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MARCH What YOU need to know about your right
to know Does that smooth talker dating your daughter really have a degree from Eastern? Did state inspectors see any problems at the day care center where you take your kids? What kind of pollutants come out of the factory down the road from your house? Sunshine laws are not just for nosy reporters, but for all citizens trying to find out the answers to these and other questions. The League of Women Voters of Berea and Madison County invites the public and local leaders to a Project Sunshine meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 26 in the auditorium of the new Business and Technology Center on the EKU campus.
NAA PRESIDENT AND CEO JOHN F. STURM APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2007 Arlington, Va. – Newspaper Association of America President and CEO John F. Sturm issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed the Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007. “I applaud Republicans and Democrats for their overwhelming support of this government legislation to reform the FOIA, an important resource in need of comprehensive reform,” Sturm said. “I thank Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA), Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO), and Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA) for their leadership in crafting the legislation. FOIA is vital to ensuring government remains open and accountable to its citizens, and the passage of this bill is a crucial step toward ensuring the process is clear, deadlines are meaningful and penalties for agencies that delay responses are enforced.”
ONLINE NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING JUMPS 35 PERCENT IN FOURTH
QUARTER Arlington, Va. – Advertising expenditures for newspaper Web sites increased by 35 percent to $745.5 million in the fourth quarter versus the same period a year ago, according to preliminary estimates from the Newspaper Association of America. The increase reflects the eleventh consecutive quarter of double digit growth for online newspaper advertising since NAA started reporting online ad spending in 2004. Ad spending on newspaper Web sites jumped 31.5 percent for the full year, reaching a new high of nearly $2.7 billion. Spending on newspaper Web sites accounted for 5.4 percent of all newspaper ad spending in 2006.
Adobe Sheds Light on Photo Editing with Photoshop Lightroom I guess I’m an insider. Many of the larger software companies send me their products to try out before releasing them to the public. In February, Adobe sent me a copy of Lightroom 1.0. I had tried the free beta available from Adobe’s Web site, but I couldn’t wait to take the real thing for a spin.
Newspaper Minority Fellowship Applications Are Now Available! Deadline: April 30, 2007 For more than 27 years, NAA has offered training and development fellowships to newspaper professionals of color in the areas of editing, business, leadership, design and production. For the second half of 2007, we are pleased to include a new list of courses and programs to help build the competencies and skills of the leaders of tomorrow. Again we are partnering with the best media institutions in the country including Northwestern’s Media Management Center, The American Press Institute and The Poynter Institute.
COLUMBIA, MO— Time is running out to gather your newspaper’s best photographs, editorials, breaking news and other shining examples reflecting your staff efforts throughout 2006 and enter them in the National Newspaper Association’s 2007 Better Newspaper Contest and Better Newspaper Advertising Contest. The deadline for both contests is Mar. 31, 2007.
ENTER YOUR 2007 BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST FOR YOUR CHANCE TO BASK IN THE LIMELIGHT Postmark entries by March 31, 2007
The Postal Regulatory Commission on Feb. 25 issued its opinion and recommended decision in the postal rate case (R2006-1) -- reducing postage rates below U.S. Postal Service (USPS) proposals submitted last May.
The Postal Accountability and Enforcement Act requires the new Postal Regulatory Commission to adopt numerous regulations over the next 18 months that would be the basis for a modern rate setting system for “market-dominant” mail services, including First-Class, Periodicals, and Standard Mail.
By a 308 to 116 vote, the House passed on March 14 important legislation to strengthen the way agencies respond to requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The bipartisan legislation, H.R. 1309 (Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007), is sponsored by Reps. William Lacey Clay (D-MO), Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Todd Platts (R-PA). Under Chairman Waxman’s leadership, the bill was favorably reported out of the full House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on March 8. The bill contains common sense reforms to update and strengthen FOIA, such as creating a tracking system and hotline for requesters. It would also create an ombudsman to help requesters navigate the FOIA process and impose consequences on agencies for missing statutory response deadlines.
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