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Directory information for TPA member newspapers may be found under "Newspapers Online" or by calling to order your copy of the 2008 Tennessee Newspaper Directory today. ($40 cover price waived for members and clients.)

National Newspaper Week Oct. 5-11
National Newspaper Week is October 5-11. The theme is "Public Notice—Good Government on Display."

Each year TPA sponsors the promotional kit for members' use. Obtain materials, including editorials, cartoons and house ads at NNW kit.

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Institute of Newspaper Technology underway

Institute of Newspaper Technology (INT) attendees receive a welcome and orientation from Kevin Slimp, INT director, Oct. 9.

More than 50 people are in Knoxville October 9-11 for the Institute of Newspaper Technology. Attendees are learning from leading industry trainers on a variety of software applications for newspaper pagination and Web design. Kevin Slimp, TPS director of technology, directs the Institute.

Classes are held at the College of Communication and Information at the University of Tennessee. This is the 11th session of the Institute, which has trained more than 700 participants since its founding in 1997.

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Tennessee Newspaper Directory 2009 updates
TPA members should update a listing for the 2009 Tennessee Newspaper Directory by Oct. 24. Complete the update online or return the form that was mailed to your newspaper publisher the week of Sept. 8. Link to online update
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Dates set for major '09 TPA meetings
Grab your calendars, blackberries or keyboards to enter these important TPA events to your 2009 calendar.

The Winter Convention will be held February 4-6 at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Nashville. Advertising and circulation personnel should plan for the 2009 Advertising/Circulation Conference, which will be held in Franklin. And, members can look forward to the Summer Convention, June 17-19, at the Sheraton Read House hotel in downtown Chattanooga.

TPA committees are working on the agendas for these meetings. Information will be available approximately 60 days before each event and posted at tnpress.com and published in The Tennessee Press.

Deadlines are not firm for the UT-TPA State Press Contests and Advertising/Circulation Ideas Contests; however, members should expect January deadlines for both contests.

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UT College of Communication & Information Job & Internship Fair Oct. 22
The University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information is again partnering with Career Services to host a job and internship fair for all communication and information students seeking internships and entry-level positions.

Mark your calendar now for Wednesday, October 22nd from 10:00 a.m. –3:00 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. UT expects approximately 250 students to participate in the fair. Many students will be graduating in December, and those graduating in May/August may be seeking internships.

TPA will also represent its membership at the event. Please post your internships and job openings at www.tnpress.com. Even if your newspaper's internship is informal, TPA encourages you to post information. TPA staff will provide students with information on how to visit the site for job opportunities and for posting of resumes.

Please note that there is no charge for a newspaper to participate in the career fair. Take advantage of this great opportunity to recruit interns and/or entry-level employees register online at https://utk-csm.symplicity.com/events/2008CCIfair .

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Training videos available 24/7 to TPA members
Online training was introduced to TPA members two years ago. The video series has new topics in Adobe Flash animation added this month. Each video is around 10 minutes in length, ranges from 15 to 40 megabytes in size and is designed to be downloaded to the user's computer. Videos are currently available on the topics of Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Flash, InDesign, OS X, Photoshop, and Quark XPress 7.0. Members can access these files in the training area of www.tnpress.com. A username and password is required. Contact TPA at (865) 584-5761 if you need this information.

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Nominations sought for Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame
The Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame honors those who have made an outstanding contribution to Tennessee newspaper journalism or who have made an extraordinary contribution to their communities and region, or the state, through newspaper journalism.

Nominations are being accepted through December 12, 2008, to be considered for induction in 2009. Forty-eight honorees have been inducted since the Hall of Fame was established in 1966 as a joint project of TPA and the University of Tennessee. All inductions are made posthumously.

The Hall of Fame is physically located in the Communications Building at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Information about the Tennessee Newspaper Hall of Fame, biographical sketches of the honorees and nomination information can be found at www.tnpress.com/halloffame.html.

All nominees must be deceased five or more years prior to the nomination. A selection committee of five TPA past presidents will review nominations and announce whether an induction ceremony will be held in 2009.

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Safety vests required when working stories on federal highways beginning Nov. 24
Effective Nov. 24, a new federal regulation will require media representatives to wear high-visibility safety vests when working on stories on federal highways. The regulation from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) was adopted in 2006, but not implemented until this year. The regulation applies to first responders, which has been interpreted to include media. Construction workers and others working in the rights-of-way of Federal aid highways are also affected.

The worker visibility provisions published by FHWA on Nov. 24, 2006, 23 CFR Part 634, Worker Visibility, state that all workers within the right of way of a federal-aid highway who are exposed either to traffic or construction equipment within the work area shall wear high-visibility safety apparel.

The National Newspaper Association is now taking orders for the regulation safety vests that all newspaper employees covering accidents or other stories along federal highways will be required to wear.

The proper garment is a ANSI Class II-2004-107 safety vest. NNA’s vest will be orange or lime with reflective markings, and a Velcro™ closure. In large letters on the back will be the word PRESS, and below that, NNA’s logo. Cost per vest will be small to XL, $15 each plus shipping cost. Larger sizes will be $17 each plus shipping. For advance orders, call (573) 882-5800. Visit www.nna.org for details.

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Public records request forms now available
The Tennessee Comptroller's Office announced the availability of forms to assist citizens and records custodians with the public records request process on August 12. Three forms were developed by the Comptroller’s Office of Open Records Counsel as required by Public Chapter 1179, Acts of 2008.

The Inspection/Duplication of Records Request Form is for use by citizens requesting copies of public records. The Tennessee Public Records Act prohibits governmental entities from requiring a Tennessee citizen to submit a written request when exercising the right of inspection. However, the Act does require a request to be sufficiently detailed to enable the records custodian to identify the specific records to be located or copied. The Inspection/Duplication of Records Request Form will assist citizens in making sufficiently detailed requests. The forms, along with instructions on how and when they are to be used, can be found on the Comptroller of the Treasury’s website at: www.comptroller.state.tn.us/openrecords/forms.htm.

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TPA Summer Convention Slideshow

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Feb. 4-6, 2009, TPA Winter Convention, Nashville

details on these events and other calendar items

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TPA is a primary media sponsor of the Governor's Books from Birth Foundation Imagination Library project.