The Kansas Publisher Official Monthly Publication of the Kansas Press Association June 8, 2011
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The Kansas Publisher Official monthly publication of the Kansas Press Association June 8, 2011 Inside Today Page 2 Kevin Slimp says a new website tool is affordable for smaller newspapers. Page 3 Jim Purmarlo has some advice for newspapers on their busi- ness coverage. Page 4 KPA president Patrick Lowry says Joplin tornado underscored the importance of what newspa- pers do for their communities. Page 6 A 16-part newspaper serial story will be available to KPA newspapers this fall. On their trek to the concert area, Symphony in the Flint Hills attendees in 2010 take a break to talk Page 8 with two outriders, whose task was to keep the attendees and the cattle in the pasture safe. NNA research projects cover a wide range of newspaper Flint Hills Symphony project: Part II subjects. University will provide free access to stories, Page 8 Concert content available photographs and videos for use in Kansas news- He may sound like a broken n just a few short years, the Symphony in the papers for the second consecutive year. record, but Doug Anstaett con- Flint Hills has become a marquee event for The material will be available for use in tinues to harp on the importance Ithe state of Kansas. newspapers soon after the event. of uploading digital PDFs. The sixth annual concert is set for Saturday To download stories, photos and videos for (June 11), this time in the Fix Pasture near Vol- your newspaper, go to: http://www.fl inthillsme- land, Kan. in Wabaunsee County. diaproject.com/?page_id=220 KPA Calendar The event celebrates the native grassland The only request is that if you use content, prairie of Kansas, which has remained virtually please send two copies of the work to Anderson, July 20 undisturbed for centuries. at: Elliott School of Communication, WSU, NNA Governmental Affairs Les Anderson’s students from Wichita State 1845 Fairmont, Wichita, KS 67260.0031. Conference, Washington, D.C. SAVE THIS DATE!! Uploads from 54 newspapers go to site Sept. 8 he pages of 54 Kansas Press Association some legislators of a government website for KPA Western Kansas Mini- newspapers are being uploaded to the notices. Convention, City Limits Con- TKPA’s FTP site. “We want to thank those who have heeded the vention Center, Colby. The total includes 18 dailies, more than half call,” said Doug Anstaett, executive director of the state’s total. KPA. “We have dozens more that have the codes Sept. 22-25 A resolution passed at the annual convention necessary and are ready to join the effort.” NNA annual convention, on April 30 seeking the action was designed to Not only will be PDFs be used for public no- Albuquerque. give KPA the tools to create a statewide public notice website to counter the idea expressed by See UPLOADS on Page 7 Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (785) 271-5304 2 Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (785) 271-5304 2011-12 KPA Board Small newspapers can benefit Patrick Lowry President from website tool called ANT Hays Daily News ver the past few weeks, my mail- Basically, ANT is made up of scripts [email protected] box has been filled with new and that allow items from the InDesign page Oupdated software from several well- to be uploaded directly to a website with Ben Marshall known and not so well-know vendors. the click of a button in InDesign CS3 - First Vice President Products like Adobe Creative Suite CS5.5. “Adslinger” allows users to create, Sterling Bulletin 5.5, QuarkXPress 9 and MultiAd Creator schedule, position and upload ads directly [email protected] Express have been making headlines over from InDesign to the Web page. “NuzBot” the past couple of makes populating the news area of the Dena Sattler months. That makes website as simple as clicking a few buttons Second Vice President it hard on a guy who while you design the print edition of the Garden City Telegram [email protected] does reviews for a newspaper in InDesign. living. It’s impossible Going into detail about ANT would take Dan Thalmann to learn all of the soft- more than the space I have for this column. Treasurer ware quickly enough But let me share a few snippets: Washington County News r to make a thorough The software is downloaded and [email protected] review in just a few placed in the InDesign Scripts folder. That’s hours. So I create a all the installation needed. Linda Mowery-Denning stack. The stack on r Setup is included in the price. When a Past President Kevin Slimp my desk is pretty customer orders ANT, the layout of the site Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter deep right now. is done for them. With the customer’s input [email protected] With that in mind, and approval, of course. here are some thoughts on those big-name r Users control everything when A.J. Bozarth products, all of which I’ve used but haven’t populating a website. Placement, schedule Central District Director taken the time to do full blown reviews: and more is set up right from the InDesign Norwich News, South Haven New Era r Creative Suite 5.5: If you do a lot page. [email protected] of work in website development, ads, or r Ads can be pointed to different pages. videos for the Web, get it. For instance, an ad for a car dealership Tamara Hand r QuarkXPress 9: A major upgrade with might be pointed to the Sports and Local Northeast District Director lots of nice features. I still like InDesign News pages. Lawrence Journal-World more, but if you’re sticking with XPress, r Videos, Flash files and other ads can [email protected] this upgrade is worth the money. be placed in various areas at no additional r Creator Express: It’s only $30. If cost. Sarah Kessinger you’re a Mac user, what do you have to The cost for ANT is $100 per month. Nondaily Director lose? There are no setup fees, contracts or hidden Marysville Advocate With that out of the costs. Included in this [email protected] way (Don’t worry. I price are templates, plan to do full-blown For newspapers that plug-ins, hosting, sup- Ken Knepper reviews of CS5.5 and have yet to create a web- port, video module and Legislative Director QuarkXPress 9 in the more. Sun Newspapers near future), let’s turn site, there’s no longer an Here’s what I [email protected] our attention to a new excuse. If you already use like about ANT. For software product that Adobe InDesign CS3, 4 newspapers that have Brad Lowell has the potential to be a yet to create a website, Northwest District Director valuable tool for small or 5, you can begin using there’s no longer an Concordia Blade-Empire newspapers who have ANT almost immediately. excuse. If you already [email protected] yet to create an online use Adobe InDesign presence or who are CS3, CS4 or CS5, you Susan Lynn looking for an easier method to get their can begin using ANT almost immediately. Daily Director news online. There is no contract or setup fee, so the risk Iola Register Atomic News Tools (ANT) is a set of is minimal. The $100 monthly cost includes [email protected] scripts for InDesign that takes the stories, hosting. This means you don’t pay an extra photos and ads straight from the InDesign fee for a company to host your site. Steve Wade page to the newspaper website with the For newspapers that are looking for an Southeast District Director Pittsburg Morning Sun click of a button. Before getting into the alternative to the way they’re already creat- [email protected] details, understand that this is an easy and ing their websites, ANT is a option worthy affordable solution for small newspapers of consideration. I would estimate that Doug Anstaett that have been avoiding creating a website half the newspapers I visit tell me they’re Executive Director, KPA because of time, expense or staff to get the [email protected] paper online. See SLIMP on Page 3 Kansas Press Association, 5423 S.W. 7th, Topeka, KS 66606 • www.kspress.com • (785) 271-5304 3 Business news policy needs explanation tories about employers and employ- ers, and what steps are they taking? It’s or not pursue a story will cause extra ees have a big impact on communi- becoming more and more commonplace angst. Make certain there is internal con- Sties. What happens at the workplace for companies to explore and expand into sensus before explaining decisions to the might even overshadow a decision of the international markets; what is happening customer and/or readers. local city council. Today’s challenging in your back yard? Explaining policies is the most impor- economy warrants even greater attention The stories are limited only by staff re- tant of the three steps. Think of the many to business as an everyday beat. sources. As with any beat, newspapers will everyday decisions that often are misun- Yet, many news- soon discover that the more attention de- derstood by readers. Aside from business papers struggle for voted to broad spectrum of business news, coverage, what’s your policy for guest consistent coverage the more ideas commentar- of local business. that readers will One of the biggest challenges ies? Why don’t It’s impracti- generate. B-squad sports cal, especially in Business is making decisions based on the receive the small newsrooms, to coverage has “what” and not the “whom.” In same atten- devote one person some distinct tion as varsity to the business beat.