NewsLady is the memoir of a trailblazing African American woman journalist whose life is about "firsts." Carole Simpson was the first woman to broadcast radio news in Chicago, the first African American woman to anchor a local newscast in the same city, the first African American woman national network television correspondent, the first African American woman to anchor a national network newscast and the first woman or minority to moderate a presidential debate. Hers is a story of survival in a male-dominated profession that placed the highest premium on white males. In this book she recounts how she endured and conquered sex discrimination and racial prejudice to reach the top ranks of her profession. Along the way she covered some of the most important news events over the four decades of her illustrious broadcasting career. Her inspirational story is for all trying to succeed in a corporate environment.

"NewsLady" is the memoir of a trailblazing African American woman journalist whose life is about "firsts." Carole Simpson was the first woman to broadcast radio news in Chicago, the first African American woman to anchor a local newscast in the same city, the first African American woman national network television correspondent, the first African American woman to anchor a national network newscast and the first woman or minority to moderate a presidential debate. Hers is a story of survival in a male-dominated profession that placed the highest premium on white males. In this book she recounts how she endured and conquered sex discrimination and racial prejudice to reach the top ranks of her profession. Along the way she covered some of the most important news events over the four decades of her illustrious broadcasting career. Her inspirational story is for all trying to succeed in a corporate environment.

This book contains valid, real-world copyright questions posed by real-life educators-all answered by a knowledgeable and experienced school attorney. For close to a decade, author Carol Simpson fielded and answered inquiries for the "Copyright Questions of the Month" column for Library Media Connection. The questions and answers of this book are gleaned from the myriad copyright questions submitted to her by actual educators in the field, addressing the unique copyright issues in schools. The information in Copyright Catechism II: Practical Answers to Everyday School Dilemmas will be invaluable to K-12 educators of all types, but especially librarians, technology specialists, and school administrators without time to study copyright law in-depth. The topics covered represent the complex and potentially confusing issues that active K-12 educators encounter in their daily work.

Everything the school administrator needs to know to stay legal and in compliance with copyright law!

- Written by a well-known expert in the field of copyright law and schools

- Succintly organized to allow you to answer all your copyright questions quickly

- Current, up-to-date, and clearly written so you don't have to wonder what is legal and what is not

- Includes a glossary of terms and an easy-to-use index

This ready-reference guide for school administrators is short, to-the-point, and factual. It includes a glossary to define terms like Public Performance and an index to help the administrator quickly find information as needed.

Thoughts before Breakfast is a book full of spiritual clues which Carole has found while enjoying her own journey through life, and while striving to find the spiritual answer to every challenge that life throws at her.
Thoughts before Breakfast is a collection of Carole's spiritualist church addresses that she has delivered over the years. Each address is Carole's personal view on life and she likes to see herself as a spiritual detective. She is always on the lookout for spiritual clues or treasures.
Thoughts before Breakfast is a book full of wisdom and humour. Carole Simpson encourages the reader to see life as a game, and to play the game of life to their best advantage. Carole shares her personal experiences of, what she calls, 'dog's poo in paradise' moments to show the reader that even in the bleakest moments of life there is a spiritual clue or answer to be found.

Learn about copyright law through questions and answers that give spot-on information when you need it, with the authority to support your position. These coping strategies for real-world copyright situations provide useable solutions for your everyday questions about copyright.?Examples involve print, online, multimedia, video, audio, broadcast, for-profit, and fair use copyright dilemmas.

"Nothing is permanent except change" was never more true than with the Internet today. This approachable book advocates dealing with this fluid environment with an exploratory approach--persistent, patient, and also playful. Library media specialists are a natural to be advisors and mentors in this valuable and significant information arena, and this book supports that role wonderfully well. The new edition has expanded Web coverage, identifying multiple sites for use in training staff and students, and for integration into the curriculum. Links are current and selected with classroom and library use in mind. New or expanded topics include Web-based e-mail, bookmarking sites, filtering software, selecting search engines, virtual field trips, directories, and more!