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APRIL 2007 ARTICLES Any way you split it ... Funny how some things get you sidetracked. Getting ready for the NNA Government Affairs Conference a couple of weeks ago, I was reading NNA position papers on various federal issues facing Congress. NNA’s big on that kinda stuff and during the conference an afternoon is set aside for attendees to visit their congressional offices on Capitol Hill. Max Heath, Chip Hutcheson and I have made it a practice to schedule visits over the years, usually with just staffers lending us an ear. Only with Ed Whitfield have we had success meeting with the elected official and Congressman Whitfield interrupted a committee hearing he was chairing to visit with us in the hallway for a few minutes.
I recently watched ABC World News Tonight co-anchor Bob Woodruff making the talk show circuit to discuss his injuries and recovery following an attack in Iraq while covering the story. It's a miraculous story but it started me thinking about would I be willing to put my very life on the line to cover a story such as the war.
National Newspaper Association Postal Committee Chair Max Heath was presented an NNA President’s Award for his continuing support and assistance to NNA members. Heath is vice president for circulation/postal/acquisitions for Landmark Community Newspapers Inc., based in Shelbyville, and served as 1987 president of the Kentucky Press Association.
After a successful rollout in 2006, KPA’s one-week Journalism Boot Camp will be back this summer. The tentative dates are July 9-13. Mark your calendar. Starting in 2001, KPA began a three-week boot camp at Georgetown College. Taught by Indiana University Southeast journalism instructor Jim St. Clair, the program was very popular and successful – with several boot camp graduates beginning new or second careers in journalism. Several people already on staff at community papers also attended.
People and Papers
Passings
In December's column, we discussed the latest Attorney General decisions on whether 911 calls must be disclosed under the Open Records Act. In the two most recent decisions last November (06-ORD-230 and 06-ORD-231) the Attorney General decided that the recordings of individuals who called 911 in Lexington to report the crash of Comair Flight 5191 should be made available to the public.
In the opinion of the Attorney General ... The Office of the Attorney General has found that the Pike County Deputy Judge Executive John Doug Hays acted improperly when denying part of an Open Records request by Andrea Bennett, a reporter for the Appalachian News Express.
First ever event of its kind The first national conference on rural journalism will be held April 19-21 at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, a restored 19th Century agricultural community near Harrodsburg. The National Summit on Journalism in Rural America is sponsored by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, with primary support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and additional support from Farm Foundation and the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.
A delegation of Kentucky Press Association members recently traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Government Affairs Conference to discuss issues affecting the media with various congressional leaders.
Good bye and good luck
Schurz Communications Inc. has announced changes in leadership at its Kentucky newspaper properties, moving two key employees into positions with regional responsibilities. Mike Elliott, advertising director for The Advocate-Messenger since 1981, will assume the role of commercial printing manager for The Advocate and The Winchester Sun, and Sean Lewis, advertising director in Winchester, will hold that title for all of SCI's Kentucky properties.
Western Kentucky University educator travels to Jordan Dr. Pam Johnson, director of Western Kentucky University’s School of Journalism and Broadcasting, recently traveled to Jordan to facilitate curriculum development at Yarmouk University. The March 12-15 session was part of an ongoing effort by WKU to help strengthen the capacity of journalists to report on issues of interest and importance.
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