Lobbying 101 — Page 2 Support the Free Press — Page 4 Growth and change — Page 5 e&P Production All-Stars — Page 13 Vol. 19 • Issue 10 PRINTNew Jersey Press Association • www.njpa.org OctOber 2008 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Sammy Papert, Belden CEO, tuesday, October 7 11 am, teleconference BIG IDEAS FOR to speak at annual meeting BIGGER SALES with Lynne Meena Envision a bright future. Come to PA’s member services man- thursday, October 9 NJPA’s Annual Meeting & Luncheon ager, at (609) 406-0600 ext. 15 9 am – 4 pm to hear Sammy Papert, chairman and or email her at:
[email protected]. NJPA conference room CEO of Belden Associates, tell us For more information and the res- NJPA EXECUTIVE what he sees ahead for newspapers. ervation form, go to NJPA’s website, COMMITTEE As the head of Belden, he is in a www.njpa.org, and click on Events. thursday, October 9 unique position to understand what Papert was named chairman and 10 am, teleconference is driving the changes that are alter- CEO of Belden Associates nine years ing our industry. ago. VIDEO 101 NJPA Executive Director John Prior to joining Belden, he was INTRODUcinG INSIDE JERSEY: FOR NEWSpapER O’Brien said, “I asked him to address the president of Papert Companies, the Star-Ledger | NJ.com launched a Papert WEBSITES ‘what’s going on, where are we head- a 75-year-old newspaper sales and glossy new magazine this month. At with Loren Fisher ed and what to do?’ marketing organization. During his tenure, thursday, October 23 152 pages and chock full of advertis- “Knowing Papert, that will be the foundation the company doubled its number of clients to 8:30 am – 1 pm ing, features and photos, Inside Jer- of his remarks, which are always thought-pro- 500 daily newspapers.