July 2004 - Download Press News |
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- MDDC Annual Convention Set for Sept. 9-11 in Ocean City, MD
The MDDC Annual Convention is heading "down the ocean" for 2004 with great
sessions planned on leadership, circulation growth, and effective packaging of print and
online products.
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- Newspapers are a Public Trust, Not Only a Bottom Line
I grew up in a newspaper family, and by osmosis absorbed from an early age the potential
of newspapers to affect the very fabric of their communities.
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- Director's Update: Getting Together for Moving Forward in 2004
Three big meetings coming up on the MDDC calendar include:.
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- Profile of Dave Rosenthal
Dave started in journalism as consumer columnist for the Roanoke Times & World-News.
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- Additional Closures Could Results From DC Council FOIA Amendments
Four bills that would amend the District of Columbia's Freedom of Information Act are
currently pending before the DC Council's Committee on Government Operations.
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- They'll Hide Departure Times Next
As of June 17, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will gain the power to
control the release, or should we say stop the release, of vast amounts of information
about all air or water transportation.
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- Patuxent Publishing, Post Co. Buy Community Newspapers
Two MDDC Press Association members, Patuxent Publishing Company and The Washington Post
Co., have both recently added community newspapers to their groups.
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- How do You Spell R-E-T-E-N-T-I-O-N?
Over the last decade many circulation departments became so consumed with subscriber
acquisition they missed seeing the proverbial forest for the trees.
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