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Strategic Planning: Action items set for PNA to
move forward
Continuing the strategic planning process, PNA has
drafted a list of 11 action items to move the Association ahead and
improve its service to members.
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Bring your questions on Pennsylvania's future
for Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution's recent report
on Pennsylvania rebuked state government for "ill-conceived policies,
misguided funding and bureaucratic inefficiencies that have promoted some
of the worst sprawl in the nation, frightened away business, and hastened
brain drain," in the words of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bring
your questions on what it will take to revitalize the state for Bruce
Katz, who will discuss the report Jan. 28 at the Government Affairs
Conference. Don't be left out! Government
Affairs Banquet is a great way to meet with your legislators, catching up
on the work they are doing for constituents and how they feel about issues
important to the newspaper industry. [CLICK
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Confused about telemarketing laws?
Confused about the telemarketing laws? Register now for our teleconference on the subject at 2 p.m. February 3.
Media law counsel Teri Henning will discuss the latest federal telemarketing rules, the Pennsylvania telemarketing requirements , and what you need to know to comply with the laws. The session will be done as a teleconference, with supporting information made available on the web. Registration is $40.
To register simply e-mail Teresa
or logon here
 The
deadline is Jan. 30 for the Keystone Press Awards Contest
Entries
are due Jan. 30 for the annual Keystone Press Awards. Contest rules were sent out in
December
and are posted here
and here.
New for this year, series and special projects are
separate categories for dailies.
Donations to Foundation matched by McLean
Contributionship will provide up-to-date computers for training
The PNA Foundation has reached more than a third of its goal in its effort to raise $25,000 for a regional training and technology endowment. Contributions up to $25,000 will be matched dollar for dollar by the McLean Contributionship, a foundation run by the McLean family.
The Contributionship also awarded the Foundation a $50,000 grant to transform its computer lab from fixed PCs to laptops. Interest from the endowment would allow the foundation to keep computer equipment current with technology and would also help offset the cost of regional training. So far, the Foundation has raised $9,100.
To make a donation to the endowment, please contact Connie McNamara, Foundation Director, at (717)703-3002 or by
email.
Just the FAQs: What records should I be able to
get from the local or state police?
Teri Henning, PNA's Media Law Counsel, defines the
types of police records that should be made available under two applicable
laws.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette image chosen for directory
cover
A nighttime photo of the Fort Pitt Bridge with
Pittsburgh in the background has been chosen for the 2004 Pennsylvania
Newspaper Directory Cover. Darrell Sapp of the Post-Gazette took the photo
in March 2003.
The photos for the covers of the 2003 and 2002
directories were provided by The Scranton Times and the Pittsburgh Tribune
Review.
The newspaper directory will be distributed to
members by early February.
Jan. 30 deadline set for PAPME
contest
It's time to compile the best of the past year's work for
the annual Associated Press Managing Editors news and photo contests.
Stories and photos that appeared in newspapers on or between March 1,
2003, and Dec. 31, 2003, are eligible for the contests. The deadline
is January 30, and awards will be presented Friday, May 21, 2004 at the
annual PAPME awards dinner in State College.
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