Moving Day — Page 2 A Short History — Page 4 Good News — Page 5 A Thank You from D.C. — Page 5 Vol. 24 • Issue 2 PRINTNew Jersey Press Association • www.njpa.org SUMMER 2013 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS NJPA partners with GistCloud COMMITTEE MEETING June 25 11 am teleconference Press release service Webinar: TOP STRATEGIES gets gigantic upgrade AND TacTICS FOR SALES SUCCESS NJPA has launched a signifi- on any device, any platform.” June 27 cant upgrade of its press release According to White, since 2–3 pm service by partnering with Cali- NJPA and California Newspa- fornia-based GistCloud, LLC. per Publishers Association soft- Webinar: The new web-based Interme- launched the platform together SAVINGS, COSTS AND dia press release creation and in April, three additional states THE HOW-TO YOU NEED distribution platform outper- have been added — Arizona, ON FULL-SERVICE IMb forms today’s “legacy” press re- Michigan and and Texas. July 12 lease competitors, and at lower For each participating state, 2–3 pm cost, according to George White, revenue is derived from a reve- WINNER:Stephanie Agudelo receives her Drukker scholarship NJPA executive director. nue-share agreement each state Webinar: award from New Jersey Press Foundation Director John O’Brien. “‘Intermedia’ represents the signs with GistCloud. TIME-SAVING TIPS new realities of marketing today. Getting the remaining U.S. FOR INDESIGN USERS Think multimedia, reimagined,” states and the Canadian prov- July 19 Drukker scholarship winner says White. inces on board is in process with 2–3 pm “GistCloud has created a re- expected completion over the “I am truly a journalist. I al- ion. Next year she’ll be the fea- markable platform that goes summer. NJPA BOARD OF ways want to know, discover, tures editor. well beyond the conventional Each participating state is pro- DIRECTORS MEETING learn and share my interests with “I have come to understand definition of multi-media. These vided a comprehensive service November 15 the public.” that I will always want to write,” vital marketing tools of today in- platform through its own per- 10:30 am So says Stephanie Agudelo, of she proclaimed in her applica- cluding Search, Content, Social sonalized GistCloud “state-site,” Forsgate County Club, Jamesburg Weehawken, this year’s winner tion for the scholarship. Media, Mobile viewing, and QR e.g. www.New-Jersey.GistCloud. of the Richard Drukker Memo- The annual competition is Codes, have been integrated into com. NJPA ANNUAL MEETING rial Scholarship. open to Montclarion staff mem- GistCloud’s service platform,” Additional information about & LUNCHEON A student at Montclair State bers and MSU journalism mi- says White. the service platform, including, November 15 University, Stephanie has been nors. “It’s also remarkable that Gist- products, distribution and pric- 12 noon assistant news editor of the stu- New Jersey Press Foundation Forsgate County Club, Jamesburg Cloud’s platform provides device ing, is available for review there. dent newspaper, The Montclar- Director John O’Brien present- agnostic releases, and that video “Until now, multi-state net- ed Stephanie’s award and her NJ PRESS FOUNDATION files are automatically univer- working hasn’t been realistic $2,000 scholarship at the annual TRUSTEES MEETING New scholarship sally encoded for proper viewing — Continues on Page 5 November 15 Montclair State Awards Night on 2 pm will start in 2014 May 8. Forsgate County Club, Jamesburg Richard Drukker was publish- A bequest by the widow of er of the Herald News in Passaic, New momentum for shield law former Trenton Times executive and was president of New Jersey In light of the U.S. Department that the need for the information For more information about editor David E. West will create Press Association in 1969. of Justice’s move to subpoena outweighs the public interest in these events: www.njpa.org a journalism scholarship in his He was instrumental in the phone records of journalists, the free flow of information. name. creation of the New Jersey Press national industry organizations, President Obama supports The will of Florence Block Foundation, whose mission it including Newspaper Associa- this legislative effort and said in West, who died May 9, gives is to assist the state’s talented tion of America and Society of his national security speech on New Jersey Press Foundation young journalists. Professional Journalists, are May 23 that journalists “should $25,000 to create a scholarship Upon his death, his fam- again advocating for passage of a not be at legal risk for doing honoring her husband’s service ily created The Richard Drukker federal reporter shield law. their jobs.” Your next issue of InPrint to the newspaper industry. Memorial Scholarship fund, the The recently re-introduced The Society of Professional will arrive in September. NJPF trustees voted unani- purpose of which is to recognize Free Flow of Information Act Journalists provides talking The advertising and editorial mously to accept the gift and and assist an outstanding MSU of 2013 (H.R. 1962 and S. 987), points and a sample letter at deadline is September 9. — Continues on Page 5 student-journalist. according to the bills’ sponsors, http://www.spj.org/shieldlaw- would protect the public’s right sampleletter.asp. to know by protecting journal- Both of the organizations ists’ confidential sources. are calling on members to help In an update, the NAA indi- build bipartisan support by con- cates the legislation “essentially tacting their U.S. representatives prohibits federal prosecutors, and senators to request they co- criminal defendants and civil lit- sponsor the bill: H.R.1962 for igants from subpoenaing infor- representatives and S.987 for mation from journalists unless senators. The Capitol Switch- they convince a federal judge board phone # is 202-224-3121. Page 2 • Summer 2013 • InPrint INPRINT PUBLISHER EDITOR George H. White Catherine Langley NJPA matters — A PUBLIcaTION OF New Jersey Press Association Moving day 840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 305 West Trenton, NJ 08628-1019 Since 1995, NJPA’s central office has will alert publishers in case they have PHONE .............................................609-406-0600 been in Suite 305 at 840 Bear Tavern interest. We may have as many as sev- FAX ....................................................609-406-0300 Road, located in one of five similar of- en work stations and up to ten large, EMAIL [email protected] fice buildings in the Mountain View horizontal, four-drawer, steel case file NJNN FAX ........................................609-406-0399 NJNN EMAIL .................................. [email protected] Office Park in West Trenton (Ewing cabinets. Township). George H. White GistCloud EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR George H. White With our current lease due to ex- Executive Director The article on Page One sums it up NJNN DIRECTOR Amy C. Lear NJPF DIRECTOR John J. O’Brien pire on December 31, we have agreed quite well. But I want to emphasize COMMUNIcaTIONS MGR Catherine Langley to move to a different building in the the excitement we have for the poten- BUSINESS MaNagER Scott Kutcher same complex — to building 810, Suite do more, because many of our metal tial revenue stream this new business MEMBER SVCS MGR Peggy Stephan Arbitell 307. file cabinets won’t fit in the new space. venture represents. IT MANagER John Viemeister AccTG COORDINATOR Jane Hartsough This will accomplish several neces- So there will be great focus over these If you haven’t already, please take MAJOR AccT SpECIALIST Jennine Remington sary goals: reduced space, reduced next eight weeks on getting us light a moment to visit www.New-Jersey. SCAN/2x2/ONLINE NETWORKS MGR Diane Trent rent, and earlier termination of our and ready. GistCloud.com. It’s also available as a current lease. The new lease will start The business disruption isn’t wel- click-through right from our homep- Board of directors • 2013 August 1 and will expire July 31, 2016. come, but the August timing should age at www.njpa.org. CHAIRMAN Dates for the actual move are be- work well. It’s also a much needed op- Providing a service so connected to Jennifer Cone Chciuk The West Essex Tribune, Livingston ing worked out but we should be out portunity for all of us to “lighten up” the news industry and with ever-ex- PRESIDENT of the old and in with the new around — especially for a pack-rat like me. panding application due to the impact Stephen W. Parker the weekend of August 17. And it’s exciting to turn the page from of Search and Social Media in today’s Recorder Community Newspapers, Stirling Fortunately, in the teeth of finan- where we are now to a place that will marketing plans is very exciting. FIRST VICE PRESIDENT cial challenges in 2011, we shut down serve the overall work-flow and op- Let me know what you think — Stanley M. Ellis NJPA’s long-time storage shed, purged eration better. especially any ideas to help it grow: Burlington County Times, Willingboro tons of stuff, and brought what had to As soon as we know what work sta- [email protected] or (609) 406-0600, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Thomas Donovan be saved into the office. Now we must tions and file cabinets we can spare, I ext. 30. Gannett New Jersey, Neptune TREASURER Richard Vezza The Star-Ledger / New Jersey Advance Newark NJPA Hotline answers your legal questions SECRETARY George H. White The “Legal Hotline” is a free service to NJPA member newspapers. If you have a newspaper-related legal question, contact the Hotline NJPA, West Trenton at Gibbons, P.C., Lauren James-Weir, phone (973) 596-4861, fax (973) 639-6267, email [email protected] DIRECTORS Here are some questions NJPA members recently asked our free Legal Hotline: Brett Ainsworth The Retrospect, Collingswood Q Are the resumes of unsuccessful candidates Q What are the requirements for publishing a Q What does the provision in N.J.S.A.