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Writers Bob Woodward, David Finkel, DeNeen Brown and Ezra Klein are featured among all-star lineup ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Poynter Institute, one of the country's top journalism training centers, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post will partner on a writing workshop designed to help writers of all experience levels improve their skills. Featuring some of the Post's most successful reporters and authors, and led by Poynter senior...

As we celebrate the achievements of our recent high school graduates, Advanced College provides a curriculum designed to further enhance career prospects LOS ANGELES, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With a spirit of academic celebration in the air, the spring season leads many to contemplate their own educational future and career opportunities. With a diverse curriculum specifically designed to increase the career prospects of workers in an increasingly competitive economy, it should...

NEW YORK, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Newsweek & The Daily Beast rank America's Best High Schools in Annual List - Florida, Texas and Arizona dominate the top ten There are countless ways to analyze high schools. For the last two years, Newsweek & The Daily Beast have considered the nation's high schools with a simple conceit: to find the ones that best prepare students for college. This year, we offered one update to our methodology. Instead of considering the number of...

Also in May, join The Washington Post's Steve Vogel As He Discusses His New 1812 Book, Through the Perilous Fight BALTIMORE, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Maryland Historical Society presents "Woman of Two Worlds:" Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte and Her Quest for an Imperial Legacy, an exhibition that brings 1812 Baltimore vividly to life. As a gorgeous 18-year-old, Elizabeth Patterson set the gossipmongers atwitter with her revealing empire dresses at local society events....

HERNDON, Va., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Technology Innovations Committee, in partnership with Capital Business, will host Destination Innovation on May 6, 2013 at The Washington Post headquarters in downtown D.C. During the fresh and fast-paced event, 20 companies from the region will showcase their technology advancements and industry leaders will share remarks on innovation and technology development. (Logo:...

TAMPA, Fla., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of South Florida is proud to announce a new partnership with Colloquy, a division of Kaplan, Inc. and The Washington Post, to support its new Online Master of Public Administration degree. The new program will launch in August 2013 and will be managed in collaboration between USF's University College and the School of Public Affairs within the College of Arts and Sciences. (Logo:...

Facing intense pressure from alternative information sources, newspapers are focusing on creative youth-oriented content as a means of competing in an electronic age. The Philadelphia Daily News is now launching the nationally syndicated, Kids Across Parents Down collaborative crossword, joining other major market newspapers in their efforts to leverage the intergenerational puzzles in cooperation with parents and teachers to establish a three-pronged synergy that improves literacy and...

Website Autism After 16 has hired Rose Donovan, a former copy editor at The Washington Post and mother of a young autistic adult, to contribute bimonthly columns as well as feature articles. Roanoke, VA (PRWEB) February 15, 2013 Website Autism After 16 has hired Rose Donovan, a long-time professional journalist and former copy editor at The Washington Post, to contribute a bimonthly column as well as feature articles. Donovan is the mother of a 19-year-old son on the autism spectrum....

PHOENIX, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cable ONE announced today the implementation of a 30-day money back satisfaction guarantee for new and existing customers who subscribe to any new service with Cable ONE. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121012/LA92137LOGO) "We believe strongly in the reliability of our products and services and we're committed to providing our customers with cutting-edge technology and on-going enhancements," said Joe Felbab, Cable ONE Vice...

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Mark Miller, director of editorial operations at Newsweek/Daily Beast, has been named deputy editorial director of the leading entertainment news outlet. Miller starts immediately and will report to THR Editorial Director Janice Min. News director Matthew Belloni has been promoted to executive editor while Alison Brower, interim editor in chief of Seventeen, will be joining THR as special...