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JUNE 2007 ARTICLES
They may well be the most beloved wiener dogs in Kentucky. As an integral part of the Kentucky Press Association’s Newspapers in Education program, dachshunds Woody and Chloe have touched the lives of thousands of children and have helped promote literacy and newspaper usage across the commonwealth.
It was a simple question. “Do we know where our scholarship recipients are, what they’re doing?” The question was asked at a KPA/KPS Board meeting back in 1993 at a Chinese restaurant in Pikeville. The questioner was Steve Lowery.
Walter Cronkite, “the most-trusted man in America,” has just turned 90. That makes him a member of the very exclusive nonagenarian club. In addition, he’s a supporter of newspapers. I’ve always had a great respect and admiration for this man. While he made a name for himself in the broadcast field, Cronkite’s roots run deep in print journalism – first as a newspaper reporter and later as a wire service correspondent during and after World War II.
It’s not only the kids that love summer time. For many reporters, the summer is kinda the slow time. Oh, it’s not the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day kinda slow but things definitely take a turn toward the lazy days.
More questions come to us at the KPA legal Hotline regarding the Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act than any other topic. As records and meetings of government agencies are a significant news source, this comes as no surprise. This column is meant to provide a few helpful hints to optimize your access under the laws.
Passings
People and Papers
Editor’s Note: The following was written by Brad Hughes, Kentucky School Boards Association members support services director, and is reprinted with permission. March Madness has come and gone, but alas, it won’t take 12 months to return. Sometime, somewhere, some school leaders and reporters will see to that.
In the opinion of the Attorney General ... Putting some pieces together that might reveal information that would normally be protected from disclosure is the focus of an Open Records Act appeal on behalf of the Lexington Herald-Leader. Because the Lexington Herald-Leader possesses the name, date of birth, judicial service, and final compensation for each member of the Senior Status Program for Special Judges, disclosure of the pension benefit and nonjudicial service credits of both former and current senior status judges would enable the Herald-Leader (or any requester) to identify the members by name and benefit thereby defeating the intent of KRS 61.878 (2). In other words, releasing information expressly protected by KRS 60.661 and 99-ORD-209.
Meeting of the minds
Western to host high school journalism workshop Have teens who are looking for a fun but challenging summer workshop experience? If so, encourage them to attend a two- or four-day journalism workshop at Western Kentucky University on June 17-21. WKU offers two-day workshops in broadcasting, journalistic writing, InDesign and Photoshop and a four-day workshop in photography. All instructors are WKU journalism faculty members.
FBLA honors Letcher newspaper owners Mike and Tina Whitaker were honored in May by the Future Business Leaders of America as business persons of the year. The Whitakers and their businesses, Superior Printing Company and The News-Press of Cromona, have worked for the past several years with the statewide organization in preparing its annual program for the Kentucky Leadership Conference.
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And the crowds go wild
Lowery left legacy on KPA programs
And
that’s the way it is ...
Many
journalists don’t get the summer off to relax
Tips
for getting most out of state laws
Understanding
could tone down discord
