After nearly 40 years, Hummelstown Sun editor seeks to sell
After owning The (Hummelstown) Sun for 37 years, Editor Bill Jackson and wife Rosemary are trying to find a buyer. The Jacksons are just the fourth owners of the paper since it was started in 1871.

The Sun building isn't for sale. It's owned by the Jacksons separate from The Sun corporation, which is for sale. The Sun is printed in Ephrata by a printing company.

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News Gleaner Publications celebrates 125 years
In June, News Gleaner Publications celebrated 125 years of publishing in North East Philadelphia. The publications include the Frankford News Gleaner, the Somerton Edition of the News Gleaner and since 1988 the Life Publications in Montgomery and Bucks County.

Source: News Gleaner, June 20

New Morning Call Web site offers fresh look and enhanced user experience
The (Allentown) Morning Call relaunched its Web site July 11 with a cleaner, brighter look, a new name and a host of new features that enhance the user experience. Formerly named mcall.com, themorningcall.com will better serve users in the broadband environment. The site features more prominent video placement to complement content and interactive tools that enable users to share photos, videos, opinions and stories.

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Two Pa. papers weigh in on new sports coverage rules
The National Football League (NFL) recently imposed several new rules regarding media coverage of football games, players and team personnel.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the first rule limits media outlets to 45 seconds of online audio or video footage with league or team personnel per day on NFL property. Another requires media Web sites to remove footage after 24 hours and include links to the Web sites of pertinent teams and nfl.com.

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Scaife-owned Pittsburgh Tribune-Review calls for Iraq troop withdrawal -- questions Bush's 'mental stability'
On July 15 the Pittsburgh newspaper owned by conservative billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife called the Bush administration's plans to stay the course in Iraq a "prescription for American suicide."

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News from around the state…
Today, The Harrisburg Patriot-News’ Brett Lieberman reports that the Center for Public Integrity gave PA a failing grade in financial disclosure...

A question of emails
Not long ago a panel of judges from the Sixth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the federal government violated the constitution when its investigators searched the stored email files of a businessman in a fraud investigation...

From the Legal Hotline:
Should we accept an advertisement from an Indian Reservation for “tax-free, online cigarette orders”?

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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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Diana Block named Pittsburgh Post-Gazette co-publisher
Diana Block was named co-publisher of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Blade of Toledo, Ohio, effective June 1.

Ms. Block, 34, will continue in her current role as general manager for the Post-Gazette. A great-granddaughter of Paul Block, who first published the Post-Gazette in 1927, Ms. Block has held previous jobs at the newspaper including vice president of operations, systems director and reporter.

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Notes from the Capitol: Budget session round-up
A classic budget season at the Capitol, lots of heated debate -- has the smoke cleared? Landmark decisions on transportation legislation, work on the clean air bill and a host of other measures has wrapped up, at least for now -- but where are we on newspaper issues?

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Foundation Update: Annual golf outing a success
The PNA Foundation is on a roll due in large part to last week's very successful Foundation Golf Outing! And for the rest of 2007, the focus is on building partnerships with other organizations.

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Editor & Publisher offers discount to PNA members
With coverage from local, regional and national perspectives, Editor & Publisher is the complete source for the newspaper industry. 85% of publishers in the newspaper industry already subscribe -- isn't it time you knew what they were reading? As a member of the PNA, you qualify for a 34% discount if you start your subscription through this special offer. Subscribe today and get one full year for just $65!

Place your order:

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2007 Newspaper Carrier of the Year
Contest deadline extended: July 30
This popular statewide contest allows newspapers to recognize exemplary newspaper carriers and emphasize the positive points of the carrier distribution system. Newspapers can nominate carriers in the youth, adult and senior divisions.

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2007 Public Service Award
Contest deadline extended: Aug. 3
Continuing the tradition of the news media as the "fourth estate," the Public Service Award is presented to the newspaper that has helped improve the community through public service leadership. This non-journalistic award is presented annually to a newspaper that has made a significant contribution to the betterment of its community through public service leadership.

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2007 G. Richard Dew Award
Contest deadline extended: Aug. 3
As the PNA's most prestigious honor for outstanding journalism, this award is given to an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the community or state through an article or series of articles. The award is given annually to those who are results-oriented and have shown an effect or change in the community or Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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2007 Classified Advertising Tearsheet Contest
Contest deadline: Aug. 10
The Classified Advertising Tearsheet Contest honors the best use and promotion of classified advertising in newspapers. The contest offers circulation divisions for both dailies and weeklies.

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2007 Reader Initiative Award
Contest deadline: Aug. 17
The face of readership is diverse. This diversity demands our attention. Newspapers across the state of Pennsylvania are recognizing this challenge, and stepping up. This award honors Pennsylvania newspapers that accept the challenge and create a community of readers through innovative initiatives.

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PNA Foundation and the Pa. NIE Committee present "Thomas Paine: American Patriot"
This 8-week serial and accompanying teacher’s guide will be available on disc, free of charge, to all PNA member newspapers. The recommended timing for publishing the first chapter of the serialized story is on or before Sept. 17, Constitution Day, which is a federally mandated day of study of the U.S. Constitution.

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Your help needed on PNA Foundation Internship Guide
We are in the process of updating the PNA Foundation Internship Guide for Fall 2007-Summer 2008, and would appreciate your help in gathering accurate information for this year’s guide. The Foundation is pleased to offer this free service once again as part of our effort to improve newspapers through education and training programs.

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Aug. 5-11: New Reporters Boot Camp - Harrisburg
Calling all newbie journalists and journalists-to-be! Get a little push in the right direction from Potter Leader-Enterprise Editor Don Gilliland and a host of other seasoned journalists and industry experts.

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Report: Young adults avoiding newspapers -- and other news outlets
Americans younger than 30 are reading newspapers -- and consuming news in all forms -- less and less on a regular basis than their older counterparts, according to a new survey, which revealed teen-agers with the worst regular news habits.

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Google expands newspaper push
Google is broadening its effort to sell newspaper ads by opening its fledgling placement system to its entire advertising base and expanding the network's newspaper partners.

The Internet giant in November began testing its print ad system with 50 newspapers, including The New York Times and Washington Post.

Based on what it says were positive results, Google is now adding a print advertising tab to the accounts page of all its AdWords advertisers. The company has also expanded participating newspapers to 225, covering 50 percent of U.S. circulation, it said.

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Baltimore Sun launches newly designed Web site
Baltimoresun.com was relaunched July 17 with a new, more streamlined design, a better search tool and a host of added features to enhance the user experience. The site now features more prominent video placement as well as interactive tools that enable users to upload their own videos as well as share photos, opinions and stories.

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