The Kansas Publisher Official monthly publication of the Kansas Press Association Oct. 18, 2017

Inside Today Time slipping away on AOE sign-up ATTENTION: the deadline for uploading entries this year is Oct. 31 Page 2 Kevin Slimp describes how to use ecause the Kansas Press Association annual best work. We’ve added a number of new photogra- nested styles to speed work flow. convention is being moved to February in phy categories and discounts for uploading early. 2018, the 2017 Awards of Excellence dead- We are making this move to February so we Page 3 linesB have been adjusted as well. can tie in the annual Day at the Statehouse with the FORE! John Foust uses golf refer- Instead of a full calendar year as in the past, this annual KPA convention at a time so members can ences to hone selling skills. year’s contest will include just the first 10 months meet directly with their legislators in Topeka at a of 2017 so that we can get the entries judged in time critical point in the session. Page 4 for presentation at the convention. The plan is for the convention to begin on KPA president Olaf Frandsen lists The entry year for 2018’s awards will be Jan. 1 - Thursday with Day at the Statehouse, followed by the Top Ten Reasons to be an Edi- Oct. 31, 2017. a full Friday schedule and just over half a day on tor & Publisher. Click here to download the 2017 Call for Entries Saturday. The convention will end Saturday follow- with instructions for uploading your newspaper’s ing the Awards of Excellence luncheon. Page 4 Jack Krier, founder and publisher emeritus of Main Street Media in Kansas, dies at 77. Page 6-7 Search KPA’s Marketplace for job openings, newspapers for sale. Page 8 Rudy Taylor takes a look at the newspaper business, and sees plenty of reasons to be optimistic.

KPA Calendar . Oct. 20 KPA Southeast District meet- ing, Wall Family Center, Emily Bradbury, assistant director of the Kansas grant will allow for up to 40 KPA members to Parsons Press Association, and Kansas Leadership participate in one of KLC’s leadership training Center coach Greg Meissen discuss some of the programs in 2018. Bradbury wrote the grant. Nov. 3 details involved with KPA’s successful Leader- See Page 5 for a story on the grant and its Montgomery Family Sym- ship Transformation Grant application. The purpose. posium, Kansas Leadership Center, Wichita. Montgomery Symposium set Nov. 3 at KLC his year’s Montgomery Family Symposium the program. About 10 slots still remain to be filled. Nov. 10 will be a day-long brainstorming session If you’re interested in participating, click here. KPA Northeast District meet- about the future of Kansas newspapers is The day-long session this year is being under- ing, KPA office in Topeka. T scheduled for Nov. 3 at the Kansas Leadership written by the Montgomery Family Fund and the Center in Wichita. Kansas Newspaper Foundation. The only cost for Dec. 15 Pam Fine, who holds the Knight Chair at the participants will be $25 for lunch. 226th anniversary of the U.S. William Allen White School of Journalism, has Bill of Rights. been working with Seth Bate of the KLC to create See MONTGOMERY on Page 5

Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 2 Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 How to speed up work flow 2017-18 KPA Board M. Olaf Frandsen President by setting up style shortcuts Salina Journal t the 21st session of the Newspaper style, the user could simply click anywhere [email protected] Institute last week, Ed Henninger within the cutline and select “cutline” to and I did something we’ve never achieve the same effect. Andy Taylor A First Vice President done before. We taught a class together. It The same technique could be used to must have been a good idea because it was apply styles to headlines, body text, bylines Montgomery County Chronicle the most attended of the 26 classes offered. and other types of text on a page. [email protected] Titled, “What You Need to Know Ed discussed a method he uses to create About Paragraph Styles,” we took the styles for his newspaper clients, using a Scott Stanford group through a very fast paced 90-min- “next style” method. I noted a few of the Second Vice President Lawrence Journal-World ute session, cover- styles he created and asked Ed to take a [email protected] ing everything from step back and show the class exactly how simple nested styles these styles were created. Travis Mounts to advanced nested Afterwards, I went to my computer and Treasurer styles. experimented with different types of para- Times-Sentinel Newspapers Afterwards, while graph styles using this method. [email protected] discussing our class “Wouldn’t it be great,” I thought, “if by in the hallway, Ed simply clicking on a paragraph style, the Sarah Kessinger and I both agreed we headline, byline, email line and body text Past President had learned some- were all set automatically, without having Marysville Advocate thing from each other to select different styles for each?” [email protected] Kevin Slimp concerning paragraph Let me show you how this can be ac- styles. Ed told me he complished. We will begin by placing some Zach Ahrens hadn’t seen nested text on a page. Northeast District Director styles created using the method I used. For this particular method to work cor- Topeka Capital-Journal A nested style is a type of paragraph rectly, we will create the body text style [email protected] style that combines two or more separate first. This is done by creating text exactly styles into a single paragraph style. For in- the way you want it to appear on the page. Marcus Ashlock stance, this is an easy way to create a style Set the font, the justification, the first line Southwest District Director for classifieds. If the user wanted five bold indent, etc. I named this font “Body Text” Syracuse Journal words at the beginning of each classified, in the Paragraph Styles panel. [email protected] followed by smaller normal text, then fol- Suppose my stories consist of head- Mary Hoisington lowed by a different ines, with bylines Northwest District Director style of text for the below the headlines, Great Bend Tribune code at the end of A nested style is an easy followed by email [email protected] the ad, this could be way to create a shortcut addresses below the accomplished with a bylines, then body Jason Jump nested style. for classifieds. text flowing below Nondaily Membership Director I was intrigued by If the user wanted five the email addresses. Kingman Leader-Courier a method Ed used to bold words at the begin- Yes, I could place [email protected] create a paragraph the text, then click on style based on the ning of each classified, each of the paragraph Dena Sattler style that follows. followed by smaller nor- styles individually, Legislative Director For instance, most until each type of text newspaper design- mal text, then followed was styled. However, [email protected] ers are used to using by a different style of text by pay-ing close at- paragraph styles to set for the code at the end of tention, I can create Nick Schwien body text, headlines, paragraph styles that Daily Membership Director cutlines and other the ad, this could be ac- do all these for me, common text styles. complished with a nested with one click, rather [email protected] Let me offer a style. than having to select quick explanation for each piece indi- Robin Clasen Wunderlich Southeast District Director those who don’t de- vidually. Eureka Herald sign pages. Suppose After creating a [email protected] you’ve placed text under a photo. Without “Body Text” style, I go about creating a a paragraph style to simplify the process, style for the email line. Notice inside the Joey Young you would highlight the text, select a font, “Next Style” box, I have selected “Body Central District Director along with tracking, leading and other char- Text.” This will allow me to set two styles The Clarion (Andale) acteristics to create your cutline. [email protected] However, using a pre-existing paragraph See SLIMP on Page 7 Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 3 Golf provides plenty of lessons on selling ads love golf, but I’m a terrible golfer. I’m tant. A swing doesn’t end after contact. market conditions which are beyond your the only golfer I know who has lost And neither does a sales conversation. control. Read and respond to those condi- Isomeone else’s golf ball. On a best-ball When you return to the office, there are tions correctly, and you’re on the way to round, I mistakenly hit the wrong ball – “thank you” emails, additional facts and a successful campaign. Read them incor- directly into a lake. figures to research, and campaign recom- rectly, and the ball will veer off course. Regardless of skill level, golf holds mendations to develop. 8. Close doesn’t count. A score can’t be plenty of lessons for the business of selling 4. Every hole has a goal. And every ad counted until the ball is in the hole. Like- and creating advertis- campaign has an objective. At the comple- wise, a publication can’t build its business ing. Let’s take a look: tion of a particular marketing effort, your on sales that are almost made. 1. Club selection client wants to generate x-results. Along the 9. Divots should be repaired. It’s im- matters. Each club way, there are interim portant to keep client has a specific purpose. goals, such as weekly relationships in order. Drive with a driver, hit and monthly targets. There are bunkers, If something goes long approach shots 5. Every hole has creeks and out-of-bounds wrong – in a conversa- with a fairway wood, hazards. Obstacles are tion or in a campaign chip with a wedge, putt part of the game. There areas. Some are visible – take immediate steps with a putter. are bunkers, creeks and from a distance, but oth- to put things back on In advertising, out-of-bounds areas. ers seem to appear out of track. there are tactics for John Foust Some are visible from 10. A tournament different marketing a distance, but others nowhere. can be won by one a situations. Image ads seem to appear out of stroke. It’s crucial to are designed to build brand identities and nowhere. pay attention to details, response ads are used to generate immedi- In advertising, there are sales objections, because little things make a difference. A ate results. high-maintenance clients, fickle target mar- sales conversation can turn quickly on one 2. Pre-contact is important. A golf kets and challenging deadlines. perceptive question. A typographical error swing starts with lining up the shot, hav- 6. Play it where it lies. You will make can make or break a marketing proposal. ing the right stance and grip, then taking a some shots from level ground, where the And one word can determine the success of proper backswing. ball sits nicely on top of the grass. But oth- a headline. Any experienced sales person will tell ers you will have to hit from tall weeds or you to prepare in advance for an appoint- sand or behind a tree. John Foust has conducted training pro- ment. Learn your prospect’s marketing ob- Whatever the lie, concentrate on the goal grams for thousands of newspaper adver- jectives, study their previous ad campaigns, and choose the right club. tising professionals. E-mail for information and research their competitors’ advertising. 7. Grain and dew affect putting. The at [email protected]. (c) Copyright 3. Follow-through is equally impor- surface of the green can be compared to 2017 by John Foust. All rights reserved. Newsmakers Stacey Sedbrook has been named vice president of digital at the Kansas City Star. A native of Denver, she has 17 years’ experience in sales, marketing and business development.. r Steve Lundblade has been named general manager of the McPherson Sentinel and . He has 20 years’ experience in the newspaper industry, including eight at the Kansas City Star. September KDAN, KCAN winners he following newspapers sold either direct placement, Kansas Display Ad Network, Kansas Classified Ad Network or out-of-state network ads in Sep- Ttember. Remember, if you sell a KDAN or KCAN, which run in almost 150 Kansas news- papers, you keep half the money. Sell one outside of Kansas (SDAN or SCAN) or do direct placement in other papers and keep half the commission allowed to KPA. KDAN — Anderson County Review, four ads for $3,300 profit to the newspaper; Hillsboro Free Press, one ad for $450 profit; Ellsworth County Independent-Report- er, one ad for $450 profit. KCAN — GateHouse Media, two ads sold for $300 profit; Council Grove Repub- lican, one ad sold for $150 profit; Leader & Times, one ad for $150 profit; Anthony Republic, one ad for $150 profit. SDAN — Anderson County Review, four ads sold for $450 profit. DIRECT PLACEMENT — Hays Daily News. 4 Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 And you wouldn’t trade the job for anything erewith are my Top Ten Reasons the last 10 years in a row because, well, 2. You get to have a multi-faceted job, to be an Editor & Publisher of a you were there to take pictures for the last including reporter, editor, photographer, Hnewspaper: 10 Homecoming coronations in a row. page designer, ad sales rep, accountant, 5. You get to listen to every city com- janitor, building repair specialist, IT spe- 10. You can’t be an ink-stained wretch mission and school board meeting. Every. cialist and front desk answering service. if you don’t get ink on your fingers. And Single. One. What more could you want? your shirt. And your face. 4. You get to And No. 1 on the 9. Who doesn’t like know how much your hot list: getting yelled at every property taxes are go- No. 1. You get to work 1. You get to work week (or every day) ing to increase every in a noble profession, one in a noble profession, because the newspaper year before anyone one that despite the was not delivered on else does. Probably that despite the criticisms, criticisms, changing time? before the city and changing landscape, long, landscape, long, dark 8. You get to hear county commissions, dark hours, holidays at hours, holidays at the some fascinating sto- and the school board office and headaches ries that, alas, the gen- members, actually the office and headaches every day is probably eral public will never know how much they every day is probably the the most important hear. Like the reader are going to increase job in your commu- who wants to you Olaf Frandsen taxes. most important job in nity. That’s because come take a picture of 3. You get to be your community. everyone, young and his (or her) World Champion Largest In the least popular old, new and native the Universe Corn Squash. person in town, even depends on you to do 7. You get to hear some stories that though everybody knows your name. your job, and do it well. sometimes, while absolutely true, you Except when your editorial agrees with And you very likely would not trade can’t believe at first blush. But then you a personal viewpoint of a reader. Then, that in for anything. realize you aren’t that good, and you really for one brief shining moment, you are can’t make that stuff up. the most popular person in town. Relish Olaf Frandsen is editor and publisher 6. You actually know who the last the moment. It won’t last more than five of the Salina Journal and 2017-18 presi- Homecoming King and Queen were for minutes. dent of the Kansas Press Association. Deaths John “Jack” Ronald Krier, 77, of Warsaw, Mo., died Thursday, Times, Phillips County Review, Downs News & Times, Smith Oct. 12, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. County Pioneer, Cawker City Ledger, then the Red Cloud Chief, Krier was born Sept. 24, 1940 in Mitchell, S.D., the son of John Franklin Chronicle, Harlan County Journal and Blue Hill Leader M. Krier and Bernadette J. Michels of Emery. He was raised in in Nebraska before adding three more Kansas newspapers, the Alexandria, S.D. and graduated from AHS in 1958. Lindsborg News-Record, the Gove County Advocate, Quinter, and He graduated from South Dakota State University, the Sterling Bulletin. Brookings, in 1962 with degrees in journalism and print In 2015 the Kriers sold the majority percent of the management. stock in Main Street Media, Inc. to Frank Mercer and Joe He married the former Kathleen Carver on Feb. 6, Blum, both business associates and friends. 1965. Surviving Jack is his wife of 52 years, Kathy; a After owning several newspapers in South Dakota, son, James (Kami) Krier of Warsaw; four daughters, Iowa and Missouri, Krier expanded his company by DiAnn Bills of Warsaw, Julie (Ken) Pingrey of Coon forming Jumbo Jack’s Cookbook Co., and specialized Rapids, Iowa, Sheryl (Peter) Kao of Southlake, Texas, in printing cookbooks as fund-raisers. and Nikki (John Plumlee) Krier of Branson West; eight Jack retired in 1991 and moved to Kimberling City, grandchildren, Miranda Bills, MacKenzie Bills, Wilson Mo., but later bought a newspaper there. He sold it and Pingrey, Levi Pingrey, Makena Kao, Olivia Kao, Ashton started another, the Stone County Gazette, then sold it Plumlee and Kennedy Krier; two brothers, Dick (Pat) and bought other newspapers to eventually expand his Krier, Idaho, and Don (Faye) Krier, South Dakota; and holdings in Missouri to include the Carrollton Demo- Jack Krier two sisters, Delores Rudie, Minnesota, and Judie (John) crat; Lexington News; Higginsville Advance; Norborne Hritz, California. Democrat-Leader; Santa Fe Times, Alma; Glasgow Missourian; He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother and a Windsor Review; Cole Camp Courier; Lincoln New Era; St. Clair brother-in-law, Stanley Rudie. Courier, Osceola; Appleton City Journal; Humansville Star-Leader Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Nov. 25, 2017 at St. Ann and Rich Hill Mining Review. Catholic Church, Warsaw, followed at noon by a Celebration of Life In 2000, he and partners expanded into Kansas, purchasing but and Fellowship at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Warsaw. later selling the Lyons Daily News. He then bought the Russell If you would like to send a card to Jack’s wife, here is the County News and the Natoma Independent. This was the beginning address: Kathy Krier, 19419 Stone Meadow Trail, Warsaw, MO of Main Street Media. 65355-5973 Krier’s group went on to purchase the Ellis Review; Plainville To read the complete obituary, go here. Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 5 Montgomery Continued from Page 1 “The goal of this special edition of the annual Montgomery Family Symposium is to help newspaper company executives grapple with significant strategic challenges,” Fine said. “This year’s symposium is designed KLC grant will provide chance to help you create a vision and plan for the change you’re seeking in the next few years whether it involves growing revenues, chang- to train leadership pool for KPA ing your products, transforming your culture he recently announced Leadership this grant. You and your organization will or even selling your company. Transformation Grant landed by the have access to 40 spots (worth $25,000) in “You’ll also have a chance to explore and TKansas Press Association offers a any of our core programs in 2018. We are exchange ideas with other senior leaders in a unique opportunity for KPA members to get confident this will help you move forward meaningful setting.” top-notch training for its members. on the leadership challenges facing your The event , from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., will be Emily Bradbury, KPA’s assistant director, organization or community.” led by Bate, an expert facilitator who works wrote the grant application to the Kansas “I think everyone would agree that our with the Kansas Leadership Center’s coach- Leadership Center and recently learned newspaper editors, publishers and others ing and teaching team. that 40 participant slots worth $25,000 will are considered leaders in our communi- “A number of KPA staff and board mem- be available to KPA staff members during ties,” Bradbury said. “We want to give our bers have been through a leadership training 2018. members the kind of world-class training session at KLC,” said Doug Anstaett, execu- Here’s what KLC sent: “We are excited that will propel them to even greater heights tive director of the Kansas Press Association. to inform you that Kansas Press Associa- as they serve their readers and advertisers.” “While it is an intense experience, it really al- tion has been granted a 2018 Leadership To help facilitate participation by mem- lows for the kind of open dialogue necessary Transformation Grant! This year, KLC bers, the Kansas Newspaper Foundation to make critical decisions about the leadership received applications from 90 organizations will also help defray part of the expenses for issues we face.” across the state and only 40 were awarded lodging and meals.

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Text tool. Next, right-click on the headline style KPA Office Staff Slimp and select “Apply “Headline” then Next Continued from Page 2 Style.” Doug Anstaett The result is a headline, a byline, an Executive Director at once, an email line followed by body email address line, followed by body text. [email protected] text. With a little practice, you’ll be setting (785) 249-1108 Next, I create my paragraph style for the up styles for stories with drop caps and byline. Again, create text just as you intend more. for it to look on the page. Note the setting I know you can’t wait. Go have fun. Emily Bradbury for “Next Style.” After the byline, the next Remember, the secret is to right-click on Assistant Director and line will be in the Email Address style. the paragraph style if you want to use the Member Services Director Finally, a style is created for the head- “next style” method. [email protected] line, with Next Style set for “ByLine.” Now, here is the trick. For this to work, Kevin Slimp is a speaker and trainer in Judy Beach you place your text on the page, then click the newspaper industry. He can be reached Bookkeeper somewhere within the headline with your at [email protected]. [email protected]

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Mike Kautsch Media Law, KU School of Law [email protected] Allen Community College President John Kansas Press Association Executive Direc- Masterson presents Iola Register publisher tor Doug Anstaett also delivered comments FRIENDS OF KPA Susan Lynn with a framed certificate honor- about the importance of community newspa- ing the Register’s 150 years of service.. pers at the event. Ron Keefover Retired, Kansas Court System This month’s question President Q. With the 2018 contest being in the same budget year as the 2017 Kansas Sunshine Coalition contest, I have no funds left in this year’s budget for the contest. for Open Government Help! I want to participate but don’t know how to make that hap- [email protected] pen this year. (for questions on cameras in the courtroom and the court system) A. That’s not a problem. We can bill you after Jan. 1, 2018. How- ever, the bill will need to be paid prior to convention in order to receive your awards. 8 Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 Back to the basics: relax — and read newspapers ll four members of the Taylor members. But so much of the criticism city is buying a new dump truck; which Newspaper Family enjoyed a rare we hear is aimed at cable TV shows and county highway is getting overlaid with lunch together this week to discuss the extreme views expressed therein. asphalt; who represents them in the Kansas theA ups and downs of our business. We hope our newspapers are found to be Legislature; or where funds will be found We didn’t even know it was National newsworthy, and relaxing to read each to assist hurricane-stricken communities in Newspaper Week, which nobody cares week. Houston, Florida, Puerto Rico or the U.S. about anyway. But as always, we talked It is always reassuring when we drive Virgin Islands. about where our Montgomery County along a hometown They’re the ones Chronicle, Prairie Star and Labette street and see someone who relax and read Avenue newspapers sitting on a porch As we mingle with their newspapers, and fit into today’s fast- with our newspaper friends on a daily basis they give us hope pace, 140-character stretched before their in the future of the tweet, stare-at-your- eyes. — along main street, business we chose smartphone world. When we see at school events or many decades ago. We talked about someone in a coffee maybe in church — it And, if that’s a ways to improve our shop reading any reason for a family of website, e-editions newspaper, we can’t is obvious who reads writers to celebrate and Facebook posts, take our attention off newspapers. They’re National Newspaper acknowledging that all that person. Everyone the ones who know Week, so be it. are important to our in our family likes to With no apologies, existence. Rudy Taylor analyze the reading why the city is buying we still love the But when the habits of those we a new dump truck; business that often brainstorming was concluded, someone see reading the news, makes us worry, yet quipped, “Maybe we just need to be because it varies from which county highway gives us so many ourselves — you know, a newspaper that browsers to full-scale, is getting overlaid with rewards that you, our you can still relax and read.” in-depth studying of asphalt; who represents readers, make possible We looked at each other as if this was a sports articles, news when you stretch that stroke of genius. stories, obituaries, them in the Kansas newspaper out in And, it truly is. classified ads and Legislature ... front of your adorable Our family is five generations deep opinion pages. faces. in this business, and every family editor As we mingle with So keep it up. and writer during those years has worried friends on a daily basis — along main Relax and read your newspaper. about the future of the newspaper business. street, at school events or maybe in church Today, there is much skepticism — it is obvious who reads newspapers. Rudy Taylor is publisher of the Taylor about the media of which we are proud They’re the ones who know why the Family Newspapers. Last two regional meetings set in Parsons, Topeka he fourth and fifth in a series of regional meetings of the Lunch will be provided along with an educational presentation 2017 Kansas Press Association are scheduled Friday, Oct. and a networking opportunity. Speakers will include KPA Adver- T20 at the Wall Family Center in Parsons and Friday, Nov. tising Consultant Peter Cook and members of the KPA staff. 10 at the Kansas Press Association office in Topeka. Session topics are listed on the registration page. The first three meetings were Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 in Oberlin Attendance for KPA members is free of charge, but we do (Northwest District) and Dodge City (Southwest District) and need reservations so we can order enough lunches to accommo- Sept. 8 in Andover (Central District). date the attendees. The two remaining meetings are scheduled from 11 a.m. to Go here to sign up for one or both of the remaining events and 1:30 p.m. register as many staff members as you want. Days of modest rate hikes likely in the past, USPS says he U.S. Postal Service has issued a warning that the 2018 postage rates relatively stable. For 2019, we have no idea what to postage increase will likely be its last modest increase con- expect although we know several things. First, USPS thinks Peri- Tfined by a 2006 law. odicals publications are generally not covering their costs, as USPS National Newspaper Association President Susan Rowell, handling costs have risen faster than inflation. Second, the cost of publisher of the Lancaster (S.C.) News, announced to community handling mailing sacks will go up. Third, we could see a significant newspapers that publishers could expect significant increases in restructuring of postage rates for newspapers overall because USPS postage rates in 2019 if Congress does not enact a postal reform is in financial trouble," Rowell said. law this year. NNA Postal Committee Chair Max Heath said NNA was work- "The Postal Service signals its plans to the Postal Regulatory ing hard to find solutions for newspapers. NNA has distributed Commission, as it is required to do. This year, it said the coming materials to its members in support of HR 756, the Postal Reform 2018 increase was likely the last under the 2006 law that has kept Act of 2017.