MDDC's Partnership with MANSI Goes into Effect

The partnership MDDC has formed with the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association that MDDC leaders believe will result in more display advertising sales into our member papers and for our members’ websites became effective Feb. 1.

Under the new agreement, all display advertising sales on behalf of MDDC will be handled by PNA’s ad placement subsidiary, MANSI Media. Read more

All of the Contest Entries are In!

The Editorial, Advertising and Online Media Contest entries are all in. The next stage in the process is to pack them up and ship them off to the newspaper professionals that are members of the New York Press Association for judging. New York's members will have several weeks to read the entries and return their results. After MDDC tallies the judges results, the winners lists will be available around the middle of March. 

As has been the practice for the last several years, MDDC will notify publishers of the names of winners only. Actual win details won't be revealed until the Annual Awards Conference schedule for April 22-23.

If you have any questions about the contest process, visit MDDC's 2009 Contests page.

   MDDC Partners with Online Media Campus for Webinars

    More affordable online training is now available to MDDC members through the Online    
    Media Campus, an initiative of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association and the
    Iowa Newspaper Foundation. The program will produce 20 high-quality, low-cost 
    webinars in 2010 covering such topic areas as editorial, print and online advertising sales,
    technology, social networking and much more. Read more about the program and 
    register now for their first webinar on February 12: Intro to InDesign.

Deadline to Advertise in 2010 Virtual Membership Directory Extended

Be represented in MDDC's Virtual Membership Directory which will be made available to its 140 member newspapers, area ad agencies and to MANSI Media, the full-service ad agency of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association that is partnering with MDDC to build newspaper advertis-
ing in the region. With an ad in the 2010 Virtual Directory, you'll be strategically placed to benefit 
as MANSI brings new advertisers to your market. 

The directory will be available in PDF format and will be updated throughout the year.

Download the advertising order form here, and return it to MDDC by February 15.

Online Learning for Newspapers

Inland Press Association is offering a slate of affordable Webinars on subjects such as finding new revenue for classifieds, launching niches and more. Read more

2010 Journalism Awards = $5,000 Cash Prize

The Institute on Political Journalism is accepting submissions for two awards. The Excellence in Economic Reporting Award is given for writing that provides the best insignt and understanding of business and economic principles and their impact on policies and markets. The Clark Mollenhoff Award for Investigative Reporting is given to the story that best conforms to the investigative standards set by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. The deadline for entries is March 15. Click here for more details.

Study: Newspapers Produce Most of the News

Reporters are the root source for news. The public doesn't know that. They also don't know that source is quickly eroding away. Read more

Declines in Gov't Support Hurting News Business

New report from Georffrey Cowan and David Westphal of the Annenberg School explores how government can support the news media. Read more

FREE Webinar: Get a Cut of 2010 Political Advertising