September 2004 - Download Press News

• Register Now for 2004 Convention; Daytripper Special Offered
  There is still time to register for the 2004 MDDC Annual Convention being held Sept. 9 - 11 at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront in Ocean City, MD.

• Melamed Selected for First MDDC Distinguished Service Award
  Carol D. Melamed, a champion of open government and access issues on behalf of newspapers, has been selected as the first recipient of the MDDC Distinguished Service Award.

• Making a Great Drawer Discovery
  Two summers ago, the Cecil Whig began covering a remarkable story.

• Hall of Fame Nominations Due Nov. 1
  The MDDC Newspaper Hall of Fame honors outstanding newspaper professionals whose careers were marked by excellence.

• Executive Director's Update: How May we Help You?
  The MDDC Executive Committee met Aug. 17 and meets again in October for a planning session to review and set priorities and objectives for the coming year and beyond in advance of the board's approval of the '05 budget on Nov. 18.

• Profile: Greg Bassett
  Greg is currently the executive editor of The Daily Times in Salisbury, a position he has held since 2000.

• Officers, Board Members Set for Election at Sept. 10 Meeting
  John League, editor and publisher of The Herald-Mail Company, has been nominated to lead the MDDC Press Association for the next year.

• Copyright Registration: Why Bother?
  The short answer is: Without registration, federal courts will dismiss your copyright infringement claim and without registration within three months of first publication, you can't collect statutory damages or attorney's fees is you do sue and infringer and win.

• Meeting the Increasing Need for Demographic Research
  Years ago when advertisers researched which newspapers to place ads in, they would call the newspaper and request an updated media kit to be sent to them.

• New Chairmen for Ad Committee
  The MDDC Advertising Committee has new leadership from co-chairs Denise Brady of The Frederick News-Post and David Fike of The Star Democrat.

• DC Journalists Detained at Capitol
  Heightened security levels since Aug. 1 led to questioning by U.S. Capitol Police of two journalists from The Common Denominator who were taking photographs of barricades around the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

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