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Sale
of Daily Times to Blount County Publishers finalized, Baldwin is interim
publisher
The sale of The Daily Times and its related websites to Blount County
Publishers LLC is final, having closed at midnight Sunday.
Blount County Publishers LLC is owned by the Greeneville-based John M.
Jones family and is a sister company of Jones Media, Inc. The Daily Times,
a 19,000 circulation seven day daily newspaper, was sold by Horvitz Newspapers,
LLC, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, and owners of The Daily Times
since 1994.
As the sale became final, Gregg K. Jones, president and chief executive
officer of Jones Media Inc. and Blount County Publishers LLC, announced
that Ralph C. Baldwin Jr. has been named interim publisher of The Daily
Times. Link
to story at www.thedailytimes.com
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International
Literacy Day is Sept. 8
International
Literacy Day, traditionally observed annually on September 8, focuses
attention on worldwide literacy needs.
www.reading.org
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Only
4 Institute of Newspaper
Technology scholarships remain, claim yours now!
Four
of 22 scholarships remain for TPA members to send staff to the October
7-9 session of the Institute
of Newspaper Technology in Knoxville.
Thanks to the generosity of the Tennessee Press Association Foundation,
these scholarships reduce the registration fees for TPA members from $595
to $145. That's right. TPA members pay only $145 to attend all three days
of the Institute.
For INT information: http://www.newspaperinstitute.com.
To receive the TPA discount: http://www.newspaperinstitute.com/tpa.html
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Members urged
to attend Education Reporting Seminar Oct. 1
Education reform is
here. Very soon in every community across the state, school children,
their parents, teachers and school systems will be confronted with a new
score card of academic achievement that is benchmarked against the best
in the nation. Some at the state level predict that as much as 40% of
all school children and nearly 50% of all schools statewide will be below
the minimum standard.
At TPA we see the looming crisis as an opportunity all across the state
for newspapers to do what we do best: report, analyze and lead community
discussion on education reform. This is an opportunity for newspapers
statewide to demonstrate the importance of community-based journalism.
To help your newspaper take a leadership role in informing your community
about these monumental changes, TPA is conducting a training seminar for
editors and reporters. The seminar is designed to help everyone understand
the purpose of reform, as well as the sources, uses and validity of the
statistical data on your schools.
We urge all editors and reporters who will be writing about local schools
to attend the seminar. The seminar will be conducted in Knoxville at the
Knoxville News-Sentinel offices from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on October
1st. Seating is limited to 60 people, but if you cannot attend in person,
the seminar may also be viewed live via the Internet.
A detailed list of speakers and topics will be arriving very soon. However,
you may reserve a seat by contacting Angelique Dunn at the TPA offices.
The number is (865) 584-5761, ext. 100.
In order for our association to become a stronger voice on education we
need your participation at this event. We strongly urge you to send your
personnel to this important conference.
Sincerely,
Keith Wilson, Journalism Education Committee Chairman
Kingsport Times-News
Arthur S. Powers,
TPA President
Johnson City Press
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NewsTrain
in Nashville Sept. 23-24
APME NewsTrain
and the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute present NewsTrain / Nashville
at the John Seigenthaler Center on the Vanderbilt campus Sept. 23-24.
This workshop is intended for frontline editors, broadcast producers,
newsroom leaders at all levels, college journalism educators and others
who want to improve their journalism and leadership skills.
The Thursday-Friday workshop involves two tracks, The Nimble Leader and
The Evolving Journalist. Participants may attend both days and both tracks,
or may pick a day and pick a track. The cost for one or both days is $50,
including lunches and coffee breaks.
Highlights of the NewsTrain workshop include:
Tom Curley, Associated Press president and CEO, keynote address Thursday,
Sept. 23: "The Renewed Power of the Press"
John Seigenthaler, First Amendment Center founder, keynote address Friday,
Sept. 24: "The First Amendment, a Cornerstone of Democracy"
Reception and performance by Freedom Sings, "Fight the Power,"
a musical celebration of the First Amendment, hosted by Ken Paulson, First
Amendment Center CEO, Thursday, Sept. 23
Workshop faculty members are: Ronnie Agnew, Jacqui Banaszynski, Patrick
Beeson, Bobbie Bowman, Michael Roberts.
To register, or for a detailed agenda, faculty bios, information about
accommodations:
http://www.apme.com/?page=NashvilleNewsTrain
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Federal
Shield bill needs your support
The Society of Professional Journalists has been working with a coalition
of other journalism groups since 2005 to pass a federal shield law to
protect journalists and their confidential sources. The bill, S. 448,
is close to passing but needs one final push. It has passed the House
of Representatives and needs extra prompting in the Senate.
SPJ President Kevin Smith has written an editorial on the subject outlining
why it is important to all Americans to pass this bill, and why the Senate
should do so quickly. The editorial is available at www.spj.org
and open to publication.
Links to information about this effort also at www.spj.org
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Can government
be trusted to give 'public notice?'
www.knoxnews.com
Jack McElroy's blog, "The Upfront Page"
A debate that keeps keeps popping up in the legislature is whether governments
should have to put public notices in newspapers.
Three bills in 2009 and eight in 2010 would have shifted some public notices
to government websites. None passed both houses, but odds are that more
proposals will arise during next year's session. link
to blog at www.knoxnews.com
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ABC
Launches Audit Report for Mobile
By: E&P Staff
Published: August 26, 2010
CHICAGO—Audit Bureau of Circulation’s ABCi interactive auditing
service is launching a standalone report for mobile content publishers.
The “mAudit Report” can be used to provide advertisers with
detailed mobile usage statistics, ABC said. Link
to story at www.editorand publisher.com
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TPA
Board, Government Affairs Committee to meet Sept.
24 in Knoxville
TPA
President Art Powers has called a fall meeting of the board
of directors for Friday, Sept. 24, in Knoxville. The event will include
an option to buy tickets to the UT vs. University of Alabama Birmingham
football game.
All TPA members are invited to attend the meetings and related activities.
The schedule calls for a Government Affairs Committee meeting at 1:00
p.m., followed by the Board of Directors meeting at 3:00 p.m. and an optional
group dinner on Friday evening.
Hotel accommodations will be available through the Crowne Plaza Hotel
in downtown Knoxville at a rate of $129 plus tax per night. Please contact
the hotel directly to make reservations by calling (865) 522-2600. The
deadline for making reservations and reserving football tickets is Aug.
24.Register
online or PDF of TPA
registration packet
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Circulation
Idea: Single Copy Success Keeping the Value
Story Top of Mind
from NAA.org
In Louisville the strategy is to work together to drive single copy sales
and promote the total value of the manufacturers' coupons contained in
each Sunday's paper.
This value is prominently positioned in the masthead on the front page
of each Sunday edition. link
to circulation blog posting at naa.org
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'Exigent'
postal rate increase would not extend mail delivery
by a single day
National Newspaper Association, as part of the Affordable Mail Alliance,
this week filed comments with the Postal Regulatory Commission opposing
the Postal Service’s request for a Jan. 2 rate increase that would
hit all mailers with a 5.6 percent postage increase, and some periodicals
mail by increases in the 10 percent range.
The nearly 1,000-member Alliance told the Commission that the Postal Service’s
financial woes are not the result of an emergency, but are the result
of its inability to gain control over its operating costs. link
to story at nnaweb.org
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How
Poligraft Can Help Journalists and Consumers Discover
Connections in the News
Poynter.org
Poligraft is a new tool released by the Sunlight Foundation that tries
to add political context to news stories. It scans news articles for the
names of donors, corporations, lobbyists and politicians and shows how
they are connected by contributions. link
to column at poynter.org
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State
Press Contests winners announced
Photo credit: Elenora
E. Edwards, The Tennessee Press
Winners of the 2010 University of Tennessee-Tennessee Press Association
State Press Contests Awards were announced at a luncheon on Friday, July
16 at the Embassy Suites Nashville Airport Hotel. story,
release and list of winners
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Powers,
Johnson City, is TPA president
Arthur S. (Art) Powers, vice president and publisher of the Johnson City
Press, is president of the Tennessee Press Association (TPA).
Powers succeeded Victor Parkins, editor of The Milan Mirror-Exchange.
The installation ceremony will take place on Friday, July 16 in conjunction
with the State Press Contests Awards Luncheon at the Embassy Suites in
Nashville.
Other officers elected at TPA’s business session during the Tri-State
Press Convention June 24 in Tunica, Miss. were Jeff Fishman, publisher
of The Tullahoma News, re-elected vice president for non-daily newspapers;
Michael Williams, publisher of The Paris Post-Intelligencer, elected vice
president for daily newspapers; and Kevin Burcham, publisher of the News-Herald,
Lenoir City, re-elected treasurer. continuation
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Web
Audience Measurement: IAB Seeking to Set Standards
MediaWeek
By Lucia Moses
Web audience measurement amounts to a Tower of Babel, with various vendors
and Web publishers speaking in a multitude of tongues. The result is confusing
advertisers and frustrating online publishers who believe the lack of
consistency is costing them revenue.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau is quietly trying to change that, spearheading
the creation of a gold standard for Web measurement.
link to story at www.mediaweek.com
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Powers appoints
chairmen of 2010-11 TPA committees
Committee
chairmen for July 2010-June 2011 have been selected by TPA President Art
Powers. He also has added two committees and combined two.
The new committees are Futures and Membership. The Futures Committee will
be given the task of developing a plan for Tennessee Press Association
for the next five to seven years. The Membership Committee will work to
get more members involved in the association, recruit more associate members
and evaluate the TPA dues structure.
The former Public Notice Committee has been combined with the Government
Affairs Committee.
The committees and their chairmen are:
Advertising: Roger Wells, The Lebanon Democrat
Circulation: Don Lovelace, Citizen Tribune, Morristown
Contests: Mark Stevens, The Erwin Record
Futures: Gregg K. Jones, Jones Media Inc., Greeneville
Government Affairs: Clint Brewer, The Tennessean, and
Michael Williams, The Paris Post-Intelligencer, co-chairmen
Hall of Fame: Dr. Peter Gross, UTK School of Journalism
and Electronic Media
Journalism Education: Keith Wilson, Kingsport Times-News
Membership: Jason Taylor, Chattanooga Times Free Press
NIE/Literacy: Phil Hensley, Johnson City Press, and Lynn
Richardson, Herald and Tribune, Jonesborough, co-chairmen
Nominating: Victor Parkins, The Milan Mirror-Exchange
Postal: Joe Adams, The Lebanon Democrat
Summer Convention: Jana Thomasson, The Mountain Press,
Sevierville
Technology: Scott Critchlow, Union City Daily Messenger
John Finney, Buffalo
River Review, Linden, chairs the Press Institute and Winter Convention
Committee for 2011. He was appointed by then president Victor Parkins.
Powers will appoint a chairman for 2012 during the 2011 convention.
TPA members and associates who are interested in serving on a committee
should contact the committee’s chairman. The Hall of Fame and Nominating
committees have special procedures for membership.
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Nominations
being accepted for Newspaper Hall of Fame
Nominations will be
accepted through Dec. 10 for potential inductees to the Tennessee Newspaper
Hall of Fame. The Hall honors those who have made outstanding contributions
to Tennessee newspaper journalism or who have made extraordinary contributions
to their communities and region, or the state, through newspaper journalism.
Fifty-three honorees have been inducted since the Hall of Fame was established
in 1966 as a joint project of the Tennessee Press Association and the
University of Tennessee. All inductions are made posthumously.
The Hall of Fame is 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 2011.
Previously submitted nominations are kept on file for the selection committee’s
review during each nomination cycle.
Dr. Peter Gross, director of the UTK School of Journalism and Electronic
Media, serves as the Hall of Fame Committee chairman.
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50
years and counting...
Jim Thompson has served Hardin County at The Courier for half a century
Courier Managing Editor Jim Thompson is celebrating a half century on
the job at the newspaper.
"He’s been the one to institutionalize this paper," said
Courier Publisher Joe Hurd. "We’ve grown from 1,200 papers
a week to about 9,200, which makes us the second largest in Tennessee."
With Thompson at the helm, the newspaper earned 104 awards from the University
of Tennessee – Tennessee Press Association in categories including
general excellence, local editorials, best news story, best special section,
best personal column features, photography, community lifestyles, sports
coverage, make-up and appearance, and public service. continuation
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TPAers
overwhelmingly vote to change constitution
By Greg Sherrill, TPA executive director
Tennessee Press
Association (TPA) member newspapers overwhelmingly voted to allow a change
to the TPA Constitution and Bylaws that would make it easier for the Association
to amend that same document. The change allows the membership to alter
or amend its governing document with a super-majority of those voting,
rather than a super-majority of the entire membership.
The independent
auditing firm, McFarland and Gann P.C., which conducted the ballot referendum,
reported results of the vote to the board of directors at its June 24
meeting. Out of a total membership of 125 newspapers, responses were received
from 111 publishers, or 88.8 percent of the membership. Per the then-current
bylaws requirements, TPA needed two-thirds of the full membership to approve
the proposed change, and 94 votes were returned in favor of the change
(75.2 percent). In the spirit of openness, members were told that their
voting preference would be made available to the membership after the
referendum. continuation
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Jones
Media Inc., of Greeneville, to purchase The Daily
Times
From Staff Reports, The Daily Times
An agreement has been reached in principle for the sale of The Daily Times
and its related Web sites by Horvitz Newspapers, LLC, to the John M. Jones
family, of Greeneville. The Joneses own and operate a fourth-generation
family-owned media company, Jones Media Inc., that has published newspapers
in Tennessee since 1916.
Link
to story at www.dailytimes.com
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1 for All
campaign ads available to educate public on 1st Amendment, nationwide
promotion
By
Ken Paulson
Every July 4th, we celebrate the Founding Fathers who gave America the
gift of liberty.
Except that they didn’t.
Actually, the operative word is “fathers.” These gentlemen
did a fine job of building a nation founded on freedom – unless
you happened to be a woman, a slave or poor.
For all the poetic flourish of the Declaration of Independence, the most
powerful passage in America’s history can be found in the First
Amendment to the Constitution. The five freedoms guaranteed there gave
Americans the right to speak out against injustice, to report about inequality,
to protest and petition, and to draw strength from freedom of faith.
In the centuries that followed this nation’s founding, the First
Amendment was used to free the slaves, extend the vote to women and ensure
equal protection under the laws. continuation
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2010
AP Stylebook now available, includes social media
guidelines
NEW YORK -- Social media have gained greater recognition in the 2010 edition
of The Associated Press Stylebook with a separate section for the first
time that also makes "website" one word. Details
are available at http://www.apstylebook.com/
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Pulse
of America survey research available
Invite your
readers and website visitors to participate in the survey
between now and June 30. Pulse Research will provide you with
the results of the Q2 Pulse of America survey, providing your sales staff
with the most current consumer product and service purchasing plans for
effective sales presentations. Visit
http://www.pulseresearch.com/poa/
for more information. Get
a free copy of the First Quarter survey by visiting http://www.pulseresearch.com/results/
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2010 Ideas
Contest
winners announced, Robertson County Times takes
top prize
Awards in the 2010
Tennessee Press Association Ideas Contest were presented on Friday, April
16, in conjunction with the Advertising/Circulation Conference in Chattanooga,
Tenn.
List of winners
The Robertson County Times won the top prize—the Jack Freeland Memorial
Award Best of Show— for its ad, “Home,” entered in the
Best Use of Multi Color category. The newspaper also took the top prize
in the 2005 contest and was first runner up in 2007. continuation
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Bristol
Herald Courier wins Pulitzer Prize
The Bristol Herald Courier has won the Pulitzer
Prize in Public Service for the work of Daniel Gilbert in illuminating
the murky mismanagement of natural-gas royalties owed to thousands of
land owners in southwest Virginia, spurring remedial action by state lawmakers.
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Newspapers
are not non-profit
By Victor Parkins, TPA President
Remind politicians that newspapers are not non-profit
As the campaign trails heat up this election year, take a moment to remind
every politician that walks through the front door of your newspaper that
we also have an advertising department.
For the first time ever, every employee at the Mirror-Exchange has been
well schooled to direct our potential lawmakers to the advertising department
when they call the office.
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Political
ad disclaimer law
Publishers,
Recently, our Legal Hotline has fielded several calls regarding Tennessee's
"political disclaimer law," which requires disclosure of who
paid for any political advertisement. In this election year, many newspapers
will be accepting political ads from the gubernatorial race on down. It's
something we all need to watch, and communicate with ad staffs as to the
importance of checking ads for a "paid for" disclaimer.
Tennessee Code 2-19-120 requires a clear and conspicuous disclaimer on
any political ad. The statute carries a criminal provision (misdemeanor
punishable by a $50 file or six months or both), which is normally targeted
at a candidate, campaign, or PAC. In speaking with our attorney Rick Hollow,
however, he cautioned that this could potentially apply to a newspaper
publishing the ad.
"Since the section has no limiting provisions it could be interpreted
as applying to anyone in the chain of publication," Hollow said.
This could especially be true, heaven forbid, if a newspaper ever omitted
the disclaimer line from the ad. It's definitely advisable to counsel
your staff to double check that each political ad includes an appropriate
disclaimer. I have included the text of TCA 2-19-120 below for your reference.
If you have specific questions about the law, please remember that each
TPA member newspaper has access to the TPA Legal Hotline.
Greg Sherrill, TPA Executive Director
Tennessee Code Annotated:
2-19-120. Political communications, advertising and solicitations —
Contents — Applicability — Penalties. —
link
to TCA 2-19-120
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TPS
provides sample letters for reaching political ad dollars
By Greg Sherrill, TPA Executive Director/TPS Executive Vice President
This is an important mid-term political year, as well as being a gubernatorial
showdown in our own state.
Unfortunately, the past several election cycles have seen significant
declines in political advertising in newspapers. Many speculate that it's
because candidates know that newspapers will likely run campaign and platform
information as news (for FREE.) Newspapers have the unique ability to
deliver in-depth information that broadcast and outdoor cannot. And when
it comes to reaching rural and non-metro counties, newspapers have the
edge!
I know many of you will be visiting or hosting candidates at your papers
in the upcoming weeks. At the request of the TPS Board of Directors, our
sales agents have drafted some letters that you may use for contacting
candidates and/or their campaigns in your local races. Link
to four letters These letters explain the benefits of using print
advertising in their campaign's media mix, and could be a good way to
get your foot in the door or at least start a dialogue about the effectiveness
of newspaper advertising.
TPS is reaching out to Tennessee's gubernatorial candidates in hopes of
securing more print advertising for you, our stockholder newspapers. Please
keep TPS in mind as a resource for any candidate and/or campaign that
may wish to advertise in many newspapers across our state.
Thanks for your help in representing the newspaper industry of Tennessee.
Happy selling!
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Do you want
campaign ads in your paper?
By
Art Powers, TPA vice president for dailies
Publisher, Johnson City Press
Like most newspapers across the state, candidates for next year’s
gubernatorial race have been dropping by the Johnson City Press to discuss
issues in an attempt to set themselves apart from their opponents. In
doing so they know we will write a story about their visit and report
their responses to the questions fielded by our editorial board. We always
do that as it is news for our readers. Candid photos always accompany
the story. Of course, in subsequent months they will return one-by-one
for more coverage as well as asking for our editorial endorsement since
we are the only medium that does that anymore. continuation
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How
Much Stimulus Funding is Going to Your County?
by Jennifer LaFleur, Dan Nguyen, Michael Grabell, and Jeff Larson
http://projects.propublica.org/recovery
We’ve taken all the data used on the government’s stimulus
Web site, Recovery.gov, cleaned out the cobwebs and added thousands of
records the feds didn't include — the law doesn't require all recipients
to report to Recovery.gov — to create the most comprehensive publicly
available analysis of stimulus spending that we know of.
Type in your county or click on your state to find local projects, and
check out how per capita spending compares with poverty, income and unemployment
in your area. http://projects.propublica.org/recovery
APME,
AP, Sunlight offer help digging into Stimulus
APME is partnering with The Associated Press and the Sunlight Foundation
on a national investigative project looking at the effectiveness of the
billions of dollars of federal stimulus spending. A database you can use
to look up projects in your area is available at apme.com. The site also
contains questions you might pursue as you look into these projects. www.apme.com For
more information about the Sunlight Foundation visit www.sunlightfoundation.com.
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HIPAA
Resource for Reporters
HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,
a law intended to make it easier for people to keep their health insurance
when they change jobs. The law set standards for the electronic exchange
of patient information, including protecting the privacy of such records.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the Privacy Rule
to implement that aspect of the law, and its Office of Civil Rights is
in charge of enforcing it.
Since the Privacy Rule went into effect in April 2003, it has become more
difficult for reporters to get information about individuals' health care.
The Association of Health Care Journalists has a resource
to aid reporters.
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Updating
public notices keeps information in newspapers
Since
the inception of tnpublicnotice.com,
a majority of our members have joined the effort to create a database
of public notices found in Tennessee newspapers. One of our chief tools
in fighting efforts to remove public notices from newspapers has been
this site, giving Tennesseans the ability to search online for notices
found in our newspapers.
When members fail to upload their notices, our argument to keep notices
in newspapers is weakened. It’s important that every TPA member
upload their public notices to this site. Most of our daily newspapers
do an excellent job of uploading their notices each day. It’s easier
to forget when publishing dates are further apart.
If you’d like to know if your paper is doing its part to keep public
notices in newspapers, email Greg Sherrill at
or Kevin
Slimp at
for a
report on how frequently and how many notices your paper has uploaded.
Forces to remove public notices away from newspapers haven’t slowed
down. It’s more important than ever to upload your notices with
every issue of your newspaper.
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Reporters'
Guide to Multimedia Proficiency available
online
Mindy McAdams is
a journalist, journalism educator and Web developer. She has compiled
a Reporters' Guide to Multimedia Proficiency. Guide
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Americans
rely on newspaper advertising as essential shopping
tool
Newspaper Association of America
When Consumers Read Newspaper Ads, They Take Action
Arlington , Va. – Newspaper advertising remains the leading advertising
medium cited by consumers in planning, shopping and making purchasing
decisions, according to early data from a MORI Research survey of more
than 3,000 adults. The findings, announced today by the Newspaper Association
of America, provide conclusive evidence of the ongoing value newspaper
ads deliver for marketers trying to reach consumers who are ready to shop
and spend. full release
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Have
a job opening?
Post
your open positions and search for resumes in TPA's employment area
at http://www.tnpress.com/employment.html.
Only authorized personnel from member newspapers can post
jobs or review résumés.
First time users will need to register with a user name and password.
Once you complete your online registration, please contact Robyn Gentile,
member services manager, for access—(865) 584-5761, ext. 105 or
via e-mail to
.
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Training
videos online for members
TPS offers free training videos online for TPA members. New videos include
five segments on Adobe Flash and a segment on new features in Adobe Creative
Suite (CS4). Other topics include: InDesign, Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat,
QuarkXpress and OS X. The videos can be accessed through the training
page at www.tnpress.com/training.html.
A username and password are required. Contact TPA at (865) 584-5761 if
you need the access information.
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Find
older TPA News
TPA
news items moved from this home page may be found at TPA
News
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2010
Press credentials
TPA
now offers members a more
professional press card.
View details
and order form
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