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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 Ernie Pyle's war columns are available for reprint as the D-Day anniversary approaches June 6 will mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy. The columns of WWII's premiere correspondent, Hoosier Ernie Pyle, are available for publication to commemorate the occasion. The columns and photos are made available as a project of the Ernie Pyle World War II Museum in Dana, Indiana, and the Scripps Howard Foundation and distributed by the Hoosier State Press Association. Links and images were sent out this earlier in May. Questions? Contact Steve Key, skey@hspa.com. Student of the Year for her graduating class Hoffman said she is looking forward to the opportunity to become involved in activities at IU and take on leadership roles. "I'm excited to learn more about nursing," Hoffman said of her area of study. "Surgery interests me the most right now, so that's the direction I'm leaning towards," she said. Each scholarship is worth $1,000, which will go to pay for costs of the students to attend college. "The HSPA Foundation Board created these new scholarships to give something back to the families that make newspapers happen across Indiana every day," said Mark Miller, chairman of the Foundation Board's Scholarship Committee. Miller is vice president and opinion page editor of The News-Banner in Bluffton. The Hoosier State Press Association Foundation was created to foster public under- standing of the role of a free press in society, to increase public literacy, to enhance the ability of Indiana newspapers to fully educate and inform the public, and to defend the principles of the First Amend- ment of the United States Constitution. The Hoosier State Press Association Foundation believes free speech and a free press benefit all citizens and help preserve constitutional rights. For more information about the Foundation or the Legacy Scholar- ship Program, contact Steve Key at skey@hspa.com or (317) 624-4427. Scholarship Continued from Page 1 Michael Reschke The Herald-Times The editor of the Martinsville and Mooresville newspapers will serve as interim executive editor of The Herald-Times while the search for a permanent replacement continues. Stephen Crane, managing editor of The Reporter-Times and the Mooresville-Decatur Times, leads the editorial department in Blooming- ton beginning May 1. J.J. Perry stepped down April 30 after just three months as executive editor. Reporter Lance Gideon will assume Crane's responsibilities in Martinsville and Mooresville on an interim basis. Crane has been managing editor of the Martinsville and Mooresville newspapers since September 2017. Prior to that, he was editor of two weekly newspapers in Wyoming, the Pinedale Roundup and the Sublette Examiner. He earned a master's degree in journalism from Indiana University in 2007. He was born in Bloomington. "I consider myself an unofficial Cutter," Crane said. "Bloomington is near and dear to my heart." Given the interim status of his appointment, Crane said he doesn't plan to make major changes. His focus will be on continuing to serve readers by keeping them informed. Publisher Cory Bollinger said that while the situation is not ideal, The Herald-Times will continue speaking truth to power and serving as a watchdog for the community. He did not provide a timeline for when a new executive editor will be announced. "We will move as fast as we possibly can," he said. "However, we will be patient for the right candi- date." Crane Martinsville editor to serve interim role at Herald-Times May 2019 Page 10 News in brief D-Day columns available for 75th anniversary Ernie Pyle, Anzio Beachhead, 1944. MONTICELLO — Lafayette native Zoey Fields started working for the Herald Journal as a summer intern in May and will be with the paper until the end of July. This is the first internship for Fields, who plans to graduate from Indiana University in 2021 "I've always enjoyed sharing my knowledge and years of experience in newspapers with younger and up-and-coming journalists," Kankakee Valley Publishing Regional Editor Michael Johnson said. "I recognized her tenacity right off the bat, and since she's coming from a highly respected journalism program at IU, we're more than happy to have her with us for the summer." Herald Journal welcomes intern Zoey Fields

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