It's all part of a process that begins with considering how people -- potential readers -- actually spend their time. "Actually" as opposed to, "How journalists think people spend their time." Or even, "How journalists want people to spend their time."

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Student journalists at Saint Joseph's University apologized (April 5) for the satirical material in The Squawk, an annual parody traditionally written by seniors at the student newspaper, The Hawk.

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Philadelphia Media Holdings to launch style magazine
Philadelphia Media Holdings is launching a new lifestyle publication called Style & Splendor.

The magazine will hit doorsteps at the end of May and will cover topics such as fashion, home interior, jewelry, wine, art and entertainment.

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Brighter Pennsylvania: Open records is the name of the game
Let's keep on fighting for open records. It's time to let in more sunshine.

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Delaware Co. Daily Times: Pennsylvania voters can no longer be kept in dark
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Altoona Mirror : Strengthening Sunshine Law draws support
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From the Legal Hotline:
What is the definition of “newspaper of general circulation” and can a free newspaper run legal advertising?

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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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Getting wired: Kathleen Carroll and AP's new image
Catch Carroll in Harrisburg at PNA's Pennsylvania Press Conference on May 18!
Truth be told, Kathleen Carroll likely has more influence over the content of their news feeds than anyone else in the country.

As executive editor of The Associated Press, the world's largest news organization, Carroll's decisions arguably have more impact on more news reporting than editors of The New York Times, producers at CNN, or the online newsies at Yahoo. And since Carroll took over the top spot in 2002, becoming the first woman at the helm, she has made her mark by instituting a string of changes in AP operations that are among the most significant in the news cooperative's 161-year history. From expanding online services to increasing staff incentives, she has taken one of the oldest news institutions and re-energized it to compete in the growing multimedia age, all the while keeping its old-fashioned news standards intact.

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Come hear Carroll speak at the Get Acquainted Luncheon during Pennsylvania Press Conference on May 18 in Harrisburg, Pa.

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Marimow returns to Inquirer -- says cancer has made him "a zealot" for regular check-ups
Now that he has returned to work after more than three weeks' leave to battle prostate cancer, Philadelphia Inquirer Editor William Marimow's plan is to become a serious advocate for regular medical checkups.

Just days before having his prostate removed on March 20, Marimow told staffers at the Inquirer about it, but fully expected to return to work. "I didn't want to alarm anyone, but I wanted to tell the truth," Marimow said from his home in Washington, D.C. where he has been recovering. "The pathology reports have come out excellent."

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Notes from the Capitol: Under pressure, Legislature remains focused on open-records reform
The return of the House and Senate to session on April 16 marks the kick-off of work on the state budget. But it's less than certain to see timely passage by June 30.

One thing that is fairly certain, however, is that serious attention will continue to be paid to issues of open government.

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Display Advertising Conference
April 18-20, Eden Resort Inn, Lancaster, Pa.
Find out what award-winning sales teams are doing, attend seminars by retailers and industry leaders, and browse the more than 500 entries from the annual PNA/IAMA Display Advertising Tearsheet Contest.

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Carrier Golf Outing
May 17, Penn National Golf Course, Fayetteville, Pa.
Tee time: 9:30 a.m., lunch included
Join your colleagues for an enjoyable day of golf and help support newspaper carriers. Proceeds from this event go toward the annual Newspaper Carrier of the Year contest. Hole sponsorship opportunities are also available.

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Pennsylvania Press Conference
May 18-19, The Hilton Harrisburg and Towers, Harrisburg, Pa.
Join hundreds of outstanding writers, editors and photographers for two days of seminars interspersed with awards ceremonies, including the presentation of the prestigious Keystone Press Awards.

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Your guide to questioning judicial candidates in the 2007 elections
As Pennsylvania prepares for the upcoming judicial elections, citizens of the Commonwealth will undoubtedly rely on your coverage and endorsements of various candidates.

Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts (PMC) has prepared a convenient guide for questioning judicial candidates in the 2007 elections. PMC urges you to take full advantage of your access to the candidates in order to maximize the opportunity for voters to have relevant, meaningful information as they seek to make informed decisions about the judicial candidates. Please feel free to use any or all of this guide as you see fit.

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April 24, 25; May 8, 15, 17: PAA Dealer Advertising Seminar - Erie, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre, Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania Auto Association is taking its automotive law seminar across the state. Ensure that your advertising messages are presented accurately and within state/federal requirements.

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June 19: Legal Issues in Newsgathering for Student Newspaper Advisers - Harrisburg
Learn about students' rights, censorship, libel, privacy, protecting sources, and access to records and meetings from PNA's general counsel, Teri Henning.

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Real estate riches flow into newspapers -- as moguls buy them
Subscribers, shareholders and advertisers may be leaving newspapers in droves but real estate moguls, of all people, are sinking part of their fortunes into the business.

For better or worse, that gives outside magnates a growing role in newspapers at a time of dramatic change for an industry long dominated by traditional media ownership.

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Newspapers will never be as profitable as they once were, experts say, but can still do well
They don't feel like part of the traditional newspaper thrown on your doorstep -- online chats, podcasts, video and audio feeds, plus searchable databases to aid in the hunt for a new home, used wheels or the best pizza on Long Island.

But increasingly they are important parts of the modern newspaper, an ever-evolving format for news and information that is making a not-so-subtle, sometimes wrenching, shift from ink-stained newsprint to computer screens in the Internet age.

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How a small newspaper won a big award
Last January, the media world focused its attention on 13 miners trapped in a West Virginia coal mine named Sago. The news broke the same day a woman in Kentucky was preparing to bury her husband. That man, a coal miner named Bud Morris, had bled to death three days earlier after a coal car slammed into him.

It was stories like these that Ken Ward Jr. used to produce his series "Beyond Sago: Coal Mine Safety in America," which recently won top honors from Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. (IRE). His paper, the 50,000-circulation Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette, has won IRE awards in its category for three years in a row.

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