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Volume 37 Issue 29 www.INAnews.com A growing group of journalists has cut back on Twitter, or abandoned it entirely CALENDAR of EVENTS Journalists view Twitter as a valuable platform for finding and sharing information, but many say they wish they used it less. WEBINARS MARK LIEBERMAN, POYNTER Speaking Geek: Reporting Trends n late June, The New York Times published an article Thursday, August 13 by Noam Scheiber detailing discomfort staffers at The Best Practices for Public Ringer feel about managers’ commitment to racial Notice I diversity and inclusion. K. Austin Collins, a former Ringer Friday, August 14 employee, was one of four Black journalists to detail his frustrations for the article, and the only one quoted. MEETINGS Scheiber’s piece on the sports and culture media INA, INF & INA Services company surfaced amid a broader transformation Board Meeting currently taking place within the media industry, in Thursday, October 22 which Black journalists and other journalists of color are friends and asked them not to give them back. sharing long-held frustrations around their experiences Many journalists use Twitter to connect with sources with racism embedded in the culture of their workplaces. they might not otherwise reach; to drive traffic and Much of that conversation has been playing out on attention to their published work; to rally support for Twitter, in impassioned threads and replies. union drives; and yes, often for fun and frivolity. During Collins, however, hasn’t been weighing in. He hasn’t the last few months, amid an unprecedented global tweeted since the start of the year, and he deleted his past pandemic and nationwide protests for racial equality, tweets. He still uses the social media platform’s search the site has been a valuable platform for journalists function and maintains an anonymous private account assessing the rapidly evolving state of the nation and to check in on Twitter controversies — but not often. calling attention to the challenges they face covering it. His decision to abandon Twitter, motivated by a But for all the value journalists can extract from long-simmering sense that it wasn’t compatible with his Twitter, they can also fall victim to its less savory aspects: emotional and intellectual well-being, served him well engaging in petty squabbles over esoteric issues; fielding after the piece came out, he said. bigotry and bad-faith attacks from anonymous users “I think if I’d been on Twitter, I’d have been much and bots; enduring relentless brain stimulation that more inclined to put the things out there that I said can distort perception and distract from more pressing to the reporter that didn’t make it into the article, and responsibilities. say my piece,” Collins told Poynter. “But I just didn’t Talking to journalists who have softened or even have that impulse. … Rather than hashing that out on eliminated their relationship with Twitter highlights the Twitter, I’ve been texting with the journalist, talking to role the platform now plays in nearly every facet of the friends about it. That’s been healthier.” journalistic process. Collins, now a film critic at Vanity Fair, is among a It would be an exaggeration to declare that a mass small but growing group of prominent journalists who exodus is taking place among journalists. No one I have dramatically scaled back their use of Twitter at interviewed for this article said they believe all journalists some point in the last couple of years. Some have deleted should leave Twitter, or they wholly dislike Twitter, or previous tweets and self-imposed a ban on posting new there’s nothing to be gained from using the platform. ones. Others have deactivated their accounts, erasing their During a particularly urgent period for news, digital footprints from the site. Still others have removed their perspectives highlight the possibilities for a media the app from their devices or given their passwords to TWITTER - cont. on page 2

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meeting minutes Iowa Newspaper Foundation | Board of Directors July 17, 2020 Phone 515-244-2145 The Iowa Newspaper Foundation Board via Zoom at 11:54 a.m. with the Website www.INAnews.com following members present: Dave Paxton, Albia Union-Republican; Chris Iowa Newspaper Conetzkey, Des Moines Business Record; Carl Vieregger, Drake University; INA/CNA/INF STAFF Mike Ralston, Iowa Association of Business and Industry; Randy Evans, DEPARTMENT MANAGERS Foundation Iowa Freedom of Information Council; Mark Rhoades, Missouri Valley Executive Director Board of Times-News; Mark Spensley, Monticello Express and Brian Steffen, Simpson Susan Patterson Plank Directors College. Also present were Susan Patterson Plank, INA; Samantha Fett, INA ext. 125 [email protected] Services Co. and Jana Shepherd, INF. Sales and Marketing Director Meeting Minutes Samantha Fett Votes taken: ext. 140 [email protected] A. On a motion by Vieregger, seconded by Steffen, the minutes of the Communications Director February 5 and 6 board meetings were approved. Cicely Gordon ext. 133 [email protected] B. On a motion by Rhoades, seconded by Steffen, the board approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee to amend the budget Media Director Autumn Phillips to include $10,500 that was awarded by the INF to recipients of the ext. 136 [email protected] Strong Communities Strong Newspapers Grants Program and for Program Director the inclusion of the forgivable potion of the SBA Payroll Protection Jana Shepherd Program. ext. 159 [email protected] C. On a motion by Ralston, seconded by Evans, the board approved the Technology & Digital Development Manager recommendations from the INF Contest Committee. Susan James ext. 129 [email protected] Action agreed upon: A. The board set its next meeting date for October 22, 2020. BOARD PRESIDENTS Other items discussed: Iowa Newspaper Association Karen Spurgeon, Bloomfield Democrat A. The board heard an update from Patterson Plank on the consolidated 641-664-2334 financials and other business items. [email protected] B. The board discussed the Wisconsin Community News Fund. INA Services Company C. The board heard a programming update from Shepherd including Becky Maxwell, Albia-Monroe County News 641-932-7121 current 2021 convention plans [email protected] D. The board received a board attendance report. Iowa Newspaper Foundation There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 12:30 p.m. Mark Spensley, Monticello Express 319-465-3555 Respectfully submitted, [email protected] Susan Patterson Plank U.S. MAIL Iowa Newspaper Association TWITTER - cont. from page 1 319 East 5th St. ecosystem that’s more critical of Twitter as a central medium for sharing, Des Moines, IA 50309 debating and even generating news. INA LEGAL HOTLINE Mark Lieberman is a reporter based in the Washington, D.C., metro area. His 515-283-3100 (paid service) writing currently appears in Education Week, and he has bylines in The Washington Post, DCist, Inside Higher Ed, Vulture, Vanity Fair, IndieWire, Vox, USA Today and The Week Magazine. Follow him on Twitter at @MarkALieberman, where he might be lurking less than usual after writing this story. Visit https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/a-growing-group-of- journalists-has-cut-back-on-twitter-or-abandoned-it-entirely/ to read the full story.

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Olson, Story City 1964 Frank Morlan, Sheldon Michael Gartner, Ames 2016 John W. Haggard, Algona Phil Adler, Davenport Jo Martin, Iowa Falls Scott Campbell, Eldridge W. Earl Hall, Mason City Fred Morain, Jefferson 1982 Edward “Mike” Lyon, Mapleton Steve Delaney, Burlington Leo Mores, Harlan C. W. Wilcox, Madrid 1999 1947 W. E. Beck, Spirit Lake 2017 Chas. A. Doxsee, Monticello 1965 Dorothy Pinder, Grinnell LeAnn Larson, Fayette Ken MacDonald, Des Moines Walter Stevens, Fort Dodge Hoge Howard Sadler, Pella H. Alan Smith, Mt. Ayr Ron Slechta, Kalona Phil Jarnagin, Storm Lake Joe McDermott, Newton Justin Barry, Cherokee 1983 Stuart Clark, Tipton Tom B. Powell, Jr., Anamosa Charles Gonzales, Guthrie Center Merle Kent Shawd, Woodward 1948 1966 Stuart Awbrey, Burlington 2000 2018 James C. Gillespie, LeMars Mrs. Harold Garvey, Boone W. R. Vezina, Hartley Alan Mores, Harlan Dodie Hook, Akron Phil Hoffman, Oskaloosa Dale Merrill, Ida Grove M. E. Messersmith, Riceville Doris Vezina, Hartley Doug Burns, Carroll C.S. Walling, Oskaloosa Paula Buenger, Spencer Dick Westerfield, West Union 1984 Bob Goodyear, Monticello 1949 1967 Verle Burgason, Ames 2001 2019 Claude Campbell, Jewell Hollis Nordyke, Ames John Field, Hamburg Bill Mertens, Burlington Marlys Barker, Nevada Ralph Shannon, Washington Neil Maurer, Laurens Maury Noonan, Dyersville Scott Gonzales, Guthrie Center Mark Spensley, Monticello Paul C. Smith, Rock Rapids Lew Kimer, Indianola John Sullivan, Cascade Roger Rector, Ida Grove Mike Hodges, Wapello DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD 2021 NOMINATION FORM

The INA Distinguished Service Award is presented each year at the association's annual convention to the individual(s) in the state who, in the opinion of the selection committee, best meet(s) the following criteria: 1. The nominee must be an employee or former employee of or contributor to an Iowa newspaper or associated with a university, college or newspaper association having close ties with Iowa newspapers; 2. The nominee shall have contributed greatly to his or her newspaper, and/or to his or her community and or the newspaper industry in general; 3. Longevity should have little effect on the nominee's qualifications; 4. Individuals who have received the INA's Master Editor-Publisher award are not eligible to win the Distinguished Service Award.

I nominate the following individual for consideration by the selection committee to receive the INA Distinguished Service Award: Name: ______Newspaper: ______Nominated by: Name: ______Newspaper: ______Please include all relevant support materials.

This award is open to all members of the newspaper staff! Potential A complete nomination candidates might be advertising directors, circulation managers, back will include the following: shop superintendents and press operators, as well as news and sports • A letter of support from editors, publishers and business managers. the nominator The award is one of the most prestigious awards given to newspaper • Basic resume of the professionals in Iowa. The selection committee of past recipients is nominee's service to instructed to be very demanding. The award(s) will be presented at the the newspaper and the Past Presidents' Luncheon during the INA Convention on February 5, 2021. community Nominations not selected will also be considered in 2022 and 2023. Some • Additional letters of people may have been nominated for this award in the past but did not support from community receive it due to a lack of information about the nominee. Nominators members, co-workers or should feel free to re-nominate such individuals and include more details others about their qualifications. • Other materials that Contributions should be over a period of time and all three areas support the nominee's (newspaper, community and industry) are considered. application

Deadline for Nomination: july 31, 2020 Mail to: Iowa Newspaper Association, Attn: Jana Shepherd, 319 East 5th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309 | Email to: [email protected] DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD WINNERS

1982 1996 2008 Frank Nye, Cedar Rapids Gazette Dave Paxton, Albia Newspapers Terry Wilson, Davenport Quad-City Times Matt Lawrence, Ottumwa Courier Mary Lou Hinrichsen, DeWitt Observer Bill Wundram, Davenport Quad-City Times Paul Norris, Marshalltown Times-Republican Shirley Omer, Primghar O’Brien Co. Bell Bill Tubbs, Eldridge North Scott Press 1984 1997 Sharon Alban, Ogden Reporter Donald Lundgren, Clinton Herald Mark Bowden, Cedar Rapids Gazette 2009 Les Moeller, Iowa City Daily Iowan Harold Aardema, Doon Press Mary Rueter, DeWitt Observer Al Efner, Ottumwa Courier Margaret VanderWeerdt, Sully Diamond Trail News Jo Martin, Iowa Falls Times-Citizen 1985 Jay Luther, Iowa Falls Times-Citizen J. Burl Tiedemann, Adel Dallas County News Gene Bloom, Woodbine Twiner (posthumous) Harry Mauck Jr., Council Bluffs Nonpareil 1998 2010 Esther Williams, Vinton Cedar Valley Daily Times Marni Mellen, Fairfield Daily Ledger Jim Normandin, Dubuque Telegraph Herald 1986 Jay Mohr, Sibley Osceola Co. Gazette Tribune Alan Mores, Harlan Newspapers John McCormally, Burlington Hawk Eye (posthumous) Jeff Grant, Sheldon N’West Iowa Review Harold Roberts, Creston News Advertiser Tom Johnson, Waukon Standard Max Maxon, Webster City Freeman Journal Merle Kent Shawd, Woodward NE Dallas Co. Record 2011 Bill Monroe, Iowa Newspaper Association 1987 1999 Frederick Simpson, Atlantic News-Telegraph Gary Spurgeon, Bloomfield Democrat 2012 Bill Kunerth, Iowa State University James Flansburg, Des Moines Register Chuck Offenburger, Des Moines Register Harold Bailey, Perry Chief Tom Emmerson, Iowa State University Kathleen Richardson, Drake University 1988 Jack Marlowe, Maquoketa Sentinel Press Norma Thurman, Stuart Herald Hollis Nordyke, Ames Tribune 2000 2013 L. Jay Smith, Fort Dodge Messenger Dave Storey, Cedar Rapids Gazette Barbara Mack, Iowa State University (posthumous) Jackson Baty, University of Northern Iowa LeAnn Pisarik, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun Max Heath, National Newspaper Association Dr. Kenneth Starck, University of Iowa 1989 Keith Luchtel, Nyemaster Goode David Kruidenier, Des Moines Register 2001 Stuart Clark, Tipton Conservative Herb Strentz, Drake University Jack Crook, Knoxville Journal-Express Lois Jacobs, Marshalltown Times-Republican Barb Lyon, Mapleton Press 2014 Cal Olson, Sioux City Journal Jim Magdefrau, Newspapers of Benton Co. Bill Rediger, Dyersville Commercial 1990 Irene Wilcox, Madrid Register-News 2002 Connie Wagner, Sheldon N’West Iowa Review Genevieve Mauck Stoufer, Council Bluffs Paul Gauthier, Corning-Adams Co. Free Press Rick Morain, Jefferson Herald Jay P. Wagner, Des Moines Business Record 2015 Rosalie Johnson, Eldridge North Scott Press Gil Cranberg, Des Moines Register Rox Laird, Des Moines Register Helen Zogg, Eldridge North Scott Press George Mills, Des Moines Register Larry Peterson, Creston News Advertiser 1991 2003 Michael Giudicessi, Faegre Baker Daniels Dale Kueter, Cedar Rapids Gazette Michael Gartner, Des Moines Oline Stigers, Cedar Rapids Gazette 2016 Walt Stevens, Fort Dodge Messenger Harrison ‘Skip” Weber, INA Bruce Binning, Denison Bulletin & Review Bill Casey, Iowa City Daily Iowan Ron Slechta, Tama News-Herald Chris Mudge, Iowa Newspaper Association Edward “Mike” Lyon, Mapleton Press 1992 Vicky Decker, Seymour Herald Robert Woodward, Drake University 2004 Don Magdefrau, Belle Plaine Union 2017 Phyllis Fleming, Cedar Rapids Gazette Michael Bugeja, Iowa State University William Zima, University of Iowa Tom Yunt, Dubuque Telegraph Herald Amy Duncan, Indianola Record-Herald & Tribune Deb Geisler, Jefferson Herald 1993 Karen Young, Seymour Herald Doug Melvold, Maquoketa Sentinel-Press Larry Johnson, Fort Dodge Messenger Scott Sundstrom, (former) INA lobbyist Al Pinder, Grinnell Herald-Register 2005 Carolyn Cole Gage, Villisca Review Mark Wicks, Charles City Press 2018 Connie White, Creston News Advertiser 1994 Scott Spurgeon, Bloomfield Democrat Drake Mabry, Des Moines Register / Ames Tribune Don Dauterive, Iowa Falls Times Citizen Beth Dalbey, Adel Dallas County News Gary Alban, Ogden Reporter Ken Robinson, Bayard News-Gazette 2019 2006 Brian Cooper, Dubuque Telegraph Herald Dorine Peterson, Creston News Jerry Moriarity, Mason City Globe-Gazette Ron Schuety, Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index Randy Evans, Des Moines Register Perry Bell, Knoxville Journal Express 1995 LeAnn Larson, West Union Fayette County Union Nick Workman, Ottumwa Courier Bill Mertens, Burlington Hawk Eye Richard Goughnour, Mediapolis News 2007 2020 Joe Roth, Hampton Newspapers Bob Andersen, Elkader Clayton County Register Nancy Steburg, Kossuth County Advance David Johnson, West Branch Times Wayne Davis, Seymour Herald Mark Witherspoon, Iowa State Daily