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PROFILE JOINT CONVENTION ‘Real News’ Dallas Morning News editor to give keynote at convention The importance of local Longtime MPA exec, journalism as being a source of “Real News” will highlight journalism dean to portions of the Joint MPA-LPA join MPA Hall of Fame Convention on the Mississippi » Page 6 Gulf Coast this summer. Scores of media professionals from the Miss-Lou region are expected PRESIDENT’S COLUMN to attend. Registration is now open. Our communities need Reservations are being accepted at the Golden Nugget us to be the providers Hotel and Casino in Biloxi, site of “real” local news of the July 6-8 meeting. » Page 2 Events begin Thursday with individual state board meetings Wilson and the opening reception. paper’s efforts at innovation, as TRIBUTE Panel discussions are planned well as his response to claims Friday, July 7, on the “Fake the media has become an News” phenomenon, as well as “enemy” of the public interest. “Threats to Transparency and Wilson began his career at the Public’s Right to Know.” the Miami Herald, where he The editor of The Dallas worked for 12 years as a writer Morning News will give the and editor. He joined the St. keynote address at Friday’s Petersburg Times in 1994, opening luncheon. serving for 18 years as a writer, Mike Wilson, who joined editor and, finally, managing the paper in February 2015, editor. The newspaper won two will speak during the opening Pulitzers during his tenure. luncheon. He’ll discuss the NEWS » Page 9

Remembering Minor, state’s ‘conscience’ Wayne County publisher takes reins of MPA » Page 5 JACKSON Board of Directors. He career in 1978 in Texas as Paul Keane, editor will serve the remainder of a sportswriter. He moved INDEX and publisher of The Norman’s term and then to Fairhope, AL, in 1996 to Bylines...... Page 3 Wayne County News in stand for election for his serve as sports coordinator March of Events...... Page 4 Waynesboro, has assumed own full term as president for a group of six weekly Convention agenda...... Page 6 the presidency of MPA-MPS at the annual Membership newspapers in the region. He Deaths...... Page 8 after the recent retirement Meeting during the MPA-LPA joined Boone Newspapers in Law Bytes...... Page 9 of Don Norman from the Joint Convention this July in 2000 and served as general Ad Libs...... Page 10 Starkville Daily News. Biloxi. manager of The Winston Keane was appointed Keane has served on the County Journal, The Copyright © 2017 to serve April 27 during a MPA-MPS board since 2009. Choctaw Plaindealer and Mississippi Press Services meeting of the MPA-MPS He began his newspaper KEANE » Page 11 Keane 2 » Fourth Estate » Spring/Summer 2017

PRESIDENT’S COLUMN WE DIDN’T TAKE THESE JOBS FOR THE PAY; IT WAS FOR SOMETHING MORE MEANINGFUL WAYNESBORO Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat or any ack in March, when Layne Bruce of our local TV or radio stations do that. called to inform me that Don They won’t because they don’t have the BNorman was retiring — and I would experience that we have under our belts. become President of this Association So while we’ve taken our lumps, faster than planned — it was a little Paul we’re still going strong. Yes, we’ve had The official newspaper of the daunting. I knew that, eventually, I Keane to change our platforms and add new Mississippi Press Association would move up to the top spot but I wrinkles, bells and whistles to the mix, was expecting to have roughly 15 more but we’ll do this to complement our print 371 Edgewood Terrace, Jackson, MS 39206 months to plan. editions – they’re not going anywhere 601-981-3060 | Fax 601-981-3676 www.mspress.org After the call and telling my wife, anytime soon. It’s called survival and Doris, of the situation, I did what any We’re the ones who have documented meeting members of our community MPA-MPS Staff newspaper person would do — went out a community’s history for 100, 200 or where they are. It’s not much different Layne Bruce Andrea Ross and covered a story. In this case, it was a more years. We cover children in the than what we’ve been doing for centuries executive director media director big baseball game between two rivals. community from birth all the way to high in this profession. We just have to keep [email protected] [email protected] While sitting in the dugout during school graduation and beyond. We record doing it because we have the foundation, Monica Gilmer Sue Hicks the game, pondering my good fortune to the engagements, marriages, births, knowledge and experience of providing member services mgr. bus. development mgr. take this position with MPA, the team I deaths and even the blemishes of our local news to our communities better than [email protected] [email protected] was covering started a big rally. Watching communities. anyone else can do it. Julie Darling the excitement in the dugout and just the And on one does it better than us. During my time on the MPA-MPS marketing manager general “energy” on the field got me to [email protected] Why else would local TV and radio Board, I’ve had the privilege of serving thinking even more. stations constantly “lift” our material under some wonderful Presidents, The Fourth Estate serves as the official newspaper of the This was the reason I entered the Mississippi Press Association, recording the history of the and use it as their own? Why do people including Reese Terry, Wyatt Emmerich, organization, its members and associates. Copies are distrib- newspaper industry roughly 38 years ago. constantly tell us to “take my picture” Jimmy Clark, James E. Prince, Joel uted at no charge to members and are available by contact- ing the MPA office. Just being around the “action” is what and then remind us to “be sure and run McNeece and Don Norman. I hope that I lured me into this industry and has kept that one in the paper?” And why do some can serve this Board and this Association Commentary columns published herein are the opinion of their respective authors and not necessarily those of the me going for nearly four decades. engagement/wedding announcements as well as those men have over the years. MPA, its board of directors or staff. Just for the record, I began my still have the tag line at the end that says, And, as long as my tenure at the helm MPA-MPS Board of Directors newspaper career at the age of 14 as a “Family and friends are invited through lasts, I hope I can help us all rekindle stringer for my local paper. I was covering the medium of the press?” some of that spark that was burning so Paul Keane Kevin Cooper President Second Vice President high school athletics, something I’ve It is because we’ve been around longer brightly in all of us when we first began Wayne County News The Natchez Democrat continued to do throughout my career. than any other media outlet. Despite our careers. We owe it not only to the Waynesboro Natchez Everyone in this Association has communities we serve, but to ourselves politicians trumpeting the “fake news” Jack Ryan James Arrington Goff similar stories. We all entered the and the “truth in journalism” horns, we as well. Second Vice President Treasurer newspaper business for a specific reason. are still the most trusted source for local With that said, I invite you to attend Enterprise-Journal The News-Commerical We know it wasn’t for the pay, benefits or McComb Collins news. We’re the ones covering the Little the Summer Convention in Biloxi July vacation time, so it has to be something League tournaments, going out and 6-8. Get around some like-minded people Joel McNeece Layne Bruce deeper and more meaningful. shooting pictures at the beauty pageants, who share your passion for this crazy Immediate Past President Executive Director Calhoun County Journal MPA/MPS With the way our industry has been printing the honor rolls and basically business. It might help rekindle that spark Bruce beaten upon over the last few years, documenting every day life in our inside of you. perhaps it is time to recapture those John P. “Pat” Brown Joe B. Coates respective communities. The Magee Courier Copiah County Courier feelings and rediscover the purpose for And we don’t do it in “sound bite” MPA-MPS President Paul Keane is publisher Magee Hazlehurst us being in what many erroneously call a fashion. We give each story its proper of The Wayne County News in Waynesboro. “dying profession.” due, meaning we don’t just offer His email address is publisher@thewayne- Clay Foster H. Ray Mosby countynews.com Daily Journal Deer Creek Pilot Remember when you saw your 140-character “updates.” Let’s see Tupelo Rolling Fork byline on a front page for the first time? Stephanie Patton Tim Reeves Remember when you made that first big The Leland Progress The Vicksburg Post sale that resulted in a big commission? PUBLISHERS-GMs-EDITORS Leland Vicksburg Remember when you took that picture George R. Turner that everyone in town praised? Remember Greene County Herald when you designed that “perfect” page 2017 PHOTO ID Leakesville that just flowed together so beautifully? Those are the moments we need to PRESS CARDS recapture, because we’re in one of the AVAILABLE best professions around. Despite all the claims of “fake news” and bias, newspaper Order today for your staff members Mississippi Press Association | Established 1866 people are still the best deal in town when Only $12 each Mississippi Press Services | Established 1978 it comes to media outlets. MPA Education Foundation | Established 1983 Email Monica Gilmer, [email protected] Spring/Summer 2017 » Fourth Estate » 3 BRIEFLY New publisher named for The Star-Herald Karen Fioretti was named publisher and editor of The Star-Herald in Kosciusko. Fiorietti is a veteran newspaperwoman, working in roles ranging from reporting, photography and editing to production and technology. She most recently served as director of production for The Post Register in Idaho Falls, ID. In Kosciusko, she succeeds Joseph Brown, who recently jointed as a sports reporter the Delta Democrat-Times, a sister publication in Greenville.

Hattiesburg Post approved as MPA’s newest member The Hattiesburg Post, a weekly publication owned by Jackson-based Emmerich Newspapers, has become the latest Full Active member of the Mississippi Press Association. The Board of Directors approved the Post’s membership application in January. The newspaper, a sister publication to longtime members The Petal News and The Lamar Artist speaks at McDavid Conference Times, published its first issue in 2013. Editorial cartoonist Ricky Nobile speaks to attendees at the O.C. McDavid Journalism Conference, Thursday, March 30, David Gustafson serves as editor and 2017, at the Jackson State University e-Center campus. The event, held in conjunction with JSU’s School of Mass Com- publisher of the newspapers and related munication and Journalism Studies Conference, drew about 60 students and educators in its 18th year. publications.

TRANSPARENCY Cleveland Current ends publication in April Ethics commission says Diamondhead The Cleveland Current published its final edition at the end of April. Publisher Scott Coopwood attributed the council meeting with auditor illegal decision to end the weekly newspaper due to changes in the newspaper business. The paper » By WESLEY MULLER Open Meetings taken the legal advice of the State was founded in 2009. SunHerald Act — a meeting Auditor,” Knobloch said. Parent company Coopwood Communications becomes official The meeting in January was a also publishes “Delta” magazine and the monthly DIAMONDHEAD and public point of contention for Mayor Tommy “Delta Business Journal.” Four city council members violated as soon as Schaefer and Councilwoman Nancy “We felt it was best to get out of that weekly state law when they met behind a quorum is Depreo, both of whom were excluded grind and put our efforts toward ‘Delta’ closed doors with State Auditor established. from it. At the time, Schaefer called magazine and our ad agency, Coopwood Stacey Pickering earlier this year, A quorum it an “illegal meeting” and a “blatant Communications,” Coopwood said in an email. according to a preliminary ruling is defined as a violation” of state law. “Still, it was a tough decision.” issued by the Mississippi Ethics simple majority The council members had The market continues to be served by the tri- Commission. of a board’s requested a meeting with Pickering weekly Bolivar Commercial, a longtime MPA Ethics Commission Hearing Pickering members. So, to discuss a recent performance audit member. Officer Chris Graham issued the as soon as at of the city and a letter Schaefer sent ruling, finding the Diamondhead least three of the council members to Pickering’s office in response to City Council “violated” the Open intentionally assembled in City Hall at the audit. The meeting came just one Former Gazette owner joins Meetings Act when four of the five the same time, a quorum was formed, day before Pickering’s office publicly Association of Realtors council members met with Pickering rendering it an official meeting open released the audit findings. It was Jace Ponder, former owner and editor of on Jan. 31 and “discussed a matter to the public. held at City Hall and lasted about an The Gazebo Gazette in Pass Christian, has over which the city council has Councilman Ernie Knobloch said hour. joined the Mississippi Association of Realtors as authority without providing public he and the three other councilmen Schaefer had found out about the communications and publications director. access, providing notice, or recording held the meeting only because the meeting as it was happening and A graduate of the Meek School of Journalism minutes.” State Auditor told them it was legal to went into the conference room to try and New Media at Ole Miss, Ponder sold the The Commission gigged the do so. to stop it because he said he knew Gazette in 2016 to Steven Jackson. council on a fundamental rule of the “The thing is, we should not have AUDITOR » Page 9 4 » Fourth Estate » Spring/Summer 2017

MARCH OF EVENTS We can learn from fate closing in on nation’s retailing giants etail disruption is the preoccupation du jour for financial analysts, business reporters and Ra big slice of the public at large that suddenly finds itself increasingly relying on Alexa to handle shopping for paper towels and underwear. Layne Perhaps no giant of retail better exemplifies the struggles of adaption than Sears. Bruce From its beginnings in the 19th Century, Sears Roebuck and Co. was a precursor of sorts to e-commerce. Its massive catalogs were the stuff of which dreams were made – from the latest in fashion, to a desperately needed set of tires, to all What took a lot of us (well, me, I mean) even those Star Wars action figures that were at the top of longer to realize was that advertising on the web so many Christmas lists. wasn’t going to be tethered to one site or another. At one point in its history, Sears even sold pre- It was going to follow us around. Programmatic fabricated houses. Order the one you wanted, and a advertising, as they call it, knows who we are, team soon arrived on your property to set up shop what we like and where to reach us, whether we’re – I mean house. reading “Sports Illustrated” online, Googling for The catalogs came in the mail, doubtless the movie show times, or posting on Facebook a list of bane of each and every postman when the time bands we may or may not have seen in person. came around every six months or so to deliver the Advertising has itself become mobile. new batch. They were each hundreds of pages and substituted for more than a few booster seats when INNOVATION HAS never really been a problem we visited grandma and grandpa. for newspapers. An awful lot of how we do what But times, as they inevitably do, changed, and we do has changed significantly in just the last 30 the catalogs fell out of favor just as Americans were years with the advent of desktop publishing, digital beginning to grasp the expanse of the World Wide photography, and mobile devices. Web. Sears discontinued the large catalogs in 1992. We know for sure what’s now required is Less than three years later, Amazon arrived on the innovation in growing revenue. The answer to that internet to sell books. may, in fact, be “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” It would have been nearly impossible then to At the level on which 95 percent of MPA member New President’s new grandson foresee how the fates of the two companies would newspapers operate, the bread-and-butter of our William Lawrence Taylor III was born May 9, 2017, at Wayne have played out so differently but still so closely. advertising revenue still comes from small business. General Hospital. The first grandson of MPA President Paul Sears, for many years the world’s largest retailer, As many members know and now sweat, these small Keane and wife Doris arrived a bit early, weighing 5 pounds, would be usurped by a nimble startup that had eyes businesses – or SMBs – are dipping their toes in the 4.5 ounces. He is the son of Kelly Ann and William Lawrence on delivering much more than books and CDs to digital pool at rapid clip. The lure of social media, Taylor II. Mother, son and the entire family are doing well. your mailbox. programmatic and paid search is just too much to ignore. WE IN THE newspaper business are certainly It may seem radical and foreign to think your not unfamiliar with change and existential threats. newspaper should be brokering those digital ads, But when internet service finally arrived in our but, in fact, it may be the best way to protect Radionian, Student Printz newsroom at the Starkville Daily News back in your position as the leading provider of news and 1996, it certainly didn’t seem like much competition. advertising services in your communities. The take top honors in contest It was excruciatingly slow, very much text-based big papers banked on this a while back, but even and not much more than a good way to do very community papers like The Natchez Democrat and The student newspapers communications students little over the course of two hours as we on the desk the Madison County Journal are offering these at the University of Southern at 10 campus newspapers waited for the final score of whatever State ballgame services as part of their repertoire. Mississippi and Jones County participated in the annual was being played. It’s doable and the tools are at your disposal Junior College were recognized contest, sponsored by the MPA Again, times changed. now. Even for one-and-two person shops, there are as the best in their classes Education Foundation. And when the Great Recession cleaned the folks here at the Association and at MPS who can during the Better Newspaper Special thanks to MPA nation’s economic clock in 2008, we were faced with guide you through the process and help solidify your Contest Student Division members and associates who the double-whammy-realization that 1) We had been newspaper as the one-stop shop for print and digital awards handed out at March helped judge the student giving away content for far too long on the web, and advertising options. 30 at the annual O.C. McDavid division awards: Anthony 2) Advertising on our newspaper websites was never, It’s a brave new world. Sears may have waited too Conference in Jackson. Warren, Ricky Nobile, Adam ever going to make ends meet. late to join it. The Radionian at JCJC Prestridge, David Hampton, This is where there was a divergence in approach Newspaper media, by modernizing the tools we and USM’s Student Printz Paul Keane, Joe Coates, Ray to newspaper content online. Many papers decided offer advertisers, need not make the same error. took top prize in the General Mosby, Stephanie Patton, Julie to go the route of paywalls – either fixed or porous Excellence categories. Darling, Jason Patterson, Jason – or to be more aggressive in chasing online ad Layne Bruce is executive director of MPA-MPS. His dollars. email address is [email protected]. Follow the Dozens of journalism and Niblett, and Jack Ryan. Association on Twitter @MPAnewspapers. Spring/Summer 2017 » Fourth Estate » 5

OBITUARY Minor, recalled as ‘conscience of Mississippi,’ dies at 94 » JERRY MITCHELL through the courts and not The Clarion-Ledger through violence.” Said Minor: “I always say Veteran journalist Bill Minor John Doar saved Jackson, made his last deadline in March Mississippi, on that day.” — a date with death he has Four years later, Minor been dodging for decades. toured the Delta with then-U.S. “My God, what he saw in his Sen. Bobby Kennedy, seeing lifetime is phenomenal,” said firsthand how some poor Hank Klibanoff, who detailed Mississippians lived. Minor’s deeds in his Pulitzer “It opened my eyes, too, Prize-winning book with Gene because we went into these Roberts, “The Race Beat.” shotgun houses,” he said. “The Known as “the conscience smell of poverty. It’s incredible of Mississippi,” the 94-year- how it gets in your nostrils, and old Minor wound up outliving you can’t get it out for a long nearly all of his contemporaries time.” as well as a number of the Minor became a mentor journalists he mentored. He for many young reporters, died at 1:46 a.m. March 28. including Pulitzer Prize winners The son of a newspaper Klibanoff, David Halberstam linotype operator in Louisiana and Jack Nelson. and a lifelong Democrat, Minor Halberstam, whose first viewed himself as a champion Bill Minor, left, with former Mississippi State University President Dr. Donald Zacharias. Minor journalism job was in West for the little guy. owned and published the Capital Reporter for several years in the early 1980s. Point at the Daily Times Minor fought for much of Leader, told The Clarion- his life, serving as a gunnery talked first to Minor. Ledger before his 2007 death, officer on the USS Stephen In the years that followed, “People who are saying there Potter in World War II. Minor and MPA he covered the burgeoning aren’t any heroes anymore “The Japanese never hit us civil rights movement and just aren’t looking in the right A member of the MPA Hall of Fame, Minor began his career in the came to know its top leaders, with bombs or torpedoes, but late 1940s as a Jackson-based correspondent for The Times- places. (Bill Minor is) an they came mighty close,” Minor including Mississippi NAACP example of real conscience and Picayune of New Orleans. He later was owner and publisher of The leader Medgar Evers, who was recalled in a 2003 interview Capitol Reporter and a syndicated columnist. His work appeared for integrity.” with The Clarion-Ledger. decades in dozens of newspapers in Mississippi and beyond. assassinated outside his Jackson Before his 2009 death from “There were kamikazes toward home on June 12, 1963. cancer, Nelson said of Minor: the end, which were almost In 2003, anonymous donors established the Bill Minor Journalism Days later, more than 5,000 “I’ve never known a more impossible to stop.” Prize through the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson to people took part in the funeral courageous journalist.” After the war, he worked for honor Minor’s long career. Four award winners from the MPA Better march across the steamy In 1973, Klibanoff began The Times-Picayune in New Newspaper Contest are chosen annually as the recipients of the asphalt. covering the state Legislature Orleans and began covering Minor Prize for General News Reporting and Investigative Journal- “It was 103 degrees,” Minor for the Delta Democrat Times Mississippi in 1947. ism. said. and The Daily Herald (which His first assignment was Jackson police tried to halt became the SunHerald). covering the funeral of U.S. the marchers from coming back thought the burial of Bilbo was for and He recalled feeling sorry for Sen. Theodore Bilbo, who once to Capitol Street, and marchers the burial of the virus of racism. Newsweek, working closely Minor who complained at times brayed that the best way to keep retaliated by hurling rocks and If so, that may be the only thing with some of the nation’s top about pain in his back or leg. African-Americans from voting bricks at the law enforcement he was wrong about.” reporters, such as Claude That sorrow turned to was to visit them the night officers. Minor began working out Sitton (who later remarked anger when he picked up that before. “I heard one officer say, of an office in the state Capitol that Minor had done more for Sunday’s Times-Picayune and The event became “an `Might as well open fire. If we along with other reporters. civil rights than any Southern saw that the elder reporter had amazing introduction to the don’t do it today, we’ll have to Unlike some of those reporters, newspaperman). scooped him on a major story. political figures of Mississippi,” do it tomorrow,’ “ Minor said. he wasn’t content to rewrite The Times-Picayune “He nailed some guy who Minor said. “If every officer had opened press releases that came from correspondent covered the 1955 was corruptly selling culverts The heat proved almost fire, hundreds would have laid politicians. trial of ’s killers. to counties,” Klibanoff said. unbearable that summer day, he dead.” Instead, he did his own An all-white jury acquitted the When the Times-Picayune said. “You can imagine what it Into the no-man’s land reporting, exposing the dark two white men, who confessed shut down its Jackson was like in gnat-infested south between police and marchers deeds he witnessed to the light, months later to Look magazine bureau in 1976, Minor had Mississippi in the Pine Belt in stepped a man in a white shirt. which hardly made him popular that they had beaten and killed opportunities to work for late August. We all wore suits “I’m John Doar from the beneath the Capitol dome. Till. big newspapers like the Los and ties back then.” Justice Department,” Minor Some of the politicians he wrote Many of the national Angeles Times, but decided Klibanoff said when Minor recalled Doar saying. “I’m here about, including state Sen. Bill reporters who came to report instead to stay in Mississippi. “covered the funeral of to help you achieve your civil Burgin, went to prison. on what was happening in “I wanted to see how the Theodore Bilbo, he may have rights. Let’s take your issue Minor worked as a stringer Mississippi made sure they MINOR » Page 11 6 » Fourth Estate » Spring/Summer 2017 2017 MPA-LPA JOINT CONVENTION Longtime exec, AGENDA Current as of June 19 educator to join Thursday, July 6 1 pm Registration opens MPA Hall o Fame MPA Board Meeting The longtime chief executive LPA Board Meeting of the state newspaper trade group and a veteran educator 4 pm and journalist will be inducted MPA Education Foundation Board Meeting into the Mississippi Press LPA Foundation Board Meeting Association Hall of Fame July 8 in Biloxi. 5:30-7 pm – Opening Reception – Prefunction Carolyn Wilson of Sandy Enjoy music by Tropic Flyer and light hors Hook, who served as executive d’oeuvres as you catch up with friends and col- director of the Association leagues and pick up your registration material. Norton Wilson for 22 years, and Will Norton nal, McComb, MS. Panelists: Leonard Van Slyke, Jr. of Oxford, dean of the said MPA Executive Director 7 pm – Dinner on Your Own attorney, Mississippi Center for Freedom of Infor- Meek School of Journalism Layne Bruce. “She certainly We’ll provide a list of some of the area’s best res- mation; Blake Kaplan, executive editor, SunHerald, and New Media, will join deserves this honor, and we taurants. Kathy Spurlock the hall of honorees, which Biloxi, MS; , Spurlock Communica- couldn’t be happier for her.” tions. was established in 1986 to Norton returned to recognize service to journalism Friday, July 7 Mississippi and Ole Miss in 3 pm ¬– Break for the afternoon and newspapers. 2009 as dean of the Meek 8:30 am Wilson was one of only two School. He holds a Ph.D. in employees when she joined Registration Opens 6:30-9 pm – Dinner Party & Entertainment Mass Communications from the Enjoy a buffet meal and music by Cool Rayz. Silent the Association staff in 1982. University of Iowa and a Master Silent Auction Opens auction will remain open during the evening’s fes- She was promoted to executive of Arts in Journalism from Continental Breakfast tivities. director in 1985. Under her Indiana University. PRESS Camp Opens leadership, the organization A partner in The South grew to a peak of a dozen Reporter in Holly Springs, 9:30-10:45 am – GENERAL SESSION 9 pm – Dessert Reception in Silent Auction employees and handled over Norton previously served “Real News in an Alternative Fact World” $5 million in advertising as chair of the Department A panel of journalists discusses the impact of the 9:30 pm – PRESS Camp closes placements for its member of Journalism at Ole Miss “Fake News” phenomenon and the challenges it papers through its business from 1977-1990. He later represents for local media newspapers. Moderat- Saturday, July 8 subsidiary, Mississippi Press served as dean of the College ed by Kathy Spurlock, Spurlock Communications. Services. of Journalism and Mass Panelists: Al Cross, Institute of Rural Journalism; 8 am An Arkansas native, Communications at the Jim Van Anglen, . Wilson worked on behalf Registration opens University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Continental Breakfast of newspaper members on Since his return to Ole 10:45 am such cornerstone issues as Silent Auction opens Miss, the Meek School has MPA-MPS Membership Meeting PRESS Camp opens open records and sunshine experienced tremendous LPA Stockholders Meeting laws, as well as internships growth in enrollment and in for journalism students and 9-10:15 am – BREAKOUT SESSIONS scholarship dollars earned by Noon continuing education for A. “Basics of Business Reporting” Presented by its students. OPENING LUNCHEON member employees. She was He has been an active Jeff Amy, Associated Press. Economic develop- also key in the purchase of two Keynote speaker: Mike Wilson, editor, The Dallas ment and growing industry is big news in every member both for MPA and the Morning News headquarters locations for MPA Nebraska Press Association, community. Know the questions to ask and the in 1987 and 2002. sources to seek when big news breaks in your where he was inducted into Golf Outing – Shell Landing Golf Course She retired in 2007 but the Journalism Hall of Fame in town. continued to consult with MPA Separate registration required. Greens fees in- B. “Best Design Practices for Public Notices” 2009. clude boxed lunch. Transportation is on your own. on contract through 2009. Norton has been key in Presented by Ed Henninger, Henninger Consulting.

“Those years of Carolyn’s establishing newspaper Public notice advertising is an important source of 1:45-3 pm – GENERAL SESSION hard work, along with the “reporting expeditions” to information for the public and an important source “Threats to Transparency and the Public’s Right to leadership of board members member papers. Funded by the of revenue for newspaper media, but it’s often through the decades, has MPA Education Foundation, the Know” neglected in small type in the back pages. See ensured MPA continues to be trips allow a team of journalism A discussion of keeping government and our leg- some unique and inventive ways newspapers are in a strong position to serve majors to work over the course islatures accountable in an environment where advancing attention and notice of public notice. its members during an age of of several days on assignment secrecy is becoming a greater threat. Moderator: rapid change in our industry,” for member newspapers. Jack Ryan, editor and publisher, Enterprise-Jour- Spring/Summer 2017 » Fourth Estate » 7

AGENDA Legislature approves Saturday, July 8 continued session will cover some of the best examples of appealing design that improves both readability C. “60 Media Sales Tips in 60 Minutes” Pre- and readership itself. bill legalizing liquor sented by Ryan Dohrn, Brainswell Media. Ryan has C. “20 Revenue Ideas to Put In Action Today!” trained over 4,000 media sales people in 7 coun- Presented by Ryan Dohrn, Brainswell Media. Look- tries. He has gathered the very best sales tips ing to grow your newspaper revenues right away? advertising statewide from around the globe - and is ready to share them Ryan shares 20 proven revenue ideas that are with you. But can you keep up? This is 60 minutes working for newspapers and magazines across Gov. Phil Bryant has signed up consideration of a state of fun where Ryan shares 60 ideas in a rapid fire the USA. Detailed examples, with equally detailed a bill sponsored by MPA that lottery to help improve the format with one member of the group watching explanations, will be presented in a fast and fun repeals the prohibition against state’s bleak revenue picture. the clock to make sure he doesn’t go over 60 sec- session with a HUGE focus on revenue. From email advertising liquor in dry Bryant also signed House onds for each idea. Come with a pen in hand ready ideas, to digital ideas, to print add-on ideas, they counties. Bill 1116 March 22, which to write, laugh and get some tactical media sales are all there. Senate Bill 2345 was establishes criteria for notifying tips you can put in action right away. D. “Adobe and your Workflow: Features from signed by the governor March the public and media about D. “Adobe and your Workflow: Features from InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator” Continues – 27. Newspapers previously special called meetings of prohibited from running public bodies. InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. ” Presented Presented by Lisa Tackett Griffin, Boone Newspa- such ads will be able to do so Media and interested citizens by Lisa Tackett Griffin, Boone Newspapers. Con- pers. Consistently ranked as onr of the association beginning July 1. must be “opted-in” to receive sistently ranked as one of the association circuit’s circuit’s best and most approachable speakers, “What this means is if email notification of when a best and most approachable speakers, Lisa will Lisa will lead attendees on a tour of Adobe prod- ucts and getting most out of the software integral you are publishing in a town special meeting is called, and lead attendees on a tour of Adobe products and where the sale of liquor is the law will go into effect July getting most out of the software integral to pro- to production of your newspaper. Continues from earlier 9 am session. Limited seating. prohibited, it will no longer 1. duction of your newspaper. Limited seating. be illegal for any liquor store The law also requires that

11:30-12:15 or restaurants in wet cities or notices be posted to the city/ 10:15-10:30 am counties to advertise alcohol county/school district, etc. Pre-Awards Happy Hour Coffee Break in Silent Auction sales in your newspaper,” said websites in cities and counties

MPA Executive Director Layne with populations of 25,000 and 12:15 pm 10:30 am-11:30 am – BREAKOUT SESSIONS – Silent Auction closes Bruce. 50,000, respectively. A. “Into the Issues: Stories Important to Your An MPA-backed bill to repeal “We are grateful to the Communities and How to Cover Them” Presented 12:15-2:30 pm the prohibition on lottery Mississippi Municipal League, in by Al Cross, Institute for Rural Journalism. Al was MPA Better Newspaper Contest Awards & Hall of advertising in newspapers particular, for helping us craft a a longtime reporter and columnist for the Courier- Fame Luncheon died in committee. Bruce said bill that improves meeting notice Journal in Louisville, KY, before joining the Insti- LPA Newspaper Contest Awards Luncheon the issue will come up again, requirements in Mississippi,” Bruce said. tute for Rural Journalism in 2004. There he writes particularly if lawmakers take for and edits The Rural Blog, a leading source of 5 pm – PRESS Camp concludes practical information and analysis for community journalists. This session will cover common issues 6-8:30 pm – Post-Convention Schooner Cruise relevant to communities across the country and Departs from Biloxi Schooner pier, a half mile to how to source information for reporting on them. the east of the Golden Nugget. Two-and-a-half B. “Principles of News Design” Presented by Ed hour cruise includes light hors d’oeuvres, beer, Henninger, Henninger Consulting. Too often solid wine and soft drinks. Transportation is on-your- design for news pages is an afterthought. This own.

Digital confusion? We help you sort through your options mspress.org/digital 8 » Fourth Estate » Spring/Summer 2017 DEATHS Jeannette Phillips involved in research in front of the Institute was named church choir, served as Director of OXFORD in Women’s Studies, Jeanette Phillips Drive to create a the Vacation Bible School for several Dr. Jeanette Collier Phillips, 85, died Fun Way to Teach lasting reminder of her contributions to years and served on the Baptist Student June 13, 2017. A memorial service was Nutrition, The the University of Mississippi, the State Advisory Board. Dr. Phillips was one held June 16 at First Baptist Church in Role of Women of Mississippi and our nation’s children. of two Mississippi representatives on Oxford with Dr. Robert Allen officiating. in Business, The In 2013, Dr. Phillips was honored with the Christian Life Commission of the Burial was in Oxford Memorial Relationship a distinguished service award for her Southern Baptist Convention from Cemetery. Waller Funeral Home is in Between Nutritional accomplishments at the Centennial 1975-84. charge of arrangements. Knowledge and Celebration of the Department of Survivors include two sons, Tim Dr. Phillips was the widow of Jesse Eating Habits of Nutrition and Hospitality Management Phillips and his wife, Terri, and Selected College at Ole Miss. Andy Phillips, both of Oxford; six P. Phillips, the longtime co-owner and Phillips publisher of The Oxford Eagle and a Students, and Beyond her teaching career, Dr. grandchildren, Margaret Goodwyn past president of the Mississippi Press Nutritional Education Curriculum Phillips was the first woman to serve on Bankston, Mary August Shivers, Collier Association and member of its Hall Materials. the Board of Directors for the Oxford- Phillips, Pittman Phillips, Drew Phillips, of Fame. The Phillips family sold the During her distinguished career Lafayette Chamber of Commerce from and Grace Turner; and two great- newspaper in 2013. at the University of Mississippi, Dr. 1974-77. Along with her husband, Jesse, grandchildren, Daniel and Ava. She was A native of Kewanee, east of Phillips served in all professional ranks she owned and operated Jeannie’s preceded in death by her husband of Meridian, Mississippi, Dr. Phillips was as well as chair of the Department of Hallmark Shoppe and Rebel Press 60 years, Jesse P. Phillips, and by a son, valedictorian of her high school class at Home Economics. During her tenure Office Supply Co. for decades, while Dan Phillips. Dixie Highway High School. Thereafter, at Ole Miss she received numerous balancing her teaching career. In lieu of flowers, the family requests she attended Blue Mountain College. honors, including Outstanding As a faithful and loving member of that donations be made to the Daniel Following her graduation in 1953, Teacher Award, the University of First Baptist Church in Oxford since M. Phillips Memorial Scholarship at Phillips received a scholarship at the Mississippi; Outstanding Teacher 1954, Dr. Phillips was a co-founder of University of Mississippi Foundation, University of Mississippi where she Award, School of Education; Magnolia the Sunflower Department in Sunday 406 University Avenue, Oxford, MS began work on her master’s degree in Award; Mississippi Dietetics Award school which continues to minister to 38655. Home Economics, which she earned in for Outstanding Contribution to the special education clients at the North For additional information or to sign 1954, followed by her doctorate degree Profession of Nutrition; Leston L. Mississippi Regional Center in Oxford. an online guestbook, please visit our from Ole Miss in 1973. Love Award for Outstanding Service She was also an accompanist for the website at www.wallerfuneralhome.com. Dr. Phillips began her teaching career in the Area of Students; Teacher of at Hurricane High School in Pontotoc the Year Award; and Mortar Board. County in 1954. From there, she joined She also was initiated into Omicron the staff at University High School in Delta Kappa, an honorary fraternity, Oxford and three years later joined the which recognizes the highest degree of Department of Home Economics at service, leadership and scholarship at the University of Mississippi where she the university. Make taught nutrition, marriage and family life In 1991, Dr. Phillips and and related courses. 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meeting. What the new liquor ad Auditor “But what do you do when the auditor tells you his attorneys said it was OK?” From Page 3 Tindell said. law means for newspapers it was against the law. But as soon as The four council members took he expressed his concerns, Pickering Pickering at his word and did not think n the exercise of its powers under told him to take it up with the Ethics to check with their own legal counsel the Twenty-first Amendment to the Commission, the mayor said. Depreo before the meeting, Knobloch said. IUnited States Constitution, the State later filed the complaint with the Ethics The Ethics Commission ordered the Legislature recently amended the state Commission. Diamondhead council to refrain from law regulating liquor advertising and The four councilmen responded, further violations but did not issue any signage, Miss. Code § 67-1-85 (2016). John telling the Commission they originally fines. Under the current law it is unlawful Henegan planned to meet with the State Auditor Schaefer said he was pleased the for a newspaper in a “dry” municipality, in groups of two to avoid having a Ethics Commission vindicated his initial county, or judicial district to publish quorum. However, the Commission has allegation but also disappointed that liquor advertising even if the advertising previously ruled such a method, dubbed only a warning was issued. only appears in papers only distributed a “rolling quorum,” also violates the in a “wet” municipality, county, or media to advertise alcoholic beverages; Open Meetings Act. judicial district. however, no alcoholic beverages may Pickering responded to inquiries Newspaper for Sale The title to S.B. No. 2345 sums be advertised during, or within five (5) from the Sun Herald shortly after that Small community weekly in central Ala- up the change: The new law minutes preceding or following, any meeting and said the Open Meetings Act bama for sale. Owned since 1917 by the “DELETE[S] THE PROVISION THAT television broadcast which consists did not apply to him. His office has not same family, this is a good opportunity MAKES IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY primarily of animated material intended responded to requests for comment on for a young journalist or couple. Owner ADVERTISEMENT OF ALCOHOLIC for viewing by young children. the Ethics Commission’s ruling. willing to finance. BEVERAGES TO ORIGINATE IN S.B. No. 2345, §1 (3). The Diamondhead City Council attorney Contact Goodloe Sutton ANY MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY OR amendment to the liquor advertising Sean Tindell said the situation is 334-813-5444 JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHICH HAS NOT and signage statute should be welcome “unfortunate” because the council [email protected] VOTED TO LEGALIZE THE SALE OF change in state law. The amended members did not want to hold such a ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES . . . .” statute becomes effective July 1, 2017. The effect of the statute is to reduce sources of consumer information and John C. Henegan, Sr., is a member of Butler competition among newspapers and Snow LLP and counsel to the Mississippi Press Association. He and other members of his firm other publishers for liquor advertising have been defending members of the print, revenues. broadcast, electronic, and entertainment The portion of S.B. No. 2345 that industries in defamation and privacy suits affects publishers provides: for over 30 years. Members of the MPA can send general questions about defamation and It shall be lawful for publishers, privacy or requests for story review to hotline@ broadcasters and other kinds, types or mspress.org. forms of public and private advertising

advertising and technology. The roster News of presenters includes Al Cross of the Institute for Rural Journalism and editor From Page 1 of The Rural Blog; Jeff Amy of the In 2013 he moved to ESPN in New Associated Press; Lisa Tackett Griffin York to become the founding managing of Boone Newspapers; Ed Henninger of editor of Nate Silver’s data journalism Henninger Consulting; and Ryan Dohrn website, FiveThirtyEight. of Brainswell Media. Wilson graduated from Tufts The annual Silent Auction to benefit University in 1983 with degrees in the MPA and LPA foundations will be English literature and drama. He has held Friday and Saturday. Donations are written two books, “Right on the Edge of now being accepted. Crazy” (1993), about the U.S. downhill Events culminate with the annual ski team, and “The Difference Between state newspaper awards contest God and Larry Ellison” (1997), about luncheons on Saturday at noon. The the founder of Oracle Corporation. traditional post-convention schooner He and his wife, Alisa Jenkins Wilson, cruise will take place Saturday evening. live in Dallas and have three children: Visit the convention webpage at www. Dyami and twins Lena and Kirby. mpalpa2017.com for complete details or Speaker tracks include sessions to register. on reporting, revenue, public notice 10 » Fourth Estate » Spring/Summer 2017 AD LIBS Disadvantages actually can have their advantages ared told me about a technique his impressions as possible. You’ve been impact on the printed pages.” sales team uses. “I learned it in a running in our print edition for a long (Third choice) “The third option is to Jseminar years ago, and I’ve seen it time, but your local competitors are keep some print, run some digital and let used in different industries. It’s based beginning to have a bigger online us develop an email marketing campaign on presenting both sides of the story,” John presence. You don’t want to abandon for you. The advantage is that this would he said. “It’s natural for sales people print, but you’d like to make sure you’re put you in position to reach people on to focus on positives, but prospects Foust keeping your message in front of your multiple fronts. The disadvantage is that think about negatives. So we package customers. I believe we have three it would take a little more time to set up, presentations to show disadvantages choices.” because we would need to merge your along with advantages. It creates (First choice) “The first choice is to customer database with our lists.” an atmosphere for open, realistic increase your print schedule and drive Although this is an oversimplified conversations. afterthought, and four can make the people to your web site. The advantage example, it provides a glimpse of “The first step is to learn the sales person seem indecisive – like the of this idea is that you would keep the something that has helped Jared’s ad advertiser’s needs and develop an overall cliche of throwing spaghetti at the wall to print connection that you have built team. The objective is to give advertisers campaign theme. The next step is to see if something sticks. Three ideas seem with your regular customers. The an honest look at the situation. create three distinct choices – for ad deliberate, and they’re easier to keep up disadvantage is that you would need to Mentioning disadvantages can give placements, ad designs, etc. The third with. beef up your web site and sync it with sales people a real advantage in sales step is to pinpoint specific advantages After a close look, we can make a the specials you run in print.” presentations. and disadvantages of each choice. And recommendation.” (Second choice) “The next option the final step is to objectively discuss the Let’s examine how Jared’s idea works is to cut back on your print schedule Copyright © 2017 by John Foust. All rights choices with the advertiser.” as a presentation starter. The sales and shift the majority of your budget reserved. John Foust has conducted training person might say: programs for thousands of newspaper I asked Jared why he recommends to our digital site. The advantage is advertising professionals. Many ad departments three choices. “Three is the right (Introduction) “Based on our recent that you would be more in step with are using his training videos to save time and number,” he explained. “Two can planning meeting, you want to reach your competition. The disadvantage is get quick results from in-house training. E-mail make one of the ideas look like an your target audience with as many that you wouldn’t have as much visual for information: [email protected] Spring/Summer 2017 » Fourth Estate NNA survey: Newspapers still leading source for local news » National Newspaper Association said no. Of the others who had picked • More than 5 but less than 10—16% with three people, 6 percent share it People prefer newspapers for their another main source for local news, the • More than 10 years but less than with at least four people and 8 percent local news over TV and the internet, community newspaper came in next at 20—22% share it with five or more people. according to a survey conducted for the 18 percent. • More than 20 years but less than That adds up to 82 percent of local National Newspaper Association. Fifty-six percent of the respondents 30—18% community newspaper readers who The majority of those who responded, said they read a print newspaper that The reason people stick with their share their paper. 33 percent, said they preferred covers their community specifically. Four local paper is because they want to The respondents indicated that they newspapers for news about their local percent read their local paper online know about what is going on in their are interested in their local communities. community. Thirty percent said they only, and 7 percent read it online and in community. Eighty-four percent said More than half, 61 percent, read their preferred TV (cable/local stations). For print, bringing the total to 68 percent they read their local paper for local local paper for school news somewhat community news, local newspapers beat who read a local paper. news, information and obituaries. Only 2 often to very often. Forty-six percent the internet by 3-1, which only received The majority of respondents, 30 percent read them for state and federal read it for local sports somewhat often 11 percent of the audience share. Social percent, have been reading their local news. to very often. And 60 percent read their media came in at just 5 percent, as did newspaper for more than 30 years. The Nearly half, 46 percent, share their local paper for the editorials or letters to radio. survey highlights the loyalty readers newspaper with at least one other the editor somewhat often to very often. When asked if there were any other have for their local newspapers. person. But the sharing doesn’t stop More than half of the respondents, sources where respondents got their Responses also included: there. Twelve percent share it with at 51 percent, said they read the public local news, the majority, 19 percent, • Less than 5 years—14% least two people, 10 percent share it SURVEY » Page 12

College. They welcomed their first The Natchez Democrat, he later served “While we are sorry Don’s term as Keane grandchild in May. as general manager and vice president president comes to an early end, we “We are in very capable hands as Paul of Natchez Newspapers before being are grateful to him for his many years From Page 1 takes on this important role,” said MPA named publisher of The Atmore (Ala.) of support and involvement with MPA,” Webster Progress-Times. In 2004, he Executive Director Layne Bruce. “He’s Advance. Bruce said. “He’s been a great leader for was named publisher of The Wayne brought great ideas and enthusiasm to He joined The Auburn Bulletin our organizations and will be missed.” County News after its purchase by his role as a board member for nearly a as marketing director in 1987, later Norman and his wife, Peggy, have Bolton Newspapers of . He decade, and we know he’ll continue do becoming special project coordinator two children, Byron, who also works for purchased the weekly newspaper with the same as he leads the organizations.” Thomson Newspapers’ Alabama division. the Daily News as circulation director his wife, Doris, in 2016. Norman has served on the MPA board Under his leadership, the Starkville and production manager, and Lindsey, The Keanes have three children, since 2011. He is a native of Natchez Daily News has come a major an admissions counselor at Mississippi Christopher, 28, Kelly, 25, and Steven, and a longtime newspaperman. After commercial printing hub, handling jobs State University. They will continue to 19, a student at Jones County Junior beginning his career in advertising at for 23 daily and weekly newspapers. reside in Starkville.

Rowan once wrote. determined look on his face and he things for the better. Our husband and In 1994, Minor survived a stroke and said, ‘I’ve just got to get this column father did indeed help change the state Minor kept writing, even though he could only done.’” of Mississippi for the better, and we From Page 5 type his syndicated column with two Minor was “a very spiritual person,” thank the Lord above for giving him 94 fingers. she said. “He just realized that as long years to do it.” story ended,” he said. He kept up the fight, writing a as he was here, he was going to fight Hodding Carter III, who knew Minor He bought the Capital Reporter, weekly syndicated column for The the good fight.” well, called him “a model for anybody a weekly paper of mostly community Clarion-Ledger and others. In 2015, the same Mississippi who cared about the business of being announcements, and turned it into a One governor, Kirk Fordice, so Legislature that he had criticized over a journalist. He looked at the world hard-hitting investigative publication, despised Minor that he almost spit his the decades honored him in a resolution around him, and he tried to report hiring talented, young reporters like name. Another, John Bell Williams, for his contributions to the state. it as it was. He looked at the world Ellen Ann Fentress. barred him from press conferences. A few months ago, Minor had heart around him, and he tried to say in his After reporting on the , In 1997, Minor became the first surgery. Afterward, he talked about the commentary, ‘We can do better.’” Minor found a burning cross outside his winner of the John Chancellor Award next issues he wanted to take on. Fentress’ documentary on Minor, office. for Excellence in Journalism, where But during his recovery, he came “Eyes on Mississippi,” includes seven After printing a story that linked a some of the nation’s top journalists down with pneumonia, a fight he was new pieces of national footage, mob figure to a politician, he returned toasted him. unable to win. including part of a 1962 CBS interview to find the windows broken and his “I think what distinguishes Bill from He is survived by his wife of nearly with Evers. typesetting machine stolen. the scores and scores of reporters 74 years, Gloria, and his three sons, The poster for the documentary calls “We had our windows smashed four who came in to cover big stories Paul, Doug and Jeff. Minor “the most essential reporter the different times,” he said. on Mississippi — stories on which Members of Minor’s family said in nation has never heard of.” Although the newspaper never found they built their reputations — is that a statement they were “saddened to Fentress said that much of his enough advertisers, his work became Bill stayed,” Klibanoff said. “Bill announce that his ‘Eyes on Mississippi’ coverage for The New York Times and known to journalists across the nation. loved Mississippi, even as he was its are now fully and finally closed. Newsweek “didn’t have a byline. Bill’s “Mississippi is a better state and fiercest critic. It was all about making While we mourn his passing, we are stories were the words the nation read.” Jackson a better city because Bill Minor Mississippi better.” emboldened by knowing that he fulfilled And those words helped to change has been socking it to fast-and-loose Fentress remembers visiting him his lifelong objective of putting forth America, she said. “In the end, he bankers, crooked politicians, the Ku several years back, watching him bang his best effort, improving his mind, became a part of the story he covered.” Klux Klan and others,” columnist Carl away on his typewriter. “He had this and using it to help others and change 12 » Fourth Estate » Spring/Summer 2017 Survey From Page 11 notices in their local newspaper somewhat often to very often. Totaling all the respondents showed that 81 percent of the respondents read public notices at least some of the time. Contrast this with the number of people who visit their local government website: Forty-six percent said they never visit their local government site. And just 25 percent said they visit their local government website somewhat often to very often. The local newspaper is an important part of people’s lives, according to the survey. Seventy-five percent of the community newspaper respondents said they look forward to reading their paper. Seventy-nine percent said they rely on it for local news and information. Sixty-seven said it entertains them, and 89 percent said it informs them. The local paper is also important for those who shop locally. Seventy-nine percent said they find their community paper valuable for local shopping and advertising Mulling contest changes information. Members of a task force to consider changes to the Better Newspaper Contest met recently in Jackson at the MPA office to kick off The survey was conducted by their work on the project. The group is chaired by MPA board member Tim Reeves (center), publisher of The Vicksburg Post. Members Susquehanna Polling and Research are Amanda Sexton Ferguson, The Winona Times; Nanette Laster, GrenadaStar; Rod Guajardo, Daily Journal; Ben Hillyer, The Natchez based in Harrisburg, PA. From March Democrat; Alexander Gould, The Meridian Star; Margaret Buntin, The Panolian; David Gustafson, Hattiesburg Post; and Monica Gilmer 6 to April 5, the company contacted of MPA-MPS. 1,000 households across the country.

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