NAREE's May Roundtable Recap

NAREE's May Roundtable Recap

How to Stand Out and Avoid Sensationalism

Eileen Woods used to line up cover stories for the Boston Globe’s Sunday real estate section three months in advance. Now, building on the ever-shifting foundation of coronavirus, the farthest the newspaper’s real estate editor can see into the future is six to seven weeks.

That’s longer than many journalists can fathom right now, during a pandemic that has upended government, the U.S. economy and large segments of the real estate business – along with the already-ailing newspaper industry.

During a May 7 NAREE virtual roundtable, Woods joined other editors and reporters in a discussion about tossed-out editorial calendars and creative approaches to a ubiquitous story.

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NAREE E-News May 5, 2020

NAREE E-News May 5, 2020

What goes through the minds of editors and reporters as they choose an angle to write about the One Story on the everyone's mind in May? Journalists from The Boston Globe, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Multi-Housing News and Bisnow Media will share their thoughts at NAREE’s upcoming virtual roundtable: “Story Selection in a Changed World” on May 7 at 7:00 PM EDT.

Want to know what happened at NAREE’s first roundtable, “ Doing Our Jobs in a Changed World?" Click through to see Riley McDermid’s recap.

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NAREE's April Roundtable Recap

NAREE's April Roundtable Recap

Reporters and editors who have been stuck in the throes of covering the coronavirus pandemic while working from home need to be alert about burnout, a panel of experts said during NAREE’s most recent webinar in April.

Titled “How to Do Our Jobs in a Changed World" and moderated by NAREE President and Bisnow’s Catie Dixon, it hosted panelists Dion Haynes, Washington Post real estate editor and NAREE 2018 president; Stefanos Chen, New York Times reporter and NAREE member; Beth DeCarbo, Wall Street Journal columnist; NAREE chairman of the board; and Steve Brown, Dallas Morning News real estate editor and NAREE 2016 president and Jeff Collins, Orange County Register and NAREE Vice President.

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NAREE University Live Continues Its Virtual Roundtable Series on May 7th

NAREE University Live continues its Virtual Roundtable series with a new webinar scheduled for Thursday, May 7 at 7 PM EST. The new topic will be "Story Selection in a Changed World.” It will be moderated by NAREE President Catie Dixon, Bisnow Managing Editor and panelists will include Eileen Woods, Boston Globe Sunday Real Estate editor; Suzann Silverman, Editorial Director Commercial Property News/Multi-Housing News editor; J. Scott Trubey, Atlanta-Journal Constitution reporter and Eli Segall, Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter.

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NAREE to Hold a Virtual Roundtable: 'How to Do Our Jobs in a Changed World' on April 16

What: NAREE’s first-ever Virtual Roundtable:

“How to Do Our Jobs in a Changed World"

When: Thursday, April 16 at 7:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

Where: In a Zoom “Room"

Moderator:

NAREE President Catie Dixon, Bisnow Managing Editor

Thought Leaders:

Beth DeCarbo, Wall Street Journal Columnist and NAREE Chairman of the Board

Jeff Collins Orange County Register and NAREE Vice President

Steve Brown, Dallas Morning News Real Estate Editor and NAREE 2016 President

Dion Haynes, Washington Post Real Estate Editor and NAREE 2018 President

Stefanos Chen, New York Times Reporter and NAREE Member

NAREE’s Network to connect on:

Coronavirus Coverage Challenges and Lessons Learned so far —

When the newsroom goes digital

(Coping with changes in your routine, WiFi snafus, and more)

When sources work from home, get sick, or are laid off

(Dealing with how this impacts you; maintaining source relationships when you can only get coffee digitally)

When you are no longer covering real estate exclusively and you are tapped to cover the situation

Format: 30-minute panel discussion followed by: 15-minute Q & A with all who have signed in

Update 4/16: Registration has now closed

 

Contact: Mary Doyle-Kimball NAREE Executive Director nareeprograms@gmail.com

Deadline Extended to March 4 for NAREE's Real Estate Journalism Competition; Two Top Awards Have $1,000 Prizes

The deadline to enter National Association of Real Estate Editors’ 70th annual real estate journalism competition has been extended to March 4, 2020 11:59 EST -- no further extensions/no exceptions. This prestigious contest is open to all bona fide freelance and staff reporters, columnists, editors and producers covering commercial and residential real estate. Both NAREE’s Platinum Award and NAREE's new Kenneth R. Harney Award for Best Consumer Education Reporting will recognize the work of individual journalists with $1,000 prizes.

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NAREE's New Harney Award for Watchdog Reporting Comes with $1,000 Prize

NAREE's New Harney Award for Watchdog Reporting Comes with $1,000 Prize

Entry Deadline March 1, 2020 on www.naree.org/jcontest

NAREE, has announced a new award for its 70th Annual Real Estate Journalism Competition — the Kenneth R. Harney Award for Best Real Estate Consumer Education Reporting. The award winner will receive a $1,000 cash award and a certificate of excellence. The winner also will be invited to speak about the award-winning entry at NAREE’s Annual Real Estate Conference in Miami as NAREE’s guest. NAREE’s Miami 2020 conference will run June 24 to 27 at the Kimpton Epic Hotel.

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NAREE Elects 2020 Board of Directors

 NAREE Elects 2020 Board of Directors

San Francisco, CA - The National Association of Real Estate Editors has elected new officers and board members to serve on the 2020 NAREE Board of Directors.

NAREE’s new president is Catie Dixon, managing editor of Bisnow Media. Orange County Register/Southern California News Group reporter Jeff Collins is NAREE's new vice president. Beth DeCarbo, Wall Street Journal is now NAREE Chairman of the Board

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NAREE Announces 12th Bruss Real Estate Book Award Winners in Austin

Austin – (June 28, 2019) The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) has named the winners of the 12th Annual Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Awards Competition. The awards recognize excellence in books published in 2018 covering the broad field of real estate. NAREE president Beth DeCarbo, Wall Street Journal, columnist, presented the awards at a luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Austin during NAREE's 53rd annual real estate journalism conference.

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Register Now for NAREE's June Conference in Austin

NAREE President Beth DeCarbo, Wall Street Journal, will open NAREE's 53rd Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, June 26 at 8:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency in Austin. The conference runs June 26 to June 29, 2019.

Registration is open to journalists covering commercial and residential real estate and industry communicators. Conferees will hear about future trends in affordable housing, mixed use and office environments and can compare data analytics from economists, industry analysts, developers, builders, brokers and others in panel sessions moderated by NAREE’s award-winning media leaders.

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NAREE Bruss Book Contest Entry Deadline Is April 15

Pull down the Book Contest Tab above to download an entry form The National Association of Real Estate Editors' 12th Annual Robert Bruss Book Awards program is open to all authors who have written hard cover and paperback books, and e-books on topics in the broad field of real estate. Books about home buying and selling, mixed-used development, finance, mortgage lending, green building, architecture, international real estate and many other real estate-related topics are eligible. Entry deadline is April 15. Pull down the Book Contest tab to download an entry form.

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Beth DeCarbo, Wall Street Journal, Was Elected NAREE's 2019 President at Boston Fall Summit

BOSTON - The National Association of Real Estate Editors has elected new officers and board members to serve on the 2019 NAREE Board of Directors.

NAREE’s new president is Beth DeCarbo of the Wall Street Journal. DeCarbo has been an editor of the Mansion section since its launch in 2012. She has worked for the Journal for 12 years. DeCarbo and her team have won several NAREE journalism awards in recent years. She previously served as NAREE’s 2018 vice president and organized NAREE University at the NAREE 52nd annual conference in Las Vegas last June.

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