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| March 11, 2010 |
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| News You Need |
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| It’s not too late! Join us March 15 to 17, for America East. |
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If you forgot to pre-register, no problem. On-site registration is available in Hershey at no additional cost. You can visit the exhibit floor for only $39 or come for one full day for as low as $79. Click here to check out the various options.
More than just a dynamic trade show, America East is your source for the latest and most important strategies and solutions. With more than 25 sessions and roundtables scheduled over three action-packed days in Hershey, you can explore advertising and marketing, online, circulation, editorial and production questions and answers. Various receptions, roundtables and user group meetings are also being held. Visit www.america-east.com for more info.
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| Newspaper Excellence in Cyberspace Awards winners announced! |
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We are pleased to announce the winners of the contest and applaud the winning papers' efforts in cyberspace.
For a full list of winners, click here.
If you missed out on the Newspaper Excellence in Cyberspace Awards, you can still enter Editor & Publisher’s 2010 EPpy Awards, which honor the best Web sites presented by media-affiliated companies. The deadline for the EPpy Awards is March 31.
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| Exploring new revenue streams? The Indiana Gazette has ideas! |
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We talked with Publisher Michael Donnelly about his paper's plans to enter the photo reprint industry, along with some other ideas they are pursuing.
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| PNA Member News |
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| Philadelphia Newspapers revisits tape probe request |
The company last week asked a federal bankruptcy judge to rule on its request to hire Elliott, Greenleaf & Siedzikowski P.C to investigate the unauthorized taping of a meeting in November. The initial request was made in August, but was suspended until Jan. 1.
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| MediaNews Group holding company’s reorganization plan approved |
Affiliated Media Inc.’s prepackaged reorganization plan was approved by a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge, paving the way for the company to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection six weeks after filing.
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| Herald-Standard carrier credited with saving business from fire |
Matt Young of Uniontown was on his normal route when he saw flames coming from the doors of Hudson Catering. He quickly alerted the business’ owners, whose home is adjacent to the business. They credit the fact that they were able to save some of their equipment to Young’s quick thinking.
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| People News |
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| Journal Register Co. names new CFO |
Jeff Barstow says he is, “excited to join Journal Register as the company enters a period of critical transformation.”
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| Jerry Owens, newspaper lawyer, dies at 51 |
Jerry Owens was the son of Roy Owens, the owner and editor of a small newspaper in St. Mary’s, W.Va. Jerry Owens traveled the world working on high-stakes newspaper acquisition deals, including the purchase of the Chicago Sun-Times in the mid-1990s. He died after a long battle with a rare lung disease.
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| Charles McKinley, former PNPA president, dies |
Chas McKinley died Thursday morning in his home. He served as president of the PNPA in 1967 and president of the PNPA Foundation from 1982-88. He and his wife, Marge, owned the Brownsville Telegraph until 1988 when they sold it to Calkins Newspapers. A memorial service is planned for April 10.
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| Legal and Lobbying |
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| From the Legal Hotline |
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Q: An advertiser wants to place a full page ad promoting the sale of official state $2 bills. The bills are similar to the U.S. Mint’s state quarter series but the bills are not government issued and are marketed by a private company. The ad looks like a newspaper article and contains a color image of the $2 bills being sold. The word “advertisement” appears in small print at the bottom of the ad. Are there any issues with accepting this ad?
A: These types of ads raise a number of potential problems that should be considered.
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| Association News |
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| API, Poynter to help downsized newsrooms find new resources |
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The American Press Institute, in partnership with The Poynter Institute, will host Beyond the Newsroom, a 2.5-day seminar designed to give editors the strategies and tools for harnessing the power of networking and collaboration beyond their newsrooms. The seminar will be held March 22-24 in Reston, Va.
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| Know your resources for National Sunshine Week |
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National Sunshine Week, a celebration of open government, runs March 14 to 20 this year, and the National Sunshine Week Website has some Pennsylvania-specific columns any newspaper can use.
Click here for the Sunshine Week Toolkit Web site.
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| 2010 Pennsylvania Press Passes now available |
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A Pennsylvania Press Pass helps you gain access to accident and incident scenes. While a Press Pass is not a government ID, it has been widely publicized to law enforcement agencies as a way to help police and other emergency personnel quickly identify and verify media personnel.
Click here for the order form.
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| Foundation Training |
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| Upcoming PNA Foundation Training |
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Next week! March 19 - Social Networking How-Tos, 1 - 5 p.m., PNA Headquarters. Click here for details and to register.
March 25 - Investigative Reporting, 9 a.m. - noon, PNA Headquarters. With Holly Herman, Reporter, Reading Eagle and Mark Scolforo, Reporter, Associated Press. Click here for details and to register.
April 1 - Noontime Update: Generating Revenue from Online Content, noon - 1 p.m., teleconference. Click here for details and to register.
April 9 - New Revenue Streams, 9 a.m. - noon, PNA Headquarters. With Randy Parker, Managing Editor, York Daily Record/Sunday News, and Kim Noble, Advertising Director, Greater Philadelphia Media. Click here for details and to register.
April 13 - Noontime Update: Copyright/Plagiarism, noon - 1 p.m., teleconference. With Melissa Melewsky, Media Law Counsel, PNA. Click here for details and to register.
April 22 to 23 - Northrop Local Government Boot Camp, PNA Headquarters. Click here for details.
April 23 - Delivering Outstanding Customer Service, 9 a.m. - noon, PNA Headquarters. With Jeff Simmons, Circulation Director, Trib Total Media, and Margaret Kane, Human Resources Director, The Patriot-News (Harrisburg). Click here for details and to register.
April 29 - Financial Management for the Non-Financial Manager, 9 a.m. - noon, PNA Headquarters. With Dennis Getz, Executive VP/CFO, Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. Click here for details and to register.
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| Journalism students: Join the Foundation for networking receptions |
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This spring, the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association (PNA) Foundation is partnering with colleges across the Commonwealth to present regional networking opportunities for journalism students and PNA members
Currently scheduled receptions include:
March 24: 6 - 8 p.m., PNA Headquarters, Harrisburg. Click here for details.
April 6: 6 - 8 p.m. Widener University, Chester. Click here for details.
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| Did you know ... |
The first town hall meeting in America took place in Dorchester, Mass., and was held in 1633? Grab your place in history by hosting a town hall meeting in your community.
Click here for details.
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| Industry News |
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| Advertisers spending more on digital media than print this year |
An annual advertising and marketing study by Outsell found that of the $368 billion marketers plan to spend this year, 32.5 percent will go toward digital and 30.3 will go toward print.
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| Google CEO to deliver keynote address at ASNE conference |
The 2010 Ideas Summit, the American Society of News Editors, will be held April 11-14 in Washington, D.C., and will focus on how editors can do their jobs better. The conference will be heavy on digital media information, with the keynote address coming from Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
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| MediaNews Group signs on with Analog Analytics new coupon platform |
The interactive platform creates online, mobile, text-message and print coupons and gift certificates and includes services that help with analytics and reporting. Several publishers have signed on with the San Diego-based company, including MediaNews Group.
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