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Volume 76, Issue 16 • August 4,Publisher 2011 Published alternate Thursdays Papers get bigger share of HSPA ad sales which runs five times in a week, weekly classifieds, though the cost Commission increases Increase your revenue will now keep $177 of the $590 cost, of those ads is greater than the for members who sell into with HSPA advertising double what the paper kept under weekly classified price, said Steve classified, 2x2 programs Visit hspa.com/advertising-services the old arrangement. Key, HSPA executive director and or call (317) 803-4772 for all of the If a newspaper sells into the general counsel. Indiana newspapers can now information you need. Power of 2 display ad program, “That created less of an incen- pocket a larger percentage of the which offers 2x2 and 2x4 ads, it now tive for publishers or ad directors revenue from sales they make into will record a profit of $270 for a 2x2 to encourage sales staff to upsell HSPA’s classified advertising and directors doubled the commission and $540 for a 2x4. clients into HSPA’s statewide pro- display ad programs. for sales into the two programs from In the past, HSPA member news- grams,” Key said. To encourage additional sales by 15 percent to 30 percent. papers received a smaller share of The advertising programs fund 80 member newspapers, the Hoosier The increase means a newspa- revenue when they sold daily classi- State Press Association board of per that sells a daily classified ad, fieds or Power of 2 ads compared to See Ads, Page 3 KPC Media Group LAW SCHOOL FOR JOURNALISTS marks 100 years KPC Media Group, a family- owned business, is observing KPC Media Group the 100th year of its founding open house as Kendallville Publishing Co. KPC will host an open house throughout this year. from 2-4 p.m. Aug. 7 at its KPC will host an open headquarters, 102 N. Main house from 2-4 p.m. Aug. 7 at St., Kendallville. its company headquarters in Kendallville. KPC has been headquar- Open houses will also be tered in the same building at held during August in KPC’s 102 N. Main St. throughout satellite offices in Angola, its 100-year history. Auburn and Fort Wayne. Tours of Kendallville’s Kendallville Publishing historic downtown, in part- Co., the predecessor of KPC nership with Main Street Media Group, was founded merchants and City Hall, will by O.E. Michaelis and George be conducted in conjunction W. Baxter after merging their with KPC’s open house and a Kendallville daily newspapers historic downtown scavenger into the Kendallville News- Sun hunt, organized by KPC. on Aug. 7, 1911. INDIANA SUPREME COURT PHOTOS KPC’s three daily news- The company was sold to C.O. Merica in 1913. Above: The papers will have a 32-page Indiana Supreme broadsheet special section He died in 1918, and his Court’s Law on Aug. 7 dubbed “Writing wife, Alice Merica, became School for Jour­ nalists on July 20 History One Day at a Time.” See KPC, Page 3 in Indianapolis was designed to serve as a tutorial on cover­ ing the courts. Left: Steve Key, HSPA executive Public access counselor director and gen­ eral counsel (left), was a speaker. will focus on education HSPA Foundation Joseph Hoage wants to make the law,” Hoage said. “The sponsored lunch education the focus of his term more you educate people on for the partici­ as state public the front end, you hopefully pants. access coun- won’t run into as many prob- selor. lems on the back end.” Government Gov. Mitch Daniels appoint- officials and ed Hoage to succeed Andrew average citi- Kossack, who had served in zens often have the capacity since September a lack of know­ 2009. He will fill the remain- Inside ledge about der of Kossack’s four-year Joseph Hoage what the law term, which ends June 30, My Two Cents: Key Points: Free state requires regarding access, and 2015. HSPA Board Public notice coverage: his role is to offer information, Hoage, 36, said he will make President advertising is The Franklin he said. responding to requests for information as quickly as pos- Tim Timmons a bargain com­ College State­ “I think the public access sible his priority. reminds mem­ pared to the house Bureau counselor should be an edu- “It is a government agency, expands to bet­ cator to everyone, whether bers to tout alternative of and the government is here for a state agency or a citizen what they have less informa­ ter serve Hoo­ requesting documents under See Counselor, Page 3 to offer. Page 3 tion. Page 4 siers. Page 2 Page 2 August 4, 2011

HSPA calendar Statehouse Bureau grows Sept. 2 Advertising Conference early-bird will get even better with registration deadline HSPA members will Log on to access Lesley on board,” he said. Strong coverage of state Sept. 23 Advertising Conference registration deadline continue to receive free coverage Visit hspainfo.net for free government is an essen- Sept. 30 Advertising Conference with INAEA, free state coverage stories written by college tial part of the media’s Ball State University, Muncie The Franklin College students and edited by responsibility to the public, Statehouse Bureau will experienced journalists. Weidenbener said. Fall Circulation Conference with ICEA expand its full-time cover- “I am thrilled to have an age of state government opportunity to help groom Oct. 6-7 HSPA & HSPA Foundation joint board better explanation of what and politics for Indiana the next group of reporters meeting, Nashville, Ind. government entities are newspapers. to fulfill that mission while either doing or contemplat- Dec. 3 Newsroom Seminar & Better Newspaper Staffing additions will also giving Indiana news- ing that will impact their Contest Awards Gala, Indianapolis Marriott North allow the bureau, operated papers more coverage of the lives, and the partner- Statehouse, where so many by the college’s Pulliam ship between HSPA and Dec. 9 HSPA board meeting, Indianapolis important decisions are School of Journalism, to the expanded Statehouse made,” she said. Feb. 4 APME-HSPA Foundation Job Fair better serve Indiana news Bureau provides that, said readers. Steve Key, HSPA executive College students staff the Feb. 16-17 Annual Meetings & Government Conference, Veteran journalist John Franklin College Statehouse Indianapolis Marriott Downtown director and general coun- Krull will serve as the sel. Bureau. It operates from Feb. 24 Pulliam internship application deadline for bureau chief and continue “Indiana can draw on offices provided at Emmis newspapers and students in his role as director copy edited by experienced Communications in down- of the Pulliam School of journalists that the newspa- town Indianapolis. March 1 Pulliam intern selection committee meeting Journalism. per might otherwise not be To access Statehouse Joining the opera- equipped to cover,” he said. Bureau stories, HSPA mem- tion as assistant bureau “Students get the experi- ber newspapers should visit chief is Lesley Stedman ence of being working jour- www.hspainfo.net. Under HSPA Board of Directors Weidenbener, formerly the nalists, not just classroom the Special Coverage tab, statehouse bureau chief journalists.” click on Statehouse Bureau HSPA Officers for The Courier-Journal During the course of the Editors will find a list of President: Tim Timmons, The Paper of Montgomery County headlines and the first sen- (Crawfordsville), The Times (Noblesville) (Louisville, Ky.). year, the bureau anticipates Vice President: Greg Morris, IBJ Corp. The Statehouse Bureau utilizing five interns per tence of the lead. Secretary: Robyn McCloskey, Pharos-Tribune (Logansport), generates between 30 and semester, four during the To further assist edi- Kokomo Tribune 50 stories per week. All summer months and eight tors in selecting stories, an Treasurer: Jon O’Bannon, The Corydon Democrat HSPA members can use the to 12 during the month of attention line lists counties HSPA Board Members content, available through January. that may be most interested the association’s InfoNet The Statehouse Bureau in stories, though this does Dailies content-sharing program at has provided great train- not limit other newspapers’ Jim Kroemer, Goshen News uses. Randy List, Rust Communications www.hspainfo.net. ing for Franklin College Bill Masterson Jr., The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster) Papers can use the stories students and a real service Only HSPA member Tina West, The Courier-Times (New Castle) whether they have regis- for news outlets in Indiana, papers have authorization tered to use InfoNet or not. Krull said. to use the copyrighted sto- Nondailies Hoosiers benefit from a “Great as it has been, it ries. John Haley, Pulaski County Journal (Winamac) Don Hurd, Benton Review (Fowler) Kathy Tretter, Dubois-Spencer County Publishing Co. Inc. Shannon Williams, Indianapolis Recorder Internship luncheon HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Foundation’s Eugene S. Pulliam interns joined the HSPA Foundation Officers Foundation board members for President: Henry Bird, The Herald Bulletin (Anderson) lunch and multimedia presenta­ Vice President: John Rumbach, The Herald (Jasper) tions at The Indianapolis Star Secretary: Pat Lanman, Vevay Newspapers Inc. building on July 29. The HSPA Treasurer: Jeff Rogers, Home News Enterprises Foundation interns produced mul­ timedia packages under the guid­ ance of Jim Brown, who serves HSPA Foundation Board of Directors as a multimedia coach for the Linda Chandler, Ripley Publishing student-journalists during their Curt Jacobs, The Madison Courier summer internships. Barbara King, North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun Kevin Lashbrook, Community Media Group Mayer Maloney, Hoosier Times Inc. Jack Pate, Evansville Courier & Press Neal Ronquist, Paxton Media Group Gary Suisman, Journal and Courier (Lafayette) Member notices Employees sought Daily Reporter (Greenfield, Ind.) to Nancy Sible, human resources wants a motivated, enthusiastic manager, KPC Media Group, P.O. individual to help serve our reader Box 39, Kendallville, IN 46755 or Managing editor – The Alexandria base. Responsibilities include cus­ [email protected]. (1) Times-Tribune is looking for an expe­ HSPA staff tomer service, management of single rienced, versatile news person to Steve Key, executive director and general counsel copies, sales and office duties. You Advertising sales representative cover local news, write an occasional [email protected] • (317) 624-4427 will work a flexible schedule, and – Small weekly newspaper seeks feature story and take a few photos Saturday morning is required on enthusiastic, polished and motivated Karen T. Braeckel, HSPA Foundation director for each week’s edition. This is a one- some Saturdays. Submit resume to ad sales rep. Position is part-time [email protected] • (317) 624-4426 person news staff. Write to Publisher, Dave Koenig, circulation director, by with flexible hours. Should reside in Elwood Publishing Co., P.O. box 85, Pamela Lego, MAP advertising director fax at (317) 467-6017 or by email at Bartholomew or bordering county. Elwood, IN 46036 or call (765) 552- [email protected] • (812) 350-7711 [email protected]. (1) Send resume to lsimpson@ 3355. (1) sevenwonders group.com, fax to Milissa Tuley, communications specialist – The (812) 546-4944, or mail to Indiana Reporter – A Landmark Community Advertising representative News Media LLC, P.O. Box 65, Hope, [email protected] • (317) 624-4430 Newspapers publication seeks a Elkhart Truth is looking for a bright, Yvonne Yeadon, office manager general news reporter. The position resourceful, highly motivated and IN 47246. (2) committed individual for the position [email protected] • (317) 624-4433 requires a four-year degree in jour­ of advertising sales account repre­ Advertising director – The nalism, communication or English. Palladium-Item Media Group in Shawn Goldsby, ICAN and ICAN Plus coordinator Candidates should have good writing sentative. Preferred candidates must [email protected] • (317) 803-4772 possess a consultative sales style Richmond, Ind., is seeking an and research skills, have a working advertising director. Requirements knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, and have previous sales or media experience. Competitive full ben­ include a bachelor’s degree; three and be highly motivated to create to five years of advertising manage­ story leads and look for in-depth efits package including cell phone and mileage reimbursement. Send ment experience; and the ability to features. Send resumes to tlcotten@ quickly develop and execute projects. gmail.com. (1) resume with cover letter and salary expectations by mail to The Elkhart Contact Mickey Johnson, general Advertising sales manager – The Truth, 421 S. Second St., Elkhart, IN manager/executive editor, Palladium- Elkhart Truth, a family-owned print 46516, ATTN: Anna Silvers, Human Item Media Group, at mjohnso@ The Indiana Publisher is published bi-weekly by and online daily newspaper located Resources, or by email to asilvers@ richmond.gannett.com. EOE. (2) Hoosier State Press Association, in , is looking for an federatedmedia.com. EOE (1) Send member notices to mtuley@ 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, advertising sales manager. Qualified (317) 803-4772. ISSN 0019-6711 USPS 058-730. hspa.com. Postings will be listed as candidates should be creative and Advertising sales manager – Experienced advertising sales man­ space permits in print and in full at Periodicals-class postage paid at Indianapolis, Ind., sales-driven and have three plus www.hspa.com. and at additional mailing office. years of sales and management ager needed for KPC Media Group’s Postmaster: Send address changes to experience. Online and print adver­ community daily and weekly news­ 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, tising experience preferred. Email papers in Northeast Indiana. This Correction (317) 803-4772, Fax (317) 624-4428. resume and salary requirements isn’t an office job. The successful Website: www.hspa.com to [email protected]. candidate will make sales calls with The Evansville Courier & Press has EOE. (1) the reps, work to serve current cus­ not recently laid off employees. This Subscriptions $25 per year. Ad rates furnished upon request. tomers, and prospect for new busi­ information was incorrect in the July 21 Circulation district manager – The ness. Send cover letter and resume edition of The Indiana Publisher. August 4, 2011 Page 3

We’ve got it so let’s flaunt it News in brief n many places all peewee leagues, baseball to over the great state of softball to soccer to … well, IIndiana, 4-H fairs are you get the idea. Legion supports Pyle effort wrapping up. My Two This doesn’t even men- The Indiana American Resources. The site fea- Some have been over for tion the public notices, the Cents Legion approved a reso- tures a house in which a few weeks, and some just school board meetings, the lution at its state con- Pyle lived and a museum concluded. By Tim Timmons classified ads, the sales in vention in July encour- dedicated to preserving In those same locations, local stores, high school aging posts to donate his legacy. daily and weekly newspa- sports – all the staples of those photos and all of money to the Friends of The Friends group also pers have been busy compil- those results. what we do every day. Ernie Pyle. is seeking support from ing pages, tabs or special Try not to get on too big Even better, ask them Donations would be other veterans associa- sections with fair results. of a soapbox, but ask them where they go to get all used to build up a fund tions. There will be thousands of where they go to see the of that, and more, in one to operate the museum The United States names and photos published honor rolls from all the place. dedicated to the famed is home to 22,100 of kids and community schools in the area. Of course we know the World War II news cor- American Legion and members. Ask them where they read answer. respondent from Dana. Veterans of Foreign From Susie’s blue ribbon the police blotter each day? Now gently step off that The resolution will Wars posts. If each post sewing project to Billy’s Ask where they read Tri soapbox. be forwarded for con- donated $50, the fund prize-winning lamb to Pat’s Kappa bridge results or We’ve got a great story sideration at the 93rd to support the Pyle record-setting pig, it’s a news from the local garden to tell. Right now it seems national convention of museum would surpass time of year when commu- club? even more important to tell the American Legion $1 million. nities come together … and How about the scores that story since we’re seem- in Minneapolis in The Hoosier correspon- newspapers shine. from the retirees who play ingly under fire from mul- September. dent for Scripps Howard We document all of it. in a Thursday golf league? tiple sources. The nonprofit Friends won the Pulitzer Prize in We publish the results. Or the results from bowling That’s OK. It shouldn’t of Ernie Pyle group is 1944. We spend sweltering days leagues? deter us from telling our operating the Ernie Pyle Pyle died from a (especially this year!) taking Where do they go to see story. In fact, it’s never State Historic Site in wound inflicted by a pictures and writing stories. the school lunch menu? been more important to go Dana under an arrange- Japanese machine gun It’s the fabric of our What about the promotion on the offensive and remind ment with the Indiana on Ie Shima on April 18, com­­­munities, and it’s the someone received at the our customers how truly Department of Natural 1945. epitome of what we do – the local bank? vital we are to our commu- heart and soul, so to speak. What about all those nities. And if we didn’t, who would? wedding, engagement and If not us, who? If not now, Hall of Fame seeks nominees The next time a customer, anniversary stories and pic- when? reader or advertiser sug- tures? At the funeral home, The Indiana Jour­ people for the award. gests that newspapers how did most people find Tim Timmons is publisher nalism Hall of Fame has A majority vote of aren’t relevant anymore out what time the viewing of The Paper of Montgomery instituted a new award board members will be remind them of the 4-H fair. was? County (Crawfordsville) and to honor individuals who required in the approval Ask them what website Ask them what website The Times (Noblesville) and have made contributions process. (other than yours) they they log onto to see the president of the HSPA board to journalism through Nomination, voting could go to and see all of photos and results from the of directors. such ancillary areas as and presentation dates technology, business or coincide with dates used freedom of information. for selecting and induct- The Distinguished ing Hall of Fame mem- KCP Service to Journalism bers. Continued from Page 1 Award will be presented If board members to one person each year receive nominations the principal owner of the who has influenced and select a recipient, company for the next half journalism in Indiana, the first award could be century. said president Ray announced as early as At the time of her death Moscowitz, adding that 2012. Guidelines for the on Jan. 25, 1969, at the age the award won’t neces- award are available at of 103, she was the oldest sarily be given each year. www.indianajournalism newspaper publisher in the Anyone may nominate hof.org. United States. George O. Witwer, who came to Kendallville as edi- tor and general manager Indiana paper wins NNA awards of The News Sun in 1962, The Ferdinand News Lists of winners by became the principal owner received two awards division and newspaper KPC Media Group has been headquartered at the same building in Kendallville and publisher in 1969. for 100 years. The company started as Kendallville Publishing Co. from the National are available at nnaweb. Witwer family members Newspaper Association’s org. Winners will be rec- continue as the owners and school in 1969, has been es three weekly community newspaper and advertis- ognized Sept. 24 during operators of the company. president and publisher newspapers and Greater ing contest. NNA’s 125th annual con- George O. Witwer is pub- since 2001. Fort Wayne Business The paper won first vention in Albuquerque, lisher emeritus. Dave Kurtz is executive Weekly. place in the Best Feature N.M. Terry G. Housholder, editor of KPC’s three seven- The company’s name Story category and tied Contestants fielded who first went to work for day-a-week newspapers. changed to KPC Media for third place in the 2,042 entries in the the company while in high In addition KPC publish- Group in 2005. Best Humorous Column newspaper contest and category. 397 entries in the adver- The Ferdinand News tising contest. sion, he said. He intends competed in the nondaily The association award- ed 631 awards to 143 to familiarize himself with division, which includes Ads Counselor member newspapers in lesser-known aspects of the papers with circulations Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 40 states. Access to Public Records of 3,000 to 4,999. percent of the HSPA’s the citizens,” he said. “We Act and the Open Door annual budget. need to provide that kind of Law. The commission re­­ customer service.” “There are so many dif- Truman State grad joins paper mains the same for Hoage, a lifelong Indian­ ferent intricacies,” he said. Shawn Shinneman has sum­mer of 2010 at The weekly classified ads, apolis resident and a Hoage earned his under- joined The Commercial Northwest Herald, a with newspapers keep- grad­uate of Northwest graduate degree from Review as a city govern- daily newspaper cover- ing $150 for a classified High School, has been an Frank­lin College and his ment/police reporter. ing the suburbs north- ad that runs once in attorney with the Indiana law degree from the Val- Shinneman, 22, is a west of Chicago. participating newspa- Gaming Commission since paraiso University School May graduate of Truman Shinneman replaces pers. 2008. Previously, he was of Law. State University in former CR reporter In a related mat- a deputy prosecutor in the He is the third public Kirksville,­­­­­­ Mo., where he Rachelle Haughn, ter, the HSPA board Marion County Prosecutor’s access counselor tapped by majored in communica- who left the staff to decided to maintain the Office, where he prosecuted Daniels since July 2007. tion and worked on vari- take a position with policy of capturing the misdemeanor, D-felony and His predecessor, Kossack, ous campus publications. the Academy of Model revenue from the three domestic violence cases. joined the Department of He interned in the Aeronautics in Muncie. advertising programs He had some experience Education as an in-house to help rebuild reserves responding to public access attorney. that were drained dur- issues and dealing with Then-Gov. Frank O’Ban­ Send promotions, announcements, staff changes ing 2010 when ad sales matters such as redaction non created the office of pub- and other corporate news to [email protected]. lagged. at the gaming commis- lic access counselor in 1998. Page 4 August 4, 2011 Hoosiers need public notices to stay informed n Indiana school beliefs, and I think they are rather than on websites tising is in Indiana. superintendent wrong. that would require them to The maximum rate papers Arecently complained The superintendent who Key search for the information can charge has been set to the local newspaper pub- recently spoke out forgets now delivered to their door- by the Indiana General lisher about the cost and that public notice advertis- Points steps. Assembly since 1927, and effectiveness of public notice ing is designed to reach the While the superintendent newspapers have not fared By Steve Key advertising while delivering entire community, particu- might not appreciate the well compared to the rate his annual school financial larly regarding the expendi- value of public information, of inflation over the past report. ture of tax dollars. ment units to publish public the majority of Hoosiers 80-plus years when it comes The grumbling touches on Parents aren’t the only notices in their local news- place a value on receiving to legislatively approved both misconceptions about ones with a stake in school papers. that information and don’t rate increases. public notice advertising districts. When a follow-up ques- mind that a miniscule por- The Public Notice Adver­ and fallacies of the argu- Everyone who pays taxes tion pointed out that gov- tion of government budgets tising Law (IC 5-3-1) also ment for posting, not pub- should be concerned with ernments must pay for the goes toward making the prohibits newspapers from lishing, the notices. the operation of public publication with tax dollars, information easily acces- charging state and local The superintendent schools, from the size of there was no drop in those sible. governments more than the argued that a larger per- budgets to how well stu- who continued to say gov- The Kentucky Press lowest rate they charge pri- centage of his students’ dents are prepared for the ernment should publish the Association a few years ago vate citizens or businesses parents have access to the next step in their lives, be it notices. determined that the cost to publish advertising. Internet than the percent- college or the workforce. In Indiana, 62 percent of of publishing public notice Newspapers must con- age that subscribes to a He also confuses “access Hoosiers polled said they advertisements per citizen tinue to educate Hoosiers on newspaper. to the Internet” with how would be less likely or much was equivalent to the cost of the connection public notice He also said the amount many people will take the less likely to see public notic- a Big Mac each year, a price advertising has to govern- spent on publication of time to routinely check the es if they were posted on the most are willing to pay to ment transparency. notices such as the annual websites of various local Internet rather then pub- know how government deci- It should be seen on an lished in local newspapers. financial report could be governments. sions will impact their com- equal footing with the “utilized to directly impact Surveys conducted in Logic holds that Hoosiers munity. state’s public access laws. the learning opportunities Indiana and other states in are more likely to see pub- I’m also guessing the of our students.” recent years demonstrate lic notices in newspapers superintendent who com- Steve Key is executive Local government officials that citizens (73 percent that they welcome into plained has no idea what a director and general counsel often articulate similar in Indiana) want govern- their homes and businesses bargain public notice adver- for HSPA. HSPA Hotline These questions is willing to give you the deal with a grievance filed Demise of printed came from The Herald appraisal once the negotia- against one of the commis- Republican (Angola), tions are done. sioners by the unionized The News and Tribune I’m not sure I’d agree employees of the county Yellow Pages would (Jeffersonville), The Herald with the deliberative mate- highway department? Bulletin (Anderson), rial exception cited, but I The board’s notice of and the News-Examiner do think they could argue executive session states, free up ad dollars (Connersville): it was a document prepared “Pursuant to IC 5-14-1.5- By Marc Wilson Borrell said a telling sign TownNews.com of a shift in the industry When a new for an executive session (to 6.1(b)6(A), the purpose of the discuss strategy concern- meeting with respect to any is the fact that the Yellow public agency is A panel of industry Page Association recently formed, in our case ing the purchase or lease individual over whom the experts predicts that print- renamed itself the “Local Q a port authority, of property), which can be governing body has jurisdic- ed Yellow Page directories Search Association.” do we need to pro- kept confidential at the dis- tion, is to receive informa- will be dead within five The Yellow Page direc- vide it with a request right cretion of the public agency. tion concerning an individu- If you’re trying to put a al’s alleged misconduct.” years – freeing up about tory business peaked at away to receive notices for $9 billion in annual adver- the remainder of the year or price tag on the property, The commissioner who about $14 billion annually, tising expenditures. do we wait until the start of have you spoken to the is subject of the execu- and reported $9.2 billion in Nine out of 10 panelists the new year and just hope property owner or checked tive session believes that revenues in 2010, Borrell agree that printed direc- we get notices the rest of the the recorder’s office to see if the governing body does said. year? the price was listed the last not have jurisdiction over tories will cease to exist, “Markets with multiple time the property changed him since he is a commis- according to Borrell Associ- directories will soon have I’d make the hands? sioner. He says he is getting ates, which released the only one, and that final request right an attorney separate from survey in July. directory may soon die, away. You want The Anderson the board’s attorney, who Separate from the panel- too,” he said. A to start keeping school board opined that the executive ists’ predictions, Borrell In a separate recent track of meetings now, not recently appointed session would be legal. Associates has predicted in January, and if they give a person to fill a report, ComScore reported Q that printed directories you any resistance then vacant seat. Along I don’t think the local online Internet will see a 30.3 percent you’re getting a foreshad- the way, they had an execu- provision cited is search results climbed decline in revenues over owing of what their view is tive session to interview appropriate in this 15 percent from 2009 to the next five years on public access. applicants. A situation. 2010. Does this comply with the IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(6) is “These advertising dol- Neg Norton, president I recently Open Door Law? They also intended to deal with per- lars are not going to go of the Local Search Asso- requested a copy conducted a public inter- sonnel issues. away,” said CEO Gordon ciation, said convenience, of an appraisal view of candidates, and in The commissioner is not Borrell. “These dollars will trust and brand are all Q that the city of another meeting they voted an employee but an official be spent elsewhere. They important in attracting Jeffersonville had on the appointment. whose status as an elected are up for grabs.” search users and adver- commissioned on a piece of official cannot be altered by According to the Bor- tisers. property in town. They’ve The interview the county commissioners. rell Associates findings, “Local search providers apparently not yet made an of prospective The language in that 54 percent of the panel- that offer all three attri- offer on this property. appointees behind provision talks about allow- ists believe printed Yellow butes to the consumer will Their response denies my A closed doors was ing the governing body to Page directories will die in violation of the Open be in a good position to request based on the delib- discuss the individual’s within the next three to Door Law. deliver to the advertiser,” erative material exception. status as “an employee, a five years. Would I have any room to IC 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(10) student, or an independent Norton said. clearly states: “Interviews The Borrell research uses This convergence of challenge this, or do they contractor that is a doctor the Delphi Method of gath- make a solid point here? of prospective appointees or school bus driver.” trends can be good news must be conducted at a ering data. For full disclo- for newspapers. I think in this There is no mention of meeting that is open to the sure, the writer is one of With billions of dollars case a judge would elected officials, which I public.” the panelists. up for grabs – and clas- probably side with believe was intentional. Another 12 percent sifieds, pre-prints and A the city on with- Is it legal for a Contact Steve Key, HSPA believed the books will die legal advertising in news- holding the appraisal at county board of executive director and gener- within one to two years, papers at risk – it is more this time. commissioners to al counsel, with media law while 29 percent said they vital than ever for papers The response you pro- Q have an execu- questions at [email protected] thought printed directories to be players in online vided suggests the city tive session to or (317) 624-4427. will die within 11 to 20 and mobile Yellow Pages years. advertising. Only 2 percent believed the printed Yellow Page Marc Wilson is chief Got a great idea that has improved your newspaper operation? directories will last 20 executive officer of Town SHARE: Share it at hspa.com/ideas and win a handy tailgating blanket! years or more. News.com.