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MARCH 2007 ARTICLES
The high school annual said my pet peeve was “slow drivers.” That was true in 1965. Today, that would read “scam advertisers.” Few things get to me more than seeing people offer “$5,000 a month stuffing envelopes,” or “puppies for sale.” Well, the latter may be normal in every newspaper but when the advertiser is in California or Texas, isn’t it a little strange to be advertising a puppy thousands of miles away in a Kentucky newspaper
If we were completely and totally honest, a bunch of us who’ve worked in the newspaper business would have to admit that we’ve thought about starting our own paper at one time or another. I’ve known some who followed that dream.
The political season is upon us and we are trying to get as much for our newspapers as possible. Our Campaign Advertising Plan will be available to offer candidates or a slate of candidates one free ad when a certain number of ads are purchased and paid for in advance. The free ad will not be any larger than the other ads purchased by the advertiser.
No one likes cutbacks. There is no publisher, general manager, regional manager, head honcho or Big Kahuna out there who wants to walk into their building one morning and announce layoffs to help the newspaper’s financial situation.
Mary D. Ferguson always knew she wanted to work for the Kentucky New Era. She still is not even sure what drew her to journalism. Ferguson grew up living on a farm in Hopkinsville and would look forward to the arrival of the newspaper every day so her parents could read it to her. She graduated from what is now known as Austin Peay State University, in Clarksville, Tenn., receiving a degree in English.
The Louisville Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will be hosting the Region 5 conference, April 20-21, at the College of Business, University of Louisville. The conference includes sessions on web-assisted reporting, learn techniques for better writing and a glimpse of journalism's future.
In April 2001, Courier-Journal Opinion Editor Keith Runyon submitted an open records request to the University of Louisville Foundation, U of L's funding arm. He asked for records reflecting the amounts of donations to the University and the identities of the donors. The Foundation denied the request, claiming that it wasn't subject to the Open Records Act and that, even if it was, the records would be exempt as private. Almost six years later, on March 14, 2007, the Kentucky Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the Foundation must disclose the records.
In the opinion of the Attorney General ... The Bracken County Emergency Management Agency avoided an appeal to the attorney general’s office by acknowledging irregularities in its meeting notices and conduct of the Jan. 30 meeting and announcing changes in its practices. Some of those changes included admitting that the EMS board had posted a meeting notice that did not list the location of the meeting and referred to the meeting as private.
The National Newspaper Association is calling for nominations for the 2007 Amos and McKinney awards, which are the association’s highest honors awarded to working or retired newspapermen and women who have exhibited distinguished service to the community press.
Two Nicholas County newspapers join forces, combine efforts Carlisle and Nicholas County will now be served by only one in-county newspaper. The Nicholas News and The Nicholas Countian & The Carlisle Mercury have been sold to M.C. Investments. The company took control March 1.
People and Papers
Passings
Sunshine Week is on the horizon Keeping government open and accountable is the highest calling of a journalist. Sunshine Week, March 11-17, offers a chance to refresh that mission and remind the public of its value, says National Newspaper Association President Jerry Tidwell, publisher of the Hood County News in Granbury, Tex
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We
could all get rich stuffing envelopes
What’s
in a name?
Tis
the season to focus on political advertising
Study
finds newsroom cuts can hurt profits
Request
for secrecy should be a red flag
NNA
calls for nominations for annual awards
