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The one good thing about the recession and coming out of it is that newspapers have cut a lot of the fat from their operations, and are now in a much better position to regain profits as the advertising climate improves (and most papers report that is improving). Read the rest of this entry
Herald-Leader staff report
A former Lexingtonian has been named publisher of a New Hampshire newspaper. John Winn Miller, 57, will become the next publisher of the Concord Monitor, a Pulitzer Prize-winning daily paper with a circulation of about 20,000 in the state’s capital. Read the rest of this entry
(From the Kentucky Department of Corrections/Kentucky Press Association)
The nine media representatives, who will witness the execution of Gregory L. Wilson, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 16 at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, were selected August 30 in random drawings.
As directed by KRS 431.250, nine representatives of the news media may witness an execution. The news media listed in the statute are as follows: one (1) representative from the daily newspaper with the largest circulation in the county where the execution will be conducted; one (1) representative from Associated Press Wire Service; one (1) representative from Kentucky News Network, Inc.; three representatives for radio and television media within the state; and three representatives for newspapers within the state. The three broadcast media are selected by the Department of Corrections through a drawing. The three newspapers are selected by the Kentucky Press Association.
The three newspaper representatives selected by the Kentucky Press Association include: Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, Louisville; and Bill Estep, Lexington Herald-Leader. By KPA Board policy, one of the three positions goes automatically to the newspaper in the county where the crime occurred. That automatic position was given to the Kentucky Enquirer. Jim Hannah is Kentucky Enquirer’s representative. One alternate was also selected: Jessica Noll from KyPost.com.
The three broadcast media witnesses are: Elizabeth Donatelli, WAVE-3 TV, Louisville; Keith Farrell, WWKY-FM, Madisonville; and. Rick Howlett, WFPL Radio, Louisville. These were the only broadcast outlets to submit names to the Department.
The representative from the Paducah Sun (the daily newspaper with the largest circulation in the county where the execution will be conducted) will be Bill Bartleman. The representative from the Associated Press will be Brett Barrouquere, and the representative from the Kentucky News Network will be Paul Miles.
The media witnesses are required to participate in a press briefing and respond to media questions immediately following the execution.
David T. Thompson, executive director of the Kentucky Press Association, said, “For the first time, KPA was able to have a computer randomly select the newspaper representatives. In the past, nominee names were put in a box and drawn one by one. This time, a database of the nominees was created and KPA designed a computer technique to select the newspaper witnesses.”
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By HAWKINS TEAGUE
The Murray Ledger & Times
It is now common to change jobs or even careers many times in one’s life, which makes Jo Burkeen’s 64-year span at the Murray Ledger & Times all the more remarkable.
A retirement reception will be held for Burkeen at the Ledger & Times office from 3-6 p.m. Friday. The entire community is invited to wish her well. Read the rest of this entry
(Editor’s Note: Wally Lage was former GM of the Paducah Sun and a member of the KPA/KPS Board of Directors in the early 1990s)
Friday, August 20, 2010 ~ Updated 11:11 AM
By Bob Miller ~ Southeast Missourian
Wally Lage, vice president and chief operating officer of Rust Communications, died Thursday night in Maine, after slipping off a wharf. He was 66. Read the rest of this entry
Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., Birmingham, Ala., named former Morehead State University Vice President Keith R. Kappes publisher of the Morehead News Group, which comprises The Morehead News, Grayson Journal-Enquirer and Olive Hill Times, all in Kentucky. Read the rest of this entry
By SARAH HOGSED,The Eagle Post
Published: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 10:30 AM CDT
A journalist with more than 25 years in the field has joined the staff of The Eagle Post as its incoming editor.
Mike Alexieff will be taking over editor duties from Sarah Hogsed when she takes maternity leave in mid-September. She will be returning in November as a part-time writer for The Eagle Post. Read the rest of this entry
The National Newspaper Association, as part of the Affordable Mail Alliance, has filed comments with the Postal Regulatory Commission opposing the U.S. Postal Service’s request for a Jan. 2 rate increase that would hit all mailers with a 5.6 percent postage increase, and some Periodicals Mail by increases in the 10 percent range. Read the rest of this entry
Peter Baniak, editor and vice president of the Lexington Herald-Leader, has been elected to the KPA/KPS Board of Directors to fill an unexpired term.
The special election was necessitated with the resignation of Wayne Snow, vice president/advertising, of the Lexington Herald-Leader. He’s now the general manager of cleveland.com.
The current term ends in January, 2011, and the district will then have an election for a full three-year Board term.
KPA has received this message from NNA concerning the USPS idea of cutting to five-day delivery.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-MT, used his position on Senate Appropriations last week to block efforts to end Saturday mail delivery this fiscal year. We appreciate the efforts of our Montana members in helping Sen. Tester to solidify his belief in the importance of community newspapers in rural America.
