Link of the Week: Oct. 27 - Nov. 2
Today's the Day
October may be known for Halloween, but it is also Sarcastic Awareness Month. If you visited the movies during the past few weeks, you may have unwittingly indulged in Popcorn Poppin’ Month, or even Pizza Month. If you are unaware that October is the month to celebrate these events, or if you are simply hard-pressed for a newsworthy story idea, here are some websites that can help. A holiday, or an anniversary of a special event, is always a great excuse to pitch a story. If nothing else, these sites will ensure you are better prepared for Brain Injury Month next year (unless, perhaps, you suffer a brain injury).

Butler Webs has an exhaustive list of ‘month’ holidays, such as the ones listed above, and other significant dates. The Daily Globe will tell you holidays for particular weeks, too. The BBC’s On This Day site reminds us of relatively recent historical events on this day. Scope Systems has impressive collections of birthdays for each day of the year, as well as great lists of what happened throughout history on this date. Enjoy these sites, and enjoy the rest of Spectacle of the Geese Month!

Media Forum Links
We have now posted the handouts that were distributed by journalists at our media forum. Journalist contact information is now posted also, if you want to follow up with any of the people you met at the forum (or if you live in the Asheville area and want to see what you missed!).

Link/Article of the Week Archives
For your convenience, we've begun archiving past weeks' featured links and articles.

The Missing Link
Have any suggestions for us regarding next week’s link? Or is there information you seek, but you can’t find a helpful link? Let us know! If others would benefit from the information, we just may track down a link for you, or use your suggestion as Link of the Week.

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