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Send a teacher to UMC Start looking for a local teacher who would like to attend the Governor addresses editors Newspaper In Education course at UMC this summer. Gov. Matt Blunt addresses the guests at the AP Managing Editors awards 22 luncheon during the annual meeting of the Missouri Society of Newspaper Editors / AP Managing Editors April 1 at Big Cedar Lodge. Looking on is Randy Picht, the new chief of the APʼs Kansas City bureau. Stories and Nominations are being taken photos from the meeting are on pages 4-6. now for the fi rst class of induct- ees into the Photojournalism Hall of Fame. 10 Regular Features Register for the MPA Porter Fisher President 2 Golf Classic to be On the Move 9 held June 24 at Sycamore Creek. Scrapbook 13 18 21 Obituaries Jean Maneke 20 NIE Report 22

Missouri Press News, May 2005 www.mopress.com MPA, staff losses kept us busy Journalistʼs Creed plaque to be dedicated May 5 in Columbia arch and April were busy months for Mis- After that meeting I traveled to Columbia to attend souri Press activities. I didn’t get to attend the Henry Geyer awards banquet at the Alumni Center. Mthe newspaper editors meeting at Big Cedar Former publisher Jim Sterling, who now teaches com- Lodge because we lost a couple of employees to different munity journalism at the School of Journalism, was one jobs, and yes, I had to stay and work. of two recipients of the award for From the reports I’ve received, everyone thoroughly public service to the university. Jim enjoyed the Lodge and the hospitality extended by the has put in a large amount of time Former Branson Chamber of Commerce and Convention & and effort for MU, and he richly Visitors Bureau and the many attractions deserved this honor. publisher in the area. We’l l s e e y o u I did attend the Society of Professional Thursday, May 5, Jim Ster- Journalists fundraiser in Springfield with at the MPA building ling was my friend Jeff Schrag of the Springfield in Columbia for the Daily Events. We had a great time. dedication of MPA’s one of I even invited my former roommate Jan new plaque, which (Yan) Stahle who works at Harry Cooper has the Journalist’s two re- Supply in Branson. He and Dave Berry Creed written by got into a bidding war for a weekend Walter Williams. cipients of at Big Cedar. Jan eventually won, and John Spaar Wanda Brown and the award I was happy that Jan contributed to the The Odessan family donated funds worthy cause. MPA President for the plaque in for ser- Southeast Missouri Press Association memory of husband/ and the Missouri Advertising Managers’ Association publisher J.W. Brown of the Cass vice to the both met on April 15. I couldn’t attend both, so chose County Democrat. That evening university. the one I’m associated with most closely in my job, the we’ll travel to Jefferson City for the Ad Managers’. past presidents dinner, which this The meeting was another great success in St. Louis. I year will be at the Governor’s Mansion. was so happy to see all my advertising friends, especially I’m between my travels. We’re getting ready for three Debbie Kiser, who now works for the Jefferson City News graduation issues for our two newspapers, breaking in Tribune. I called on Debbie when she was the retail ad- two new employees and hosting an intern, Ryan Smith, vertising manager for Osco Drug in Springfield. from Jim Sterling’s community journalism class.

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www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, May 2005 Missouri Press News, May 2005 www.mopress.com 3 Gov. Blunt speaks to editors MSNE/APME met March 31-April 1 at Big Cedar Lodge he way to increase state rev- enue is to do things that make Tthe economy grow, Gov. Matt Blunt told the guests at the MSNE/ APME meeting at Big Cedar Lodge. Gov. Blunt spoke and answered questions at the APME Awards Lun- cheon. He talked about the “quality jobs” program that would offer tax incentives to companies for hiring people and about other initiatives being taken by his administration to take a “new approach to economic development.” Responding to a question, Blunt said he has not signed an advance directive to make medical decisions in the event of his incapacitation. That’s something he probably needs Gov. Blunt to do, he said. disagreed On another Professor Daryl Moen of the Missouri School of Journalism visits with Dianne Elizabeth matter, he said Osis of the Springfield Business Journal after his presentation on trends in newspaper that the he disagrees design. Joining the conversation is Buck Collier, president of the Missouri Society of Newspaper Editors. Professor Moen encouraged the editors to design for scanners religious with former rather than readers. Without cluttering the design, use graphic and text elements to U.S. Sen. John provide information to people who skim rather than read the pages. Break long stories right has Danforth that into several shorter stories, and provide information with charts, graphs, maps and lists taken over the Missouri when possible. Republican Par- the Missouri ty has been tak- A session on producing a news- Thursday evening, the Branson Republican en over by the paper during a crisis featured Chris Chamber of Commerce and the Con- religious right, Wrinkle of the Lebanon , vention & Visitors Bureau sponsored Party. which is stifling Charlie Meeks of the Stockton Cedar a dinner for the guests. Several Bran- the state’s effort County Republican, and Marty Stef- son attractions each sponsored and to become a center of biological sci- fens of the Missouri School of Jour- decorated a dinner table with promo- ence research. Danforth had made nalism. tional material and gifts. that statement in an opinion piece Wrinkle talked about how his Later, buses took the meeting published several days earlier. newspaper responded when a tractor- guests into Branson for either the Blunt said he opposes efforts to trailer rig crashed into and demol- Presleys show or Cirque. prohibit all types of stem cell research ished part of the newspaper building. After breakfast and the business in Missouri. Meeks related events after a major meeting Friday, Professor Daryl After the governor spoke, Randy tornado destroyed her community. Moen of the School of Journalism Picht, the new chief of the AP’s Kan- Steffens talked about the stages of a talked about trends in newspaper sas City bureau, presented the APME disaster and things newspapers can do design. award certificates. to prepare and respond. MSNE members elected Sam The MSNE/APME meeting started Kevin Vossen of SBC Communica- Blackwell of the Cape Girardeau Thursday afternoon, March 31, with tions, and Jerry Howe of Big River Southeast Missourian to the board of a session on Sunshine Law issues. Telephone Co., took turns — Vossen directors. He replaced Susan Miller MPA counselor Jean Maneke and J.P. on Thursday and Howe on Friday Warden of Washington. Officers Clubb of the Attorney General’s Of- — explaining their opposing views of serve for two years, so Buck Collier of fice led that discussion after remarks proposed state legislation to reduce St. Louis continues as president of the by Attorney General Jay Nixon. regulation of SBC. organization.

4 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, May 2005 Nixon against anti-openness bills ttorney General Jay Nixon call his office or MPA counselor Jean ficial to get into trouble for being too thinks some of the legislation Maneke to get quick resolution of open open. Anow being debated in Jefferson meeting and open records issues. Responding to a question about City should not pass because it would Nixon was asked if there are any how budget cutting will affect his of- diminish government openness. grounds to the belief of public officials fice, Nixon said he has two jobs, one Nixon opened the March 31- to protect the public and a second to April 1 meeting of the Missouri protect the budget. “We will protect the Society of Newspaper Editors / public first,” he said. AP Managing Editors at Big Ce- “There are going to be some cuts. dar Lodge south of Branson. He I hope those cuts aren’t going to be spoke and answered questions borne by the people with the weakest during a session on Sunshine lobbyists. That’s the way it’s going,” Law issues. Nixon said. Referring to a House bill Nixon commended the governor’s that would label as “vexatious” appointment of a commission to requests for large numbers of study all aspects of the government. public records, Nixon said it That hasn’t been done in many years would “have a chilling effect” and should result in some beneficial on requests for public records. changes, he said. Another bill would keep secret Nixon, in his fourth term as attor- the environmental damage set- ney general — the first person to have tlement terms of large livestock served that long — was asked if he plans confinements. Nixon said that to run for governor. bill “should be defeated” because He will decide later, he said, and that it would trump the ability to decision might be affirmative “if I can’t have local authority over what withstand the urge to ask friends and runs into streams, and “keep- neighbors for $10 million dollars to run ing information away from the younger pictures of me on TV and say public is not in the public’s best Attorney General Jay Nixon apologized to the bad things about the opponents.” interest.” editors if he appeared a bit nervous. “Thatʼs the Before closing Nixon asked the edi- During his prepared remarks biggest moose Iʼve ever stood under to speak,” he tors to be aware of the effects of editori- Nixon said newspapers can help quipped. als that berate public officials for their educate officials and the public decisions. Public officials, many serving by distributing as many of his Sunshine that they face less harsh consequences for no or low pay, must make difficult Law booklets as possible. for closing meetings and records than decisions, he said. “We’ll kill as many trees as necessary” if they disclose something that should “You all fail to realize how painful it to print enough booklets to get the be private or closed. is for public officials to be criticized for word out, he said. Nixon said it’s rare for a public of- their decisions.” He also encouraged the guests to

Newspapers can prepare for disaster reponse ournalists often are “first responders” to disaster, list of staff members with addresses, phone numbers Jand they should know legal issues involved and their and cell phone numbers. They should be aware of the rights, and their newspaper should have a policy regard- limitations of their communications methods and what ing involvement and assistance at the scene. they will do if utilities are down. Those were a couple of the points Marty Steffens • Learn about how to respond from minor disasters, made at the MSNE/APME meeting at Big Cedar such as computer breakdowns. Lodge. She spoke as part of a session on producing a • Consider the physical exhaustion and emotional newspaper during a disaster. trauma of the newspaper staff. Insist that people take Several more of her comments: time off to rest. • All key staff members should have a current printed

Missouri Press News, May 2005 www.mopress.com 5 Branson Table favors A number of Branson attractions spon- sored tables for the MSNE/APME dinner on March 31. Each decorated a table and provided a host for newspaper people. Listed under the photos are other spon- sors of the dinner and meeting events.

The Baldknobbers & Silver Dollar City Among the other attractions that contributed were: Hits of the 60s, American Presidential Museum; Branson Variety Theater, Cascades Inn, Delene Show, Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs, Ark., and Hughes Brothers Show.

The Duttons Other sponsors were Mansion America Theater, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream- coat, Mickey Gilley Show, Music City Centre, The Haygoods, Tony Roiʼs Elvis Experience, Red Skelton Tribute, Myer Hotels, Remington Theater, Neil Goldbergʼs Cirque, New Shanghai Circus, Presleyʼs Country Jubilee, Radisson Hotel Branson, Tanger Outlet Center, Jim Staf- ford Show, 50s at the Hop, Knights Inn, Leg- ends in Concert and Leisure Country Inn.

Dixie Stampede Also contributing were Hughes Brothers The- ater, Veterans Memorial Museum, Welk-Sul- livan Productions, Siegfried & Roy Present Darren Romeo, Wild Eye Ranch and Yakov Smirnoff Theatre. Jennifer McCullough, director of public relations for the Branson Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visi- tors Bureau, at the right in the Big Cedar table photo, assisted MSNE/APME meeting planners. The editors decided to have their annual meet- ing at Big Cedar Lodge again next year. Big Cedar Lodge

6 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, May 2005 Students will attend Dow Jones programs tudents from the Missouri School of SJournalism at UMC and from Tru- man State University in Kirksville will be among 116 summer interns in the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund copy edit- ing and business reporting program. Brian Brooks of the Missouri School of Journalism will conduct training for some of the interns. Students, their training locations and internship newspapers are: • Diego Sorbara, Temple University, The Hartford Courant • Mallory Brock, San Jose State Uni- versity, The Kansas City Star • Sae-MinYoon, San Jose State, The Kansas City Star • Sara Bondioli, Penn State, Travers City, Mich., Record-Eagle • Michael DeSalvo, Penn State, The News-Times, Danbury, Conn. • David Yunker, Central Florida Uni- versity, , Nashville • Elizabeth Conner, UMC, Milwau- kee Journal Sentinel • Erica Hunziger, UMC, The San Journalism students visit newspapers Diego Union-Tribune Students in Jim Sterlingʼs Community Newspaper Management class at the Missouri • Brandt Merritt, University of Ne- School of Journalism participated in brief internships at newspapers around the state braska, in April. The students, their hometowns and their host newspapers were, front row, • Andrew Parker, University of Ne- from left: Julia Seibel, Lawrence, Kan., ; Jennifer Oladipo, South Carolina, Boone County Journal, Ashland; Clint Thomas, Lathrop, Kearney Courier; braska, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader and Brandon Hoops, Freeport, Ill., Lebanon Daily Record. In the back are Sara •Sunetra Munshi, New York Univer- Semelka, Chicago, Washington Missourian; Beth Welsh, Kansas City, Lawrence sity, Associated Press. Kan.; Libby Roerig, South Carolina, Lawrence County Record, Mt. Vernon; Ramon • Truman State student Anthony Sanmartin Sola, Pampalona, Spain; Emily Griffeth, Springfield, Bolivar Herald-Free Albrecht will train at Penn State and Press; Michael Guan, South China; Trevor Taylor, Nashville, Vandalia Leader; Ryan Smith, Columbia, The Odessan; Graham Johnston, Chicago, Boonville Daily News; intern at The Daily Star in Oneonta. Alex Wang, China; Jessica Nix, Jonesboro, Ark., Fulton Daily Sun, and Kit Doyle, De • University of Kansas student Azita Soto, North Kansas City Newspapers. Wang is a visiting professor who works for Tafreshi will intern at The Kansas City Shenzen Daily. Guan is a news editor for the 400,000 circulation Daily Sunshine in Star. South China. Wang, Guan and Sanmartin Sola did not have individual newspaper visits. They accompanied Sterling on visits to newspapers in Sedalia, Washington, Montgomery City, Mexico, Centralia and Ashland. Hawkins in Hall of Fame ormer Missourian Webster Hawkins Fwas one of two inducted into the Writers Club hosts NIE night in Cuba Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame April he Wonder Writer’s Club hosted a into printer hats and scanned copies of 15 during the Kansas Press Association TNewspaper In Education Night on the paper in a word search game. Each convention in Lawrence. March 2 at the Cuba Free Press. child got to write a newspaper story. Hawkins is the retired publisher of Employees of the newspaper en- Newspaper staff members also read the Osawatomie Graphic. tertained the children as they rotated stories to the children, who had re- The Kansas Newspaper Hall of through activity stations. The children freshments after completing all of the Fame, established in 1931, is housed became detectives while searching the activities. Door prizes were awarded as at the Kansas Press Association office Free Press in a scavenger hunt. the kids had cookies and juice. in Topeka. Everyone folded newspaper pages

Missouri Press News, May 2005 www.mopress.com 7 Star columnist starts drive to change official Journalism education pioneer song to ‘Kansas City’ ansas City Star columnist Mike noted 100th birthday in March KHendricks hopes to convince his orthwest Missouri’s pioneering ing “Grassroots Reflections,” a weekly town to sing a different tune. Njournalism teacher and writer column for the Maryville Daily Forum. After learning that the much-record- Opal Eckert observed her 100th birth- Many of the columns have been col- ed 1950s tune “Kansas City” is not the day March 19. lected into two bound collections of city’s official song, Hendricks leapt into Members of the Maryville chapter the same name. action — or rather, started writing. of the American Association of Univer- Eckert was a Wall Street Journal Hendricks learned that Kansas City sity Women held their second annual Newspaper Fund Fellow while doing already has an official song: “Kansas Opal Eckert Walk, which has a goal of graduate work at UMC. In 1963 The City, My Hometown,” was adopted by establishing a permanent Opal Eckert Wall Street Journal named her its High the City Council in 1950. scholarship. School Journalism Teacher of the “But it sounds like it was written in Mrs. Eckert was born in Barnard, Year. She has received numerous other 1850,” Hendricks told The Associated taught for 52 years in rural schools, awards for her service in education and Press. “No one today would recognize studied at Central Missouri State journalism. it.” University, Northwest Missouri State Mrs. Eckert lives in Shady Lawn When Hendricks asked Mayor Kay University and the University of Mis- Nursing Home in Savannah. Her fam- Barnes about the song, she didn’t even souri. While teaching in Maryville she ily held a reception there on March 20 know about it. co-edited Missouri’s first high school to observe Mrs. Eckert’s birthday. For Now, after a number of columns journalism curriculum guide. those wishing to send greetings, her ad- about the song in the past few months, In 1976, after years of freelance dress is 13277 State Road D, Savannah, Hendrick’s newspaper and city planners writing, reporting and editing for MO 64485. are campaigning to make “Kansas City” area newspapers, Eckert began writ- the new official song. The city hopes to collect a million signatures, then dedicate the song during an Oktoberfest celebration this fall.

8 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, May 2005 • Springfield — Pam Clark, for- On the Move merly of the San Antonio Express-News, has been named sports editor of the News-Leader. • Elsberry — Marcie Muzzey has English for 16 years. Clark has 25 years in newspapering, joined the Elsberry Democrat staff Hipp grew up in Lee’s Summit, and starting with The Kansas City Star upon as the new clerical and composition her family has lived in Ozark for four graduation in 1980 from the University employee. years. She has a B.A. in English and a of Kansas. She also has worked at the Barbara James and Judy Palmer have master’s in teaching. Nashville Banner for four years, then for retired from the Democrat. the Topeka Capitol-Journal for 18 years • Eldon — The and the Express-News for two years. • West Plains — Ryan Stone has Eldon Advertiser A native of Overland Park, Kan., been hired by the West Plains Daily has a new lake area Clark, 47, was a member of the College Quill as a part-time correspondent sales rep, Pamela World Series-qualifying softball team covering news and features from areas Elizabeth Kelsey. at KU in 1979. She assumed her new outside West Plains. She is a native of position on March 14. Stone grew up in Licking. He played St. Louis and has basketball at Central Methodist Uni- studied business • Ashland — Laura Brandt, a native versity, then earned a degree in English and marketing of New Haven, has joined the staff of from Central Missouri State. He teaches at Indiana State the Boone County Journal in Ashland. Pam Kelsey is English at Southwest Missouri State working on a University. She’s She is a junior in the Missouri School University-West Plains. business degree. working to com- of Journalism at Columbia and is a plete her degree at sprinter on the university track team. • Rogersville — Cheryl Hipp has Columbia College. Brandt got her first taste of report- joined the news staff of the South Kelsey moved to the area after meet- ing by covering basketball and her high County Mail. She taught high school ing her fiance, who lives in Eldon. school for the New Haven Leader.

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Missouri Press News, May 2005 www.mopress.com 9 Get photographer into Hall of Fame Nominations will be taken until June 1 for the first group of inductees ominations are being sought journalism, and will provide an exhibit souri Photojournalism Hall of Fame, for the first class of inductees venue to showcase these visual report- c/o The Missouri Press Association, 802 Ninto the Missouri Photojour- ing pioneers, along with contemporary Locust St., Columbia, MO 65201. nalism Hall of Fame in Washington. photojournalists. Inductees will be selected by Aug. The public is invited to submit nomina- Nominees may be living or deceased. 1. Nominees not selected will remain tions, with a deadline of June 1. Nominations should include a state- under consideration for two years. Missouri Press Association, the ment explaining the nominee’s contri- The Hall of Fame selection com- Missouri School of Journalism, and bution to Missouri photojournalism. mittee is co-chaired by David Rees of the Associated Press have joined the Additional letters of recommendation the School of Journalism, and Cliff Washington Missourian in supporting are encouraged, as are other supporting Schiappa of the Associated Press. the Photojournalism Hall of Fame. materials. Inductees will be recognized at a Assistance is being provided by the Inductees will be recognized for one ceremony on Oct. 20. Examples of their Washington Area Chamber of Com- or more of the following: work and a summary of their contribu- merce, the city of Washington, and • Outstanding photojournalism tions will become part of the permanent Downtown Washington, Inc. achievement display in the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame will be housed • Long-term photography for a Mis- Initial financial support of the Hall temporarily in the former Knights of souri newspaper or other publication or of Fame is being provided by Bill Miller Columbus Hall across the street from journalism outlet Sr., publisher of the Washington Mis- the newspaper office in downtown • Leadership in education sourian, and his newspaper. Washington. • Technical innovations “In addition to recognizing out- The Hall of Fame will recognize • Ethical values and integrity standing photojournalists, the Hall of photojournalists who have made out- • Contributions to the community. Fame should be a tourist attraction,” standing contributions to Missouri Nominations should be sent to: Mis- Miller said.

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10 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, May 2005 Missouri Press News, May 2005 www.mopress.com 11 Webb City benefit for cartoonist’s cancer treatment fund-raiser to help Webb City Sen- A tinel cartoonist and illustrator Nic Frising fight cancer will be held May 7 in Webb City. Activities will begin at The Club- house with a chili feed, auction, raffle and other events. Later in the day the event will move to The Station Bar and Grill for a barbeque dinner and live music. Frising is a Harley-Davidson rider, and one of the activities will be a NIE Committee discusses new projects car and motorcycle cruise-in. Missouri Press Associationʼs Newspapers In Education Committee met March 17 in the Frising’s weekly editorial cartoons MPA conference room. MPAʼs NIE state director Dawn Kitchell, at the head of the table, on page 2 of the Sentinel have been NIE activities of the past year and led discussion of coming projects and ideas. More serial stories by Kay Hively are on the way, and other projects will keep Missouri a popular feature of the Sentinel for newspapers supplied with content for their efforts to get their papers into local schools many years. The newspaper gathered and to get young people into their newspapers. Attending the committee meeting were: donated items for the auction and raffle Debbie Coonrod, Shelby County Herald; Erin Powell, Columbia Missourian; Jennifer and promoted the event — billed as Harris, Buffalo Reflex; Tracy Branderhorst, Community Publishers, Inc.; Arilla Butts, Nic Frising’s Friends vs. “That Cancer Marshfield Mail & South County Mail; Angie Clark and Kimberly Washington, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Renee Spaar, The Odessan; Rob Viehman, Cuba Free Press; Jim Sajevic, Thing.” Kansas City Star; Diane Goold, St. Joseph News-Press; Kaylea Hutson, Carthage Press; Doug Crews and Kent Ford, Missouri Press Association, and Kitchell.

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12 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, May 2005 of the Southeast Missourian. Scrapbook The Southeast Missourian and its employees contributed $30,000 to the 2004 United Way campaign. • Kansas City — On April 13 The seeking seats on the Mehlville Fire Pro- The Southeast Missourian also re- Kansas City Daily Record honored 10 tection District board was moderated ceived the Charles L. Hutson Visionary individuals in Kansas City’s legal com- by the League of Women Voters. Award in March at the fifth annual Old munity for going above and beyond Town Cape Dinner. the call of duty in the name of justice • Lebanon — Daily Record pub- through civic and professional accom- lisher, president and CEO Dalton • Washington — Missourian photo plishments. The Record’s Legal Leaders Wright received a plaque making him editor Jeanne Miller Wood received one Awards luncheon was held at the Hyatt an Honorary U.S. Army Recruiter in of two Velma Jones Stroetker Library Regency Hotel. March. He received the honor for his Service awards on April 10 for her sup- Mercedes Ramirez Johnson, one of work as a civilian aide to the Secretary port of the Washington Public Library four survivors of American Airlines of the Army for the state of Missouri. and her continuing commitment to Flight 965 that covering events at the library. crashed into the Missourian editor Bill Miller Sr. Andes Mountains presented The Missourian’s Washing- near Cali, Colom- tonian Award at the annual Chamber bia, in December of Commerce banquet in March. The 1995, spoke at the award — in its 17th year — honors a luncheon about person or organization that has been leadership and the an outstanding community volunteer law. for many years.

• Kansas City • Kansas City — Writer Nadia — Columnist Joe Pflaum and editor C.J. Janovy of the Posnanski of The Pitch were honored by Kansas City Star Council on Crime and Delinquency earned second Dalton Wright, center, receives an Honorary U.S. Army Recruiter with a PASS (Prevention for a Safer place in column plaque from Lt. Col. Michael McMurphy, right, commander of the Society) Award. writing in the an- U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion based in Kansas City, and Steve The Council sponsors an annual nual Associated Brown, the battalionʼs education services specialist. Wright was contest to recognize journalists who honored for his work as a civilian aide to the Secretary of Sports Edi- Army for the State of Missouri. (Lebanon Daily Record photo by try to focus attention on the criminal tors contest. Matt Decker) justice, juvenile justice and child welfare systems. • St. Louis — Pflaum and Janovy shared the award Mary Junck, chairwoman and CEO of •Aurora — This year marks the for a story about a young gay man who Lee Enterprises Inc., has been named 120th anniversary of The Aurora Adver- was sentenced to 15 years in prison for Publisher of the Year by Editor & Pub- tiser, which has been a daily, a weekly committing a sex crime that would have lisher magazine. and sometimes both at the same time earned a heterosexual offender just 15 Junck joined the Davenport, Iowa- since its founding in 1885. The paper months. based newspaper company in 1999. moved from Marionville to Aurora in She is saluted for engineering this year’s 1888. • Mountain View — Standard News $1.46 billion acquisition of Pulitzer Sumner Media has owned the paper publisher Tianna Brooks and her hus- Inc., which owns the St. Louis Post- since the mid-1980s. Darren Sumner band, David, received added respon- Dispatch, the Arizona Daily Star and has been publisher since December sibilities at the end of March with the other newspapers. The deal is expected 2001. He and his staff of 17 produce arrival of Taygan Amanda Brooks. She to close by the end of June. Tuesday and Friday editions of The is the couple’s second child; Taygan’s Advertiser and the Wednesday AA sister, Taylor, is 2. • St. Louis — Call Newspapers was Shopper. a sponsor of two forums on March 24 • Perryville — Readers of the Perry for candidates in April elections. • Cape Girardeau — Jon and Rex County Republic Monitor probably no- General manager Bill Milligan mod- Rust, co-presidents of Rust Com- ticed changes in their newspaper with erated a session for the two candidates munications, accepted a Community the April 5 edition. A redesign features for mayor of Crestwood. Spirit Award from the United Way of larger type and modular layout of the A second forum for five candidates Southeast Missouri in March on behalf front page.

Missouri Press News, May 2005 www.mopress.com 13 • Columbia — Kansas City Star col- boda declared March 2 as Alvin A. Reid stories. He presented her with a “Nose umnist C.W. Gusewelle spoke April 16 Day in Kirkwood. Reid is the city editor for News” stuffed dog and a handmade at the annual luncheon of the Friends of of The St. Louis American. Kirkwood is birthday card signed by the newspaper the University of Missouri Libraries. his hometown. employees. Gusewelle, the author of eight books, Reid and several other writers with A resolution from the state legisla- signed copies of his books for sale after Kirkwood roots were honored with ture honoring Carnell on her birthday the luncheon. their own days as part of the Kirkwood was read by longtime state Rep. Nolan Historic Society’s Black History Month McNeill. • Belle — Tri-County Newspapers, observance. publisher of The Belle Banner and • Ava — Douglas County Herald The Bland Courier, sponsored an an- • Warsaw — The Benton County publisher James E. Curry received nual Easter cou- Enterprise is ob- the community’s highest token of pon promotion. serving its 125th appreciation in March when he re- Readers entered anniversary this ceived the John N. Dickison Award. by visiting every year. Thomas The award, presented at the annual business whose Benton White Chamber of Commerce Membership coupon appeared f o u n d e d t h e Banquet, recognizes a lifetime of service in the promotion newspaper on to the community. and depositing Jan. 1, 1879. Curry has been affiliated with the coupons in boxes. James Mahlon Herald for almost 60 years. He served as Drawings were White was named Ava city attorney for more than 40 years held for hams and the paper’s fifth and has practiced law in Ava his entire packages of ba- publisher in De- career. He also served as prosecuting con. cember after the attorney for Douglas County. death of Mahlon Curry was the first president of the • Joplin — The Karen Hood, right, advertising director of Kelly White. Ava Kiwanis Club more than 50 years the Waynesville Daily Guide, received the Joplin Globe re- first “Volunteer of the Year” award from ago. He has served on many boards and ceived a number the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce at • St. James service organizations, including the Ava of Gold and Sil- the Chamberʼs annual banquet on April 2. — - School Board, the Chamber of Com- ver ADDY awards Hood is a former advertising salesperson Journal’s March merce board and the Ava Industrial at the Joplin Area for . She volunteered 30 issue con- Development Corp. many hours working with the Rolla Cham- Advertising Feder- berʼs Downtown Business Association as tained two special ation’s awards ban- a representative of the Daily News. She projects, the an- • Odessa — Doug Crews, executive quet in March. helped downtown businesses plan promo- nual Newcomers director of Missouri Press Association Gold Awards: tions and events. Claudia Sands, president magazine and the and president of the University of Mis- Ronald McDonald of the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce, region-wide yard souri Alumni Association, was inducted presented the Volunteer of the Year Award House Invitation; to Hood. sale pages. into Odessa R-7 Public Hall of Fame at Watching Range Copies of the the annual banquet in March. Line; Start Your Newcomers mag- Day campaign; Scatter-Put up or Shut azine were distributed at the Tourism up; www.joplinglobe.com; Takin’ Care Center, local businesses and the news- • Kearney — A design submitted of Business. paper office. by Michael Quick of Kearney, an ad Silver Awards: Grace Day for Wom- designer for The Kansas City Star, has en; Start Your Day with The Joplin • St. Louis — St. Louis American been chosen as the logo for Kearney’s Globe; Favorites of the Four States; Start publisher Donald M. Suggs was rec- 150th anniversary. Your Day Coaster. ognized as one of St. Louis’s “Most The logo will appear on T-shirts and Influential Minority Business Leaders” other promotional material. • Park Hills — State Rep. Brad by the St. Louis Business Journal in Quick, a native of Mexico, Mo., is Robinson, D-Bonne Terre, presented March. a graduate of the Colorado Institute Leroy Sigman with a House of Repre- of Art. He worked for Missouri Ozark sentatives resolution honoring him on • McDonald County — Columnist Publishing for about a year before join- his retirement after 39 years with the Pauline Carnell of Jane was the guest of ing . He and his wife, Sherri, Daily Journal. honor at her 100th birthday observance moved to Kearney to raise their children The newspaper presented Sigman in March. in a small town. with a Lifetime Achievement Award Gerald Elkins of McDonald County when he retired in March. Newspapers told of Carnell’s several de- cades-long relationship with the news- • Kirkwood — Mayor Mike Swa- papers and her column of historical

14 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, May 2005 College newspaper contest results hese are the results of the Mis- 3rd: Amy Rainey, UMC HM: Tiffany Clark, Maple Woods souri College Media Association HM: Chelsea Appleberry, CMSU HM: Elizabeth Clayton, Maple Woods newspaper competition. Award Division 2 HM: Chuck Murphy, Katie Williams, Tyrone T 1st: Alison Bowen, Truman Farley, Nancy Quigle and Rekha Sharma, certificates were presented April 9 in 2nd: Jessica Rasmussen, Truman Florissant Valley Lee’s Summit at the annual MCMA 3rd: Melissa Dunson, Missouri Southern HM: Lacy Rourke and Amanda Schreiber, awards banquet. HM: Jared Herrin, Missouri Western Cottey Division 3 Best In State 1st: Jannah Van Gorp, Evangel 6. Investigative Reporting The Journal, Webster University 2nd: Diana Jordan, Southwest Baptist Division 1 3rd: Janet Narron, Park 1st: Ahsan Latif, Seth Meyers, Michael Leahy 1. News Writing HM: Mary Rott, Fontbonne and Nick Barron, UMKC Division 1 HM: Rachel Rohn, Culver-Stockton 2nd: Derek Kravitz, UMC 1st: Paul Hackbarth, UMSL Division 4 3rd: Jaime Baranyai and Dee Dee Nilsen, SMS 2nd: Rachel Streitfeld, Washington U 1st: Bronson Kistler, Maple Woods HM: Jaime Baranyai, SMS 3rd: Sarah Daniel, CMSU 2nd: Katie Williams, Florissant Valley Division 2 HM: Emily Behlmann, SMS 3rd: Stephanie Burns, Meramec 1st: Jill Moon, Webster HM: Michael Leahy, UMKC HM: Jeff Reul, Meramec 2nd: Nick Draper, Missouri Western Division 2 3rd: Monique Jamerson and Chris Heinrich, 1st: Ross Martin, Missouri Western 4. Sports Writing Missouri Southern 2nd: Laura Uhlmansiek, Truman Division 1 HM: Whitney McFerren, Truman 3rd: Index staff, Truman 1st: Brant Horacek, SMS Division 3 HM: Jon Kleinow, Webster 2nd: Robert Seefeldt, SLU 1st: Peter Cartier, Fontbonne HM: Jessica MacIntosh, Missouri Southern 3rd: Matt Auxier, SLU 2nd: Melissa Hershewe, Park HM: Dan Hutton, SEMO HM: Yusuf Al-Siddiq, UMKC 3rd: Diana Jordan and Betsy Bryan, Southwest Division 3 Division 2 Baptist 1st: Nathan Wright, Southwest Baptist 1st: Cole Young, NWMS HM: Melissa Hershewe, Park 2nd: Diana Jordan, Southwest Baptist 2nd: James Samons, SEMO HM: Lindsay Uhlmeyer, Culver-Stockton 3rd: Nick Zicarelli, Avila 3rd: Jerome Boettcher, NWMS Division 4 Division 4 HM: Cole Young, NWMS 1st: Tiffany Clark, Maple Woods 1st: Jef Peters, Forest Park Division 3 2nd: Michael Henry, Crowder 2nd: Carissa Parks, Crowder 1st: Justin Williams, Columbia 3rd: Barbora Batokova, Cottey 3rd: Zachary Smith, Penn Valley 2nd: Chad Dormire, Culver-Stockton HM: Zachary Smith, Penn Valley HM: Tiffany Clark, Maple Woods 3rd: Josh Collins, Southwest Baptist HM: Rebecca McCloud, Longview HM: Melissa Hershewe, Park 7. Regular Column Division 4 Division 1 2. Editorial Writing 1st: Jeff Reul, Meramec Division 2 Division 1 2nd: Levi Payton, Crowder 1st: Maggie Carlson, Webster 1st: Matt Emerson, SLU 3rd: Michelle Larabee, Penn Valley 2nd: Nicole Stanfield, SEMO 2nd: Sadie Gurman, UMC HM: Meliss Horak, Penn Valley 3rd: Lindsey Pilcher, Webster 3rd: Jonathan Greenberger, Washington U HM: David Haut, Missouri Southern HM: Sadie Gurman, UMC 5. In-Depth News Reporting Division 3 Division 2 Division 1 1st: Kelli Bamforth, Park 1st: Index Editorial Board, Truman 1st: Katie Fretland, UMC 2nd: Justin Williams, Columbia 2nd: T.J. Gerlach, Missouri Southern 2nd: Student Life staff, Washington U 3rd: Nikesha Luther, Columbia 3rd: Andy Tevis, Missouri Southern 3rd; Jenna Youngs, UMC HM: Peter Cartie, Fontbonne HM: Brad Holloway, SEMO HM: Emily Behlmann, SMS Division 4 Division 3 Division 2 1st: Chuck Murphy, Florissant Valley 1st: Aarik Danielsen, Southwest Baptist 1st: Jill Moon, Webster 2nd: Jef Peters, Forest Park 2nd: Elizabeth Weese, Park 2nd: Laura Uhlmansiek, Truman 3rd: Nowell Gata, Forest Park 3rd: Sara Adams, Fontbonne 3rd: Lindsey Pilcher, Webster HM: Chuck Murphy, Florissant Valley HM: Nicole Sowders, Avila HM: Ross Martin, Nick Draper, Andie HM: The Lance, Evangel Schmitt, Rikki Cason and Kathy Crawford, 8. Sports Column HM: Kelli Bamforth, Park Missouri Western Division 1 HM: Katie McRoberts, Avila HM: Melissa Dunson, Missouri Southern 1st: Robert Seefeldt, SLU Division 4 Division 3 2nd: Allie Wieczorek, Washington U 1st: Kelly Davis, Crowder 1st: Janet Narron, Park 3rd: Brandon Morgan, UMC 2nd: Erin Fitch, Cottey 2nd: Elizabeth Weese, Park HM: Thomas W. Delaney, SLU 3rd: Fran Martirano, Cottey 3rd: Nikesha Luther, Columbia Division 2 HM: Rebecca Pelow, Meramec HM: Kelli Bamforth, Park 1st: Ross Martin, Missouri Western Division 4 2nd: Brian Russell, Truman 3. Feature Writing 1st: Zachary Smith, Penn Valley 3rd: Danny Stooksbury, Missouri Western Division 1 2nd: Kelly Davis, Crowder HM: Jerome Boettcher, NWMS 1st: Sarah Ulsey, Washington 3rd: Tiffany Clark, Maple Woods Division 3 2nd: Kate Schuman, UMC HM: Bronson Kistler, Maple Woods 1st: Joshua Collins, Southwest Baptist

Missouri Press News, May 2005 www.mopress.com 15 2nd: Joel Ross, Avila 3rd: Dennis Sharkey, Maple Woods 15. Information Graphic 3rd: Joel Ross, Avila HM: Brent Holzapfel, Meramec Division 1 Division 4 HM: Longview Current 1st: The University News, UMKC 1st: Kevin Scobee, Maple Woods Division 2 2nd: Adrianna Futrell, Cottey 12. Sports Photography 1st: Ben Marxer, SEMO 3rd: Levi Payton, Crowder Division 1 2nd: Keri Esmar, Truman 1st: Mike Sherwin, UMSL 3rd: Randy Georges, Missouri Southern 9. Entertainment Review 2nd: Eric Lauer, CMSU HM: Karen Schwartztrauber, Truman Division 1 3rd: Amanda Stratford, SMS Division 3 1st: Emily Iorg, UMKC HM: Eric Lauer, CMSU 1st: Gary Lister, Columbia 2nd: Tana Rogers, UMSL Division 2 2nd: Emily Farley, Park 3rd: Matt Sutorius, UMC 1st: Andy Tevis, Missouri Southern 3rd: Andrea Rafter, Columbia HM: Emily Iorg, UMKC 2nd: Andy Tevis, Missouri Southern Division 4 Division 2 3rd: Roger Meissen, Truman 1st: Tracy Hass, Cottey 1st: Alison Bowen, Truman HM: Cole Young, NWMS 2nd: Julie Ramon, Crowder 2nd: Andrea Noble, Webster Division 3 3rd: Megan Clark, Crowder 3rd: Melissa Dunson, Missouri Southern 1st: Mandy Waller, Southwest Baptist HM: Matt DePew, Forest Park HM: Andrea Noble, Webster 2nd: Alissa Flynn, Culver-Stockton Division 3 3rd: Jess Heugel, Evangel 16. Story Illustration 1st: Jessica Morford, Southwest Baptist HM: Adrian Kester, Southwest Baptist Division 1 2nd: Kelli Bamforth, Park Division 4 1st: Yu Araki, Washington 3rd: Kristin Anderson, Culver-Stockton 1st: Ed Whealon, Meramec 2nd: Nick Selm, SLU HM: Mandy Waller, Southwest Baptist 2nd: Jay Trower, Forest Park 3rd: Yu Araki, Washington Division 4 3rd: Jay Trower, Forest Park HM: Jordan Deatherage, UMC 1st: Emily Keech, Penn Valley HM: Tyrone Farley, Florissant Valley HM: Eric Lauer, CMSU 2nd: Derek Solsberg, Longview HM: Patrick Meredith, Crowder Division 2 3rd: Molly Kimpel, Cottey 1st: Phil Reinking, NWMS HM: Nowell Gata, Forest Park 13. Political Cartoon 2nd: Maureen Ferry, Truman HM: Adam Clevenger, Longview Division 1 3rd: Randy Georges, Missouri Southern 1st: Johnny Chang, Washington U HM: Josh Hutson and Cole Young, NWMS nd 10. News Photography 2 : Elliot Reed, UMSL HM: Cole Young and Josh Hutson, NWMS rd Division 1 3 : Johnny Chang, Washington U Division 3 st 1st: John DePrisco, UMC Division 2 1 : Chris Heifner, Park st nd 2nd: Emily Tobias, Washington U 1 : Barry Linduff, Missouri Southern 2 : Emily Farley, Park nd rd 3rd: Eric Lauer, CMSU 2 : Robert Lewis, SEMO 3 : Evan Fisk, Evangel rd HM: John DePrisco, UMC 3 : Davis Dunavin, SEMO Division 4 st HM: Amanda Stratford, SMS Division 3 1 : E. Judge, Penn Valley st nd Division 2 1 : Sarah Mann, SW Baptist 2 : The Cornerstone, East Central nd rd 1st: Ryan Rumberger, Webster 2 : Gene Hole, Evangel 3 : Jessi Jordan, Cottey rd 2nd: Christina Collison, Truman 3 : Sarah Mann, SW Baptist HM: Katie Long, Meramec 3rd: Adam Fast, Missouri Southern HM: Sarah Mann, SW Baptist HM: Rachel Euchner, Missouri Western HM: Gene Hole, Evangel 17. Advertising HM: Adam Fast, Missouri Southern Division 4 Division 1 st st Division 3 1 : Dhimitri Zonia, Forest Park 1 : Zachary Whitesell, SMS nd st 2 : E. Judge, Penn Valley Division 2 1 : Austin Pickett, Columbia rd st nd 3 : Carissa Parks, Crowder 1 : Nate Billings, Missouri Southern 2 : Kelley Walker-Chance, Park nd rd HM: E. Judge, Penn Valley 2 : Robert Lewis, SEMO 3 : Jess Heugel, Evangel rd HM: Matt Sneed, SW Baptist 3 : Reneé Ellison and Samantha Slayton, 14. Nonpolitical Cartoon SEMO 11. Feature Photography Division 1 Division 3 1st: Yu Araki, Washington U 1st: Chad Dormire, Culver-Stockton Division 1 nd st 2 : Yu Araki, Washington U Division 4 1 : Mike Sherwin, UMSL st nd 3. Rudy Scoggins, UMSL 1 : Scott Buck, Meramec 2 : Dan Cobb, CMSU nd rd HM: Rudy Scoggins, UMSL 2 : Dennis Sharkey, Maple Woods 3 : Eric Lauer, CMSU rd HM: Mike Sherwin, UMSL Division 2 3 : Katie Cheek, Meramec 1st: Dustin Michael, SEMO HM: Mark Schuster, Crowder Division 2 nd st 2 : Dustin Michael, SEMO HM: Megan Clark, Crowder 1 : Ryan Rumberger, Webster rd 2nd: Adam Fast, Missouri Southern 3 : Dustin Michael, SEMO HM: Caron Balza, Cottey 3rd: Melanie Beeson, SEMO HM: Wade Williamson, Missouri Western HM: The Spectrum, Cottey HM: Kelli Hovey, Missouri Western HM: Wade Williamson, Missouri Western HM: Dave Counts, Forest Park Division 3 HM: Maureen Ferry, Truman st Division 3 1 : Ben Poulsen, Evangel 18. Page 1 Design 2nd: Gary Lister, Columbia Division 1 1st: Kelley Walker-Chance, Park 3rd: Sarah Mann, Southwest Baptist 1st: Mike Sherwin, UMSL 2nd: Larissa Stoltzfus, Evangel HM: Gary Lister, Columbia 2nd: Mike Sherwin, UMSL 3rd: Cristin Conley, Culver-Stockton Division 4 3rd: Ellen Lo, Washington U HM: Cristin Conley, Culver-Stockton 1st: Jessi Jordan, Cottey Division 2 Division 4 2nd: Carissa Parks, Crowder 1st: Ross Martin, Missouri Western 1st: Katie Long, Meramec 3rd: Robert Copeland, Maple Woods 2nd: T.J. Gerlach, Missouri Southern 2nd: Rebecca McCloud, Longview HM: Carissa Parks, Crowder 3rd: Ross Martin, Missouri Western

16 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, May 2005 HM: Nick Lucchesi and John Kleinow, HM: Josh Houchins, Culver-Stockton Cason, Andie Schmitt and Tim KC Webster Division 4 Canton, Missouri Western Division 3 1st: Dominic Genetti, Katie Cheek, Scott 2nd: The Chart, Missouri Southern 1st: Jennifer Harris and Donnie Boenker, Salisbury and Jeff Reul, Meramec 3rd: Index, Truman SW Baptist 2nd. The Spectrum, Cottey HM: The Journal, Webster 2nd: Jennifer Taylor, Evangel 3rd: Marie-Raquel Farias, Forest Park Division 3 3rd: Jennifer Harris and Donnie Boenker, HM: Tiffany Kleekamp, East Central 1st: Larissa Stoltzfus and The Lance, Evangel SW Baptist 2nd: Jessica Giannola, Cassi Kline and Marie HM: Emilie Reaume, Evangel 22. Photo Page Shelton, Avila HM: Jessica Morford, SW Baptist Division 1 Division 4 Division 4 1st: Mike Sherwin, UMSL 1st: The Forum, Florissant Valley 1st: Katie Cheek, Meramec 2nd: Mike Sherwin, UMSL 2nd: Zebra, Maple Woods 2nd: Matt DePew, Forest Park 3rd: Eric Lauer and Sarah Daniel, CMSU 3rd: The Montage, Meramec 3rd: Glenda Oparnico, Longview HM: Alison Powers and John DePrisco, UMC HM: Brad Shelton, Longview Division 2 25. Website 1st: Ryan Rumberger, Webster Division 1 19. News Section Front 2nd: Ryan Rumberger, Webster 1st: Margaret Bauer, Washington U Division 2 3rd: Ross Martin and Rachel Euchner, 2nd: Brad Griffith, UMC 1st: Andy Tevis, Missouri Southern Missouri Western Division 2 Division 3 HM: T.J. Gerlach and David Haut, 1st: Emily Dale Swoboda, Webster 1st: Donna Jungman, Jessica Giannola, Cassi Missouri Southern 2nd: Northwest Missourian, NWMS Kline and Marie Shelton, Avila HM: Cole Young and Phil Reinking, NWMS 3rd: Jessica MacIntosh and Randall Benson, Division 4: Division 3 Missouri Southern 1st: The Sentry, Crowder 1st: Jess Heugel, Evangel HM: Truman State University 2nd: Matt DePew, Forest Park 2nd: Larissa Stoltzfus and Bonnie Carsten, Division 3 3rd: Clayton Sedler, Longview Evangel 1st: Jennifer Harris and Omnibus, Southwest HM: Clayton Sedler, Longview 3rd: Katie McRoberts, Lance Schmittling and Baptist Shannon Degitz, Avila Division 4 20. Editorial Page HM: Stylus, Park University 1st: Spectrum, Penn Valley Division 1 Division 4 1st: The Current, UMSL 1st: Katie Long, Meramec 26. Best Overall Division 2 2nd: Matt DePew, Forest Park Division 1 1st: The Journal, Webster University 3rd: The Cornerstone, East Central 1st: Muleskinner, CMSU 2nd: Index, Truman HM: Brent Holzapfel, Meramec 2nd: Student Life, Washington 3rd: The Chart, Missouri Southern 3rd: The Standard, SMS HM: Davis Dunavin, SEMO 23. Feature Page HM: The Current, UMSL Division 2 Division 1 Division 2 1st: Brian Russell, Truman 1st: Stacie Driebusch, Washington 1st: The Journal, Webster 2nd: Andy Tevis, Missouri Southern 2nd: Melissa Langdun, Washington 2nd: Index, Truman 3rd: Cole Young and Bill Knust, NWMS 3rd: Alison Powers, UMC 3rd: The Chart, Mo. Southern HM: Cole Young, NWMS Division 2 Division 3 Division 3 1st: Melissa Dunson and Adam Fast, Missouri 1st: Stylus, Park University 1st: Aarik Danielsen, SW Baptist Southern 2nd: Omnibus, Southwest Baptist University 2nd: Elizabeth Weese and Kelli Bamforth, Park 2nd: Heather Schwegler and Maureen Ferry, 3rd: Katie Munck, Evan Fisk and The Lance, 3rd: Nicole Sowders, Lance Schmittling and Truman Evangel University Shannon Degitz, Avila 3rd: Maureen Ferry, Truman Division 4 Division 4 Division 3 1st: The Montage, Meramec 1st: Spectrum, Penn Valley 1st: Mandy Custard, Southwest Baptist 2nd: The Forum, Florissant Valley 2nd: Spectrum, Cottey 2nd: Ashley Allen, Evangel 3rd: The Scene, Forest Park 3rd: The Montage, Meramec 3rd: Diana Jordan, Southwest Baptist HM: Maria-Raquel Farias and Matt DePew, HM: Marie Shelton, Max Thompson, Cassie 27. Sweepstakes (Most Points) Forest Park Kline and Jessica Giannola, Avila Division 1 HM: Michael Henry, Crowder HM: Angie Alford, Shannon Degitz and 1st: Student Life, Washington U. Lance Schmittling, Avila 2nd: The Current, UMSL 21. Sports Page Division 4 3rd: The Maneater, UMC Division 1 1st: Matt Steiner, Brent Holzapfel and Katie Division 2 1st: Yusuf Al-Siddiq, UMKC Cheek, Meramec 1st: The Chart, Mo. Southern 2nd: Jeremy Elwood, SMS 2nd: Dennis Sharkey, Maple Woods 2nd: Index, Truman 3rd: Jeremy Elwood, SMS 3rd: Tiffany Clark, Maple Woods 3rd: The Journal, Webster Division 2 HM: The Spectrum, Cottey Division 3 1st: Brian Russell, Truman 1st: Omnibus, SW Baptist 2nd: Andy Tevis, Missouri Southern 24. Special Section 2nd: The Park Stylus, Park 3rd: Cole Young and Bill Knust, NWMS Division 1 3rd: The Lance, Evangel HM: Cole Young, NWMS 1st: The Standard, SMS Division 4 Division 3 2nd: Student Life, Washington 1st: The Montage, Meramec 1st: Elizabeth Weese, Park 3rd: The Current, UMSL 2nd: The Sentry, Crowder 2nd: Chelsea Mitchell, Evangel HM: Muleskinner, CMSU 3rd: The Scene, Forest Park 3rd: Ben Nielsen, Southwest Baptist Division 2 HM: Elizabeth Weese, Park 1st: Danny Stooksbury, Ross Martin, Rikki

Missouri Press News, May 2005 www.mopress.com 17 Tour papers with NNA June 10-11 OLUMBIA — The National of the Daily Record, will host the group Publishing Inc. will give a tour of The Newspaper Association, in as- at his site. He served as president of the Eldon Advertiser. Csociation with Missouri School Missouri Press Association in 1986 and Attendees then will return to St. of Journalism’s Missouri Chair in Com- the NNA in 1998. Louis. munity Newspaper Management, will Attendees will then travel to Spring- Registration fee is $295 for the first host a two-day bus tour of five Missouri field to stay in the University Plaza registrant and $250 for the second, if newspapers and printing plants, June hotel. you are registering together. Use the 10-11. That evening they will tour The form on the facing page. Attendees will meet in St. Louis, then American National Fish and Wildlife The hotel is included in the registra- visit the Washington Missourian, where Museum with a wine reception and tion fee, as are lunches, the wine recep- publisher Bill Miller Sr. will guide a tour dinner hosted by the Springfield Con- tion and dinner. of The Missourian Publishing Co. vention & Visitors Bureau. Those who register before May 6 After a lunch, attendees will travel Saturday morning the group will will receive 25 NNA Bucks, which can to the Lebanon Daily Record. Group tour the Missouri Color Web Printing be redeemed for NNA merchandise discussions will occur while traveling. plant in Springfield. or can be used toward member dues Guest speakers include: Jim Ster- From there they will travel to Boli- or registration fees for other NNA ling, Missouri School of Journalism var for a tour of the Herald-Free Press, conventions. professor of Community Journalism hosted by Dave Berry, president of For more information contact Ter- Management; Dick Ward of NewsAdz; Community Publishers of Missouri, ri Loughrey at (573) 882-5800 or and Brian Steffens, executive director Inc. [email protected]. The registration form for NNA. After lunch the group will depart for is available on NNA’s website at nna. Dalton Wright, owner and president Eldon, where Dane Vernon of Vernon org and on the facing page.

Press International and Reuters News two daughters, three stepsons, two Obituaries Service. stepdaughters, a brother, seven step- Mr. Slater served with an armored grandchildren and seven stepgreat- Kansas City division in World War II. After his grandchildren. Margaret Maneke discharge he began a 54-year career argaret June Sewell Maneke, 84, with the St. Joseph Gazette and later the Joplin MKansas City, the mother of News-Press. He became editorial page Missouri Press Association legal editor of the News-Press in 1982. He Willa Younger counselor Jean Maneke, died March 31, retired from that position in 1995 but illa Younger, 69, Grove, Okla., 2005. continued to write his “Timely Obser- Wretired food editor and colum- Mrs. Maneke was a graduate of vations” column, the last of which ran nist for The Joplin Globe, died March Southwest Missouri State University eight days before he died. 29, 2005, after a long illness. and did graduate work at the University Mr. Slater leaves his wife of 61 Mrs. Younger worked at The Globe of Missouri. She was an elementary years, Ann; two sons and four grand- for 22 years and wrote “Slice of Life” school teacher for 12 years in Dixon, children. for 20 years. She also wrote the paper’s Rolla and Springfield. Marketbasket and Food sections and Other survivors are another daughter, St. Louis organized an annual cooking contest. a sister and three grandchildren. Survivors are her husband and three George H. Hall children. eorge H. Hall, 95, St. Louis, a St. Joseph Gformer editorial page editor of the Chesterfield Fred Slater Post-Dispatch, died March 21, 2005. red W. Slater, 92, St. Joseph, col- Mr. Hall was a graduate of Wash- Les Geschke Fumnist and retired editorial page ington University and the Columbia es Geschke, 84, who worked on the editor of the St. Joseph News-Press, died School of Journalism. He joined the Ltechnical staff for The Associated April 9, 2005. Post-Dispatch in 1942 as a reporter. He Press for a half century, died April 9, Mr. Slater worked as a freelance re- was assigned to the Washington bureau 2005, in Chesterfield. porter for the Kansas City Journal-Post, in 1945 and became editorial page edi- Mr. Geschke began working for the Omaha World-Herald, St. Louis Post- tor in 1971. AP in 1937. In 1965 he was promoted Dispatch, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Mr. Hall’s first two wives died. Sur- to the engineering staff of the new AP Louis Star, St. Joseph Gazette, United vivors include his third wife, Nancy; Technical Center in St. Louis.

18 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, May 2005 Missouri Press News, May 2005 www.mopress.com 19 author and Matt Thompson. (Sloan is with INdTV, a new cable TV network ‘Epic 2014’ paints futuristic based in San Francisco. Thompson is “content producer” for The Fresno Bee.) vision of ‘newsmaster’ scene You can see the project at http://www. robinsloan.com/epic/. And you should Will blogger journalists be liable for content? see it if you haven’t already. If you search for the term “Epic 2014” on the ike you, I too was amazed But yet I have now discovered my Internet, you’ll find dozens of mirror recently to read the article that 18-year-old son and his friends are sites for this video. high school students take for into blogging in a way most of us he conclusion of this piece is that grantedL our First Amendment rights. never imagined. He and his friends Tby 2014, we’ll be getting our news Maybe it was the result write about their daily lives from “newsmasters,” who create content of growing up during and share those thoughts streams on specialized topics. They the Vietnam War era. with anyone who happens gather data from around the world, In college, protests were into their sites. They freely filter and condense it and disburse it to frequent and people express their opinions about you, the consumer, in the format and expected you to speak life, about their worlds, focus you have requested. your mind, so it never about our world. It fails to explain how these occurred to me during They Google around the “newsmasters” are funded – who pays those formative years to Internet, picking up poetry for them to do their work. And it consider that we should and music and sharing it fails to take into account the inherent have less free speech. with others. They practice a risks those of us protected by the First Then this survey by more basic, more raw form Amendment – who will defend these the John S. and James of journalism that many of “newsmasters” when they are sued? L. Knight Foundation us have never considered in Or will libel suits as we know them comes out, telling us 73 Jean Maneke, MPAʼs all the writing we have done. go away? Who will represent these percent of high school Legal Hotline attor- Perhaps they are closer akin “newsmasters” when they must go to kids take freedom of ney, can be reached to the columnists that hold court to get access to the facts they speech and of the press at (816) 753-9000, such an important place in need to do their job? Will government for granted. And that [email protected]. our papers today. be more open to them than it is to more than a third of ave they been taught us today? (Don’t hold your breath, the kids surveyed think the First Hi n t he i r h i s t or y folks.) Amendment goes too far in protecting and government classes that all the Ultimately, I can only hope that rights. freedoms they hold, all the processes of with increased blogging, and increased I realize that the environment today government they study, arise out of the numbers of individuals on the Web who is not the same as it was when I was foundation of the First Amendment? consider themselves “journalists” as we a kid. (I feel like I’m dating myself That even their ability to discuss how know the word, that appreciation for here.) Liberals were everywhere and the system operates and the pros and the First Amendment will rise among the conservatives were those “old folks” cons of our government are nurtured young adults and that the future will who just got in the way of progress. through the rights inherent in the First not be as one might fear, based upon Today, clearly the conservatives rule Amendment? the messages of gloom and doom we the White House and Congress and I imagine most of you, the readers, have heard lately. most of the liberals are considered the are already addicted to obtaining “old foggies” who can’t see reality if it some of your news each day from fell out of the sky on their heads. Rush the Internet. You pick and choose Golf June 24 at Osage Beach Limbaugh constantly laughs at us. the stories you read and, if you are PA’s annual golf tournament realize we have caused some of aggressive about this, you may even Mwill be held Friday, June 24, at I our own problems. Most of us have created requests from websites Sycamore Creek Golf Course, Osage would never have even thought for an to deliver you the news as you want it Beach.Two-person teams will compete instant about borrowing someone else’s either to your email address or in your in a scramble with an 8 a.m. shotgun product off the Internet and putting own configuration on the webpage start. A registration form is on mopress. our names on it. Or, geeze louise, of you favor. com and will be in . Cost letting government pay us for what How does this foreshadow the future will be $50. we were writing. Only people with no for our industry? Flight winners of this tournament ETHICS would pull a stunt like that. Back in November 2004, the Poynter will be eligible to compete against Kan- So now should we wonder that our Institute, in a post by Robin Sloan, sas Press Association in the Little Brown credibility rating is so low? linked to a FLASH project by the Jug Tournament later in the year.

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Missouri Press News, May 2005 www.mopress.com 21 NIE Report Jump aboard and help boost NIE summer class at UMC ay is the month to promote secure a teacher. You can follow up our summer Newspaper In with a teacher’s name closer to our final MEducation course to teachers university deadline. in your community. The course, offered The course is also an excellent for one hour of graduate credit or as a training opportunity for newspaper continuing education seminar, will be personnel — so consider sending a staff held July 20-22 at University of Mis- member who coordinates your youth souri, Columbia. efforts. If your newspaper is in- In the mailing you’ll re- terested in reaching young ceive is a version of the ad readers, and want help that simply promotes the doing that in your com- course for teachers to take munity, sponsor a teacher at their own expense. At for this training. He or the very least, we ask that she will return excited and you support this Missouri with a complete toolkit for Press Foundation project This ad can be used to promote your promoting newspapers in by promoting the course publicationʼs sponsorship of a teacher the classroom and in the with the ad or in a news to the “Living Textbook” class at UMC. home. story. A similar ad can be used to promote The best enticement for The Teacher Ambas- the class to area teachers, without you offering a scholarship. Both ads can be teachers in your community Dawn Kitchell is sador Scholarship Project downloaded from mopress.com, and they is to offer an NIE Teacher MPAʼs NIE direc- can help your newspaper have been mailed to your newspaper. Ambassador Scholarship. tor. Contact her at reach young readers in With this scholarship, your (636) 932-4301; your community — sign [email protected]. newspaper sponsors a teach- up today to participate. get the 2006 Reading Across Missouri er to attend the course. The scholarship *** story FREE! cost includes MU seminar fees, work- If your newspaper missed out on be- We’re mailing every MPA newspaper shop materials and shared housing for ing a part of the 2005 Reading Across our updated brochure and information two nights. Missouri campaign, make plans now to on the 2006 Reading Across Missouri The cost for this scholarship oppor- join our 2006 project! project. Did you know MPF currently tunity is $250. In return, the teacher We have a real treat in store for this has 17 serialized stories available — and you sponsor will agree to conduct a year’s statewide read — an eight-chap- nine more on the way? Watch for your workshop on behalf of your newspaper ter historical fiction serialized story big RED brochure. in your community this fall. about one of Missouri’s most famous fter all, what’s black and white and his course, “The Living Textbook: storytellers — Mark Twain. AREAD all over? Missouri Press TIntegrating the Newspaper into Kay Hively has written “The Best Foundation serialized stories, of course. the K-12 Curriculum,” is a partner- Storyteller” just for this project. In Our stories have appeared in black and ship with MU Direct: Continuing and addition to the eight-chapter story, white more than 600 times — in Mis- Distance Education. To host the course, MPF will provide a companion teacher souri newspapers, nationwide and now the university requires a minimum en- guide. internationally! rollment. Last year we were below the This year there is a string tied to get- *** minimum at deadline, and sadly, several ting the story FREE. If your newspaper Thanks to the folks at the Southeast sponsoring newspapers called after the has ever purchased an MPF serial story, Missouri Press Association for inviting course was cancelled. you will receive this story at a 50 per- Newspaper In Education into their To avoid this and ensure the success cent discount. But if you purchase any spring meeting program. of the course this year, we’ll be mailing MPF story in 2005, you’ll get “The Best A great crowd turned out to hear a sign-up form and a hard-copy ad to all Storyteller” FREE. what MPA is doing to help Missouri’s MPA newspapers — you may already t’s a 2 for 1 deal this year. So plan to newspapers reach young readers. have received it. Please return the sign- Ipublish an MPF serial this year to The comment that makes the trips to up form immediately, even before you pique young readers’ interest and you’ll meetings around the state so vital — “I had no idea this was there for us!”

22 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, May 2005 Missouri Newspaper Organizations CALENDAR May NORTHWEST MISSOURI PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, Jamey Honeycutt, Cameron; First Vice President, Steve Tinnen, Plattsburg; Second Vice President, Leslie Speckman, Savannah; Secretary, Kathy Conger, Bethany; Treasurer, Chris Boultinghouse, Mound 5 — Missouri Press Foundation Board City. Directors: Dennis Ellsworth, St. Joseph; Kathy Whipple, Kearney; Becky Sellars, of Directors Meeting, 1 p.m., Smithville; Chuck Haney, Chillicothe; W.C. Farmer, Rock Port; Wendell Lenhart, Trenton; Tim Larson, Maryville; Kay Wilson, Maryville. MPA Building, Columbia

SHOW-ME PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, Charlie Fischer, Sedalia; First Vice Dedication ceremony of bronze President, Jeff Hedberg, Centralia; Second Vice President, Gary Beissenherz, Concordia; 5 — Secretary-Treasurer, Sandy Nelson, Harrisonville. Directors: Jack Whitaker, Hannibal; Rob plaque donated by J.W. Brown family, Viehman, Cuba; John Spaar, Odessa; Dick Fredrick, Paris. 2:30 p.m., MPA Building, Columbia OZARK PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, Fred Hall, Crane; Vice President, Jeff Schrag, Springfield; Secretary-Treasurer, Rosemary Henderson, Mount Vernon. Directors: Dala 5 — Past Presidents and Spouses Whitaker, Cabool; Brad Gentry, Houston; Roger Dillon, Eminence; Dan Wehmer, Seymour; Dinner, Governor’s Mansion Kimball Long, El Dorado Springs. Past President: Keith Moore, Ava.

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI PRESS ASSOCIATION: President, Diane McClain, Kennett; First Vice President, Laura Johnston, Cape Girardeau; Second Vice President, Kate Martin, June Perryville; Secretary-Treasurer, Michelle Friedrich, Poplar Bluff; Historian, Mrs. Mildred Wallhausen, Charleston; Executive Secretary, Ann Hayes, Southeast Missouri State NNA On the Road bus tour University. Directors: Kim Million-Gipson, Piedmont; Peggy Scott, Festus; Judy Schaaf, 10-11 — Ironton; H. Scott Seal, Portageville; Gabe Hartwig, Cape Girardeau. of printing plants

DEMOCRATIC EDITORS OF MISSOURI: President, Richard Fredrick, Paris; First Vice Central States NIE President, Bob Cunningham, Moberly; Secretary, Beth McPherson, Weston; Treasurer, 22-24 — Linda Geist, Monroe City. Conference, Catoosa, Okla.

MISSOURI CIRCULATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION: President, Jim Kennedy, MPA/MPS Board meeting, Bolivar; First Vice President, Brenda Carney, Harrisonville; Second Vice President, Jack 23 — Kaminsky, Joplin; Secretary, David Pine, Kansas City; Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. Holiday Inn, Lake Ozark Directors: Ken Carpenter, Kansas City; Rob Siebeneck, Jefferson City.

MISSOURI ADVERTISING MANAGERSʼ ASSOCIATION: President, Kevin Jones, 24 — MPA Golf Tournament, St. Louis; First Vice President, Jane Haberberger, Washington; Second Vice President, 8 a.m. Sycamore Creek Steve Hutchings, Gainesville; Secretary, Debbie Chapman, Marshfield; Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. Directors: Beth Durreman, Lebanon; Trevor Vernon, Eldon; Debra Kiser, Jefferson City; Jim Salzman, Jackson; Bobbie Snodgrass, Joplin. 24-25 — Show-Me Press, Holiday Inn, Lake Ozark MISSOURI ASSOCIATED DAILIES: President, Joe May, Mexico; Vice President, Ben Weir, Jr., Independence; Secretary, Shelly Arth, Marshall; Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia; Past President, Larry Freels, Kirksville. Directors: Jack Whitaker, Hannibal; Arnie Robbins, St. Louis; Charlie Fischer, Sedalia; Don Wyatt, Springfield; Dan Potter, Columbia; Randy July Cope, Neosho. 20-22 — Living Textbook NIE course, MISSOURI AFFILIATE, NATIONAL FEDERATION OF PRESS WOMEN: President, Karen Glines, Des Peres; Vice President, Holly Berthold, Eureka; Finance Director, Karen Zarky, University of Missouri, Columbia St. Louis; Co-Secretaries, Peggy Koch, Barnhart, and Kathie Sutin, St. Louis; Committee Chairs: Alice Handelman, Village of Westwood, Publicity; Christy James, Richmond Heights, Membership; Gina Kutsch, St. Charles, Newsletter; Dee Raby, Granite City, Ill., Archivist; September Pamela Walter, Clayton, Meetings; At Large Board: June Becht, St. Louis; Anne Heinrich, St. Louis; and Elly Wright, Kirkwood. Past President: Janice Denham, St. Louis. 22-24 — 139th Annual MPA MISSOURI PRESS SERVICE: President, Dave Berry, Bolivar; Vice President, Dane Convention & Trade Show, The Vernon, Eldon; Secretary-Treasurer, Wendell Lenhart, Trenton; Directors: William L. Miller, Sr., Washington; Robert Wilson, Milan. Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark

MISSOURI PRESS FOUNDATION, INC.: President, Tom Miller, Washington; First Vice NNA Convention, President, David Lipman, St. Louis; Second Vice President, Mrs. Betty Spaar, Odessa; 28-Oct. 1 — Secretary-Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. Directors: R.B. Smith III, Lebanon; Wallace Milwaukee Vernon, Eldon; Rogers Hewitt, Shelbyville; James Sterling, Bolivar; Mrs. Wanda Brown, Harrisonville; Mrs. Avis Tucker, Warrensburg; Edward Steele, Columbia; Robert Wilson, Milan; Ralph Clayton, Caruthersville; Mrs. Jo Anne Bray, Camdenton; Kirk Powell, Pleasant Hill.

MISSOURI AP PUBLISHERS AND EDITORS: Chairman, Charlie Fisher, Sedalia. AP’s Scott to N. Carolina Missouri AP Managing Editors: Chairman, Diane Raynes, Trenton; First Vice Chairman, Oliver Weist, Sedalia; Past Chairman, Dennis Ellsworth, St. Joseph. avid T. Scott, day supervisor for The Associated Press for Mis- MISSOURI SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER EDITORS: President, Buck Collier, St. Louis; D First Vice President, Buzz Ball, Neosho; Second Vice President, Cathy Ripley, Chillicothe; souri and Kansas, has been appointed Secretary-Treasurer, Doug Crews, Columbia. Directors: Chris Wrinkle, Lebanon; Dennis news editor for North Carolina. Ellsworth, St. Joseph; Dale Brendel, Independence; Diane Raynes, Trenton; Greg Orear, Brookfield; Sam Blackwell, Cape Girardeau; and Bud Jones, Odessa. Scott began working for The Asso- ciated Press in St. Louis before mov- MISSOURI COLLEGE MEDIA ASSOCIATION: Dana Fecho-Al Hilali, Central Missouri State University; Vice President, Brad Shelton, Longview Community College; Secretary, ing to Kansas City as night supervisor Dee Dee Nilsen, Southwest Missouri State University; Adviser, Charles Fair, Central Missouri in 2003. State University; MPA Liaison, Pat Sparks, Longview Community College. A native of Milwaukee, Scott, 28, attended UMC.

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