The Indiana Publisher

GOSHEN — Tricia Johnston, an accom- plished newspaper and market- ing execu- tive, has been appoint- ed publisher of The Goshen News. Johnston is a former group president and publisher for GateHouse Media in Michigan, based at the Holland Sentinel. She has also served as adver- tising and marketing manager for daily newspapers in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Willoughby, Ohio. Prior to her newspaper career, Johnston served for several years as marketing and communications director of the United Way of Lake County in Mentor, Ohio. "We are pleased Tricia Johnston will head our team of professionals at The Goshen News," said Beverly Joyce, regional Indiana publisher for CNHI LLC, parent company of The Goshen News. "She has a proven record of results- driven leadership in the digital era, with rich experience in both print and online." Johnston holds a master's degree in business admin- istration from John Carroll University, and a bachelor's degree in English from St. Bonaventure University. She has served as a marketing consultant for Pakem Media of Cleveland for the last three years. "Local journalism is so important for communities like Goshen so citizens know what their elected officials are doing, what is happening in their schools and what is happening where they live," Johnston said. "Goshen is a vibrant com- munity in a great part of the country and I am excited to meet our readers, our advertis- ers and the people who make the community work." — The Goshen News April 2019 Page 3 Johnson Tell readers about the indispensable role you play in their lives and community with promotional ads from the HSPA Foundation's The Value of Newspapers marketing cam- paign. The campaign features a variety of customizable print and web ads including audio/radio and video spots that can be used on a paper's web page and on social media. Promotional materials are available to Indiana newspapers at http://bit.ly/2VG3euL. Tell your story with print, audio & video ads from the HSPA Foundation Indiana University lecturer and Indianapolis Star deputy managing editor Nancy Comiskey, Fort Wayne television broadcaster Richard Florea, reporter/editorial page editor and author Andrea Neal, San Francisco and Terre Haute columnist Stephanie Salter, and Indianapolis Star columnist Matthew Tully will be honored at the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame ceremony May 18 at the Indianapolis Marriott North at Keystone Crossing. The event begins with a 10:30 a.m. reception followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m. and the program at 12:30 p.m. Deadline for donations and tributes in the program is April 30, and the deadline to purchase banquet tickets is May 10. For more information, visit http://bit. ly/2IELUml. — Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame News in brief Free Circulator discontinued in Jay County The Graphic Printing Co. has discontinued publication of The Circulator, its free distribution shopper. Publisher Jack Ronald said the issue published the last week of March was the fi nal one. Rising postal costs and newsprint prices combined to make the free distribution product no longer sustainable, Ronald said. — The Commercial Review (Portland) Hall of Fame to induct 2019 members May 18 Tricia Johnson named new publisher of Goshen News The editor of The Herald- Times is stepping down after three months leading Bloomington's only daily news- paper. J.J. Perry announced his last day will be April 30. Perry's hiring earlier this year coincided with Schurz Communication's sale of The Herald-Times, and other newspa- pers, to GateHouse Media. Publisher Cory Bollinger said the change in ownership was not a factor in Perry's decision. He was happy with Perry's leadership and his increased focus on the digital product. "He wasn't pushed out," Bollinger said. "It was J.J.'s personal decision." Perry spent 13 years at The Herald-Times in a number of posi- tions before becoming executive editor of the American-News in Aberdeen, South Dakota, also a former publication of Schurz Communications. On Feb. 1, he replaced Bob Zaltsberg, who spent 33 years as editor of The Herald- Times. "I really believe in The Herald- Times," Perry said. "That's why I felt some kind of pull to come back and help when I knew Z was retiring." Plans for the sale of the news- paper were revealed to Perry when he was offered the job. Perry said he wanted to see how things would play out and if he could be of service during the transition. "I still think I can, but when I look at the situation, I think there needs to be another perspective," he said. Bollinger said he has known about Perry's plans to step down for about two weeks. He has been work- ing with Bill Church, senior vice president for news for GateHouse Media, on the process for replacing Perry. The position will be posted and more details will be shared with readers soon. — The Herald-Times (Bloomington) Perry Herald-Times editor J.J. Perry to step down

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