellence Convention\, Wednesday\, Oct. 7\, through Friday\, Oct. 9\, at The Central Hotel & Conference Center in Harrisburg. Held during National Newspaper Week\, the convention brings together news media professionals from across Pennsylvania for three days of advocacy\, education\, recognition and celebration. \nOne of the convention’s many highlights will be the Professional Keystone Media Awards Luncheon\, where we’ll recognize the winners of the 2026 Professional Keystone Media Awards. Be sure to plan for a full day on Thursday. Educational sessions before and after the luncheon will explore what news consumers value most about how newsrooms use artificial intelligence\, as well as the evolving legal issues surrounding AI and journalism. \nDownload the PNA Foundation’s Keystone Experience flyer. \nCap off the day at PNA’s Evening of Excellence Reception and Dinner\, a signature celebration of excellence across Pennsylvania’s news media industry. We’ll recognize this year’s  News Organization of the Year winners\, welcome the newest inductees into the PNA Hall of Fame and present the PNA’s Lifetime Achievement Award\, the Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence\, and the News Media Industry Executive of the Year award.  View the Sponsorship Opportunities flyer.  For more details about these sponsorship opportunities\, contact Bill Cotter at 412-925-0908. \nDownload the complete convention flyer. \nRegister Now \nRegistration deadline: September 18. A separate registration form is required by September 18 for all award winners to ensure their awards are properly presented during the event. \n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \nReserve your overnight room today – hotel reservation deadline is September 8.  A small block of discounted overnight rooms are available at The Central Hotel & Conference Center.  Reserve in the block by using this special link or secure your reservation by contacting the hotel directly at 717-561-2800 and ask for the “Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association” block.  (Note: Guests cannot secure this block through Best Western International or through 3rd parties.) \n  URL:https://panewsmedia.org/event/2026-pna-convention/ CATEGORIES:Contests and Awards,PNA Events,Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T143000 DTSTAMP:20260826T153709Z CREATED:20260803T193425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T153709Z UID:29644-1791459000-1791469800@panewsmedia.org SUMMARY:Keystone Media Awards Luncheon DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars and make plans to join us for the 2026 Journalism Excellence Convention\, Wednesday\, Oct. 7\, through Friday\, Oct. 9\, at The Central Hotel & Conference Center in Harrisburg. Held during National Newspaper Week\, the convention brings together news media professionals from across Pennsylvania for three days of advocacy\, education\, recognition and celebration. \nOne of the convention’s many highlights will be the Professional Keystone Media Awards Luncheon\, where we’ll recognize the winners of the 2026 Professional Keystone Media Awards. Be sure to plan for a full day on Thursday. Educational sessions before and after the luncheon will explore what news consumers value most about how newsrooms use artificial intelligence\, as well as the evolving legal issues surrounding AI and journalism. \nDownload the PNA Foundation’s Keystone Experience flyer. \nCap off the day at PNA’s Evening of Excellence Reception and Dinner\, a signature celebration of excellence across Pennsylvania’s news media industry. We’ll recognize this year’s  News Organization of the Year winners\, welcome the newest inductees into the PNA Hall of Fame and present the PNA’s Lifetime Achievement Award\, the Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence\, and the News Media Industry Executive of the Year award. View the Sponsorship Opportunities flyer.  For more details about these sponsorship opportunities\, contact Bill Cotter at 412-925-0908. \nDownload the complete convention flyer. \nRegister Now \nRegistration deadline: Sept. 18. A separate registration form is required by Sept. 18 for all award winners to ensure their awards are properly presented during the event. \n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \nReserve your overnight room today – hotel reservation deadline is September 8.  A small block of discounted overnight rooms are available at The Central Hotel & Conference Center.  Reserve in the block by using this special link\, or secure your reservation by contacting the hotel directly at 717-561-2800 and ask for the “Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association” block.  (Note: Guests cannot secure this block through Best Western International or through 3rd parties.) URL:https://panewsmedia.org/event/keystonemediaawardsluncheon2026/ LOCATION:The Central Hotel & Conference Center\, 800 E. Park Drive\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17111 CATEGORIES:Contests and Awards,Foundation Events,PNA Events,Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T153000 DTSTAMP:20260916T194338Z CREATED:20260916T194016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T194338Z UID:30177-1793023200-1793028600@panewsmedia.org SUMMARY:AI Tools for Journalism Webinar DESCRIPTION:This 90-minute Google News Initiative training will cover prompting basics\, content creation\, research\, and analysis using tools like Gemini\, NotebookLM\, and Pinpoint\, as well as AI detection with SynthID.  More details to come. \nRegister Now! \n\n\n \n \n AI Tools for Journalism webinar\n \n \n InstagramThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Title*Organization*Email*\n \n Address* \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Phone\n Submit URL:https://panewsmedia.org/event/ai-tools-for-journalism-webinar/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Foundation Events,Training>PNA On the Road END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR