Valley Log Celebrates 25 Years
The Valley Log, a weekly newspaper with offices in Orbisonia and Mount Union, Pennsylvania, celebrates 25 years with the printing of its first issue of February, 2005. 

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William Kennedy named executive editor of The Indiana Gazette.
William Kennedy, a 29-year newspaper veteran and the former executive editor of a Kansas newspaper, has become the executive editor of The Indiana Gazette. 

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Tony Klimko, longtime Valley News Dispatch reporter, dies at 62.
Tony Klimko, a reporter at the Valley News Dispatch for more than 30 years, has died.

Klimko, of Mount Oliver, died Jan. 25 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was 62. The cause of death was not given. 

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Kocher names Troutman as assistant editor of the Upper Dauphin Sentinel.
Louise B. Troutman has been named assistant editor of the Upper Dauphin Sentinel effective Jan. 11, Sentinel Publisher Ben L. Kocher announced.

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Times-Tribune hires new business editor.
Fred Reinecke has been named business editor for The Scranton Times and The Tribune.   

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Tsunami roundup submissions now posted.
Pennsylvania newspapers have submitted their tsunami coverage and relief efforts to the PNA for a statewide roundup of the Asian tsunami disaster.

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This is it for Keystones!
Deadline is Jan. 28, 2005. For those last-minute folks, rules and information regarding the Keystone Press Awards can be downloaded at: http://www.pa-newspaper.org/foundation/Contest/keystone/keystones.htm

Attention display advertising managers and staff!
Find out where you rank. Enter the 2005 PNA/IAMA Display Advertising Contest. Deadline is Feb. 7, 2005. 

Don't miss this opportunity to find out how your display ads compare to other entries. For rules and information: [CLICK HERE]

We'll teach you how to find what you need:
Finding Congressional and State Legislative Sources Online
9 a.m.-noon, Feb. 24, PNA headquarters, Cost: $25

This seminar will cover strategies for locating and identifying what’s available and when to use it. This is a hands-on training which will allow you to work along with the instructor. Taught by Debora Cheney, Foster Communications Librarian at Penn State University.

To register, please contact Teresa Shaak at teresas@pa-news.org or (717) 703-3012.

Spruce up your editing skills: 
Copy Editors Workshop with Gene Foreman
10 a.m.-3 p.m., Feb. 14, PNA headquarters, Cost: $85 

This workshop concentrates on basic editing skills and how to recognize and correct the most common mistakes that journalists make in writing news copy. Foreman ran day-to-day operations of The Philadelphia Inquirer for 25 years and is currently Foster Professor at Penn State University.

To register, please contact Teresa Shaak at teresas@pa-news.org or (717) 703-3012.

Don't miss this roundtable discussion...
On Feb. 11, the PNA Foundation is offering a free roundtable discussion with reporters, editors, editorial writers and a Fulbright scholar with expertise in Islamic issues and the Middle East. This is the perfect chance to get some background on covering the Islamic community in your circulation area.

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Right to Know posters to be distributed throughout the state.
The PNA, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and the Institute for Law Enforcement Education, has created a poster to explain Pennsylvania's Right to Know Law. Posters will be distributed to police departments throughout the state.

Pennsylvania's Open Records Law, also called the Right to Know Law guarantees your right to see public records held by agencies, including police departments.

From the Hotline: 
Can an advertisement use the Philadelphia Eagles logo or the term Philadelphia Eagles? What about "Superbowl"? Does it matter how the terms are used in the ad ("Good Luck Eagles" vs. "Come to our Superbowl party and win free prizes")?

Teri Henning, PNA's media law counsel, discusses whether or not these terms violate trademarks.

Use this link to visit the Headlines & Deadlines page which groups and archives Teri Henning's weekly 'From the Hotline' columns. 

Newspaper deal by Gannett gets antitrust scrutiny   
Federal antitrust enforcers are investigating plans by Gannett Co., the nation's largest newspaper company, to acquire a publisher of community newspapers in the Midwest, a Justice Department official said Jan. 24. 

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Editorial: Why partisan P.R. in the press poses danger   
Delaware County Daily Times editors believe Americans deserve to know when 'journalists' are paid to push government agendas. 

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Bush administration won't appeal rules blocking ownership of newspaper, TV in same market to Supreme Court.    
The Bush administration says it won't appeal a court decision that blocks proposed regulations aimed at loosening limits on media ownership.

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