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The Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial awarded WTIU $10,000 for the production of "Ernie Pyle: Life in the Trenches," a new documentary examining the legendary Hoosier journalist. The grant will help with the research and acquisition of rights for historical films and artifacts to be presented in the program, as well commissioning an original musical score. In addition, the ongoing crowdfunding effort has resulted in more than $1,500 of support for the documentary. The film will debut on WTIU in spring of 2020, in time for the 75th anniversary of Pyle's death and the end of World War II. Following its Indiana premiere, the program will be released nationally to PBS or American Public Television. To donate visit, http://bit. ly/2DgVpXa — WTIU September 2018 Page 10 News in brief serving journalism and democracy." "There's never been a more important time to create an organization vigorously committed to defending and explaining the values of an independent press in a demo- cratic society," said outgoing APME President Jim Simon. "NLA is also committed to reimagining our work so that it's relevant to a broader range of leaders from a variety of backgrounds and to the needs of a rapidly changing journalism landscape." After years of working closely together to further the cause of journalism, both organizations are excited to become one while also honoring the long histories of both ASNE and APME. "We have gotten to this point with the drive and determination to create an organization that keeps advanc- ing the core causes that allow journalism to have a vital impact on society and democ- racy," said outgoing ASNE President Alfredo Carbajal. "Those include defending the First Amendment, pushing for greater diversity and inclusive- ness in news stories and newsrooms and developing newer generations of news leaders." NLA encourages all journalists, from across disciplines and platforms, to join in this cause. The organiza- tions are stronger together, and now is the time to step up and become a member of something that matters. To become a member, simply visit asne.org or apme.com. Both ASNE and APME will continue to exist in 2018-19, working together closely on our top journalistic priorities, details of the merger and the 2019 conference planning. Join either organization now and automatically become a member of NLA when the merger is final. — American Society of News Editors Fund gives $20 million to local journalism The Knight Foundation and the Lenfest Institute for 00 Journalism announced a Philadelphia-based local journalism accelerator. The new fund builds on past and current work from both organiza- tions toward transforming local journalism. Those include the Community Listening and Engage- ment Fund, a local news business model challenge and the Table Stakes project, which has worked with metro and small local news- rooms (including in Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia, Houston and Seattle,) to help them transform for digital times. Poynter and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are both partners in that project. For more information visit, http://bit.ly/2xAAZSJ — Poynter Institute WTIU raising funds for Pyle documentary Merger Continued from Page 9 percent, said they did not see press freedom as under threat — a lack of perceived risk that was even higher among some when viewed through a partisan lens: 66 percent of Republicans and 56 percent of Independents threat to the press, while just 38 percent of Democrats gave the same response. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press led the bipartisan research project — funded by the Democracy Fund Statement of ownership renewal time Time to file, publish, copy to HSPA your USPS State- ments of Ownership It's as easy as 1, 2, 3. 1. The deadline for filing your Periodicals Class Statement of Ownership, Form 3526, with the Post Office is Oct. 1. You may obtain the necessary form from your local post office or from the United States Postal Service's Web site (www.usps. com). 2. The deadline for publishing your notice depends on your frequency of publication: A. For dailies and newspapers published two or more times a week, the deadline is Oct. 10. B. For weeklies, the deadline is Oct. 31. 3. While you have these forms at hand, please fax or email a copy to HSPA for use in verifying your circulation for HSPA membership eligibility, contest eligibility and HSPA directory information. The fax number is (317) 624-4428 and email can be sent to sgolds- by@hspa.com. Remember: The publication requirement applies to all paid- circulation newspapers, regardless of whether you use independent carrier or postal delivery. This is a requirement to maintain your Periodicals mail permit from the USPS. Maintaining your periodicals permit is necessary to continue your eligibility to carry public notice advertising under Indiana Law. for keeping government units accountable to the taxpayer, whom Borders called "the underserved individual" when it comes to lobbying efforts. Committee reaction to AIM testimony generally fell within two areas – opposition to the elimina- tion of published public notices and calls to change the required financial report information to data more helpful to the public in the published public notice. "You're cutting the people off from information they want to learn," said Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange. Sen. Victoria Spartz, R-Nobles- ville, said the public should be able to see how the money is spent and suggested the legislature should look at a better way to present relevant government spending information. Spartz asked Cook about how to make the financial report better. Cook suggested pie charts as a possible solution to make informa- tion more understandable to the public. Rep. Terri Austin, D-Ander- son, said elimination of the publication of the annual report would only serve to increase the public's general disenchantment and distrust with government institutions. She also suggested an effort to improve what's required of cities and towns in the publication. Rep. Robin Shackleford, D-Indi- anapolis, said the cost for cities and towns to publish the annual financial notice "is a low price for transparency." Public Notice Continued from Page 1

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