| February 2001 |
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| Convention Calls All to
Frederick Register today to attend the upcoming MDDC Winter Convention in Frederick featuring top editorial seminars and the annual Editorial Awards Luncheon. Deadline is February 15. |
| Chesapeake Sells
Southern MD Papers Chesapeake Publishing Corp. announced earlier this month it will be selling its Southern Maryland Newspapers division to Gazette Newspapers, a division of The Washington Post Company. The sale is expected to be completed March 1. |
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| Merrill Gives $10
Million to Maryland J-School; College Named in His Honor Philip Merrill, publisher and owner of The Capital in Annapolis and Washingtonian magazine, has made a $10 million gift to the University of Maryland College of Journalism, University President C.D. Mote, Jr. announced Feb. 9. In recognition of the gift, the school will be renamed the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. |
| 2001 MDDC Officer Slate
Presented Michael S. Powell, managing editor of The Frederick News-Post, has been nominated to lead the MDDC Press Association for the next year. |
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| Profile:
Ron Sweeney Ron started his career at The Washington Post in 1966 in the production department, and was in production management for siz years. In 1976 he moved to the advertising sales department as an account executive working in Home Furnishings, Chain and Department Stores, Automotive, etc. He is currently the Agency Relations Manager and Advertising Makeup Manager for The Post. Ron serves on the MDDC Advertising Committee and chairs its programs subcommittee. He also serves on MDDC's Professional Development Committee. |
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| Baltimore Messenger
to Start Subsciption Charge The Baltimore Messenger, a free local newspaper in North Baltimore for 25 years, is beginning to charge for subscriptions and plans to expand its coverage area into the Hampden neighborhood. Free subscriptions will end April 1; the Messenger will then cost$24.95 a year. |
| DC
Council Passes FOI Amendments The District of Columbia Council recently passed the Freedom of Information Amendement Act of 2000. |
| DE
Criminal Records Quest Continues Following a second vote at the end of January, the Delaware Justice Information System (DELJIS) agreed to turn over some of the information requested by The News Journal as part of a three-year effort to gain access to ciminal statistical information. |
| Capital
Settles Libel Case Before Retrial The libel case involving The (Annapolis) Capital and local attorney John R. Greiber, Jr. was settled out of court in mid-December for an undisclosed amount. The case had been set for retrial, following Greiber's decision not to accept a reduced award amount in the fall. |
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| Legal Newsracks Deserve a Place on the Street I have been accused in public of making a career of representing newsracks. It's not actually true. First, most of my clients are actually animate. Second, the "representation" in First Amendment distribution law include advocacy on behalf of the newspaper reader. |
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| Advertising Headlines Should Always be Clear As I write this, I am looking at a four-color newspaper advertising insert for a dry cleaning business. In the center of the layout is a stock photograph of a panle truck from the late Forties or early Fifties. The background is black and white and the trucj has been tinted a light shade of blue. The cleaner's name has been skillfully inserted on the side of the truck. |
| Coleman to Head MDDC Ad
Dept. Patsy Coleman has been promoted to advertising manager in charge of all operations of the MDDC Advertising Department, Executive Director Jim Donahue announced February 9. |
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| Circulation NIE Program Tied to the Community Sometimes considered a circulation booster, and sometimes considered a delivery nuisance, a solid Newspaper in Education program can build a bridge from the newspaper tothe community, enhance educational programs, and improve media literacy. |
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