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You don't want to miss this session, just recently added to the schedule at PNA's 80th Annual Convention
 Circulation: What the Future Holds
Thursday, October 28, 9:00 a.m.
Don Waterman, corporate circulation director of Ottaway Newspapers Inc., will discuss recent developments and challenges in circulation and how they will affect newspapers' future. He'll share the internal controls that Ottaway utilizes to maintain integrity. Waterman will also talk about how to grow circulation in a tough economy, deal with regulatory issues and retain readers during the Convention's keynote presentation. Waterman oversees the circulation of more than 60 dailies, weeklies and other publications in ten states owned by Ottaway, a subsidiary of Dow Jones & Company.
For more information on the PNA Annual Convention, visit our web site.
This year's Classified
Advertising Sales Workshop has drawn a great response from members, but
there is still room for you!
Thank you to the nearly 20 PA newspapers that will be attending this year’s Classified Sales Workshop in Scranton, Oct. 4-6. If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time!
Attending classified ad managers will be sure to gain countless ideas and tips to motivate sales staffs and increase classified ad revenue. The schedule is packed with sessions that include a look at new media advances, design and layout techniques, recent legal changes, and recruiting and retaining strategies.
A special note to those attending:
Please be sure to bring ideas for the annual Idea Fair. In addition, you are invited to join our Tuesday Awards Banquet entertainment by bringing an instrument to play. New media speaker Kevin Hoppes of Times Shamrock and a friend will be
performing at the hospitality suite following the banquet. They invite all closet-rock stars to rock the night away with them as they jam to classic rock favorites!
If you haven’t registered yet, please do so ASAP by contacting Elissa Doyle at (717) 703-3069 or
elissad@pa-news.org
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Mark your calendar for the PNA Annual
Membership meeting
Pennsylvania Newspaper Association will hold its
annual General Membership Meeting and breakfast Thursday Oct. 28 at 8 a.m.
The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel in Pittsburgh
during the Association's 80th Annual Convention.
The purpose of this meeting is to elect
officers, review budget and finances, and act on resolutions proposed by
members of the Association. The officers of PNA encourage all members to
attend this meeting.
Donations needed for PNA's Foundation Auction
PNA's Foundation auction raises money to
provide high-quality professional training to newspaper professionals
representing every department as well as supporting PNA's efforts in
outreach to the next generation of newspaper professionals.
The auction is set for Oct. 27 at the 80th Annual
Convention in Pittsburgh. Can you support the Foundation by making a
donation of an auction item?
Please consider making a
donation to the auction. Tickets to sporting events, stays at vacation
homes or B&Bs, and jewelry have all been popular items in the past.
Perhaps you have contacts with a sports figure or an author who could
provide signed memorabilia. Maybe one of your best advertisers would like
to donate something to this worthy cause. Whatever you can do, we
certainly appreciate. To make a donation,
please contact Connie McNamara at the PNA Foundation by phone at (717)
703-3002 or by e-mail at conniem@pa-news.org
or Tracy Metz at (717) 703-3003 or tracym@pa-news.org
The Foundation thanks you for your continued
support. At last year's auction, the generosity of members provided
$25,000 for the Foundation.
From the Hotline: My local District Justice refuses access to criminal complaints that have been filed. He also refuses to give me copies of records. Is he allowed to do
this?
PNA Media Law Counsel Teri Henning explains the responsibilities of
district justices under the Right to Know Act.
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Use this link to visit the Headlines & Deadlines page which groups and
archives Teri Henning's weekly 'From the Hotline' columns.
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ARCHIVE]
Let's clean up the mayor's quote. Just a little
bit. That's OK, isn't it?
Is it acceptable to fix, clean up or help a
quote from a source or public official? What's the standard on taking out
the "umms" and "ahhhs?"
Michigan journalist Linda Sherwood provides
guidance for journalists in "Never Change a Quote."
Note: This link takes you off the Pennsylvania
Newspaper Association Web site.
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Looking for more writing help? Check out the
Coaching Box archive page, featuring more than two dozen columns from
writing coach Jim Stasiowski.
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Lewis and Clark NIE supplement available at
discount pricing for PNA members
The National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Exhibition
will open at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, in November.
Missouri Press Association has made its 16-page special newspaper supplement based on the exhibit, Lewis & Clark: Exploring Another America, available to newspapers nationwide. Lewis & Clark: Exploring Another America was created in partnership with the exhibit organizers, the Missouri Historical Society. It uses objects and artifacts collected for this 200th commemoration to tell a story of discovery and diversity. The back cover of the supplement is non-essential to accommodate sponsorship advertising.
MPA also created a 12-page companion teacher guide that connects the past to the present through newspaper activities.
MPA is offering a 25 percent discount to all Pennsylvania newspapers on these materials when three or more newspapers from
Pennsylvania purchase the supplement. For printed samples, please contact Dawn Kitchell, MPAs NIE Director, at
Kitchell@yhti.net, (636) 932-4301. For pricing and sample pages, visit
the MPA web site at
www.mopress.com
and link to the NIE pages.
Free material ready for your
use during National Newspaper Week,
Oct. 3-9, 2004
Materials are now available online for your newspapers' use for National
Newspaper Week, Oct. 3-9, 2004. Download
materials through the Kentucky Press Association web site.
National Newspaper Week is sponsored by Newspaper
Association Managers. The site has lots of materials available for your
use, including a list of 10 ways to celebrate National Newspaper Week in
your community.
The Bucks County Courier Times developed a week of
activities for teachers during National Newspaper Week, which PNA covered
in Press. Click
here to view the back issue of Press with the article
describing the program, which may give you some ideas for this year.
PWPA plans regional
meetings
The Pennsylvania Women's Press Association recently announced its schedule
of fall meetings in Adamstown, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and King of
Prussia.
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