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ARTICLES People and Papers
Passings
Six journalists will be named to the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame April 11, at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Lexington. The six will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a luncheon ceremony sponsored by the University of Kentucky Journalism and Telecommunications Alumni Association.
You’ve probably noticed there haven’t been a lot of e-mails this legislative session, asking you to help us “kill” a House or Senate bill. There have been issues and there have been concerns but the one that’s really been missing is the constant barrage of bills affecting public notice advertising.
By the numbers Ask most Kentuckians the question now and it probably would have a different result. Are you in favor of the Kentucky General Assembly holding legislative sessions each year, with 60 days scheduled for even-numbered years and 30 days in odd-numbered years? The question was put to the voters in the 2000 general election as a constitutional amendment. Most people went to bed that election night, hearing that annual sessions for the legislature had been defeated. I can tell you, many of us were celebrating that news.
A trimmed-down boot camp returns with one-day and one-week sessions The KPA Journalism Boot Camp is back. After sitting out last year, the original KPA boot camp will return this summer although in a shorter format. And the one-day mini boot camps, started last year, will continue this summer too.
Western Kentucky students honored in contests Three Western Kentucky University students have qualified for the national semifinals in the 46th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program. William Deshazer, a Bowling Green senior, finished second in sports and news photography and will submit additional photos for the semifinal round of judging. Deshazer received a $1,500 award. Brenna Gallegos, a Lexington senior, qualified for the national broadcasting semifinals with a fifth-place finish in radio features. She received a $600 award.
Institute of Newspaper Technology releases details on next session The Institute of Newspaper Technology, Knoxville, Tennessee, recently released details concerning its Fall 2006 session. Held on campus at the University of Tennessee, the Institute has been providing training for newspaper publishers, designers and IT staff persons since 1997.
The University of Kentucky’s School of Journalism and Telecommunications is again offering students the opportunity to spend some time in Frankfort learning the ins and outs of covering state government. Covering the Capitol, the journalism elective, is being offered for the second semester in a partnership with The State Journal, Frankfort’s daily newspaper. Three UK students are enrolled in the course taught by retired Louisville Courier-Journal reporter Richard Wilson. Students attend a weekly seminar where Wilson, state capitol reporters and government officials lecture on media coverage of government. Students choose a “beat,” or area of government, to cover.
Advocates of student-press freedom denounce court's decision not to hear case Advocates for student journalists say the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal on Tuesday to hear an appeal from three Illinois college students whose dean had insisted on reviewing their paper before publication has dealt a serious blow to freedom of expression on campuses. The head of a group that backed the students said he feared that some college administrators would see the outcome as a "green light" for exercising more control over student-run publications.
Jamie Sizemore, circulation manager of The News-Enterprise, was named the Newspaper Association of America’s 2006 Sales Executive of the Year for Circulation 150,000 and under category. She was presented the award at the NAA Marketing conference last week in Orlando.
There are only a few days until the legislators leave Frankfort. It's a long session, but the deadline for filing new House and Senate bills has passed. Here are some of the highlights from this session:
Former Kentucky A.P. chief takes on new position
David Wilkison, a regional news director for The Associated Press and a former chief of bureau in Kentucky, has been named to the news agency's new position of Mid-Atlantic chief of bureau. The appointment was announced in late Febuary by John O. Lumpkin, the AP's vice president/business operations for U.S. newspaper markets. It is effective April 1.
In the opinion of the Attorney General ... The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office has upheld a Bardstown Police Department decision to withhold documents concerning a complaint against an officer from an open-records request. In a letter dated Jan. 19, Bob White, a reporter with The Kentucky Standard, requested copies from the Bardstown Police Department of any complaints against Officer Bill Buckman from the beginning of the year.
Sunshine week As the crime beat reporter for the University of Kentucky student newspaper, Dariush Shafa expects to deal with defiance from lawbreakers every day. But The Kernel reporter never expected to face defiance and intimidation from a jailer, who refused to provide the public records Shafa requested.
Newspaper helps honor academics With so much competition among schools on the athletic level, it is sometimes easy to ignore and lose sight of the core purpose of our schools academics and preparing students for their next step in life. Recognizing academic performance and achievement should never be taken for granted. Education is the one key to the betterment and growth of the Pennyroyal region and to our country. While industrial and retail recruitment, developing quality of life components, bettering race relations, and offering good housing are important, it is educating the people that will ultimately be the catalyst that progresses our communities.
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