New ALS Application from *Online News Association* This is another example of excellent outreach by Garth to the media hubs in the US. According to their application the report they have 1,708 in the professional class, 245 students, 283 journalism instructors, and 105 associate members. According to their application their mission is ... Inspiring innovation and excellence among digital journalists to better serve the public. . This means they have paid dues from 2,300 members . To learn more visit http://journalists.org/ . Since we are striving to engage the media and social media in particular we have an opportunity to engage this community and help disseminate our important message to the wider community. I recommend to the NARALO community to review their website and acknowledge their importance and endorse their application Thank you Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn@gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight .