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October 22, 2004

• No neutral reportage privilege in Pennsylvania, Supreme Court rules 
• Buy a Raffle Ticket to Benefit the PNA Foundation, Win a Trip to St. Martin!
• Pennsylvania endorsement round-up
• Front page gallery: Next up, Wed., Nov. 3
• Veteran journalist Larry Holeva has been appointed managing editor of The Citizens' Voice, Publisher W. Scott Lynett announced Wednesday.
• A wonderful opportunity for your newspaper to reach young readers is headed to Pennsylvania! 
• From the Hotline: A candidate for political office recently contacted our newsroom with a complaint that we carried too many stories about his competitor. He then told us that there was a federal law that required 'equal time' for all candidates. Is this true?
• Have you submitted your directory form?
• Headlines & Deadlines will not be published October 29

October 15, 2004

• Votes are in -- mock election results coming next week
• Statewide candidates meeting
• Front page gallery: Next up, Wed., Nov. 3
• Pennsylvania endorsement round-up
• Banko leaves Scranton for managing editor job in Altoona
• Philadelphia City Paper names editor as Weekly reporter joins City Paper.
• Saturday's Liver Walk dedicated to George Reynolds 
• Have you submitted your directory form?
• Are you ready for a sunny getaway? Purchase your raffle tickets today!
• Use natural curiosity to find the story and tell it completely
• Tell me how you really feel
• Tax benefit lifts Knight Ridder earnings results.

October 8, 2004

• Berks-Mont group sold to Journal Register
• PNA recognizes Senator Mowery with Bill Northrop Award
• House recognizes National Newspaper Week
• Deadline for 'fax consent' extended
• Front page gallery: Next up, election returns
• 15 seconds to sling mud or a place to explain ideas, outline positions and qualifications? Political ads in newspapers make sense, period
• Have you submitted your directory form?
• Are you ready for a sunny getaway? Purchase your raffle tickets today!
• From the Hotline: What disclaimers must appear in political ads?
• Want to become a better reporter or editor? Work on it during your commute or in the shower
• Worse than 'Groaners?' Ban it for life
• Enter the 2005 Print Quality Contest, brought to you by PNA and America East
• Suspicious powder sent to newspapers
• Students start online independent newspaper
• Supreme Court will not hear telemarketers' appeal
• Newspaper, other parties ask judge to unseal name of accuser in Kobe Bryant rape scandal

October 1, 2004

• Katherine Hatton honored with Benjamin Franklin Award
• Meenan picked for Times Herald publisher job as Frattura heads to Michigan
• Bar association names winners of Schnader Awards
• Camp Hill gallery features political cartoons
• Front page gallery: Next up, Wed., Nov. 10
• PSNE plans mock election project, requests your help
• Alan Buncher to lead PNA's government affairs committee
• Patriot-News' Stephanak accepts publisher job in Kalamazoo
• Philadelphia Newspapers names two vice presidents
• What do Walt Disney, Julius Erving, Harry Truman and Bing Crosby have in common?
• PNA adopts new policy requiring prepayment 
• Peek into the minds of young readers
• PNA communications director accepts new position
• From the Hotline: Does an agency have to follow any special procedure before it can call an executive session? What does it have to tell the public about the executive session? Does it have to keep minutes of that session?
• The worst groaners. We hear them from broadcast media, they creep into print...
• PA Senate recognizes National Newspaper Week
• PWPA plans regional meetings
• PNA offers Adobe Acrobat training this month
• Have you done any good psychology-related coverage lately? Entries sought for annual contest
• Judge refuses to close malpractice settlement because taxpayers are footing the bill
• NAA reports young adult readership higher among those exposed to newspapers in school
• USA Today Editor Paulson says it's time to work on credibility
• Circulation scandal means job cuts for Belo

September 24, 2004

• York Daily Record/Sunday News, Philadelphia City Paper are this year's Newspapers of the Year
• Newspaper carrier cited for using raft to deliver paper to stranded readers
• PNA collects more than 40 front pages featuring coverage of Ivan and its destruction
• Top court dismisses newspapers' appeal
• Erie paper begins zoned 'Neighbors' section
• PSNE plans mock election project, requests your help
• Review names Valley news bureau chief
• You don't want to miss this session, just recently added to the schedule at PNA's 80th Annual Convention
• This year's Classified Advertising Sales Workshop has drawn a great response from members, but there is still room for you!
• Mark your calendar for the PNA Annual Membership meeting
• Donations needed for PNA's Foundation Auction
• From the Hotline: My local District Justice refuses access to criminal complaints that have been filed. He also refuses to give me copies of records. Is he allowed to do this?
• Let's clean up the mayor's quote. Just a little bit. That's OK, isn't it?
• Lewis and Clark NIE supplement available at discount pricing for PNA members
• Free material ready for your use during National Newspaper Week, Oct. 3-9, 2004
• PWPA plans regional meetings
• Life magazine to debut Oct. 1 as newspaper supplement
• Gallup Poll shows little confidence in media
• James Beasley, noted trial lawyer, dies
• Statements of ownership must be filed Oct. 1

September 17, 2004

• New top managers appointed at Tribune-Democrat
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review appoints assistant general manager
• Uniontown editor Buzz Store dies 
• Rose DeWolf, reporter with ties to several Pennsylvania papers, dies at 70
• Alternative newspaper publisher will share insights at PNA Convention
• Mark your calendar for the PNA Annual Membership meeting
• 2005 Newspaper in Education poster available
• From the Hotline: Is it unlawful for the school board to act on issues other than those advertised when conducting a special meeting?
• Just who was involved in the deaths of more than 300 people at a Russian school?
• Lewis and Clark NIE supplement available at discount pricing for PNA members
• Free material ready for your use during National Newspaper Week, Oct. 3-9, 2004
• Tribune lowers Newsday circulation figures by 100,000
• Conduit agrees to settlement in libel suit
• Belo sends refund checks to advertisers, company officers say it will build trust
• Journalists awarded $1,000 in damages as Justice Department admits fault in Scalia taping incident
• Chicago guild votes to authorize strike
• New York Times reaches agreement with production employees that includes job cuts
• Statements of ownership must be filed Oct. 1
• Freedom Forum appoints two executives

September 10, 2004

• Hawley paper sold to Liberty Group
• Berks-Mont publishes new weekly, lets readers name it
• Morning Call names vice president
• Chestnut Hill names new editor
• Attend this year's Annual Convention
• Looking ahead at the fall legislative session
• From the Hotline: What are the rules regarding bingo advertisements? Who is liable for an ad that violates the law? 
• Court dismisses Right-to-Know appeal
• Circulation managers, district sales managers and marketing/promotion managers: This one's for you!
• Great speeches and quotes can inspire great writing
• Lewis and Clark NIE supplement available at discount pricing for PNA members
• Plan for this year's National Newspaper Week, Oct. 3-9, 2004
• Altweeklies.com pools content, resources of 125 alternative newspapers
• Statements of ownership must be filed Oct. 1
• House votes to overturn Bush administration's overtime regulations
• Commission recommends no punishments in wake of scandalous parody issue of college paper

September 3, 2004

• Herald-Standard libel suit raises constitutional questions
• Independent Publications sells New York paper
• Centre Daily Times named a finalist in APME awards
• Hatton leaves Philadelphia Newspapers post after 12 years
• Transition is official: Lynett begins as Voice publisher, Manganiello assumes advisor role
• DeJonge takes AP post in New Jersey
• Carl Morris, minority journalism advocate, dies at 73
• The Phoenix names sports editor, copy editor
• Lancaster Farming's Andrews to receive FFA honor
• Former Pennsylvania publisher injured in car accident
• PNA Members: We need your support at the annual PNA Foundation Auction Oct. 27 in Pittsburgh
• From the Hotline: Are financial disclosure statements completed and filed by school directors public records? 
• Lewis and Clark NIE supplement available at discount pricing for PNA members
• Register today for Opportunities 2005 Job Fair!
• State agency will announce only selected grant recipients, media must specifically request information relating to other grant funding
• Reporter gives statement in CIA leak probe, avoids possible jail sentence 
• AP settles copyright dispute involving Sen. Clinton
• New York Times employees' accusations 'have merit,' says EEOC
• Knight Ridder, MSNBC to provide polls, analysis in 'swing states' 
• Pentagon censors 'Right to Know' video 
• Investigators say Black, others looted Hollinger

August 27, 2004

• Philadelphia Inquirer joins forces with NBC10, will share content, online resources
• Correction: Errors in Press article corrected as story was posted online
• Herald-Standard outlines case for protecting sources
• Columnist denied access to Cheney event despite press credentials
• Patriot-News names managing editor for visuals
• From the Hotline: Can we identify the relevant public school district in a housing ad?
• Calling all circulation mangers, district sales managers and marketing managers
• Register today for Opportunities 2005 Job Fair!
• Secrecy in U.S. government is expensive, report says 
• State supreme court may open hearings for lawyer discipline
• Kentucky attorney general says police reports on accidents not kept secret by HIPAA 
• Editors growing wary of letters to the editor generated by online tools
• Ads for organ donors raise ethical questions
• Newspaper publishers team up to produce shopping site with guide to local sales
• Advertising: Spending is up, newspaper ad revenue growth trails other media
• NAA: Newspapers saw 4 percent advertising growth in second quarter
• Investors sue Belo, say circulation inflation used to bloat stock prices
• Entries sought for award recognizing efforts of journalists in regard to access issues

August 20, 2004

• Leak in Lackawanna County prison case sought by prosecutor 
• Post-Gazette joins LA Times, Morning Call in quest for Heinz estate records
• Golias retires, ending 25-year career at The Citizens' Voice
• Online Iraq War package features photos by Inquirer's Swanson 
• New federal standards regarding overtime wages take effect Monday, Aug. 23 
• From the Hotline: Can a school district charge me $15.50 per hour so that an employee can watch me as I copy or scan public records?
• Register today for the Classified Sales Workshop, Oct. 4-6 in Scranton
• Something for everyone at the Pennsylvania Writing and Editing Conference
• Looking for a job? Does your paper have any openings?
• Advertising training program scheduled for western Pennsylvania
• Judge nixes Allegheny County's $1,000 charge for voter rolls
• MSNBC begins online classified ad service, partners with major newspaper companies
• Is it harder today to keep names of unnamed sources confidential? Judges' sympathy for journalists may be waning 
• Entries sought for award recognizing efforts of journalists in regard to access issues
• Belo announces plans to compensate advertisers for questionable circulation at Dallas paper

August 13, 2004

• Writer, editor or photographer? There is something for you at the Pennsylvania Writing and Editing Conference
• Herald-Standard to call DeWeese to testify in libel suit
• Student newspapers may accept alcohol ads, but some school officials hope they won't
• Broadsheet Patriot-News introduces tab sports section 
• Philadelphia native returns to take executive post with Philadelphia Newspapers
• Feather takes over as managing editor at The Phoenix
• Editorial changes announced at the Messenger
• Schreiber, Stafford promoted at the Era
• From the Hotline: Member Alert: Online housing ad generates complaint with Human Relations Commission
• Judge dismisses Condit's libel suit against newspaper
• Reporter held in contempt of court, judge wants reporter to testify before grand jury

August 6, 2004

• NAA reports Penn State newspaper readership program succeeds 
• Liberty Group, owner of six Pennsylvania newspapers, puts itself up for sale
• Skordinski ends 42-year career in publishing business
• Easton newspaper contributor selected as teen fellow in NAA program
• PNA lobbyist testifies on tax reform proposal
• From the Hotline: Member Alert: Are court records subject to Pennsylvania's Right to Know law?
• Do you know someone deserving recognition for a lifetime of achievement?
• Something for everyone at the Pennsylvania Writing and Editing Conference
• Advertising training program scheduled for western Pennsylvania
• Nominations sought for Benjamin Franklin Award; deadline is Aug. 13
• Study criticizes lack of diversity in newspapers' Washington bureaus
• Sun-Times cuts single-copy circulation by 23 percent, adjusting for inflated figures
• Reuters: Dallas paper inflated single copy circulation by as much as 5 percent
• Reuters posts profit through cost-cutting and sale of assets
• Wal-Mart pledges $500,000 in minority journalism scholarships