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On March 16, 1827, the first black-owned newspaper was published in the United States, the Freedom's Journal. It was founded by the Reverend John Wilk, John Russwurm, and Samuel Cornish in New York City a...
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International Children's Day of Broadcasting is celebrated on the first Sunday of March. It is a day when broadcasters worldwide "Tune in to Kids." They air quality programming for and about children. But...
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WORLD DAY AGAINST CYBER CENSORSHIP World Day Against Cyber Censorship, observed annually on March 12, is a global event dedicated to advocating unrestricted Internet and opposing government practices lim...
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Donald Duck is one of the two most recognized cartoon characters of the Walt Disney Company. Today is the actual birthday of the character, March 13, 1914. He was first mentioned in the book "The Life of...
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Why do you only see mistakes AFTER they are published (or you hit send)? Tools like spell and grammar check help but often hinder as well. These tools generally don't catch differences like halo and hallo...
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Freedom of Information (FOI) Day is an annual event on or near March 16, the birthday of James Madison. Madison is widely regarded as the Father of the US Constitution and the foremost advocate for govern...
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Ghostwriters Week is an unofficial event with no sponsor dedicated to recognizing the contributions of ghostwriters — the often unsung heroes behind many prominent works in literature, speeches, autobiogr...
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World Information Architecture Day brings together a diverse community of information architects, user experience designers, content strategists, product managers, developers, scholars, and students. In...
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March 9 is the day to celebrate the host of one of history's longest-running TV talk shows. Born March 9, 1926, Joe Franklin produced over 28,000 episodes while on the air for more than 40 years. The Bron...
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National Journalist's Day is an annual observance in Afghanistan that honors the contributions of journalists to the country's media landscape. In Afghanistan, journalists have played a vital role in pr...
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Live Long and Prosper Day honors the memory of Leonard Nimoy, who played the beloved Vulcan character, Mr. Spock, on the Science Fiction adventure series "Star Trek." He's tagline was "Live Long and Prosp...
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The London Book Fair should be called The London Media Fair and exposition. It is where the deals for syndication occur, rights, and publishing across all media: digital, print, audio, television, and fil...
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Newspaper in Education is a nationwide collaboration between newspapers and schools. Newspapers have been used in education going back to the 1890s. During the week, local newspapers make free copies ava...
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Enough of the selfies already! No Selfie Day falls on the birthday of the inventor of the cell phone camera, Philippe Kahn, on March 16, 1952. He sent the first photo on a cell phone of his daughter's bir...
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"Okay," often abbreviated as "OK," is one of the most universally recognized and used words globally. Its journey from obscure to global acceptance touches upon linguistic evolution, cultural integration,...
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Old Stuff Day is an ode to bloggers and a chance to dust off old content and bring it back into the light. It was created by blogger and gamer Warhammer 39,999 (Rob) in 2011. “I started this holiday in t...
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Small Press, Big Ideas! Small Press Month, an annual event celebrated every March, spotlights the contributions and achievements of small publishing companies in the literary world. A small press is an i...
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The Freedom of Information Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 4, 1966. It provides unprecedented public access to government documents for various purposes, including research,...
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On March 21, 2006, it started with the saying, "just setting up my twttr." Its author, Jack Dorsey. It would be another three months before Twitter would be known to the world when it officially launched...
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Video games, cartoons, documentaries, and commercials, are just some of the media that use voiceover talent. Voiceover or VO is acting in which everything is done with the voice. We don't see the actor, b...