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Post Wins Access to PG Records
A Prince George's County judge ruled at the end of August that several types of police
records are public information and said be would order county officials to make them
available. |
Papers Complain of Closed Meetings
Recent opinions from Maryland's Open Meetings Compliance Board on separate complaints from
two newspapers held that the state's open meetings laws were violated in one case but not
in the other. |
"Secret's
Act" Hearing Cancelled
Federal legislation that would have essentially created an "Official Secrets
Act" was derailed, at least temporarily, earlier this month when the sponsor, Sen.
Richard Chelby (R-AL) withdrew the legislation. |
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| News Briefs Common Denominator Starts NIE Program
When District of Columbia public school students returned to class this year, The Common
Denominator, a bi-weekly newspaper in Washington, became required reading for many of
them.
- American Profile Adds Web-based Content
American Profile has added a downloadable content service for community newspapers. The
new service, Hometown Content, is complimentary to the more than 650 newspaper partners
who distribute American Profile, the national weekly magazine celebrating hometown
American life.
National Newspaper Week Materials Available Now
National Newspaper Week, a chance for newspapers to promote their role in the community,
is set for Oct. 7 - 11. |
Profile:
Ann Pelham
Ann is the publisher of the Legal Times in
Washington, DC. She has been with the newspaper since 1988 when she started as a reporter.
Since then she has served as managing editor, executive editor and associate publisher
before being named publisher in 1998. Previously she wrote for Governing magazine,
Congressional Quarterly and served at the UPI Moscow bureau. She began her career as a
reporter at The News and Observer in Raleigh, NC. |
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MDDC Summer
Convention Featured Early Start and Top Speakers
The MDDC Summer Convention offered participants practical ideas for managing newspapers in
today's economy and a chance to enjoy the charms of Maryland's Eastern Shore. |
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Advertising Press Service is a Resource for Members
Last week MDDC held our Summer Convention in Easton, MD, at the Tidewater Inn. One of the
program sessions was "Ad Agencies Speak Out." The format included two principals
and one senior manager of ad agencies from Maryland, Delaware and Washington, DC,
discussing the strengths and weeknesses of newspaper advertising. |
10 Things
Good Advertising Does
Here are ten ideas to use when creating ads from the Newspaper Association of America's
Retail Headlines. A good ad: |
Smallest
Decline is in Retail Ad Spending
Newspaper advertising expenditures for the second quarter of 2001 totaled $11.1 billion, a
decrease of 8.4 percent over the same period last year, according to preliminary estimates
from the Newspaper Association of America. Total newspaper advertising had its highest
increase in the second quarter last year, when it was up 6.8 percent. |
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Legal Focusing on Law Enforcement Info
It is an appropriate time to review the statutory rights of access to law enforcement
material. I'll use Maryland as an example, both for brevity and because Maryland is a
"typical" state. Delaware law is not as well developed, the DC Freedom of
Information Act follows federal law, as Maryland tends to. |
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News W. Post Remains in Antitrust Suit
The Washington Post Co. must remain a defendant in a lawsuit accusing it of unfairly
undercutting competition in Maryland.
- NAA Offers a Free-lancer Checklist
In light of the New York Times v. Tasini decision, the Newspaper Association of America
has had a checlist for newspaper prepared.
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Journal
Newspapers Reduces Issues, Cuts Monday Edition
The Journal Newspapers, which publishes the Montgomery and Prince George's Journals in
Maryland, changed its publication schedule this month, eliminating Monday editions of the
newspaper. Starting on Sept. 10 it began publishing its six papers five days a week,
Tuesday through Friday and Sunday. |
MDDC Hall of Fame
Nomination Deadline in November 1
MDDC Press Association Hall of Fame Committee Chairman Jim Flood, Sr. reminds members that
Nov. 1 is the deadline for nominations for election to the MDDC Newspaper Hall of Fame for
2002. |
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Circulation Specialty Papers Special Needs
Specialty publications can provide unique challenges for circulation departments.
Publishing companies can have any number of these diverse newspapers, and managing their
circulation requires creativity. |
| Circulation News Time to File Ownership Statements
Oct. 1 is the filing deadline for the Periodical Class Statement of Ownership, Management
and Circulation, Form 3526, with the United State Postal Service.
- ABC Defines Electronic Edition Sales
The Audit Bureau of Circulations passed guidelines earlier this year defining electronic
sales of newspapers, allowing publishers to create and sell new electronic editions of
their publications and still have them count as paid circulation.
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MDDC Student
Journalist Program Underway
Like the new school year, MDDC Press Association's program to support student journalists
also recently got underway. |
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