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  July 31, 2008

• Morning Call redesigns its pages
• Journal Register enters into forbearance; plans to restructure
• To see or not to see: New era in public records access
• Newhouse News Service to close
• Langhoff named new CEO at Ottaway
• Foundation Update: Recapping Williamsport town hall meeting
• From the Legal Hotline: Is the police chief's contract a public record? Can a municipality discuss the police chief in executive session?
• Reader Initiative Award - Deadline to enter: Aug. 15
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• Classroom election materials now available
• Aug. 7: Online Streetfighter Workshop - Pittsburgh
• Aug. 18-22: New Reporters Boot Camp - Harrisburg
• Sept. 2: Prayer, Politics, Pretzels: Covering Faith in PA - Harrisburg
• Sept. 10-12: Fall Circulation Training - Harrisburg
• Sept. 15-17: Innovative Design - Harrisburg
• Sept. 18-19: Video Journalism - Harrisburg
• Sept. 25: PNA On the Road - Wilkes-Barre
• Oct. 6: Private Companies: Reporting, Research & Multimedia Coverage - Harrisburg
• Oct. 30-31, Nov. 7, 14, 21: Executive Training Network - Harrisburg
• Milestone: Yahoo drives 100 million-plus visits to newspapers
• Rough June for newspapers portends bleak future
• A means for publishers to put a newspaper in your pocket

July 24, 2008

• Morning Call to close two offices, trim newsroom by 25%
• Observer-Reporter celebrates 200th anniversary with photo exhibit
• Journalists learn multimedia skills at Keystone workshop
• Judge: Mental health hearing must be public
• NAA merges departments, promotes Bennett
• Former Patriot-News publisher Gover recovering from pacemaker operation
• Foundation Update: More town hall meetings on the horizon
• From the Legal Hotline: Are fire departments considered “agencies” for purposes of the Sunshine Act and Right to Know Law?
• Test your knowledge of online sales IQ
• Classroom election materials now available
• LAST CHANCE! Newspaper of the Year Contest - Deadline to enter: July 28
• Reader Initiative Award - Deadline to enter: Aug. 15
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• Aug. 7: Online Streetfighter Workshop - Pittsburgh
• Aug. 18-22: New Reporters Boot Camp - Harrisburg
• Sept. 2: Prayer, Politics, Pretzels: Covering Faith in PA - Harrisburg
• Sept. 10-12: Fall Circulation Training - Harrisburg
• Sept. 25: PNA On the Road - Wilkes-Barre
• Oct. 6: Private Companies: Reporting, Research & Multimedia Coverage - Harrisburg
• Oct. 30-31, Nov. 7, 14, 21: Executive Training Network - Harrisburg
• Can local Web ads save newspapers?
• Internet advertising revenue grows 18% in first quarter
• U.S. newspaper editors still optimistic, survey says
• Young newspaper journalists could flee because of slow pace of change

July 17, 2008

• Post-Gazette lawsuit questions WVU phone records
• Lebanon Daily News gets newsier looking Web site
• AP Business News is realigned around 12 core beats
• Journal Register investor may cancel $25 mln offer
• Foundation Update: Fall training is right around the corner
• From the Legal Hotline: Stay tuned for a new hotline question next week.
• Classroom election materials now available
• Attention NIE managers, educators: 2008 Election NIEshop, Act 48 hours provided
• LAST CHANCE! Newspaper Carrier of the Year - Deadline to enter: July 18
• Newspaper of the Year Contest - Deadline to enter: July 28
• Reader Initiative Award - Deadline to enter: Aug. 15
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• July 24: How to Get Your Newspaper Noticed & Included in a Media Buy - video teleconference
• Aug. 7: Online Streetfighter Workshop - Pittsburgh
• Aug. 18-22: New Reporters Boot Camp - Harrisburg
• Sept. 2: Prayer, Politics, Pretzels: Covering Faith in PA - Harrisburg
• Sept. 10-12: Fall Circulation Training - Harrisburg
• Sept. 25: PNA On the Road - Wilkes-Barre
• Oct. 6: Private Companies: Reporting, Research & Multimedia Coverage - Harrisburg
• Oct. 30-31, Nov. 7, 14, 21: Executive Training Network - Harrisburg
• Few print readers use local newspaper Web sites
• Less freedom than expected in 'public' online spaces

July 10, 2008

• Philadelphia union, papers settle pension lawsuit
• Philadelphia Metro temporarily decreases front page size
• Inquirer's Long to lead Philly newspapers' consolidation efforts; promoted to VP of newsroom operations
• Centre Daily Times's Pratt celebrates first Independence Day as an American
• PAGE Cooperative announces leadership changes in preparation for Berky's retirement
• Foundation Update: Highlighting 'Pay It Forward' success stories
• From the Legal Hotline: Stay tuned for a new hotline question next week.
• Attention NIE managers, educators: 2008 Election NIEshop, Act 48 hours provided
• Newspaper Carrier of the Year - Deadline to enter: July 18
• Newspaper of the Year Contest - Deadline to enter: July 28
• Reader Initiative Award - Deadline to enter: Aug. 15
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• Classroom election guide available to PNA members
• July 24: How to Get Your Newspaper Noticed & Included in a Media Buy - video teleconference
• Aug. 7: Online Streetfighter Workshop - Pittsburgh
• Aug. 18-22: New Reporters Boot Camp - Harrisburg
• Sept. 2: Prayer, Politics, Pretzels: Covering Faith in PA - Harrisburg
• Sept. 10-12: Fall Circulation Training - Harrisburg
• Sept. 25: PNA On the Road - Wilkes-Barre
• Oct. 6: Private Companies: Reporting, Research & Multimedia Coverage - Harrisburg
• Oct. 30-31, Nov. 7, 14, 21: Executive Training Network - Harrisburg
• Number of newspaper analysts dwindles
• Gannett's newsprint cost rise signals industry peril
• Flickr, Getty team up to sell amateur photos to newspapers, businesses

July 3, 2008

• Somerset Daily American launches social networking site
• Philadelphia papers may combine some newsroom jobs
• Philadelphia Tribune named best black newspaper
• Pa. broadcaster appears for jury secrecy probe
• News Corp. drops plans to sell Ottaway newspapers
• Monster founder sets sites on online obituaries; creates competition for Legacy.com, others
• Former Patriot-News managing editor Baden named Connecticut Post editor
• Capitol Notes: Fireworks for the 4th?
• Foundation Update: Get online for multimedia tutorials and more
• From the Legal Hotline: Stay tuned for a new hotline question next week.
• Attention NIE managers, educators: 2008 Election NIEshop, Act 48 hours provided
• Newspaper Carrier of the Year - Deadline to enter: July 18
• Newspaper of the Year Contest - Deadline to enter: July 28
• Reader Initiative Award - Deadline to enter: Aug. 15
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• Classroom election guide available to PNA members
• July 17: Sweeping Changes at ABC - Harrisburg
• July 24: How to Get Your Newspaper Noticed & Included in a Media Buy - video teleconference
• Aug. 7: Online Streetfighter Workshop - Pittsburgh
• Aug. 18-22: New Reporters Boot Camp - Harrisburg
• Sept. 2: Prayer, Politics, Pretzels: Covering Faith in PA - Harrisburg
• Oct. 6: Private Companies: Reporting, Research & Multimedia Coverage - Harrisburg
• Goldman Sachs: Newsprint price to jump 30%, take hit on newspaper earnings
• Level playing field: Internet no threat to TV, newspapers
• 10 SEO myths debunked

 June 26, 2008

• Trib Total Media to cease publication of 7 weekly newspapers
• Beaver County Times contracts out presswork
• Times-Shamrock buys 2 Cleveland alternative papers
• Lawyers try to block grand jury reporter subpoenas
• Williamsport Sun-Gazette lauches job site with Lock Haven Express, Altoona Mirror, Lewistown Sentinel
• Penn State faculty members to lead statewide PNA-sponsored journalism conference
• Investor: Buyers eyeing publisher Journal Register
• Publisher Jim Maxwell leaving Pocono Record
• Carlisle Sentinel names Pratt to managing editor
• Ex-AP journalist Charles A. Welsh Jr. dead at 96
• Samantha Bennett of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette elected NSNC president
• PNA thanks Pa. AG Tom Corbett for backing journalists’ federal shield law
• Capitol Notes: Keeping our fingers crossed...
• Foundation Update: No need to fear the future
• From the Legal Hotline: A zoning hearing board held a hearing and then announced that its decision will be mailed to interested parties who request to receive it. The zoning hearing board has said it will not announce its decision at a public meeting. Can they do that?
• Newspaper Carrier of the Year - Deadline to enter: July 18
• Newspaper of the Year Contest - Deadline to enter: July 28
• Reader Initiative Award - Deadline to enter: Aug. 15
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• Classroom election guide available to PNA members
• July 17: Sweeping Changes at ABC - Harrisburg
• July 24: How to Get Your Newspaper Noticed & Included in a Media Buy - video teleconference
• Aug. 7: Online Streetfighter Workshop - Pittsburgh
• Aug. 18-22: New Reporters Boot Camp - Harrisburg
• Sept. 2: Prayer, Politics, Pretzels: Covering Faith in PA - Harrisburg
• Oct. 6: Private Companies: Reporting, Research & Multimedia Coverage - Harrisburg
• Associated Press begins member choice pricing rollout
• Papers facing worst year for ad revenue
• New AP Stylebook cuts the 'Malarkey,' brings in the 'WMD'

June 19, 2008

• Trib Total Media to close Monroeville printing plant
• 3rd Circuit urged to unseal docket and other records in abortion case
• Publisher McClatchy will shed 10% of jobs to save $70 million
• Phila. Inquirer: Trampling the Shield Law
• Longtime journalist, publisher Sample dies at 84
• Stephen Bernard named McClatchy's new VP/advertising
• Capitol Notes: The days dwindle down...
• Centre Daily Times: Keep legal notices public
• Philadelphia Daily News: Paper, not wire
• Delaware Co. Daily Times: Proposed bill on legal notices a loser
• From the Legal Hotline: A township has created a Right to Know request form that must be submitted with all Right to Know requests. A provision in the form requires a requestor to agree to “pay all reasonable legal fees, including attorneys’ fees, of the Township if exceptions are denied or an appeal is denied by the court”. Is this allowed?
• Newspaper Carrier of the Year - Deadline to enter: July 18
• Newspaper of the Year Contest - Deadline to enter: July 28
• Reader Initiative Award - Deadline to enter: Aug. 15
• Pa. Newspaper Directory now available online to members
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• Classroom election guide available to PNA members
• June 25-26: AP Newstrain - Harrisburg
• July 17: Sweeping Changes at ABC - Harrisburg
• July 24: How to Get Your Newspaper Noticed & Included in a Media Buy - video teleconference
• Aug. 7: Online Streetfighter Workshop - Pittsburgh
• Sept. 2: Prayer, Politics, Pretzels: Covering Faith in PA - Harrisburg
• Oct. 6: Private Companies: Reporting, Research & Multimedia Coverage - Harrisburg
• Parade president: Reports of death of papers may be greatly exaggerated
• Ahead of the Bell: Newspapers downgraded
• Exclusive traffic report: Top news outlets on the Web for May
• Gannett buys minority stake in Cozi Group

June 12, 2008

• 6 Pa. news outlets subpoenaed in grand jury secrecy probe
• Senior lenders block Philadelphia Media Holdings debt payment
• Morning Call owner to 'right-size' newspapers
• Philly newspapers run ads about fake airline Derrie-Air
• Bill Stroud, Inquirer Pulitzer Prize team member, dies at 65
• Philly Daily News promotes McLoone to managing editor
• Review Publishing names Troyano as new COO
• Capitol Notes: Internet public notice advertising bill moved onto the Senate calendar – yes, we tried to stop it
• From the Legal Hotline: The County Clerk of Courts/Prothonotary has enacted a policy that “seals” all Protection from Abuse (PFA) files. Can they do that?
• Foundation Update: Get your paper noticed
• Foundation Golf Outing - June 18 - Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pa.
• Pa. Newspaper Directory now available online to members
• Newspaper Carrier of the Year - Deadline to enter: July 18
• Newspaper of the Year Contest - Deadline to enter: July 28
• Reader Initiative Award - Deadline to enter: Aug. 15
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• Classroom election guide available to PNA members
• June 17: Everyday Multimedia Journalism (beginner level) - Harrisburg
• June 25-26: AP Newstrain - Harrisburg
• July 17: Sweeping Changes for ABC - Harrisburg
• July 24: How to Get Your Newspaper Noticed & Included in a Media Buy - video teleconference
• Aug. 7: Online Streetfighter Workshop - Pittsburgh
• Sept. 2: Prayer, Politics, Pretzels: Covering Faith in PA - Harrisburg
• Oct. 6: Private Companies: Reporting, Research & Multimedia Coverage - Harrisburg
• Total advertising spending stalls in Q1
• Gannett freezes employee pensions, ups 401(k)

June 5, 2008

• Times Leader classified ad team gets Monster award
• From the Legal Hotline: Our local state legislator holds a monthly meeting on issues affecting our area. The public and press are not permitted at these meetings but one member from each local agency is invited. Doesn’t this violate the Sunshine Act?
• Beihoff to retire at Post-Gazette, Block takes over as president, co-publisher; Chamberlain named to GM
• Former Daily Local News Publisher Condra named publisher of New Haven (Conn.) Register
• Capitol Notes: What is it about access that they don’t like, anyway – or is it us?
• Foundation Update: Our resident experts will come to your paper
• Foundation Golf Outing - June 18 - Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pa.
• Newspaper of the Year Contest - Deadline to enter: July 28
• Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence - Deadline for nominations: June 9
• Lifetime Achievement Award - Deadline for nominations: June 9
• Newspaper Carrier of the Year - Deadline to enter: July 18
• Classroom election guide available to PNA members
• June 12: PNA On the Road - York
• June 17: Everyday Multimedia Journalism (beginner level) - Harrisburg
• June 25-26: AP Newstrain - Harrisburg
• Aug. 7: Online Streetfighter Workshop - Pittsburgh
• Sept. 2: Prayer, Politics, Pretzels: Covering Faith in PA - Harrisburg
• Oct. 6: Private Companies: Reporting, Research & Multimedia Coverage - Harrisburg
• Nearly 100 newspapers join Yahoo alliance
• Study shows young adults hit by 'news fatigue'
• Singleton tells newspaper deaders: 'Discard our arrogance'

 May 29, 2008

• Post-Gazette reaches deal to distribute Tribune-Review
• Trib Total Media adds 5 Alle-Kiski weeklies
• National foundation honors Patriot-News' NIE program
• Beaver County Times closes departments, lays off workers
• Lancaster Newspapers launches niche Web site for moms
• Times-Tribune asks for outside judge to hear libel suit
• Lancaster Newspapers libel lawsuit is dismissed
• From the Legal Hotline: Can a housing ad say “no pets”?
• Foundation Update: The numbers tell all
• Foundation Golf Outing - June 18 - Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pa.
• Small dailies, we need you to weigh in
• Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence - Deadline for nominations: June 9
• Lifetime Achievement Award - Deadline for nominations: June 9
• Newspaper Carrier of the Year - Deadline to enter: July 18
• Classroom election guide available to PNA members
• June 12: PNA On the Road - York
• June 17: Everyday Multimedia Journalism (beginner level) - Harrisburg
• June 25-26: AP Newstrain - Harrisburg
• On 225th birthday, newspapers dying?
• Gannett loses its S&P 'A-' credit rating: Industry slump hurting even best-regarded chains

May 22, 2008

• Inquirer promotes coupon value with contest
• ‘Marley & Me’ filmed at Inquirer newsroom
• Gaming panel slams Morning Call stories on DeNaples background probe
• From the Legal Hotline: An advertiser wants to run an ad saying “Will pay up to $500 for valid deer hunting licenses.” Should we accept this type of ad?
• Foundation Golf Outing - June 18 - Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pa.
• Foundation Update: Mon/Fayette Expressway cause for lively discussion
• Capitol Notes: So close but not quite there …
• ONA's Online Journalism Awards deadline fast approaching - Deadline to enter: May 31
• Newspaper Carrier of the Year - Deadline to enter: July 18
• Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence - Deadline for nominations: June 9
• Lifetime Achievement Award - Deadline for nominations: June 9
• Classroom election guide available to PNA members
• June 12: PNA On the Road - York
• June 17: Everyday Multimedia Journalism (beginner level) - Harrisburg
• June 25-26: AP Newstrain - Harrisburg
• Probing question: Are print newspapers dying?
• Old media adds a bit of the new
• North Jersey's 'Record' and 'Herald News' combine copy and photo desks

May 15, 2008

• Times-Shamrock buys Virgin Islands Daily News
• Towanda Review seeks documents regarding county resignations
• 250,000 Bibles to be distributed with Post-Gazette
• Journal Register investor offers $25 million infusion
• From the Legal Hotline:
• Berks-Mont Newspapers names Paul new publisher
• Warren named editor of Philly.com
• A. H. Belo Corporation elects Morgan as one of new directors
• Foundation Golf Outing - June 18 - Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pa.
• Foundation Update: Times are tough but training is still top-quality
• Newspaper Carrier of the Year - Deadline to enter: July 18
• Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence - Deadline for nominations: June 9
• Lifetime Achievement Award - Deadline for nominations: June 9
• Classroom election guide available to PNA members
• June 12: PNA On the Road - York
• June 17: Everyday Multimedia Journalism (beginner level) - Harrisburg
• June 25-26: AP Newstrain - Harrisburg
• As markets emerge, newspapers find growth
• Newspaper survival tactics: Context and substance
• Advertising during a recession can be good business

May 8, 2008

• Journal Register Co. gets a little debt breathing room
• Capitol Notes: Shoppers bill 'laid on the table'
• From the Legal Hotline:
• Gates retires from Williamsport Sun-Gazette after 37+ years
• Sickler elected PAPME president
• Carrier Golf Outing - May 15 - Fayetteville, Pa.
• Foundation Golf Outing - June 18 - Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pa.
• Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence - Deadline for nominations: June 9
• Lifetime Achievement Award - Deadline for nominations: June 9
• Classroom election guide available to PNA members
• June 12: PNA On the Road - York
• June 17: Everyday Multimedia Journalism (beginner level) - Harrisburg
• June 25-26: AP Newstrain - Harrisburg
• Newspaper jobs on the move -- over the ocean
• Survey: Newspapers likely to be free in the future
• Web ad revenue up against 'the wall'

May 1, 2008

• Express-Times offers buyouts
• New FAS-FAX released; Post-Gazette, Tribune-Review, Carlisle Sentinel reported gains in time of decline
• Inquirer, Daily News circulation slips
• From the Legal Hotline:
• Cope promoted to chief photographer at Uniontown
• See you at Pennsylvania Press Conference! - May 2-3 - State College, Pa.
• Capitol Notes: 'Shoppers bill' still at issue
• Foundation Update: Newsroom camaraderie builds over multimedia techniques
• Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence - Deadline: June 9
• Lifetime Achievement Award - Deadline: June 9
• Classroom election guide available to PNA members
• Carrier Golf Outing - May 15 - Fayetteville, Pa.
• Foundation Golf Outing - June 18 - Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pa.
• June 12: PNA On the Road - York
• June 17: Everyday Multimedia Journalism (beginner level) - Harrisburg
• June 25-26: AP Newstrain - Harrisburg
• July 10-13: Keystone Multimedia Workshop - Gettysburg
• How to use Twitter for journalism
• Surprise FAS-FAX finding: Smaller papers declined more than big ones