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North Dakota’s top newspapers More winners: Page 11 by circulation class are The Grand Forks Herald, The Jamestown Sun, The Walsh County Record of Grafton, winner and the Daily News Media in The Hillsboro Banner and the Walsh Wahpeton was third. County Press of Park River. The Walsh County Record, tops in They were the first-place winners general excellence for large weeklies, in the general excellence category of is a “Solid newspaper overall, full of this year’s NDNA Better Newspaper local news and local advertising.” Contest. Second place went to the McKenzie Judging of general excellence County Farmer of Watford City; third covers all aspects of the newspaper, place to The Journal in Crosby; and including news and photos, advertis- honorable mention to the Bottineau ing, layout and design. Courant. The awards were announced in ear- For medium sized weeklies, judges ly May after the association’s annual liked the Hillsboro Banner’s use of convention was postponed because of photos in its flag. “Solid all-around the COVID-19 pandemic. newspaper.” Second place went to Judges praised The Grand Forks the Leader-News of Washburn, third Herald for its “Emphasis on local to The Tioga Tribune, and honorable news and consistent locally-focused mention to the Foster County Inde- editorial page.” The Forum of pendent in Carrington. Fargo-Moorhead was second and the Judges said the Walsh County Press Bismarck Tribune third. is “A lively newspaper with big, bold For small dailies, judges called The photos that invite the reader in.” Sec- Jamestown Sun “A good local newspa- ond place went to The Burke County per with emphasis on local news.” The Tribune in Bowbells and third to the Dickinson Press was the second place McClusky Gazette. New NDNA president says newspapers welcome the future
Matthew Von Pinnon, editor of important role More election results: Page 2 The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, in the state. has been elected president of the “Our profes- we can overcome our great ob- North Dakota Newspaper Associa- sion has never stacles, too.” tion, the 127th person to lead the faced greater Doing so will require “banding association in its 134-year history. challenges, he together like never before, strong- Von Pinnon was elected April said. “But news- ly embracing new delivery meth- 23 in a vote which, because of the papers have ods and boldly welcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, was con- always rallied future while honoring our past.” ducted electronically. He succeeds their communi- Von Pinnon has been with The Karen Speidel, editor of the News Matt Von Pinnon ties to success- Forum since 1994 and has been Monitor in southeast ND. fully navigate editor since 2006. He graduated Von Pinnon is excited to help the most pressing problems, and from Moorhead High School and lead an organization that plays an with ingenuity and a can-do spirit, MSU-Moorhead. NDNA members elect NDNA Board of Directors and Staff officers by electronic ballot Allison Olimb, editor of the and Views in Drayton to a full two- NDNA Officers Walsh County Press in Park River, year term after being appointed President is the newest member of the last year to Matthew Von Pinnon The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead NDNA board of directors. complete a She and other officers were partial term. First Vice President Cecile Wehrman, elected in an April 23 vote which, Continuing Journal Publishing, Crosby because of the COVID-19 pandem- on the NDNA Second Vice President ic, was conducted electronically. board are Amy Dalrymple Cecile Wehrman of Journal Cole Short, The Bismarck Tribune Publishing in Crosby and Tioga, publisher Immediate Past President was elected first vice president of of the Hills- Karen Speidel NDNA, and Amy Dalrymple Molter, boro Banner, The News Monitor editor of The Bismarck Tribune, and Amy was elected second vice president. Wobbema, NDNA Directors Olimb, elected to her first publisher Allison Oli mb Cole Short two-year term, is originally from of the New Hillsboro Banner Crystal, ND and graduated from Rockford Transcript. Amy Wobbema Valley High School in Hoople. She Elections also were held for The New Rockford Transcript then studied at the University of three positions on the NDNA Hall Lesa Van Camp Jamestown, where she held sev- of Fame Committee. Re-elected Valley News & Views, Drayton eral positions with The Collegian, were Duane Schatz, former pub- Allison Olimb including editor. lisher at Elgin, and Mike Jacobs, Walsh County Press She has managed the Press in former editor and publisher of Park River since 2010. the Grand Forks Herald. Elected to NDNA members also elected her first term was Jill Friesz of GS Lesa VanCamp of the Valley News Publishing in Elgin.
Education foundation elects directors NDNA Staff The NDNA Education Founda- Elected to her first three-year Steve Andrist Executive Director tion conducted its annual election term was Jill Friesz, president of Kelli Richey at the same time as the NDNA GS Publishing, which operates Marketing Director/ election. weekly newspapers at Elgin, Car- Network Coordinator Kirsten Stromsodt, director of son, New England and Hettinger. Rhonda Williams news operations at Forum Com- With the election, long-time Accounting Coordinator munications, was elected to a foundation director Mike Gackle of Colleen Park Advertising/Public Notice Coordinator second three-year term on the Garrison concluded his tenure as a & Tearsheeting foundation board. member of the board. Mike Casey Sales Director Shari Peterson Gerald Harris, former LaMoure publisher, passes away Office Coordinator Gerald Harris, who spent 24 years publish- ing newspapers in southeastern North Dakota, died April 28, 2020 at his home in Fargo. His Become a Facebook fan! first newspaper job was delivering the Aberdeen www.facebook.com/ American News in his youth. He became a teacher NortthDakotaNewspaperAssoc and school administrator, and was superinten- dent at Kulm in 1988 when he decided to buy the Kulm Messenger and LaMoure Chronicle. Six years later he added the Enderlin Independent Copyright © 2020, North Dakota and Litchville Bulletin. In 2012 he sold the papers Newspaper Association (NDNA). The NDNA Bulletin is published monthly by NDNA, to Art and Diane Hagebock, but continued to 1435 Interstate Loop, Bismarck, ND 58503. write a column and report on the LaMoure Coun- (701) 223-6397. GGldHierald Harris ty Commission until 2018.
2 | NDNA Bulletin | May 2020 www.ndna.com Messenger calls 'em as he sees 'em Don't look now, but across the Engaging your audience. Be country one effect of the coro- sure to have a robust social media navirus is to hasten the move of presence. The best newspapers newspapers to digital and mobile. are also doing regular newsletters It's happening, perhaps to a Just on COVID-19, as well as virtual lesser degree, in North Dakota, in events. too. assing Dealing the cards. For digital Don't blame the messenger. As P and mobile presentation, Ma- the umpire in the famous story ex- rio Garcia recommends “cards,” plained, "I calls 'em as I sees 'em." block-like graphics containing When the guy who's calling information such as FAQs, quick 'em is an old timer who grew up Steve Andrist, NDNA executive director numbers, and breaking and ever- pitching linotype slugs into a lead green content. These cards can be bucket, what's being seen is not a shared and carry the newspaper pretty or welcomed picture. have to like it. brand. Here in North Dakota, there is Traditional weeklies, of course, Mario Garcia said it: “You have only one daily newspaper left that can't reduce their print frequency an opportunity to be essential, publishes a print edition seven if they want to remain qualified as and stay essential, to your audi- days a week. That's the Bismarck legal newspapers. ence. People will remember what Tribune. Instead, some have begun you did during this (pandemic), While The Minot Daily News is reducing their page counts and and they will stay with you — even holding firm at six, the rest of the adding to the content they provide those who didn’t subscribe.” state's dailies have cut the number to online subscribers. Guardian angels: One of the of print editions, mostly in re- Back in the late 70s, as a cub newspapers that is using mobile sponse to the pandemic. reporter at The Bismarck Tribune, presentation the best is the Guard- The state's largest newspaper, I recall attending a newspaper ian in the U.K. Other terrific mo- The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, is seminar in which the presenter bile publishers: The Orange Coun- now publishing five print editions predicted that in 10 years newspa- ty Register, with a daily full-page a week. pers would be delivered on some graphic coronavirus tracker, and The Valley City Times-Record as-yet-uninvented hand-held de- The Miami Herald, which displays is down to four print editions a vice, rather than as ink on paper. a spadia every day urging readers week; Devils Lake, Wahpeton and More than 40 years later, the to access its digital news. The Her- Williston are at three; Grand Forks prediction appears to be moving ald's message says that, while it is and Jamestown are at two; and toward fruition. committed to print, in this crisis it Dickinson now prints once a week. may have to go digital-only for at Mario says . . . Three of the 10 "dailies" still least a while. Not that his take is the end-all, produce replica e-editions seven Mario Garcia also said it: “Print be-all, but the famed newspaper days a week. Two others do six e- after the epidemic is over will have guru Mario Garcia did a webinar editions a week, and two do five. a less prominent role. The paper is recently for America's Newspa- Long story short: the eggs are not going to be the same to peo- pers. going into the digital basket. ple, they will drift to mobile.” His take, summarized by Mark It's happening in the Dakota to Can you hear me now? Sound Fitzgerald of America's Newspa- the south, too. There, the Sioux especially appeals to millenni- pers, at a minimum provides food Falls Argus Leader is the only als. Use the audio capabilities of for thought. remaining newspaper with seven mobile publishing. You have the A pandemic’s upside. This is print editions. opportunity to interview doctors, an opportunity to prove how es- Since the start of the pandemic, recovered patients and more. sential newspapers are. No mar- print frequency has been reduced Coronavirus content. Remem- keting campaign could have done in newspapers in Mitchell, Yank- ber the old j-school adage: Don’t more for your brand, for showing ton, Huron, Pierre, Brookings and write about the army; write about that you provide essential infor- Rapid City. one soldier. In this pandemic, mation, than this pandemic. The reason is obvious. It's don’t overly focus on the num- Spreading like … too soon? expensive to print and deliver a bers. Instead, tell the story of the The pandemic has accelerated the newspaper, and it's comparatively ICU nurse, the obituaries of the audience move from getting news cheap to produce and deliver a victims, front-line responders. in print to their mobile devices. digital edition. Connect with people beyond the Forget “digital-first,” now it’s I get it. But that doesn't mean I numbers. mobile-first. www.ndna.com NDNA Bulletin | May 2020 |3 Advertising / News Critical time for change and opportunity We can look back in history customers. The need is there and see defining moments for our and all we have to do is have the country. courage to ask the questions to War, disease, Great Depression, help solve the problems. right to vote -- the list goes on and Our customers need customers. on. Ad We all need customers to keep These were and are critical our businesses moving forward. times for our country and the Chat Slow or stop that customer flow world, and today we deal with and the livelihood of that business a new defining moment in our is certainly in jeopardy. It is our history. Mike Casey, NDNA Advertising Director job to first find out how each Covid 19 has changed the customer is doing because not landscape of how we live our lives. everyone is dealing with the same It will allow caution and health build on the trust and reputation issues. to be on the forefront of how we of who you are. Trust is of Ask the questions to find out interact going forward. September utmost importance, and helping where your customers have been 11 changed the world landscape the people you work with is hurt, and then start the process of also, and we all made changes to more important than ever. The helping them build back up again. protect each other and put into relationships you build moving Help them build a message. Build a place safety measures to try to forward will multiply the success campaign that allows them to see combat terrorism. factor. The more people you hope. Each business has a vision The science and medical can help change, give direction, of what they want to be. Ask the community will work to find and build back up, the more hard question of are they where answers and guide us into how opportunity you will have to grow they want to be. What changes we can live healthy lives and still also. It is a really tough time for do they need to make to ensure interact with each other. One most companies to sell their success? thing is certain though. Change is products and services. This is a critical time for us all, afoot. 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4 | NDNA Bulletin | May 2020 www.ndna.com Advertising / News Prepare a 'go-bag' for presentations Richard is an advertiser and not distracting. who has seen years of sales 4. Ruler. This will eliminate the presentations. His pet peeve need to guess the size of ads on is any salesperson who shows tear sheets and other samples. up unprepared. “It’s a waste of 5. Rate information, ad specs, valuable time to be in a meeting Ad coverage map, etc. Have enough where someone is not ready for copies for anyone who may attend the topic at hand,” he said. Libs the meeting. “I remember a meeting with an 6. Current issue of your paper, ad manager – a manager – and he along with copies of any special showed up with no briefcase or John Foust, Raleigh, NC sections you’re selling. You can folder, no rate information, and also consider adding screen shots nothing to use for note-taking. of key online pages. All he had was a business card. service men and women have to be 7. Business cards. Make sure I guess he thought his presence ready at a moment’s notice. People they have sharp corners and no in the room would be enough for also prepare go-bags of essential creases. me to decide to run ads with his items that are needed in case of 8. Folder of samples. It’s smart company. When I mentioned that emergencies. Just pick it up and to have a folder of examples of the it would be helpful to see a copy go. use of white space, the difference of his paper, he said he would Here are some basics for your between serif and sans serif type, have someone bring a copy later. advertising go-bag: and clean layouts. His whole approach was arrogant 1. Note-taking device. It’s 9. Folder of ads your prospect and lackadaisical. It didn’t take crucial to capture the things has run, along with relevant long for me to decide that I could you learn about your prospect. proposals and hard copies of get along just fine without doing Whether it’s a paper notebook or emails. Obviously, you’ll add business with him.” an electronic device, it’s important these to your go-bag before each Although Richard’s example be ready to take good notes. appointment. is extreme, it illustrates the 2. Legal pad or sketch pad. importance of preparation. You should always be ready to There’s a lot truth in the old sketch ideas. Just a few shapes on (c) Copyright 2020 by John saying, “Perception is reality.” the page can help an advertiser Foust. All rights reserved. If a prospect perceives that a visualize an ad. “The headline John Foust has conducted salesperson is unprepared, that can go here” (horizontal lines). “A training programs for thousands becomes their reality – and the photo of your featured product of newspaper advertising result is a large obstacle for the can go here” (large box). “Call-out professionals. Many ad salesperson to overcome. copy blocks can go here, here and departments are using his training Consider the briefcase. In here” (small boxes). videos to save time and get quick this instance, let’s call it a go- 3. Calculator. Yes, it’s okay to results from in-house training. bag, a term which concept likely use the calculator on your phone. E-mail for information: john@ originated in the military, where Just make sure the phone is muted johnfoust.com
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www.ndna.com NDNA Bulletin | May 2020 |5 Technology Generating Revenue in Times of Crisis It’s a crazy time for all of us. I’m ers a way to honor their gradu- not telling you anything you don’t ates all summer. And yes, it could already know. Like many of you, he bring in significant revenue for the I’ve been working out of my home T newspaper. The conversation ended office for six weeks. Not only am I a Newspaper with “You may have just saved my little stir crazy from being home all newspaper.” the time, I’m a little anxious about Technology 2. Find ways to use the tools on the reduction in income related to hand to bring in new revenue. I led COVID-19. I’d like to share a few Guru two webinars in April related to things I’ve done to increase revenue publishing books for local authors. during this period while building Afterwards, I heard from several of new business for the post-COV- Kevin Slimp, Knoxville, TN the attendees that they were going ID-19 world. to begin the process of helping lo- Until six weeks ago, I earned a cal authors self-publish books right living in two primary ways. I own staff to deal with all the projects away. Using staff, hardware and a book publishing company which we’ve begun. It’s very likely, when software they already have, a lot of employs a few folks. We publish things get back to “normal,” we will newspapers can begin spreading books by well-known authors. This be a much stronger company be- the word and authors will show up includes everything from editing cause of the plans originally made with revenue-producing work. How manuscripts and designing pages to deal with the to marketing and promoting the current crisis. books. Interestingly, most folks I So how does speak with outside the book busi- this relate to ness think people are probably newspapers? Many ordering a lot of books right now. of you are in the You might be surprised to learn same place. Hope- that, like most other expenses, fully, my friends people have – for the most part – at papers in the quit buying books. Our sales have U.S. were fortunate dropped more than 90 percent enough to qualify since early March. for PPP loans from My other primary method of the Small Business making a living is through speak- Administration. ing at conferences and leading Those help, but they are a band- ProtectLocalusa. com is one example of a revenue- generating webinars. Like many of my speak- product for newspapers with no expense involved. ing friends, our schedules went aid, not a perma- from quite full in the spring and nent solution. could your newspaper think out of summer of 2020 to nonexistent. Of Let me suggest three ideas: the box and offer new services that a dozen or so speaking events I had 1. Find ways to bring in new would benefit your community and scheduled, other than one, all have revenue through your traditional bring in revenue at the same time? canceled or postponed. newspaper. A publisher friend in You’re already doing lots of things: I saw three choices: Minnesota and I were talking in the designing brochures and websites; 1. We could count on COVID-19 wee hours of the morning a few marketing on your social media to pass quickly and just keep doing days ago. She said, “Give me an idea pages for local restaurants who are things like we always have. to bring in revenue. I am all out of delivering and offering carry-out; 2. We could find new ways to ideas.” I suggested she contact local and creating signs to congratulate bring in revenue to get us through advertisers in her very small town the Class of 2020. What else could the COVID-19 period. and get them to go in together to you be doing with the tools you 3. We could throw in the towel. sponsor two-page spreads each already have to bring in additional I chose option 2. We began look- week to honor the high school revenue? ing for ways to bring in new rev- graduates in the area. Combined 3. Look for tools available, many enue while our traditional methods with the feelings of regret a lot at no cost, to help your advertisers of income are taking a hit. We came of folks are feeling for graduates and bring in revenue so they can up with several. In a strange turn missing their proms, graduations, stay in business and prosper. A few of events, we had to bring in more etc., this would give area advertis- continued on next page
6 | NDNA Bulletin | May 2020 www.ndna.com Technology Slimp: Generating Revenue (cont.) nights ago, I spent an hour on a vid- eo conference with Katherine Haine of City Media. I’ve run into Kather- ine at several newspaper conven- tions and always liked the way she came up with products that bene- fited her customers, newspapers, as well as her own business. Frankly, I don’t have time these days for an hour teleconference, but when Katherine told me what City Media was up to, I decided it might be something I’d want to share with newspapers. In a nutshell, City Media has created protectlocalusa. com and protectlocal.ca as ways for community newspapers to of- fer online marketing - including online stores - for local businesses at, get this, no cost. No cost to the newspaper. No cost to the business. How do they make money? When a percentage of the businesses decide to upgrade to other services offered by City Media, they make money. I spent two hours with Katherine, making sure there wasn’t a catch. We need it before, during and especiallypyy after a pandemic. I couldn’t find one. And get this . . . newspapers get a percentage of The NDNA Education Foundation is a charitable non-profit that advocates the revenue – 20 percent – when over the long haul for journalism, literacy and the First Amendment. businesses in your area upgrade to Why? other services. As far as I can tell, Because we know what happens when journalism declines: and I’m pretty good at telling, it’s a Fewer local voters* Fewer local candidates** no-lose situation for the newspaper. More government corruption* More citizen engagement* You offer local businesses a free More government costs*** Less community cohesiveness* service that is beneficial to them, More polarization* Less health and safety**** with no expenses on your part. Ever. And you get paid anytime City Media gets paid by one of the busi- Support local journalism, support your local newspaper, nesses in your area. support the foundation that supports them both. It is, indeed, a crazy time. Like many of you, I’ve never worked harder. And like many of you, I’m North Dakota making less money. To me, howev- NNewspaperewspaper er, it seems you have three choices. Association I’ve been working with community papers for more than half my life. I haven’t run into many publish- ers who give up easily, so I would suggest you give serious consider- NEWSPAPERS: Yesterday, today & tomorrow ation to option 2. If your business www.ndna.com is anything like mine, it could begin * Nieman Foundation, 2019 ** Rubado & Jennings, 2019 to pay dividends in the short term, *** Gao, Lee & Murphy, 2018 and in the long term that follows. **** Abernathy, U of NC, 2018 www.ndna.com Support trusted journalism -- subscribe to your localNDNA newspaper. Bulletin | May 2020 |7 Business Directory
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~~ Photos of the year ~~
Cole Short of the Hillsboro Banner won "Photo of the Year" for weekly Mike McCleary of The Bismarck Tribune won "Photo of the Year" for newspapers with his photo of a boy being hit with a water blaster during daily newspapers with his photo of the full moon descending behind a community celebration in Buxton. street lamps that illuminated fog. Awards recognize sterling newspaper work Cole Short of the Hillsboro data reports. His ‘fact check’ re- For a full list of winners, browse to Banner and Mike McCleary of the port particularly stands out.” ndna.com/contest-winners-2020 Bismarck Tribune won the Photo The award for Community of the Year awards in the 2019-20 Service Journalism went to the NDNA Better Newspaper Contest. to the newspapers in each catego- staff of The Forum for its “amaz- The awards, and a host of oth- ry that received the most awards ingly comprehensive” look at the ers were announced in early May in the Better Newspaper Contest. issue of suicide in the community, after the association’s annual con- Winning sweepstakes “including emotionally-charged vention was postponed because of awards were The Forum of stories of personal and family the COVID-19 pandemic. Fargo-Moorhead; The Daily News tragedy, a detailed look at data, Short’s winning photo was in Media of Wahpeton; The Walsh and many suggestions for solu- the weekly newspaper division. County Record of Grafton; The tions.” Judges said, "When this youngster Hillsboro Banner; and News Moni- The First Amendment Award was smacked in the kisser by a tor Media, which covers rural com- went to The Grand Forks Herald water blaster the resulting splash munities near Wahpeton. for its continuing coverage of was stopped in mid air. Crisp fo- Several special awards were open government violations by cus, great cropping, great work.” also announced: city officials in Roosevelt, Minn., McCleary won in competition Andy Tsubasa Field of The and their mistreatment of a local for dailies. Judges called his win- Bismarck Tribune was named reporter. ning photo a “A hauntingly artistic rookie reporter of the year. Judges The award for Public Notice image created by street lamps said the competition in this cat- Journalism went to The Leader- reflecting off fog and the crystal egory was strong, “but Tsubasa News of Washburn, which broke clear full moon descending." Field rises to the top largely for a story about the sale of a local Also announced were the his detailed work on the refugee bank after being tipped off by a Sweepstakes Awards, which went issue, from personal stories to public notice.
COVID causes delays for internship program Like many other programs, NDNA internships 12 stipends of $2,500 to newspapers with college have been delayed by the pandemic. student interns and two of $200 for high school As a result, applications are still being accepted student interns. Only five applications have been from NDNA member newspapers interested in host- received. ing summer reporting interns. Application forms are available at www.ndna. The NDNA Education Foundation is providing com. The new deadline is May 22.
www.ndna.com NDNA Bulletin | May 2020 |11 Industry News Projects provide content for ND newspapers NDNA is helping sponsor two projects that will niversary of Woman's Suffrage. The other is a detailed provide special content that will be available later this look-back at North Dakota's voting history and the fac- year to NDNA members only. tors that have changed the state's political landscape One involves a commemoration of the 100th an- over the past 150 years. Woman's Suffrage turns 100 An ever-evolving political landscape Members of the North Dakota Woman's Suffrage North Dakota has a long, rich history that makes it Centennial Committee are preparing 20 essays about something of a political cipher: it has a state bank and a the movement in North Dakota and many of those who state mill, but a deep-red Legislature. were involoved in it. It has a 150-year history with farm- The stories and related ing, but is stepping into the future artwork will be distributed in with one foot planted firmly in the oil late June to NDNA member sector. newspapers for use leading up Forum News Service is partner- to the Aug. 26 centennial of the ing with the NDNA on on a series of ratification of the 19th Amend- stories exploring that rich history and ment. how it's shaped our political moment The project mirrors an effort today. undertaken two years ago to The series will be available late provide materials related to the World War I Centennial. Sam Easter summer for publication by NDNA Newspapers may use the stories as they wish, includ- member newspapers. Freelance journalist Sam Easter, ing creating special sections supported by local adver- a former Grand Forks Herald reporter, will write the tising. series, exploring North Dakota's socialist history, its There also will be reference materials that may pro- poor farmers' plight through the Great Depression, its vide background useful in helping newspapers develop front-line deployments during the Cold War and the their own local stories related to the Woman's Suffrage slow-motion conservative revolution that still shapes its amendment. most powerful offices.
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