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SEPTEMBER
There is no such thing as an official journalism rulebook. Just check out Google, Yahoo, Ask.com and even Amazon and you'll see several books that offer tips or advice but there is no definitive collection of "rules" that outlines the required ethics of reporters or the standards and practices of newspapers must employ. There's no list that critics or the government can scroll through just to make sure everyone is performing as prescribed.
Frankfort, Ky. – Joel Wilson, the long-time editor of The Glasgow Daily Times, retired recently after 50 years. He served the last four as editor emeritus. Before that, Joel served as editor for more than 40 years, during which he practiced community journalism long before the term was in fashion. He loved the paper and he loved his community. Lord knows, no one knew more about that community than Joel. He knew everyone in the county, knew what they did for a living, and knew their relatives. He understood their hopes and tribulations. He knew the place’s history. He knew every little corner of the county, too. Joel could instantly provide directions to any place in the county when I asked how to find an address on a road I’d never heard of – despite having grown up in Barren County.
Senate approves new ombudsman for federal information requests National Newspaper Association President Jerry Tidwell, publisher of the Hood County (Texas) News, praised the sponsors of the OPEN Government Act, S. 849, a set of improvements to the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), for steering the bill to Senate approval in late hours before it adjourned Aug 3 for summer break. Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-VT, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and John Cornyn, R-TX, who drafted much of the original bill, were applauded for their work in the 109th and 110th Congresses to craft amendments that would make FOIA operate more effectively for the public, Tidwell said.
News & Notes from newspapers across the state
Editorials can serve variety of purposes A newspaper has a responsibility, say, to identify all stores fined for selling cigarettes to underage youths, especially if the fines are assessed at a city council meeting. Nevertheless, the story will likely draw wrath from the businesses and from their employees. In contrast, a newspaper can be selective in topics it addresses on its editorial page. The positions are not welcomed by all, such as the decision to endorse or oppose a housing development or a school closure.
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NAA Foundation study shows link between newspaper use during youth and civic engagement in later life More newspaper influences impact future civic expression, voting and volunteering Arlington, Va. – Young people who used newspapers in school and read newspaper content aimed at teens are more likely to volunteer, vote and engage in civic expression as adults, according to a study of more than 1,500 25- to 34-year-olds released today by the Newspaper Association of America Foundation.
Principal apologizes for banning sports editor from press box George Rogers Clark High School Principal Gordon Parido has apologized to The Winchester Sun for banning its sports editor, Keith Taylor, from the press box at Friday night’s homecoming game. Parido was upset because of a front-page story about a racial incident at the high school that occurred in late August. Four white students were arrested and charged with terroristic threatening for giving a black student a note with crude drawings depicting the lynching of a black person. The story was accompanied by a picture of the note.
Forget “gabbing”—focus on striking up conversations, then listening up I’d heard the phrase many times before, but two years ago, it grated on me when a young lady uttered the words: “I don’t have the gift of gab.” An aspiring communications professional—she wasn’t sure what realm yet—she had just spewed the verbal version of nails on a chalkboard. I nearly leapt through the phone as I admonished her never to repeat the phrase. “Even if you think it’s true,” I cautioned, “don’t say it.”
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Joel Wilson retires after 50 years at Glasgow 
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