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December 2019

Longtime Journal Record editor announces retirement Important Dates Lamar named new general manager of the Journal Record AMA Editorial Contest Open Friday, December 20 2020 Press Cards Avaliable Freelancer and Grant Databases Coming to 2020 Winter Conference APA website in 2020 Birmingham Marriott Thursday-Friday, February 6-7, 2020 APA President Horace Moore appointed as Winston County Sheriff

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December 2019 AlaPressa 2 Longtime Journal Record editor announces retirement Les Walters, a fixture at the Journal Record in Hamilton, left his fulltime post as editor of the newspaper on Nov. 1. He joined the paper in 1978. Walters will continue in a part time role of associate publisher, Alabama Press Association where he will be temporarily Alabama Newspaper Advertising Service Inc. training new leadership and 600 Vestavia Parkway, Suite 291 editing content. Vestavia, AL 35216 “It has been my deepest (205) 871-7737 pleasure to have served this (205) 871-7740 (fax) county in this capacity for so many www.alabamapress.org years,” Walters said. “Telling Marion County’s story week to Board of Directors week has been the journey of a lifetime—the friends, brothers and Kenneth Boone, Chairman of the Board sisters I’ve found along the way Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. have been even better. Together, Horace Moore, President we’ve lived, we’ve laughed, we’ve Top Left, Les Walters, Top Right, ALFA’s Jeff Helms The Northwest Alabamian mourned, we’ve fought, we’ve presenting Walters with Communications Award Terry Connor, 1st Vice President for Print Journalism on Dec. 9, Bottom Left, Walters seen the good and the ugly—and accepting the “Key to Marion County” from a Maroin The Cullman Times I’m so glad that I have had the County Commission representative, Bottom Right, K.A. Turner, 2nd Vice President privilege of having a front-row seat Walters accepting a U.S. Senate resolution from Alabama Media Group to it all.” Senator Aderholt’s office. Dee Ann Campbell Walters is a 1978 graduate The Choctaw Sun-Advocate of Troy State University with a media awards from the Alabama Press Eddie Dodd, The Abbeville Herald journalism degree, and was named the Association, including his most-prized Denise DuBois, The Citizen of East Alabama Hall School of Journalism Outstanding award, the APA Feature Story of the Tricia Clinton-Dunne Graduate of the Year. Year, which he was honored with for The Fort Payne Times-Journal Walters married his wife of 39 years, his article “Dr. Charlie Pyle’s Hamilton James Phillips, Daily Mountain Eagle Sheri Gilliland, on July 19, 1980. They Hillbillies Semi-Pro Baseball Team.” Parks Rogers, Gulf Coast Newspapers have two sons. Walters also was honored with Steve Smith, The Dothan Eagle He first came to Marion County with the Alabama Farmers Federation’s Teresa Woodruff, The Moulton Advertiser the Hamilton Progress, and was later Communications Award for Print Robert Jackson, Consolidated Publishing hired by the Journal Record. He is the Journalism on Dec. 9 during the group’s Michael James, The Tuscaloosa News longest serving manager of the Journal annual meeting in Montgomery. Marion Michael Galvin, Montgomery Advertiser Record, recording a 32-year tenure with County Farmers Federation Reporter Glenda Curl, The Wilcox Progressive Era the company, and 41 years in journalism. Lesa Enlow nominated Walters for the Dan Starnes, Starnes Publishing Walters was the 1993 recipient of award, which is presented annually to Troy State University’s Hall School a journalist or news outlet that excels in APA Staff of Journalism Outstanding Print sharing the story of agriculture with their Alumnus. He has received numerous audience. Felicia Mason, Executive Director Brad English, Marketing/Governmental Affairs Director Lamar named new general manager Leigh Leigh Tortorici, Senior Marketing Representative of the Journal Record Jaclyn Langan, Membership Coordinator Publisher Horace Moore Alabamian in Haleyville. He spent Meegan Maxwell, Network Coordinator has named Jesse Lamar to the last year as a design engineer Shaina Ehmke, Tearsheet Clerk replace Les Walters as general at Kith Kitchens in Haleyville. Dennis R. Bailey, General Counsel manager at the Journal Record Lamar is a former member of Scott Goldsmith, APA Accountant in Hamilton. the Haleyville Lions Club and Lamar is a native of served two terms as president. Hamilton, and worked four He currently is volunteering as years as sports editor for a youth football coach for the sister-paper, the Northwest Jesse Lamar Haleyville Youth Football League. December 2019 AlaPressa 3 2020 Press Cards Avaliable APA is pleased to offer full color tearing or bending. Each member gets Press ID Cards for members again in one card at no charge, and additional 2020. The customized ID cards feature press cards can be ordered for only $10 the card holder’s photo, name and title each. Cards can be ordered and paid for as well as the newspaper’s name. online via a secure server. The press card is driver’s license- To learn more and order, visit: https:// sized and printed in full color on durable www.alabamapress.org/press-cards/ plastic so it will last all year without Freelancer and Grant Database Coming in January 2020 APA is excited to be implementing a In the future it may be possible to have membership a better opportunity to freelancer database as a resource for a companion page for our membership secure grant funds. As new or one-time our membership looking for temporary or to list their freelancer needs as a help grant opportunities become avaliable, freelance photographers, reporters and wanted classified of sorts. they will also be posted. other general office assistance. APA is also working to compile a list If your publication works with This database will be in a table format of annual journalism and media grants to freelancers, please ask them to email on the APA website and will list contact be housed on the website. Grant seekers [email protected] with their information, references and links to will find links, deadline information information. Stay tuned for these exciting current work. and criteria in one place, giving APA additions to our membership benefits.

The 2020 AMA contest will open (editorial division) December 20, 2019. Look for the editorial rules and contest portal link to be emailed Friday morning to APA members.

APA President Horace Moore appointed as Winston County Sheriff Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed Winston Fayette and the Pickens County Herald County Sheriff’s Office Public Relations in Carrollton. and Reserve Sergeant Horace Moore Moore has worked as a volunteer law as the new sheriff of Winston County. enforcement officer since 1974. Since His term is set to expire in 2022. Moore 2012, he has served as a patrol officer, will replace Sheriff Tommy Moore, who is reserve sergeant and public information resigning due to health issues. officer for the Winston County Sheriff’s H. Moore is the owner of Mid-South Office. Newspapers, publishing the Northwest Moore is a native of Winston County Alabamian in Haleyville, the Journal and served in the U.S. Army/Alabama Record in Hamilton, the Times-Record in National Guard from 1969 to 1974. Sheriff Horace Moore December 2019 AlaPressa 4 Innovative journalism projects sought for RJI’s flexible fellowship program Is there a journalism challenge you audio stories on smart speakers that in, but that can help the industry too.” or your newsroom has wanted to tackle, can contrast or expand based on the Fellows can either work on projects but haven’t had the time or resources to reader’s interest level in a topic. themselves through a residential or focus on the idea? nonresidential fellowship or work Could the project benefit directly with an organization on the industry as a whole in some a project with an institutional way and strengthen democracy fellowship through RJI’s flexible through better journalism? fellowship options. Residential If you answered ‘yes’ to fellows are required to move to both of those questions, then Columbia, Missouri. Fellowships consider applying for a 2020– are open to those in the U.S., as 21 fellowship at the Donald W. well as international journalists. Reynolds Journalism Institute at Among the various resources the Missouri School of Journalism. available to fellows includes Apply between Dec. 16, 2019 and access to a communications Jan. 17, 2020. team that can help promote the RJI Fellowship projects project, as well as assistance typically devise new strategies or from programmers and students models for solving a problem, build who can produce marketing new tools, or create a prototype plans. There is also support for or advance a prototype so it is those wanting to conduct market ready for investment or launch research or test an idea at one during an eight-month fellowship. This “We are looking for projects that of the Journalism School’s newsrooms. year’s fellows are working on a variety are innovative, practical and useful to Learn more about RJI Fellowships of projects, which include, developing journalists and newsrooms worldwide,” and apply at RJIonline.org/fellowships. a best practices guide for better gun says Kat Duncan, RJI’s interim director If you have questions, contact Kat violence reporting, helping news outlets of innovation. “We want to fund ideas that Duncan, interim director of innovation take advantage of push notifications will not only accomplish something that at RJI by emailing her at duncank@ and developing a platform to produce the individual or organization believes rjionline.org. December 2019 AlaPressa 5 Obituaries Kenneth Farr Bonner Kenneth Farr Bonner, longtime employee of in mass communications from the University Bonner joined the Sentinel as a staff writer and the Jackson County Sentinel, passed away Nov. of North Alabama. He began in the insurance later served as managing editor before moving to 24, 2019, after a yearlong battle with cancer. He business before moving to journalism, where he advertising director. He retired in December 2018. was 64. ran his own weekly newspaper in 1994. He later He taught Sunday school and served as a Bonner graduated from Scottsboro High worked at the Times-Free Press in Chattanooga deacon at First Baptist Church in Scottsboro for School in 1973 and later graduated with his degree before joining the Sentinel in February 2004. many years. Katherine (Kathy) Woodruff Slaton Katherine (Kathy) Woodruff Slaton died New England Telephone. Moving back south, Banks-Caddell Elementary School. She was Dec. 12, 2019 at her home in Decatur, Alabama she worked in management for Southern Bell preceded in death by her parents and an infant after an extended illness. in Atlanta. She met her husband-to-be, Luther daughter, Katherine Glaze Slaton. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Glaze Slaton, in March, 1974 when he sat She is survived by her husband of almost Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Episcopal down next to her on a charter flight headed for 45 years, Luther Glaze Slaton, and two sons, Church in Decatur. The family will receive friends a Colorado ski vacation. They were married on Caleb Tutwiler Slaton and his wife Alexandra in the Parish Hall immediately after the service. Jan. 11, 1975 in St. Mary’s Church, Rome. of Berwyn, Pa. and Franklin Arthur Slaton of Kathy was born in Memphis, Tennessee on Oct. She began a career in education when she Frederick, Md. and his friend Leslie Pierce of 11, 1948 to Dr. Robert Thomason Woodruff and moved to Alabama and she taught elementary Manhiem, Pa.; two grandchildren, Beatrice Marjorie Doyle Woodruff. She grew up in Rome, school in Lawrence County public schools for 23 Ardell Flannery Slaton and Robert Doyle Ga., where she attended St. Mary’s School and years. During that time, she earned a master’s Tutwiler Slaton, both of Berwyn; brothers Robert graduated from Thornwood School. She earned degree in Early Childhood Education at UAB. Franklin Woodruff and wife Margo of Savannah, a B.S. degree at the University of Georgia, She was an active member of St. John’s Ga. and Dr. Frederic Doyle Woodruff of Rome, where she was a member of Kappa Delta and Episcopal Church, where she had been a Ga.; sisters Margaret Thomason Woodruff and Angel Flight. member of Vestry and was active in the Altar Nelle Thomason Woodruff, both of Charleston, After undergraduate school, she moved to Guild, the Cursillo Community, various food S.C. and Elizabeth Woodruff McQuagge and Boston for several years, where she worked for ministries, and as a Homework Helper tutor at husband Joel of Gainesville, Fla. The value of simplicity design of the iPod, Jobs insisted that When the elevator stopped at their floor, each prototype pass a strict test. If he I remember saying to myself that they Ad-libs wanted to access a song or a function, would have to speak in plain language by John Foust he wanted to get there in no more than when they met with their patients. three clicks. It’s the same in marketing. We must Smart salespeople know that it is speak in terms that our target audiences Statisticians disagree on the number better to communicate a simple concept can easily understand. of commercial messages we are than a complicated one. And successful 3. Then eliminate unnecessary exposed to each day. Some say 1,000. advertisers know that simply stated words. Thomas Jefferson once wrote, Some say as many as 3,000. And others points have more consumer appeal “The most valuable of all talents is that claim the number is closer to 20,000. than long explanations. of never using two words when one will With estimates all over the map, all I remember a radio spot which do.” In other words: edit, edit, edit. I can say for sure is that we live in an featured the sound of a car with a dead The most effective advertising over-communicated world which has a battery. For 25 seconds, listeners heard slogans capture the essence of their short attention span. There is no way the groaning “err errr errrr” of a battery products in only a few words. “Snap, that anyone can notice and digest every which was fading. The only words Crackle, Pop” works better for Rice single message. were in the voiceover at the end: “This Krispies than “Our cereal is well known This presents a challenge. How can wouldn’t have happened with a DieHard for its distinctive sound.” “Nothing runs we break through the clutter when we’re battery.” Additional words would have like a Deere” is more memorable than creating ads? How can we gain – and killed the drama. The message was “John Deere equipment operates more hold – favorable attention? simple and clear. efficiently than the others.” And Nike’s 1. The first step is to simplify the 2. Next, use your audience’s famous “Just do it” slogan has more essential message. Henry Wadsworth language. I remember visiting impact than “Get into action instead Longfellow wrote, “In all things, the someone in the hospital and hearing a of just thinking about participating in supreme excellence is simplicity.” conversation between two doctors on sports.” Apple’s first marketing brochure in 1977 the elevator. Although I wasn’t trying Simple messaging should not be quoted Leonardo da Vinci: “Simplicity is to eavesdrop, I couldn’t help but hear limited to national advertisers. Local the ultimate sophistication.” Simplicity what they were saying. It wouldn’t have businesses need it, too. was more than a slogan to Apple’s mattered if it had been confidential, Steve Jobs. It was a requirement. Years because I didn’t understand a single John Foust conducts training programs for newspaper advertising professionals. E-mail later, when he was overseeing the word of their technical discussion. for information: [email protected] December 2019 AlaPressa 6 People Amy Henderson has been named Levi Logan is the new sports writer Adam Powell is the new managing editor of The Cullman Times. She for the Journal Record in Hamilton. A editor of The Selma Times Journal. He has received a journalism degree from Troy native of Salem, Va., Logan grew up and worked at the paper since last November University and a Masters in Journalism studied in the D.C. area. He also studied focusing on city government. He studied and Mass Communication from Kent music in Freiburg, Germany and Ticino, print journalism and creative writing State University. She began her career Switzerland. Eventually he was drawn at Troy University. He has previously as a community journalist at a Georgia home and to the Ramp School of Ministry worked for The Millbrook Independent newspaper. She also spent several years in Hamilton. He graduated in 2017 and and Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. He also as director of communications for the started to work at the paper. His interest in covered state government for the online Georgia Municipal Association. sports comes from his father who taught news outlet Alabama Today, and wrote baseball, basketball and football when he a weekly column for The Lagniappe in Daniel Holmes has been named was growing up. Mobile. general manager of Shelby County Newspapers, Inc. The group includes Glendon Poe has been named sports Steven Stiefel has returned to The Shelby County Reporter, along with editor for The Fort Payne Times-Journal. Fort Payne Times-Journal as a staff writer. five weekly newspapers, five lifestyle He is a native of Pisgah and graduated He worked previously at the paper as his magazines, six websites and numerous from the University of Alabama with a first job after graduating from Auburn special sections. degree in journalism. While in school, University. He has also worked at the Holmes has been with the company he covered high school sports and some Sand Mountain Reporter, MavTV and for 13 years, serving most recently as Crimson Tide sporting events for The had his own portrait studio. He earned a classified manager. He replaces Katie Tuscaloosa News. degree in strategic communications from McDowell who is now the communications He began his career with the Valdosta Troy University and worked as an adjunct director for the University of Alabama at (Ga.) Daily Times and also worked at the professor before returning to Fort Payne. Birmingham’s Office of Advancement. Clayton Tribune in Georgia before going to Fort Payne. Briefs The Messenger in Gadsden was for their coverage of the development at contained to one restroom and part of the recently recognized by The Chamber Easter Seals. attic. of Gadsden and Etowah County. The newspaper was recognized during the Speakin’ Out News in Huntsville Don and Nikki Eddins as have bought Etowah Small Business of the Year recently turned 40. The newspaper is out the shares of The Auburn Villager awards as serving the community for the longest running African-American previously owned by Charles and Ernest more than 25 years. newspaper covering Huntsville and North Whatley, making them sole owners of the Alabama. newspapers. The Opelika Observer was The Eddins and Whatleys started the recognized recently by the East Alabama A fire at the Montgomery Independent newspaper in 2006. Area Chamber of Employment and People office recently was caused by an exhaust with Disabilities as the Media of the Year fan in the restroom. The damage was Industry Federal government increases overtime salary threshold The annual salary threshold for in. But the desires of large employer meet. They will have no choice but to exempt employees under the Fair Labor organizations to absorb only a one-time reduce staff and knock some full-time Standards Act will increase on Jan. 1 to adjustment won the day. The Department jobs back to part-time. That inevitable $35,568 from $23,660, the United States did say, however, that it was discarding its consequence will hurt news coverage Department of Labor announced today. original proposal to revisit the threshold in those areas. We urged a phased-in The announcement officially killed a rule every four years. Instead, it said, threshold to help protect those jobs, but on the books that would have caused reviews should be dictated by economic although our concerns were heard, the minimum salaries to go up to $47,476. conditions. Department decided to recognize them That rule had been put on hold first The announcement was not a surprise in other ways. At the same time, this by court action and then by the Trump to NNA, according to President Andrew threshold has not been revisited since administration in 2016. Johnson, publisher of the Dodge County 2004. We acknowledged it was time for The Labor Department said it had Pionier (Mayville, Wis.). an adjustment. And we are immensely considered the petition of National “NNA had concerns and still has relieved that the old proposal to double Newspaper Association, the YMCA, the concerns that many of our newspapers in the salary base in one gigantic leap, Grocery Manufacturers Association and economically-distressed areas are going others to allow the increase to be phased to find this new threshold impossible to FLSA continued on page 7 December 2019 AlaPressa 7

FLSA guidance to employers in Publishers’ this new rule that salaries for part-timers Auxiliary. are a recognized way to meet fluctuating continued from page 6 “In light of the effect of this decision work-week needs in businesses. NNA upon some of our smaller newspapers,” appreciates the Department’s clearer which really would have been a job killer, he said, “we expect more salaried part- guidance in helping our members comply is now officially dead,” Johnson said. time jobs to be created in the industry. with the Fair Labor Standards Act.” Johnson said NNA would provide more Employers are specifically instructed in See related article below. Publishers evaluate payroll with FLSA salary threshold increase on the horizon By Tonda Rush, NNA hours and earns $600. Q: Please explain again how a • In week three, the employee works nonexempt journalist can be paid a salary. 44 hours. The regular rate is $600/44 A: Now that the new Fair Labor or $13.63. The employer owes for four Standards Act salary threshold is set to hours of overtime. But instead of time go into effect next year, a lot of companies and a half, the employee has received are re-evaluating their payroll. flat time for the entire 44 hours. The It is an enduring irritant to both overtime premium owed is 50% of the newspaper industry and serious $13.63 or $6.81. So the pay is $600 journalists that the Labor Department plus four hours at $6.81 or $27.23. The devalues many community newspaper employee’s pay for that week, then, is journalists and will not classify them as $627.23. professionals who can be paid on salary • In week four, the employee works 50 without limitation. 1. It is allowed under your state law. In hours. His regular rate is now $12. His Rather, we have an environment now Alaska, California, Pennsylvania and or her pay is $600 plus 10 hours at half where bosses have to pull journalists off New Mexico, it is prohibited. of $12 regular rate or $60. Final gross stories when their hearts and souls are 2. The employer can show that a pay: $660. intent upon covering the news, just so the specific employee’s workweek varies The system works well for newsroom budget isn’t busted. NNA hopes the day considerably from week to week. employees who have great peaks will come when the Labor Department 3. It is consistently used with the and valleys in the work week, such as gives journalists their due so they can be designated employee, both when work sports people who might have little to considered exempt across the board. weeks fall under 40 hours and when do one week and a lot on another, or for However, for now, most reporters and they fall over 40 hours. government beat reporters who might many editors are considered non-exempt 4. It is available only for full-time cover short meetings one month and under FLSA. So, the question of how to employees. long budget sessions that stretch into the predict compensation in a budget and 5. The employer also must have a clear night another month. still let the newsroom cover the news is understanding with the employee that The real challenge falls upon the vexing. a flat salary will be paid regardless of bookkeeper who has to recalculate There are several possible hours worked, and that hours over 40 will regular rates for each work week. Of approaches: One is simply to pay time be compensated at an additional rate of course, the journalists have to cooperate and a half for all hours over 40. But few 50% of the base. This system requires a as well because they have to turn in newsroom budgets have that wiggle room recalculation with every pay period. their hours—a process that is anathema these days. 6. The employer may limit how many to many in the field. But, until the U.S. Another is to specify a flat number of hours could be worked under this system, Labor Department comes up with a better hours and pay a flat salary. The employee but in this case, as well as with the approach, that is the law. is not permitted to go over the agreed regular FLSA overtime rule, employees Now the Labor Department is number of hours. That is legal so long may not “volunteer” additional time. contemplating allowing bonuses and pay as the hours over 40 are compensated Hours worked have to be hours paid. premiums to be factored into the base at time-and-a-half and the quotient of flat Here are some examples to make rate, at the employer’s option, without salary divided by hours does not yield this process clearer. (Remember losing eligibility for the fluctuating salary an hourly rate below the minimum wage that employees must have a “clear process. This change in the law has (remembering that some states have understanding,” so this process should NNA’s support as it will increase the tools minimum wage rates above the $7.25 per be written down, reviewed with the available to employers to ensure stability hour set at the federal level). employee, initialed and put into the in covering the news without breaking the A third is complex, but works well personnel file.) bank. for many newspapers. It is called the Let’s say the employee earns $600 fluctuating salary basis. It allows for flat salary a week. For a 40–hour week, Tonda Rush is the director of public policy overtime hours to be paid at 50% of the that is a regular rate of $15. and serves as general counsel to the National regular rate, but it does not work in every • In week one, the employee works 40 Newspaper Association. Email her at tonda@ circumstance. This approach is available hours and earns $600. nna.org. if the following conditions are met: • In week two, the employee works 35 December 2019 AlaPressa 8 National Newspaper Association applauds postal bill National Newspaper Association has been unable to pay the obligation, of the retiree fund. He said that, on the President Matt Adelman, publisher of so the debt just keeps mounting. contrary, the reverse is true. the Douglas (Wyo.) Budget, announced “Now a wide majority of House “I know many in Congress are that a postal reform bill supported by members recognize that it is time to rightfully concerned about fiscal NNA has achieved a sufficient number rethink the requirement,” Adelman said. accountability and about the wide gaps of both Democrats and Republicans “NNA appreciates their attention to the in private sector retirement funding as sponsors and action has been plight of our nation’s universal service coverage. Some have told our members recommended to Speaker Nancy Pelosi. network. Community newspapers need that they worry the government is going Adelman thanked Rep. Peter DeFazio, for USPS to be stable and effective.” to have to pick up the tab. But this bill D-Ore., for his leadership in moving The obligation imposed in 2006 won’t create that problem. Rather, it will HR 2382 to possible action on the was for prefunding about $72 billion help to avoid it by helping USPS to keep House consensus calendar, which is a in anticipated retiree health benefits rates stable and protecting the mail streamlined process for quick passage covering a 75-year time span into the business that it presently has. If we let of legislation. future. The fund has nearly $40 billion this problem drift on, it will lead to much “We have worked for more than a in it now, which achieves a higher higher rates, drive away more mail and decade to lift the burden of prefunding level of prefunding than the rest of the put the USPS into an even deeper hole.” retiree health benefits from the U.S. federal government and more than most With the assistance of NNA’s Postal Service. This one requirement, private sector businesses with health Congressional Action Team, HR 2382 unique among federal government fund obligations. But USPS announced now has 292 co-sponsors, from both agencies, has led to the most staggering a decade ago that it could not continue sides of the aisle. debt by USPS of any measure we adding to the fund as required if it was to A companion Senate bill by Sens. have seen in the more than 100 years continue delivering the mail. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Brian that NNA has worked on postal policy. 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