1. Kevin Chu District News Editor
News Editors
District Convention 2015
Kevin Chu
District News Editor
News Editors Seminar

2. Who are you? What do you do for Key Club?
Overview of Position
Who are you? What do you do for Key Club?

3. Editor Roles Historians Photographer at events & meetings
Create scrapbook
Webmasters/ Tech Editors
Create and maintain a club website
Maintain social media accounts

4. Editor Roles News/Bulletin Editors Write/curate newsletters
articles highlighting events
Publicize
Key Club projects
Online
School
Send articles and visuals
Division
District

5. EDITOR
You are an

6. #justeditorthings

7. BAD KERNING GET S ON YOUR NERVES
#justeditorthings

8. #justeditorthings

9. Helpful resources, tools, and programs

10. HELP! I don’t know what to do!
Google Officer Reflector Groups
tinyurl.com/AllEditors
tinyurl.com/DivisionNewsEditors
the District News Editor
TIP: Screenshots of your helpful s may be inserted into award applications.

11. CyberKey Ask your officers BEE inspired!
cnhkeyclub.org > Officers > Editor
Club Contest Guidelines
Key Club Brand Guide
Ask your officers
Clarify your duties (President, Lt. Governor)
Get trained by your predecessor
BEE inspired!
Examples in the District Newsletter, ISSUU, Pinterest, Behance

12. Adobe InDesign, Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom
Programs
Microsoft Publisher
Adobe InDesign, Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom
Others: Serif PagePlus, QuarkXPress

13. smallpdf.com

14. The basic elements of a publication
Newsletter Anatomy
The basic elements of a publication

15. 1. President, Lieutenant Governor, and Editor messages
Bolsa Grande Key Club, The Ottador

16. 2. Education articles and features
Division 28 West, The Seamonkey Story

17. 3. Club, Division, District, and International updates
Oxford Academy Key Club, Walking on Sunshine

18. 4. Service projects, past and future
Franklin Key Club, Monster Bits & Bites

19. 5. Member recognition
Division 4 North, The Otter Log

20. 5. Member recognition cont.
Division 4 North, The Otter Log

21. Promoting Publications
Build Relationships
Keep in close contact with your club officers and your Lieutenant Governor
Reach out to faculty and Kiwanians
Publicize at events/DCMs
Give credit where it is due

22. Promoting Publications
Distribution
Use up your space and keep file sizes low!
Down sample resolution of images
Keep text clickable, links intact

23. The importance of brand recognition
WHY GRAPHIC STANDARDS?
The importance of brand recognition

24. CNH|KEY CLUB

25. CNH | Key Club

26. What gets featured in the District Newsletter?
Articles
What gets featured in the District Newsletter?

27. Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
Examples: CyberKey & District Newsletter, Key Club Magazine
What happened, and why should I care?

28. BEE Creative!
Quotes from Kiwanis Family or members of the community present at event
Videos, poems, other forms of literature

29. Quality > Quantity

30. Valuable visuals of service

31. What to look for when picking visuals for publications:
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
If featuring service, show faces & hands in action
Choose from quality, in-focus visuals
Examples: CyberKey and District Newsletter

32. BEE recognized up on stage!
Recognition
BEE recognized up on stage!

33. Contests Club Newsletter Division News District Tree Application entry
E-Portfolio submission
Content-based judging
Recognizes divisions on behalf of a division news editor’s work
Division Newsletters
100% on-time article, visual, and newsletter submissions between June and February
Automatic entry

34. Contests cont. Club Video Year-in-Review Application entry
International contest
Promotes Key Club
Traditional, Non-Traditional, and Digital Scrapbooks
Club Poster
Digital/non-digital

35. Making your life easier
Best Practices
Making your life easier

36. 1. Save OFTEN! [back up your files]

37. 2. Set Soft Deadlines [the 48-hour rule]

38. 3. Remind frequently [make it easy]

39. 4. Set firm expectations [of you yourself, too]

40. 5. Divide up your work [eat that frog]

41. * BEE-lieve in yourself!

42. ? ?
Questions?
Comments?
Concerns?
Go for it!

43. Acknowledgements
The CNH Key Club District would like to acknowledge the following individuals who have contributed to this presentation over the years.
Mark Ubongen, District News Editor Kelly Chan, District News Editor Kevin Chu, District News Editor Vyvien Pham, Bolsa Grande Tech Editor Tyler Su, Division 28 West News Editor John Hoang, Oxford Academy Bulletin Editor Pauline Tze, Franklin Bulletin Editor Terry Nguyen, Division 4 North News Editor