As we celebrate National Distance Learning Week [Nov. 9-13] we have some things to cheer about at Poynter's News University. So break out the party hats and let's get to the updates.

First, NewsU hit another user milestone, registering our 125,000 learner.  Actually, we are a little late with this piece of news [it happen last month and we are now up to 127,000 users this week.]  We forgot to announce this news because of the next update item.

Actually, we've been on Twitter for a while.  But we have gotten serious about sharing what's going on at NewsU via Twitter.  Our user name on Twitter is "newsuniversity"  We are also thinking about offering discount codes to our Twitter followers once we build our new NewsU site.  More details on that to come very soon via a new blog called NewsU Next.

Photographers from the respected cooperative photo agency Magnum are writing about the industry. The dozen or so Magnum photographers contributing to the Magnum blog (http://blog.magnumphotos.com/ ) lend a unique insight to living a life of photographically documenting the world. With categories ranging from "Behind the Image: What Happened as the Shutter Clicked" to "From the Field: Stories from Around the World" you'll learn from photographers, editors and other industry professionals.

Here at Access, we're always excited to find an online archive of a conference or workshop. We think it's the next best thing to attending the live event, and you can view the archive on your schedule.

“Whose Rules?” a Poynter/Kent State Media Ethics Workshop, is no exception. This September 2008 workshop focuses on the ethics of blogging and how the need to publish quickly and frequently squares with traditional journalistic values.