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 In this Issue. . . |
- How a Community Newspaper Covered the Sniper Story
In the first hours of the sniper siege, on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 3, the editors of
The Gazette began planning coverage of the story that would consume much of their lives
for the next four weeks.
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- Kitty Vance Joins MDDC as New Advertising Director
Kathleen (Kitty) Vance, a newspaper advertising executive with 25 years of experience at
newspapers, at the former Newspaper Advertising Bureau and as an independent newspaper
sales trainer, is the new director of the MDDC Press Association Advertising Department.
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- MDDC Newspapers' Endorsement Favored Townsend for Governor
Does the endorsement of a candidate by a newspaper influence the voting public?
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- Profile of Daily Times Publisher Lawrence Jock, Jr.
Larry was named president and publisher of Gannet Co.'s newspapers on the Eastern Shore in
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia in July 2000.
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- Two Postal Cases Affect Newspapers
The National Newspaper Association intervened in two important Postal Rate Commission
proceedings that will affcet the interests of community newspaper as users of the mail.
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- Sniper Case Puts Focus on Law Enforcement Practices
The Montgomery County Police Department has just been through one of the most thoroughly
scrutinized investigations in history.
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- New Deadline for Contest Entries
As the year comes to a close, it's time to start preparing entries for the 2002 MDDC
Editorial Contest. Once change to note for the 2002 contest is a later entry deadline than
in recent years.
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- Readership Numbers Hold Steady, Circulation Drops Slightly
The most recent Competitive Media Index from teh Newspaper Association of American shows
newspaper readership numbers are holding steady from the spring CMI, and have gained
almost a full percentage point since the fall report a year ago.
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