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UW-MADISON: Badger Herald raising funds online. Page 3 THETHE September 29,BulletinBulletin 2016 News and information for the Wisconsin newspaper industry Mentoring the next generation The contest website is live! WNAF-sponsored Submit your entries for the program trains new WNAF Better Newspaper Contest journalism advisers www.betternewspapercontest.com/wna BY JAMES DEBILZEN Communications Director hen teachers are assigned advising du- Contact Congress Wties for a high school newspaper or yearbook, jour- nalism is often a new subject about overtime rules area they haven’t taught before. Other new advisers are former Time is ripe for action ruling released in May increases journalists who lack formal the threshold for salaried workers training in teaching. amid lawsuits, who qualify for overtime pay from The Journalism Mentor Pro- companion bills $23,660 to $47,476. If the new rule gram helps bridge the skills gap takes effect as planned on Dec. on both fronts, pairing new ad- ublishers who are con- 1, it will require most employees visers with seasoned mentors cerned about the effect of who otherwise qualify for the who have managed successful Pnew overtime standards on exemption from the overtime student media programs for their operations should consider rules, but earn less than $47,476, many years. reaching out to their representa- to begin punching a clock. In The Journalism Mentor Submitted photo tives in Congress. addition to their regular salary, Program – founded in 2007 – is Rachel Rauch, left, publication adviser at Homestead High The new overtime restrictions employers will be required to part of the Journalism Educa- School in Mequon, poses for a photo with Journalism Mentor – slated to become effective on pay them time-and-a-half for the tion Association, the nation’s Program co-founder Linda Barrington at a Journalism Dec. 1 – are being challenged by hours they work that exceed 40 in largest scholastic journalism Education Association convention two years ago. Rauch, one of the Wisconsin Department of Jus- a work week. organization for teachers Barrington’s mentees at the time, had just been presented with tice and 20 other states in federal The magnitude of the new rules and advisers. The Wisconsin the Rising Star Award. court. Efforts are also underway could be devastating to many Newspaper Association Foun- in Congress to nullify the new businesses. dation has provided funding $3,000 toward the program. son, president of the WNA rules with companion bills in the According to The Hill, more for the program for nine years, “I think it’s great we’re Foundation. “Hopefully, early House of Representatives and the than 55 business groups have also supporting mentoring for 42 having a positive impact on exposure to journalism with Senate. filed a lawsuit against the Depart- advisers during that period. high school students and their WNA members are encour- ment of Labor, challenging the In 2016, the WNAF pledged advisers,” said Andrew John- See MENTOR, Page 4 aged to contact Sen. Tammy constitutionality of the overtime Baldwin (202-224-5653), Sen. rule. The lawsuit is being led by Ron Johnson (202-224-5323) the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. and their local congressmen The Wisconsin Newspaper (http://www.house.gov/repre- Association Board of Directors At the NNA Convention sentatives/#state_wi) to request and the National Newspaper As- support for Senate bill S.2707 and sociation have gone on record in House bill H.R.4773. opposition to the salary threshold The Department of Labor increase. Last chance to file: Saturday is Statement of Ownership deadline ct. 1 is the deadline for paid distribution newspapers to file the Statement of Ownership, Management and OCirculation form (PS Form 3526) with your postmas- ter. After filing, you must publish your statement according to the following timetable, depending on frequency of publi- cation: n Publications issued more frequently than weekly should publish no later than Oct. 10. This applies to dailies, semi-weeklies and three-times-per-week publications. n Publications issued weekly, or less frequently, but Andrew Johnson photo not less than monthly, publish by Oct. 31. This applies to WNA Executive Director Beth Bennett participated in the Public Notice Resource Center’s weeklies. first-ever symposium on Best Practices in Public Notice on Sept. 22. The symposium was held n All other publications publish in the first issue after during the National Newspaper Association’s 130th annual convention in Franklin, Tenn. Pictured Oct. 1. This applies to infrequent publications such as quar- here, from left, are: Eric Barnes, president and publisher of the Memphis Daily News Co.; Mark terlies, bi-monthlies, etc. Stodder, president of Xcential Legislative Technologies; Bennett; and Josh Sharp, vice president of government relations for the Illinois Press Association. 2 THE BULLETIN | SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 Industry News Among Friends ‘We Gotta Milwaukee Dowdell, up about 30 Wittenberg Get Out of The United Performing Arts of Pleas- minutes from Wolf River Media, which Fund (UPAF) in Milwaukee has ant Prairie, Buffalo and publishes The Shawano Leader, tapped retired earlier spent the past and a Wittenberg publishing this Place’ three this year as two years company announced this week respected publisher of as a sports that they have merged. Benefit concert community the Kenosha reporter for The merger of WRM and The and busi- News and a a newspaper Wittenberg Enterprise/Birnam- features soundtrack ness leaders vice president near Niagara wood News and Your Commu- of Vietnam War to co-chair of the Keno- Falls. nity Shopper was completed UPAF’s 50th sha News’ Ken Dowdell Nick Sabato Friday. The Madison Public Library Anniversary parent com- Sauk City Miriam Nelson will remain Foundation will present “We Campaign pany, United as editor and publisher of the Gotta Get Out of this Place,” next year. Communi- Autumn Luedke has joined Wittenberg newspaper, which a benefit concert exploring This trio Betsy Brenner cations Corp. the Sauk Prairie Eagle in Sauk will continue publishing on the Vietnam War era through consists of Dowdell City as a Thursdays from its office at 600 readings and music, on Friday, Betsy Brenner, former pub- retains a reporter. S. Webb St. Sept. 30, at the Barrymore lisher of The Milwaukee Journal part-time role Luedke has Paul Bahr, WRM advertising Theatre, 2090 Atwood Ave., Sentinel, Linda Gorens-Levey, as director lived in Wis- sales manager, will oversee the Madison. a partner with General Capital of corporate consin for the Wittenberg advertising sales The event will celebrate a Group and Alex Kramer, market projects for past 15 years. operations. historic soundtrack with Sean leader for the Private Client UCC. She grew up No changes are planned in the Michael Dar- Reserve of U.S Bank. Mon- Ronald in Western Shawano operation. gan and the Brenner spent her career in temurro, of Montemurro New York Nelson purchased the paper Back in the journalism. She was publisher of Kenosha, was and studied from Gordy Boldig and Darlene World Band, If The Milwaukee Journal Senti- formerly general manager of the journalism Block in December 2008. along with nel from January 2005 until her Kenosha News and vice presi- at the State Autumn Luedke Doug Brad- You retirement in June 2016. dent of UCC. He assumed the University ley and Craig Go role of chief financial officer for of New York College at Buffalo. -30- Werner, Kenosha UCC earlier this year. He retired After obtaining a her degree, she authors of >> from that position in August. moved to the Midwest to pursue Rolling Stone Kenosha-based VigeoMedia a career in journalism, where Carla Rae Quiery Magazine’s n WHAT: LLC has appointed two men Minocqua/ she wrote for several community Carl Rae Quiery, a former #1 music “We Gotta with ties to the local newspa- weekly publications. reporter for the Milwaukee book of 2015, Get Out of per industry to management Rhinelander After a decade in the busi- Sentinel and “We Gotta this Place” positions. Nick Sabato has joined the ness, Luedke took a break from later for the Get Out of benefit Ken Dowdell has assumed staff of the Lakeland Times in journalism to raise her son and Milwaukee this Place.” concert the role of chief operating officer Minocqua and the Northwoods pursue other interests. She lives Journal, died Bradley and n WHEN: and Ronald J. Montemurro has River News in Rhinelander as a in Windsor with her husband, Sunday, Sept. Werner will 8 p.m., Fri- taken on the position of chief reporter. He comes to Wisconsin five children and two dogs. 18. She is share stories day, Sept. financial officer. from New York, where he grew survived by from their 30 five children, book about n WHERE: 12 grand- the power Barrymore children of music on Theatre, Staff changes, promotions and seven service men 2090 At- SHARE YOUR Celebrations, milestones great-grand- Carla Rae and women wood Ave., children. A Quiery in Vietnam Madison NEWS IN Your success stories visitation in the 1960s n MORE was held Saturday, Sept. 24 at and 70s. INFO: Send an email to: St. Monica Catholic Church in Bradley http://bit. THE BULLETIN [email protected] Whitefish Bay. was an active ly/2d5b3oP promoter of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s BOARD OF DIRECTORS “Faces Never Forgotten” President project, an effort to put a face to every name inscribed on Brian Thomsen | Publisher the Vietnam Memorial Wall Valders Journal in Washington, D.C. 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