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Kansas Publisher Official Monthly Publication of the Kansas Press Association Feb The Kansas Publisher Official monthly publication of the Kansas Press Association Feb. 13, 2019 Inside Today Public notice bill rears its head ... again bill that would give Press Association consultant and Local Government Committee Page 2 governmental units the lobbyist, but it wasn’t to be. members and their contact infor- Here are talking points on the im- Aoption to designate their The bill would allow for mation can be found on Page 2 portance of keeping public notices own websites as their official either a newspaper or a govern- of today’s Publisher,” Anstaett in newspapers. publication popped up again ment website to be the official said. “As we’ve done before, Monday in the Kansas House of site for public notices. we need to nip this in the bud Page 3 Representatives. The bill, House Bill 2237, is quickly and decisively.” John Foust says advertising “We were hoping we had similar to those debated in 2015 Allowing government representatives need to shoot for dodged the bullet for this year,” and 2017 and is attached today, win-win-win-win. said Doug Anstaett, Kansas “The names of the House See NOTICE on Page 2 Page 4 Go here for pictures from the KPA convention. Page 5 KPA president Andy Taylor writes about the public notice bill in the Kansas Legislature. Page 6-7 Visit KPA’s marketplace. Page 8 Emily Bradbury asks members for feedback on 2019 convention. We need volunteers to judge Mississippi newspaper contest At the “News and Brews” Kansas Press Associa- Kansas’ Teri Finneman about the newspaper indus- tion convention event on Thursday night, panelists try and its future. Stanford is the new president of e need volunteers to (from left) Andy Taylor, Sherman Smith and Scott KPA; Taylor is immediate past president. Smith is sign up to judge the Stanford answered questions from the University of with the Topeka Capital-Journal. WMississippi Better Newspaper Editorial Contest. Reciprocal judging helps all Special awards highlight KPA convention press associations conduct hree long-time journalists were recognized their newspaper excellence as the 2019 inductees into the Kansas We need your feedback contests. Newspaper Hall of Fame Friday night at lease give us your feedback on the If you sign up by Friday, T the annual convention of the Kansas Press As- 2019 Kansas Press Association annual Feb. 22, you’ll also have a sociation. convention. chance to win a $25 VISA gift They included: P We’ll use your comments, compliments card. • Rosalie Ross, founder and now co-editor of and concerns to plan for future events. We cannot conduct our the Rawlins County Square Deal in Atwood. If you came, tell us what you liked or Awards of Excellence contest • Ned Valentine, editor and publisher of the disliked. If you didn’t make it, tell us why without our partner states, so Clay Center Dispatch. and what we could do to get you to come let’s help out Mississippi with • Doug Anstaett, former Newton Kansan pub- next year. their contest. Click here to provide important feedback. Click here to sign up. See CONVENTION on Page 8 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 Rep. Elizabeth Bishop, Wichita, 2019-20 KPA Board Public notice 785-296-5016 (Topeka) or 316-841-5173 Scott Stanford Continued from Page 1 (home) [email protected] President Rep. Michael Capps, Wichita, Lawrence Journal-World websites to be official publications would 785-296-7473 (Topeka) or 316-512-8890 [email protected] be counterproductive to the checks and (home) [email protected] balances that accompany publication in Rep. Lonnie Clark, Junction City Travis Mounts newspapers. 785-296-7483 (Topeka) or 785-375-2428 First Vice President The KPA lobbyist said editors and pub- (home) [email protected] Times-Sentinel Newspapers lishers need to contact the following House Rep. Charlotte Esau, Olathe [email protected] Local Government committee members and 785-296-7688 (Topeka) or 913-484-4521 express their opposition to HB 2237. (home) [email protected] Joey Young Rep. Ron Howard, Wichita Second Vice President HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT 785-296-7468 (Topeka) or 316-681-2645 The Clarion, Newton Now Rep. Kent Thompson, Iola, chairman, (home) [email protected] [email protected] 785-296-7451 (Topeka) or 620-365-3297 Rep. Greg Lewis, St. John (home) [email protected] 785-296-7682 (Topeka) or 620-458-3541 Robin Clasen Wunderlich Rep. Emil Bergquist, Park City, vice chair, (home) [email protected] Treasurer 785-296-7681 (Topeka); 316-744-9819 Rep. Marty Long, Ulysses Eureka Herald [email protected] (home) [email protected] 785-296-7641 (Topeka) or 620-356-1964 Rep. Pam Curtis, Kansas City, Kan., rank- (home) [email protected] Andy Taylor ing minority, 785-296-7430 (Topeka) or Rep. J.C. Moore, Clearwater 913-626-0404 (home) pam.curtis@house. Past President 785-296-1177 (Topeka) or 316-558-7848 Montgomery County Chronicle ks.gov (home) [email protected] [email protected] Rep. Mike Amyx, Lawrence, 785-296- Rep. Jarrod Ousley, Merriam 7632 (Topeka) or 785-843-3089 (home) 785-296-7366 (Topeka) or 913-735-0236 Marcus Ashlock [email protected] (home) [email protected] Southwest District Director Syracuse Journal Why newspapers are best for public notices [email protected] o what are our best arguments for (5) Study after study over the past 20 Nickole Byers keeping public notices in newspa- years, including a research project done by Northwest District Director pers? There are many. the Kansas Press Association, concluded Ellis Review, Western World S [email protected] (1) Newspapers provide independence that readers want their public notices in from government and, therefore, are reli- newspapers. No one goes to the Internet able as a source of information; searching for public notices. Mary Hoisington (2) Newspapers are a permanent record (6) The Internet is unreliable. Informa- At-Large Director that cannot be altered, hidden, manipulated, tion can be altered without anyone know- Great Bend Tribune hacked or changed after the fact. ing. [email protected] (3) Newspaper publication provides (7) Giving governmental agencies the a verifiable public record through sworn “option” to print in a newspaper or on Jason Jump Nondaily Membership Director affidavits of publication that have been the Internet would cause chaos, and there Kingman Leader-Courier accepted for decades as adequate notice in a would be no consistent way for residents to [email protected] court of law. know where to look. (4) Newspapers ensure that readers will (8) Not everyone has access to a com- Tomari Quinn “happen upon” public notices and share puter, and those in rural areas depend on Daily Membership Director that information with each other; their local newspapers for this information. Topeka Capital-Journal [email protected] LJW’s Stanford elected new KPA president Dena Sattler cott Stanford, publisher of the Law- Times-Sentinel Newspapers, first vice Legislative Director rence Journal-World, was elected president; Joey Young, The Clarion and GateHouse Media Spresident of the Kansas Press Asso- Newton Now, second vice president; Robin [email protected] ciation for 2019-20 at the KPA convention Clasen Wunderlich, Eureka Herald, trea- Saturday. He succeeds Andy Taylor, who surer; Marcus Ashlock, Syracuse Journal, David Allen Seaton will now serve as past president. Southwest District director; Mary Hoising- Southeast District Director Newly elected to the board was David ton, Great Bend Tribune, at-large director; Cowley CourierTraveler Allen Seaton, publisher of the Cowley Cou- Jason Jump, Kingman Leader-Courier, [email protected] rierTraveler, Southeast District director. nondaily director; Tomari Quinn, Topeka Nikole Byers, editor of the Ellis Review, Capital-Journal, daily director; Dena Sat- Ned Seaton Northeast District Director was elected to her first full term as North- tler, GateHouse Media, legislative direc- Manhattan Mercury west District director. tor, and Ned Seaton, Manhattan Mercury, [email protected] Also elected were: Travis Mounts, Northeast District director. Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (855) 572-1863 3 It goes without saying: four wins are better than two odi is a sales manager with an interest- the advertiser, the other wins don’t matter.” tiser hands us a bad idea, we don’t hesitate ing philosophy: “We’re all familiar 2. The newspaper. “When we tell pros- to say it’s a bad idea. Our ad team knows Jwith win-win. It’s a common cliché pects we’re working for a win-win, they principles of effective advertising, and they these days. In business relationships – es- automatically think of their business and do everything they can to steer clients away pecially any kind of negotiation – each side our newspaper,” Jodi explained. from weak ideas.” should benefit. I help you win, and you help “We work for the newspaper, and 4. The sales person. The fourth win me win. everybody understands that we’re expected hits close to home. “We want the people in “Win-win is a noble to keep our employer’s interests at heart. our ad department to enjoy their work and objective, but I don’t When our advertisers get good results from celebrate their successes,” she said. “When think it covers all the their campaigns, someone lands a bases in the advertising they’ll naturally run ‘When someone lands a new client, renews business. I’ve heard more ads. That boosts a contract or sells a people say that we’re our business as well new client, renews a con- campaign, it gives dealing with four wins, as theirs.
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