February 2004 - Download Press News

• In Appreciation of Mike Powell
  Mike Powell was a happy guy.

• Editorial Conference & Awards, March 12
  The program is set for the 2004 MDDC Editorial Conference and Awards, March 12 at the Sheraton Columbia Hotel, featuring top editorial seminars, editorial contest awards and more.

• Court Records Access Rules Adopted
  Seeking to ensure most court records stay open while protecting individual privacy to an appropriate extent, Maryland's highest court adopted the state's first set of rules for public access to court records - including electronic ones - on Feb. 9, 2004.

• Journal Newspapers Sell Share and Name New Publisher
  The Journal Newspapers, which include the Montgomery and Prince George's Journals in Maryland and several newspapers in Northern Virginia, have sold an unspecified share of the company to an investment group led by the former publisher of a free daily in Philadelphia, the company announced Jan. 21.

• Profile of Craig Burke
  Craig is a Washington metropolitan-area native who has worked in the advertising and newspaper fields for 16 years.

• Open Meetings Concerns Top Early MDDC Activity in Maryland Legislature
  Support for efforts to clarify and strengthen the Maryland Open Meetings Act was the major undertaking on the MDDC Press Association in the opening weeks of the 90-day 2004 session of the state's General Assembly.

• Delaware's Rush to Close Records Slowed in General Assembly
  An attempt in the Delaware General Assembly to rush through a bill that would limit public access to information about the state's criminal justice system was put on hold January 29 until after the legislators return from a six-week recess that began that evening.

• News-Post Wins "Black Book" Case
  This may be the only access to records lawsuit worthy of song or movie script, but the law here is so important, regretfully we leave the details behind.

• Ad Service = Member Service
  What are the pillars of a good state press association ad service that leads it to become a vital member service?

• Hall of Fame Member Robinson Loved "Hometown" Journalism
  MDDC Newspaper Hall of Fame member W. Wright Robinson, who spent nearly eight decades chronicling and championing change in Western Sussex, dies Dec, 10 in his Seaford, DE, home.

• Reports Offer Insight and Strategies
  Some of the most significant changes in the newspaper industry are in the adoption of online technology and the use of databases for circulation and marketing.

• People, newspapers, help wanted

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