Past Presidents
The past presidents of the Kentucky Press Association met Jan. 23 in Louisville. The purpose of our yearly gathering is to choose which newspapers receive interns for the upcoming summer.
Meeting were front row, David Hawpe, Celia McDonald, Kriss Johnson and Tom Caudill. Back row, Teresa Revlett, Dave Eldridge, Max Heath and John Nelson.
To be eligible for a summer intern, newspapers applying must participate in the statewide classified program. To learn more about statewide classifieds, call Stephanie Conrad at 502-223-8821 or 1-800-264-5721.
But you won’t be able to blow this house down. Leslie Robinson of Drakesboro is building a home and is using old newspapers in the process. Below is an article from the Central City Leader-News about Robinson’s “papercrete” house.
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Merger to take place immediately – new paper to be called The Times-Voice
JACKSON, KY January 7, 2008: The reading habits of Breathitt Countians will be changing, as The Breathitt County Voice and The Jackson Times announced today the merger of the two papers, effective immediately. Read the rest of this entry
We are trying our best to finalize new rates for all of our member newspapers. Unfortunately, the start of the new year falls right after a couple of holidays when people are enjoying a much needed, year end rest. Sometimes we fall through the cracks at year’s end!
With that in mind, if you have not done so yet, please send us your complete rate card or media kit for 2009. Each year in October, we request that our members fill out a new rate and data sheet. Along with that, we like to receive your media kit. Sometimes our advertisers ask for information that is not available on on the rate and data sheet.
We need your complete rate card and a calendar of any special sections available so that we can offer all of your services to our clients. Please mail any rate cards to KPS Advertising, 101 Consumer Lane, Frankfort, KY 40601.
Happy New Year!
By Jim Pumarlo
Suicides. Strikes. Traffic fatalities. Each provides sensitive circumstances, and each presents challenges for coverage, especially in community newspapers.
These are the type of stories that must be reported if newspapers are to be the pre-eminent source of what’s going on in their communities and remain relevant to readers. These circumstances also offer a lesson in the value of follow-up stories.
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