Craig Hodge is a veteran newspaper photographer. Craig began his career as a photojournalist in 1974 in Coquitlam at the Columbian Daily Newspaper and helped start The Tri-City News, where he worked until his retirement in June 2011. In his 36-year career, Craig’s achievements were recognized with 42 international, national, and provincial journalism awards. In this informative module, Craig will walk viewers through the best techniques in photography editing: how to select pictures; how to crop pictures; how to edit pictures; how to shoot spot news; and how to decide which pictures work and which ones do not.

In this downloadable white paper and audio interview with Bryan Fox, customer care manager at The Globe and Mail, host Tim Shoults finds out how the customer service industry has gone through tremendous change in terms of how newspapers communicate, how we service customers and some tips on how to get it right at your newspaper.

Learn to capture intensity and emotion in sports photography in this training module led by award-winning sports photographer Amber Bracken of the Edmonton Sun.

In her white paper, veteran Globe and Mail and Vancouver Sun reporter Barbara Yaffe digs deep on successful distribution models for newspapers. And on video and audio, in a one-on-one interview between host Tim Shoults and Glacier Media’s Community News Division president, Peter Kvarnstrom, learn how a news team takes distribution seriously and to the streets – literally.

In this video series, Craig walks viewers through a day in the life of a newspaper photographer. From the type of equipment you need before you hit the road to taking the best action or news shot.

Ideally, all relationships with employees and independent contractors should be governed by written contracts.

Learn how you can improve ad effectiveness and bring in more revenue at your newspaper with David Fowler.

With the evolution of mobile phone technology, it is now possible to record, edit and broadcast video straight from your phone. Community newspaper reporters are taking advantage of this, providing local news on multimedia platforms.

Newspaper reporters who keep the FOI system in mind and make the filing of access requests part of their regular routine can reap valuable rewards.