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Website of the Week

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Extreme Makeover

Extreme Makeover for CWA Voice, the publication of CWA Local 2202
February 25, 2009

Welcome to our first edition of “Extreme Makeover: Newsletter Edition.” We’d like to thank CWA Local 2202 for offering to be our first participant in what we hope will be a series of “Makeover” features that will help everyone produce the best newsletters possible.
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Copy Desk

Local 2202's Newsletter Gets the Copy Desk Treatment
February 25, 2009

This month, we’ve revised a story from Local 2202’s CWA Voice, the subject of our first “Extreme Makeover: Newsletter Edition.” For our first project, we’ve done some editing to tighten an important story and make it a little more reader-friendly. The original story is 390 words; the edited version is 275, but all the essential information is included.
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Recent Website Awards

Click here to read the full judges' report of the 2008 CWA Website Awards.

Members' Choice Website (Most votes as % of membership)

Awarded to NABET-CWA Local 54 San Diego, local 59054.

URL: http://nabetcwa54.org/

Judges' Comments: Winner is determined through an online poll.

Members' Choice Website (most overall votes)

Awarded to CWA Local 1103, local 1103.

URL: http://www.cwa1103.org/

Judges' Comments: Winner is determined through an online poll.

Best Online Advocacy Campaign

Awarded to Nabet25.com, local 51025.

URL: http://www.nabet25.com/Pages/mainpage.html

Judges' Comments: The local's "7 News Unfair Campaign" linked online activism with offline action - in this case, lawn sign distribution. The judges said the scrolling list of laid off employees helps personalize the issue.

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Recent Newsletter Awards

Click here to read the judges' report of all entries in the 2008 CWA Newsletter Contest, which include: 2nd place, 3rd place awards and honorable mentions in the General Excellence category, as well as awards for Best Front Page, Best News Story, Best Human Interest Feature, Best Opinion Piece, Best Original Cartoon/Illustration, Best Original Photo.

Oscar Jager Journalism Award

Awarded to UPTE Update, local 9119.

Judges' Comments: In reading through all the categories, as well as reviewing entries for General Excellence, the judges felt that UPTE Update proved to be a consistently strong publication, offering excellent news coverage with a clean design that is inviting to readers.

General Excellence, First Place, Category 4 (3,000-plus members)

Awarded to The Communique, local 1180.

Judges' Comments: A consistently top-notch publication with a "strong covers, a stylized feel and imaginative design," the judges said.

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