Feature News 11 - Women Communicators of Austin

Meet Michael Barnes, Liz Carpenter Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

by Danielle Urban | Apr 4, 2016 | Feature News, Featured Home, uncategorized, WCAustin

Written by Katie McKee. For more than 20 years, Michael Barnes has been a staple of Austin journalism. While earning his PhD from the University of Texas, he began writing theater reviews for the Austin American-Statesman, and hasn’t stopped writing since. In 1993, he...

Common Mistakes to Avoid When Making a Video

by Danielle Urban | Mar 30, 2016 | Feature News, Featured Home

Written by Noemi Ortiz. These days just about anyone with a smartphone can record high definition video, edit footage in user friendly apps and upload to YouTube in a matter of moments. While making a video is objectively easy, making a film that successfully reaches...

Q&A With WCA’s Spring Speed Mentoring Speakers

by Danielle Urban | Mar 21, 2016 | Feature News, Featured Home, Student Chapter

Written by Katie McKee. On April 2, students, mentors and communications professionals will gather for WCA’s Spring Speed Mentoring Event, and you don’t want to miss it! The event offers student members 10-minute rounds to meet a variety of WCA professional members...

Ask a Mentor: I Never Kissed the Blarney Stone

by Danielle Urban | Mar 17, 2016 | Ask a Mentor, Feature News, Featured Home

Compiled and edited by Julie Tereshchuk. “Dear Mentors, I’d like to switch directions in my communications career and I’m sure that my experience and skills will cross over. Then I read the job ads, and I’m not so sure. Everything seems so specific. How do I...

Announcing the 2016 Banner Brunch Awards Winners!

by Danielle Urban | Mar 16, 2016 | Banner Brunch, Feature News, Featured Home

Women Communicators of Austin is proud to announce our 2016 Banner Brunch Awards winners: Gladys Whitley Hearst Outstanding Member Award: Sandra Kleinsasser, WriteAustin President’s Award: Jennifer Perkins, Cogent Public Affairs Anne Durrum Robinson Creative...

Q&A with March WCA@Lunch Speaker: Barbara Cave Henricks

by Danielle Urban | Mar 14, 2016 | Feature News, Featured Home, Luncheon

Written by Miranda Lemon. As we enter the throes of South by Southwest, it’s more apparent than ever that new media platforms are surfacing daily. But unlike SXSW fashion, these micromedia platforms are not a passing trend. The seemingly endless array of web sites,...