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  October 30, 2008

• FAS-FAX: Erie Times-News placed in top 10 circulation performers
• Sen. Pileggi honored with PNA Bill Northrop Freedom of Information Award
• Blaine earns PNA Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence
• Beihoff, Lynett recognized with PNA Lifetime Achievement Award
• PNA Portal: Feeling energized after PNA's convention
• Foundation Update: Judges and journalists get to talk it out
• HR: How can we 'do change' better?
• Capitol Notes: The silence before Election Day
• From the Legal Hotline: What are the rules on access to polling places?
• Office of Open Records Web site is up and running
• Membership notice: Send in your data verification forms
• New federal regulation requires media to wear safety vests on highways
• Keystone Press Awards update
• Nov. 6: What is Your Web Site Worth? - via webinar
• Nov. 13: PNA On the Road - King of Prussia
• Nov. 13: Journalistic Ethics in a Digital World - Hackensack, N.J.
• Nov. 14: Judges/Journalists Workshop - Pittsburgh
• Nov. 20: Sharon Johnson Memorial Workshop (Investigative Reporting) - Harrisburg
• Ad Geek: Christian Science Monitor to end daily publication
• A tombstone that marks the beginning, not the end
• E-tearsheets: Better than sliced bread?
• 3Q: Newspapers draw 41% of U.S. Internet users
• 1998-2008: An industry transforms

October 23, 2008

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette offers newsroom buyouts
• Pocono Business Journal wins Bizzy Award
• Derrick Publishing buys SCS editorial system
• Morning Call's Kranzley named Pa. 'Speaker of the Year'
• Foundation Update: Help with Scholastic & Collegiate Keystone winners publication
• From the Legal Hotline: Q: Can a bank advertise a promotion that says “open an account and win a chance to receive $500”?
• Membership notice: Send in your data verification forms
• Your news here!
• Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors Annual Conference - Nov. 13-16, Raleigh, N.C.
• Oct. 30: Close the Sale: Making the Most Money Online - via webinar
• Oct. 31: API's Newspaper Next "2.0" - Philadelphia
• Nov. 6: What is Your Web Site Worth? - via webinar
• Nov. 13: PNA On the Road - King of Prussia
• Nov. 13: Journalistic Ethics in a Digital World - Hackensack, N.J.
• Nov. 14: Judges/Journalists Workshop - Pittsburgh
• The advantage of advertising in a down market
• Google, Yahoo growth curbed as ad cuts spread to Web
• NAA: Online visitors up 15.7% in Q3
• AP launches mobile news network app for BlackBerry smart phones

October 16, 2008

• Reporters Committee, 29 other media groups urge Supreme Court to open secret case in support of Legal Intelligencer
• Survey: Help us make Headlines & Deadlines better for you
• Your news here!
• Former Express-Times editor, Frassinelli, to be honored for community service
• Bartash Printing enhances sales and marketing focus with Roberts, Greene
• PNA Portal: Gearing up for Annual Convention
• Foundation Update: Pay It Forward to be a Convention highlight
• HR: Helping employees through organizational change
• Notice: New federal regulation requires media to wear safety vests on highways
• PNA Annual Convention - Oct. 22-24 - The Omni William Penn, Pittsburgh
• PNA Annual Membership Meeting - Oct. 23
• From the Legal Hotline: Q: Can our newspaper accept Pennsylvania casino ads and if so, are there any advertising requirements we should be aware of?
• Oct. 23: The Art of Multimedia Storytelling - Pittsburgh
• Oct. 23: Benchmark Your Media Site: Revenue and Share - via webinar
• Oct. 30: Close the Sale: Making the Most Money Online - via webinar
• Oct. 31: API's Newspaper Next "2.0" - Philadelphia
• Nov. 6: What is Your Web Site Worth? - via webinar
• Nov. 13: PNA On the Road - King of Prussia
• Nov. 13: Journalistic Ethics in a Digital World - Hackensack, N.J.
• Nov. 14: Judges/Journalists Workshop - Pittsburgh
• Ad Geek: 8 Web tools that can simplify your life
• Ad growth vanishes for newspaper Web sites
• MySpace's MyAds targets small advertisers
• Mainstream news outlets start linking to other sites
• Newspapers mired in debt even before economic crisis

October 9, 2008

• Patriot-News offers voluntary buyouts
• Former Philadelphia Daily News managing editor, Foley, to step down as Wisconsin State Journal editor
• PNA Portal: National Newspaper Week is the perfect time to talk about public notice advertising
• Foundation Update: More ideas for online revenue generation
• Keeping their eyes on the decision-makers
• PNA Annual Convention - Oct. 22-24 - The Omni William Penn, Pittsburgh
• PNA Annual Membership Meeting - Oct. 23
• API's Newspaper Next "2.0" - Oct. 31: Temple University, Philadelphia
• It's National Newspaper Week!
• From the Legal Hotline: Stay tuned for a new hotline question next week.
• Oct. 16: Online Promotions: Untapped Sales Revenue - via webinar
• Oct. 23: The Art of Multimedia Storytelling - Pittsburgh
• Oct. 23: Benchmark Your Media Site: Revenue and Share - via webinar
• Oct. 30: Close the Sale: Making the Most Money Online - via webinar
• Nov. 6: What is Your Web Site Worth? - via webinar
• Nov. 13: PNA On the Road - King of Prussia
• Nov. 14: Judges/Journalists Workshop - Pittsburgh
• Ad Geek: Online video pros, cons
• Brands, agencies still stumped by local online advertising
• Shares in newspaper companies fall with market
• How's media doing?

October 2, 2008

• AP News Exchange expands to 500 newspapers
• Lee newspapers report jump in readership and online use
• Veteran Indiana Gazette newsman reflects on six decades forged in ink
• 27 years at PNA flew by for Jacquie Deibler
• PNA Portal: Focus on the future
• Foundation Update: Things you haven't tried before might make all the difference
• Legal Desk: TTY ad notice
• Don't miss Classified Sales Workshop! - Oct. 6-8, Lancaster
• PNA Annual Convention - Oct. 22-24 - The Omni William Penn, Pittsburgh
• PNA Annual Membership Meeting - Oct. 23
• National Newspaper Week is Oct. 5-18; NNW kit now available
• Highlights from NCEW's convention in Little Rock
• From the Legal Hotline: Stay tuned for a new hotline question next week.
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• Oct. 6: Private Companies: Reporting, Research & Multimedia Coverage - Harrisburg
• Oct. 9: New Net Business: Uncovering New Opportunity - via webinar
• Oct. 16: Online Promotions: Untapped Sales Revenue - via webinar
• Oct. 23: The Art of Multimedia Storytelling - Pittsburgh
• Oct. 23: Benchmark Your Media Site: Revenue and Share - via webinar
• Oct. 30: Close the Sale: Making the Most Money Online - via webinar
• Nov. 6: What is Your Web Site Worth? - via webinar
• Nov. 13: PNA On the Road - King of Prussia
• Ad-Geek: G1 vs. iPhone
• High online video ad costs could drop
• Make or break time for newspapers
• I ghost-wrote letters to the editor for the McCain campaign
• Video ads become 'great friend of print'

  September 25, 2008

• Pa. Supreme Court rules that Times-Tribune can protect source
• Pa. ex-coroner gets probation over giving 911 password to Intelligencer Journal reporters
• Court backs $3.5 million libel judgment against Citizen's Voice
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette may be planning layoffs due to revenue declines
• Former Tribune-Review president William McMichael Jones murdered, apartment set on fire
• PNA Portal: Newspapers still matter
• PNA Portal: Do you like what you see in the mirror?
• Foundation Update: Need a pick-me-up? A boost? Some inspiration?
• Capitol Notes: As the days dwindle down …
• From the Legal Hotline: An advertiser wants to place a political ad for the upcoming presidential election but does not want to include their address or phone number in the ad. They are willing to include a Web address and a statement that the ad is not authorized by a candidate or candidate committee. Can we do that?
• Notice: New federal regulation requires media to wear safety vests on highways
• Volunteers needed! Help students with groundbreaking Web project
• National Newspaper Week - NNW kit now available for Oct. 5-18
• Classified Sales Workshop - Oct. 6-8, Lancaster
• PNA Annual Convention - Oct. 22-24 - The Omni William Penn, Pittsburgh
• PNA Annual Membership Meeting - Oct. 23
• Newspaper of the Year winners are up!
• Reader Initiative Award Winners now posted
• Do you want to be a newspaper superhero?
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• Oct. 2: Improving Online Classifieds: What's Next for Recruitment, Real Estate and Automotive - via webinar
• Oct. 6: Private Companies: Reporting, Research & Multimedia Coverage - Harrisburg
• Oct. 9: New Net Business: Uncovering New Opportunity - via webinar
• Oct. 16: Online Promotions: Untapped Sales Revenue - via webinar
• Oct. 23: The Art of Multimedia Storytelling - Pittsburgh
• Oct. 23: Benchmark Your Media Site: Revenue and Share - via webinar
• Oct. 30: Close the Sale: Making the Most Money Online - via webinar
• Oct. 30-31, Nov. 7, 14, 21: Executive Training Network - Harrisburg
• Nov. 6: What is Your Web Site Worth? - via webinar
• Nov. 13: PNA On the Road - King of Prussia
• Media Buzz: What are they saying?
• Yahoo's new ad platform is key for newspapers
• Yahoo-Google pact raises criticisms
• Add MANSI Media to your e-mail whitelist
• Ad spending takes steepest nosedive since 2001
• Can newspapers ever conquer the 'texting' generation?

September 18, 2008

• McClatchy to trim 10% of workforce
• Jackson celebrates 30th anniversary with AP
• PNA Portal: We're all busy, but don't forget to accentuate the positive
• Foundation Update: Growing your Web site is within reach
• Capitol Notes: More sunshine at public meetings?
• From the Legal Hotline: An ad agency says information about political ads is public record in Pennsylvania. Does the law require me to release political advertising information prior to publication?
• National Newspaper Week - NNW kit now available for Oct. 5-18
• Classified Sales Workshop - Oct. 6-8, Lancaster
• PNA Annual Convention - Oct. 22-24 - The Omni William Penn, Pittsburgh
• PNA Annual Membership Meeting - Oct. 23
• Do you want to be a newspaper superhero?
• PNA members can save 50 percent on Editor & Publisher subscription
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• Recap: What you missed at the Innovative Design Workshop this week
• NEW! Sept. 22: Election Polls & Key Indicators - via teleconference
• Sept. 25: PNA On the Road - Wilkes-Barre
• Sept. 25: Sites to Emulate: What Makes a Good Local Site? - via webinar
• Oct. 2: Improving Online Classifieds: What's Next for Recruitment, Real Estate and Automotive - via webinar
• Oct. 6: Private Companies: Reporting, Research & Multimedia Coverage - Harrisburg
• Oct. 9: New Net Business: Uncovering New Opportunity - via webinar
• Oct. 16: Online Promotions: Untapped Sales Revenue - via webinar
• Oct. 23: The Art of Multimedia Storytelling - Pittsburgh
• Oct. 23: Benchmark Your Media Site: Revenue and Share - via webinar
• Oct. 30: Close the Sale: Making the Most Money Online - via webinar
• Oct. 30-31, Nov. 7, 14, 21: Executive Training Network - Harrisburg
• Nov. 6: What is Your Web Site Worth? - via webinar
• Nov. 13: PNA On the Road - King of Prussia
• Web-Wise: I may not be an expert, but I know a few things when it comes to Web ads
• Add MANSI Media to your e-mail whitelist
• Borrell: Major newspaper Web site revenues strong against TV, radio, pure-play sites
• What if you could let subscribers name their own subscription price?

September 11, 2008

• Penn State Libraries awarded major newspaper digitization grant
• AP Member Choice expands value, reduces member assessments
• Gary Owen named vice president of sales at Muller Martini
• Mike Shatto celebrates 35 years of service at the PNA
• PNA Portal: Making sense of the social networking phenomenon
• Foundation Update: Why change is good
• Chairman's Corner: We're causing our own 'doomsday'
• Capitol Notes: October means National Newspaper Week
• From the Legal Hotline: An advertiser wants to run an ad that says “Buy an oil heater, get a FREE cruise!”. Can they say that?
• PNA Annual Convention - Oct. 22-24 - The Omni William Penn, Pittsburgh
• Classified Sales Workshop - Oct. 6-8, Lancaster
• PNA members can save 50 percent on Editor & Publisher subscription
• Do you want to be a newspaper superhero?
• Classroom election materials now available
• Sept. 15-17: Innovative Design - Harrisburg
• Sept. 25: PNA On the Road - Wilkes-Barre
• Oct. 6: Private Companies: Reporting, Research & Multimedia Coverage - Harrisburg
• Oct. 23: The Art of Multimedia Storytelling - Pittsburgh
• Oct. 30-31, Nov. 7, 14, 21: Executive Training Network - Harrisburg
• Nov. 13: PNA On the Road - King of Prussia
• Mid-Atlantic Newspaper Services Inc. emerges with a new identity as MANSI Media
• Add MANSI Media to your e-mail whitelist
• TV's last bonanza
• Zillow.com makes deal with 11 newspaper chains to carry real estate ads
• Google to re-publish 244 years of newspaper articles?
• New e-newspaper reader echoes look of the paper

September 4, 2008

• Sample News Group buys 3 dailies from GateHouse
• Former Philadelphia Inquirer editor, Guthman, dies
• Foundation Update: Newspapers play crucial role during election
• Capitol Notes: From the Senate Bill 1 to Act 3 – proposal to reality
• From the Legal Hotline: Our newspaper only accepts estate notice advertising from attorneys. Is this required by law and should the policy continue?
• PNA welcomes Abigail Ketchum as membership manager
• PNA Annual Convention - Oct. 22-24 - The Omni William Penn, Pittsburgh
• Classified Sales Workshop - Oct. 6-8, Lancaster
• PNA members can save 50 percent on Editor & Publisher subscription
• Calling all creative types for ad task force!
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• Sept. 10: Noontime Update - Gov. Rendell's Budget Update - via teleconference
• 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. 23: The Art of Multimedia Storytelling - Pittsburgh
• Oct. 30-31, Nov. 7, 14, 21: Executive Training Network - Harrisburg
• Nov. 13: PNA On the Road - King of Prussia
• Mid-Atlantic Newspaper Services Inc. emerges with a new identity as MANSI Media
• Chrome: Google’s latest browser venture
• Hey newspapers, how about offering other attractions such as social networking?
• Wall Street Journal debuts lifestyle mag to draw luxury ads

  August 28, 2008

• Newspaper union postpones $25 raise
• Best of Newspaper In Education Contest
• Foundation Update:
• Notes from the Capitol: Special Noontime Update
• From the Legal Hotline: Q: Does the Public Utility Commission regulate movers and if so, are there any special advertising requirements?
• Pennsylvania Advertising Initiative Task Force
• Classified Sales Workshop - Oct. 6-8, Lancaster
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• Classroom election materials now available
• Sept. 2: Prayer, Politics, Pretzels: Covering Faith in PA - Harrisburg
• Sept. 10: Noontime Update - Gov. Rendell's Budget Update - via teleconference
• 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. 23: The Art of Multimedia Storytelling - Pittsburgh
• Oct. 30-31, Nov. 7, 14, 21: Executive Training Network - Harrisburg
• Nov. 13: PNA On the Road - King of Prussia
• Facing cuts, editors 'Relax the Rules' to make swift changes
• Economic conditions forcing marketers to reduce advertising budgets, according to ANA survey
• Pittsburgh near top in coupon clipping

August 21, 2008

• Press And Journal undergoes storefront makeover
• Lansdale Reporter honored by local baseball league
• Times-Shamrock alt-papers sign on with Ruxton Media Group
• Tom Meyer joins leadership team at Bartash
• Foundation Update: Fall training is upon us
• From the Legal Hotline: I am trying to get police blotters and press releases from several months ago from my local police department. The officer in charge of records refuses to provide copies because it is their policy to keep blotters and press releases on public display in the office for one week and after that, they are filed and become non-public. The police say this policy is necessary and legal because they do not have the time or the resources to locate old blotters and press releases. Can they do that?
• Classified Sales Workshop - Oct. 6-8, Lancaster
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• Classroom election materials now available
• Sept. 2: Prayer, Politics, Pretzels: Covering Faith in PA - Harrisburg
• Sept. 10: Noontime Update - Gov. Rendell's Budget Update - via teleconference
• 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. 23: The Art of Multimedia Storytelling - Pittsburgh
• Oct. 30-31, Nov. 7, 14, 21: Executive Training Network - Harrisburg
• Nov. 13: PNA On the Road - King of Prussia
• Uh-oh, where did those newspaper Web ads go?
• Exclusive from Nielsen: Nearly half of top 30 newspaper sites decline in 'time spent'
• Study: Local media site ads set the pace

August 14, 2008

• Inquirer, Daily News drivers give up raises
• Journal Register reports assets of $77 million -- and liabilities of $719 million
• AP launches celebrity news service
• Butler Eagle ad director, McElroy, dies at 60
• Foundation Update: Time for a little design innovation
• From the Legal Hotline: Our coverage area includes a home rule county which is governed by a fifteen member council. Eleven council members belong to the same political party. These 11 members routinely meet in private to discuss their course of action on matters of agency business. When questioned, the council members say they are permitted to caucus with members of their political party without violating the Sunshine Act. Is that correct?
• LAST CHANCE! Reader Initiative Award - Deadline to enter: Aug. 15
• Attention editors: Online mock election - 'Let Students Voice Their Choice'
• Classroom election materials now available
• 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
• Nov. 13: PNA On the Road - King of Prussia
• New report: Small is still beautiful in the newspaper biz
• Ad boon: Centro acquires RealCities.com
• Media outlets losing money from a lack of auto ads
• Newspaper doomsayers still can be proved wrong
• Bernstein: Online ad revenue to grow

August 7, 2008

• Post-Gazette acquires pittsburghmom.com
• After redesign, Morning Call runs editorials only 3 days per week
• Philly newspapers face new debt troubles
• David La Torre: The winnowing of Pennsylvania's newspapers
• Oleyn appointed new publisher of Philadelphia Weekly
• Connor, group eye Maine papers
• SPJ honors Teri Henning with Sunshine Award
• From the Legal Hotline: May the board of trustees at a community college discuss general hiring policies 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. 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
• Job market intact for young journalists, says survey
• Newspapers could be bargains, but few are buying
• Survey: Online coupon usage up 39% since 2005