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October 18, 2007

• Note: Headlines & Deadlines will not be published on Oct. 25 due to PNA's Annual Convention. Regular publication will resume on Nov. 1.
• Al Dia unveils Spanish-language journalism awards contest
• PASSOPENRECORDS.ORG: Blog for open records!
• Times-Tribune: Work on Open Records Law progresses
• Herald-Standard: Senators support open records changes
• Tribune-Review: Lawmakers pledge expanded access to records
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Bills aim to open public records
• From the Legal Hotline: With hunting season quickly approaching, our newspaper is routinely getting ads for gun sales. Can we run those types of ads?
• Pocono Business Journal announces Burke as full-time editor
• Bucks County Courier Times sports writer, editor retires
• Former Patriot-News copy editor Baden dies at 85
• Journal Register CEO Jelenic, on medical leave, resigns
• Close Game. Winning Lineup. - PNA 83rd Annual Convention: Oct. 24-26 - The Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pa.
• PNA Annual General Membership Meeting - Oct. 25, 8:30 a.m. - The Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pa.
• Dible to be recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award
• Patriot-News staff, Murphy, Staudenmaier earn Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence
• Morning Call to be honored with G. Richard Dew Award
• York Daily Record/Sunday News wins Public Service Award
• PNA Foundation reveals 2007 Newspaper of the Year winners
• 2007 Reader Initiative Award honors member newspapers
• Foundation Update: Executive Training Network
• Oct. 24: Power Pricing for Newspapers - Hershey
• Oct. 31: Noontime Update - Dollars, Cents and Schools - via audio conference
• Nov. 12: PNA on the Road - Lehigh Valley
• Nov. 14-15: APME/NewsTrain - Hackensack, N.J.
• Nov. 28: Sports - Harrisburg
• Dec. 7: The No Fear Guide to Embracing Multimedia Techniques - Harrisburg
• House passes federal shield law
• Study: Journalism industry recovery beginning to level off
• Gannett and Tribune will publish new 'USA Today Abroad'

October 11, 2007

• Patriot-News receives 'World Young Reader Prize' for newspapers in education
• Philadelphia Gay News: Gay History Month yields largest GLBT circulation in history
• PASSOPENRECORDS.ORG: Blog for open records!
  Daily Review: Coalition offers needed boost to open records
  Lebanon Daily News: State looks to ‘open’ records
• From the Legal Hotline: There was an accident involving a construction worker on a state highway. One of our photographers was taking a picture of the accident scene when a firefighter told him to keep away and “have some decency, the guy is hurt.” The firefighter complained to a state police officer on the scene who then threatened to arrest our photographer. The photographer left the state highway as instructed and got permission to photograph from an adjacent property owner. Was the police officer correct in ordering the photographer to leave the public road?
• Galbraith named editor of East Penn Press, Salisbury Press
• Cherry, editor of Lancaster New Era for 28 years, dies at age 86
• Centre Daily Times Executive Editor Heisse named to national AP board
• Former Pa. editors Swanson, Warner take posts at Rockford (Ill.) Register Star
• Former Philly Daily News Editor Boyle dies at 54
• Celebrate newspapers...it's National Newspaper Week, Oct. 7-13
• Close Game. Winning Lineup. PNA 83rd Annual Convention: Oct. 24-26 - The Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pa.
• PNA Annual General Membership Meeting - Oct. 25, 8:30 a.m. - The Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pa.
• Dible to be awarded PNA Lifetime Achievement Award
• Patriot-News staff, Murphy, Staudenmaier to be awarded PNA Benjamin Franklin Award
• Oct. 16-18: Power Reporting - Harrisburg
• Oct. 24: Power Pricing for Newspapers - Hershey
• Oct. 31: Noontime Update - Dollars, Cents and Schools - via audio conference
• Nov. 12: PNA on the Road Lehigh Valley - Bethlehem
• Nov. 14-15: APME/NewsTrain - Hackensack, N.J.
• Nov. 28: Sharon Johnson Memorial Workshop - Harrisburg
• Dec. 7: Multimedia Skills and Packages - Harrisburg
• Newspapers will lose more global ad share in next 2 years, study predicts
• Spanish-speaking Hispanics are 'avid' newspaper readers, study finds
• Newspapers use a billion dollars worth of postage
• Growth of free dailies spike since 2000

October 4, 2007

• GateHouse partners with Search Initiatives
• PASSOPENRECORDS.ORG: Blog for open records!
• Lewistown Sentinel: Newspapers must champion people's right to know
• Observer-Reporter: Pushing the 'public' in public records
• From the Legal Hotline: A borough administrator will be retiring early due to illness. I’ve requested a copy of the severance package approved by borough council but the borough manager has refused to release it citing privacy concerns. Isn’t the severance package a public record?
• Lavin leaves Philly Inqurier for Forbes.com
• Tribune-Democrat Publisher Voccio to step down
• Don't forget to celebrate National Newspaper Week, Oct. 7-13
• Foundation Update: From hunting to baseball
• Foux wins 'Circulation Executive of the Year'
• Close Game. Winning Lineup. PNA 83rd Annual Convention: Oct. 24-26 - The Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pa.
• PNA Annual General Membership Meeting Oct. 25, 8:30 a.m. - The Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pa.
• Oct. 16-18: Power Reporting - Harrisburg
• Oct. 24: Power Pricing for Newspapers - Hershey
• Nov. 12: PNA on the Road - Lehigh Valley - Bethlehem
• Nov. 28: Sharon Johnson Memorial Workshop - Harrisburg
• Dec. 7: Multimedia Skills and Packages - Harrisburg
• Advertisers push FEC on nonpolitical ads featuring candidates
• Federal Shield Law, cameras in court, make progress on Capitol Hill

September 27, 2007

• Times Leader publisher sells newspaper in Texas
• Hallmark: Beware of classified ads promoting fraudulent businesses
• PASSOPENRECORDS.ORG: Blog for open records!
• News-Item: Open records a must for government accountability
• From the Legal Hotline: I’d like to use an image I found online. The image says it was copyrighted in 1965. How long does copyright last and can I use the image without permission?
• Journal Register Company announces executive promotions of Wright, Beck
• Panyard named senior managing editor at Philadelphia Bulletin
• Lancaster Newspapers announces changes in retail ad dept.
• Foundation Update: Convention just got better
• Newspaper of the Year
• G. Richard Dew Award
• Public Service Award
• Reader Initiative Award
• LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! Classified Sales Workshop: Oct. 8-10 - Nittany Lion Inn, State College, Pa.
• Close Game. Winning Lineup. PNA 83rd Annual Convention: Oct. 24-26 - The Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pa.
• PNA Annual General Membership Meeting - Oct. 25, 8:30 a.m. - The Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pa.
• National Newspaper Week: Oct. 7-13
• 2007-08 Internship Guide is here
• Oct. 16-18: Power Reporting - Harrisburg
• Oct. 24: Power Pricing for Newspapers - Hershey
• Nov. 16: Newspaper Next - Philadelphia
• Nov. 28: Sharon Johnson Memorial Workshop - Harrisburg
• What kind of news do people really want?
• Editorials support Federal Shield Law -- as hearing looms

September 20, 2007

• Philly papers drop plan for controversial movie ad atop building
• Trial judge dismisses developer's libel suit against Morning Call
• PASSOPENRECORDS.ORG: Blog for open records!
• Notes from the Capitol: Here we go again...
• Reading Eagle: Attention is called to a weak state law
• From the Legal Hotline: Stay tuned for a new hotline question next week.
• Dible retires at Erie Times-News; Cheeseman named successor
• Huntingdon's ‘Jo’ McMeen dies at 93
• Patriot-News ex-editor, sportswriter Goff dies
• Publisher Heldman to leave Wichita (Kansas) Eagle
• Inquirer sportswriter Smith to host ESPN radio show
• Foundation Update: Growing newspapers through our youth
• REGISTER NOW! Classified Sales Workshop: Oct. 8-10 - Nittany Lion Inn, State College, Pa.
• Close Game. Winning Lineup. PNA 83rd Annual Convention: Oct. 24-26 - The Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pa.
• PNA Annual General Membership Meeting - Oct. 25, 8:30 a.m. - The Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pa.
• National Newspaper Week: Oct. 7-13
• Insight: A newspaper marketing and research tool
• 2007-08 Internship Guide is here
• PNA Foundation and the Pa. NIE Committee present "Thomas Paine: American Patriot"
• Sept. 27: Buzz on Bridges (via audio conference)
• Oct. 16-18: Power Reporting - Harrisburg
• Oct. 24: Power Pricing for Newspapers - Harrisburg
• Newspapers are going 'widget'-happy
• Traffic to news sites sinks -- no, it's up! -- what's going on?

September 13, 2007

• Giant ad on Philadelphia Inquirer building in doubt
• MediaNews Group adds 51 sites to Real Cities
• PASSOPENRECORDS.ORG: Blog for open records!
• Towanda Daily Review: Far too many public officials just don't get it
• Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Reform: Was it just talk?
• New Castle News: State open records laws are put to the test
• From the Legal Hotline: A school board I cover is revising its policy book. On the subject of board discipline, a proposed policy says that if "a board member fails to meet the required expectations," the board can discuss the matter during a personnel executive session. Can they do that?
• Philadelphia Inquirer names Jackson editorial editor
• REGISTER NOW! Classified Sales Workshop: Oct. 8-10 - Nittany Lion Inn, State College, Pa.
• National Newspaper Week: Oct. 7-13
• LAST CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! Benjamin Franklin and Lifetime Achievement Award nominations - Deadline extended: Sept. 19
• Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence:
• Lifetime Achievement Award:
• PNA Annual Meeting - Oct. 25, 8:30 a.m. - The Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pa.
• Insight: A newspaper marketing and research tool
• 2007-08 Internship Guide is here
• PNA Foundation and the Pa. NIE Committee present "Thomas Paine: American Patriot"
• Sept. 18: PA Student Editors' Interest Group - Harrisburg
• Sept. 19-21: District Sales Manager Training - Harrisburg
• Sept. 27: Buzz on Bridges (via audio conference)
• Oct. 16-18: Power Reporting - Harrisburg
• Google starts hosting AP content -- could cut traffic to newspaper sites
• Traditional journalism job cuts countered by digital additions
• Ahead of the bell: Newspapers
• 'User' sites choose different news than mainstream outlets

September 6, 2007

• PASSOPENRECORDS.ORG: Blog for open records!
• PNA responds to critics of PA Open Records Challenge
• Herald-Standard: Officials questioned about opposition to open records law
• Philadelphia Inquirer: Public service vs. public nuisance
• Melewsky: Public permitted to discuss teachers
• From the Legal Hotline: The school board secretary makes a tape recording of all school board meetings and uses the recording to draft meeting minutes. Occasionally, it takes the school board months to complete and adopt meeting minutes based on this recording and they refuse to release the tape recording or draft minutes. Is the tape recording a public record? How long can the school board take to adopt official minutes? Can I get a copy of the draft minutes?
• Meadville Tribune names Sorg new publisher
• Ingrassia selected interim publisher of Daily Item, Danville News
• Foundation Update: The future of hunting in Pa.'s big woods
• Insight: A newspaper marketing and research tool
• National Newspaper Week: Oct. 7-13
• PaFOIC: Open government forums scheduled across Pa.
• 2007-08 Internship Guide is here
• PNA Foundation and the Pa. NIE Committee present "Thomas Paine: American Patriot"
• Sept. 18: PA Student Editors' Interest Group - Harrisburg
• Sept. 19-21: District Sales Manager Training - Harrisburg
• Oct. 16-18: Power Reporting - Harrisburg
• 'Wandering routes' problem for in-county mailers: Repair is in sight
• Newspaper ads fall 8.6 percent in 2Q

August 23, 2007

• Please note: Headlines & Deadlines will not be published on Aug. 30. Regular publication will resume on Sept. 6.
• Philly papers join Yahoo alliance
• Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News building to be offered for sale
• Times Leader and former editor settle discrimination suit
• Magazine to unmask Philadelphia food critic
• PASSOPENRECORDS.ORG: Blog for open records!
• The First-Ever PA Open Records Challenge
• From the Legal Hotline: An advertiser wants to use the term “walking distance” in a housing ad. Can we print that phrase?
• Pocono Record makes four appointments
• Foundation Update: Try an audio conference
• 2007-08 Internship Guide is here
• PNA Foundation and the Pa. NIE Committee present "Thomas Paine: American Patriot"
• Sept. 18: PA Student Editors' Interest Group - Harrisburg
• Sept. 19-21: District Sales Manager Training - Harrisburg
• Sept. 27-28: Web Video for Newspapers - Harrisburg
• Sept. 28: Building and Managing Communities - Harrisburg
• Oct. 16-18: Power Reporting - Harrisburg
• Study: As Internet news grows, print is in jeopardy
• Internet news audience highly critical of news organizations
• Falling demand for homes, newspapers drag down wood, paper makers

August 16, 2007

• Pocono Record, Ottaway newspapers to be sold
• Times Leader 100th anniversary celebration has big payoff for charities
• DA, New Castle News resolve seized computer case
• Times Leader alleges former ad executive shared trade secrets with competitor
• Gannett launches 100+ local mobile sites
• PASSOPENRECORDS.ORG: Blog for open records!
• A Gathering Storm
• From the Legal Hotline: A township is considering buying a piece of real estate. Two township supervisors want to discuss the matter during an open meeting while the third supervisor insists the Sunshine Act requires them to hold an executive session. Does the Sunshine Act require agencies to hold executive sessions?
• Till named executive V.P. of Easton's corporate owner
• Leary, Long to jointly rank as No. 2 editors in Inquirer newsroom
• Meadville Tribune publisher resigns
• Stern heads Town Talk sales staff
• Former Morning Call district ad manager dies at 71
• LAST CHANCE! 2007 Classified Advertising Tearsheet - Contest Contest deadline: Aug. 17
• LAST CHANCE! 2007 Reader Initiative Award - Contest deadline: Aug. 17
• 2007-08 Internship Guide is here
• PNA Foundation and the Pa. NIE Committee present "Thomas Paine: American Patriot"
• NEW! Aug. 22: Pandemic Flu (via audio conference)
• Sept. 18: PA Student Editors' Interest Group - Harrisburg
• Sept. 19-21: District Sales Manager Training - Harrisburg
• Sept. 27-28: Web Video for Newspapers - Harrisburg
• Oct. 16-18: Power Reporting - Harrisburg
• ABA Commission pulls proposal on criminal records
• Newspapers won't work without Net

August 9, 2007

• New Castle News objects to police seizure of newsroom computer
• News Corp. plans to sell Ottaway Newspapers
• Punxsutawney Spirit, publisher earn 'Super Achievement Award'
• PASSOPENRECORDS.ORG: Blog for open records!
• Momentum . . . Keep it Going: If the House State Government Committee Hearing on Tuesday is any indication, the issue of open records reform should be a hot topic when the legislature returns in the fall, and Transportation Secretary Allen Biehler agreed to release PennDOT’s hitherto classified information on the state’s bridges...
• WAM-O: With the legislators at recess, there are rumblings across the Commonwealth about the state of the ballyhooed legislative reform...
• From the Legal Hotline: A school board wants to run a legal ad for a “special meeting” tomorrow but we are past our advertising deadline. The school district says a news article is an acceptable alternative. Is the school district correct?
• Janet Tippett announces retirement as Daily Item, Danville News publisher
• Pennsylvania AP team wins APME award for Amish shootings coverage
• Derr named advertising director for Lancaster Newspapers Inc.
• Notes from the Capitol: 'Right to Know' in the news
• 2007 Classified Advertising Tearsheet Contest - Contest deadline: Aug. 17
• 2007 Reader Initiative Award - Contest deadline: Aug. 17
• PNA Foundation and the Pa. NIE Committee present "Thomas Paine: American Patriot"
• Sept. 18: PA Student Editors' Interest Group - Harrisburg
• Sept. 19-21: District Sales Manager Training - Harrisburg
• Sept. 27-28: Web Video for Newspapers - Harrisburg
• Oct. 16-18: Power Reporting - Harrisburg
• NNA Applauds House Judiciary Committee on passage of Federal Shield Law
• While Senators are Home in August Ask Them To Support The OPEN Government Act (S.849)
• Study finds newspaper stock tables a thing of the past
• Forecast: Digital content kills newspapers by 2011

August 2, 2007

• Trib Total Media papers to list jobs with Yahoo! HotJobs
• New Web access to state statutes is a step toward more open government
• Scranton Times-Tribune denied prison records in inmate birth probe
• Scripps procurement subsidiary, MPS, creates alliance with McGrann Paper
• UV-equipped color tower, other sales for Manugraph DGM
• PASSOPENRECORDS.ORG: Blog for open records!
• Doubt: Despite the public and prolific announcements of legislative leaders that open-records reform is at the top of their to-do list for the fall session, there remain a good many doubters around the state about how much – if any – reform we may actually see...
• From the Legal Hotline: A local Catholic school is seeking a teacher. Can the ad say “only Catholics with a baptismal certificate need apply”?
• Saylor moves on from Carlisle Sentinel
• Waynesboro Record Herald editor celebrates 35 years at paper
• Foundation Update: 'P' is for Partnerships
• 2007 Classified Advertising Tearsheet Contest: Contest deadline: Aug. 10
• 2007 Reader Initiative Award: Contest deadline: Aug. 17
• PNA Foundation and the Pa. NIE Committee present "Thomas Paine: American Patriot"
• Your help needed on PNA Foundation Internship Guide
• Aug. 5-11: New Reporters Boot Camp - Harrisburg
• Sept. 18: PA Student Editors' Interest Group - Harrisburg
• Sept. 19-21: District Sales Manager Training - Harrisburg
• Sept. 27-28: Web Video for Newspapers - Harrisburg
• Oct. 16-18: Power Reporting - Harrisburg
• AP ending its "asap" service in October
• Papers losing real estate ads to online