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The Hoosier State Press Association Foundation initially funded a graphic novel to teach the concepts of Free Speech and a Free Press. It's now working with the authors of "The Birth of the First Amendment" to make this teaching tool available to students throughout the state and nation. Truth. Fake News. The First Amendment. It all started in a New York courtroom 41 years before the Declaration of Independence and 56 years before the Bill of Rights became law. Journalists Donna Griffin and Gary Varvel have teamed up on this groundbreaking graphic novel that will inspire and educate a new generation of informed citizens and support journalism education across the country. Sponsored by the HSPA Foundation, "The Birth of The First Amendment" officially will launch Nov. 4, 5-7 p.m. at Shortridge High School - paying homage to the Indianapolis school's role in journalism as the nation's first daily high school newspaper. Griffin is CEO of Griffin Media and Publishing LLC, publisher of "The Birth of the First Amendment. She is also the author of "The Twelve Days of Christmas in Indiana," 2014 Publisher The Indiana Volume 84, Issue 10 • October 2019 Published on second Thursday monthly HSPA Foundation works to make First Amendment graphic novel a teaching tool in state, country Brooke Kemp, a senior at Ball State University, was selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship through the Eugene S. Pulliam internship program and the HSPA Foundation. Kemp, editor-in-chief at the Ball State Daily News, was one of nine college students working at Indiana newspapers last summer through the Pulliam program. Her internship was at The Herald Bulletin in Anderson. All Pulliam interns are eligible for the scholarship which is awarded based on a number of factors including the students' original applications and the body of work they produce during the summer. "Brooke Kemp exemplifies what any editor wants in her newsroom. She's hungry, deter- mined, curious and committed," said Juli Metzger, the 2019 mentor for the internship program. "Brooke could not stop talking about the positive experience she had at The Herald Bulletin over the summer and it showed in her range of stories that she produced over the 10-week internship," said Metzger, an associate lecturer in BSU's Department of Journalism. "Brooke's enthusiasm for newspaper journalism and her preparedness to function at a high level in a professional newsroom speak volumes about her work ethic and the quality of the BSU Daily News EIC receives HSPA, Pulliam scholarship See Book, page 10 Summer 2019 Pulliam intern Brooke Kemp works on a story at The Herald Bulletin (Ander- son) .Kemp is kneeling to prevent her chair from rolling over her notes that are arranged across the floor. Herald Bulletin photo. Reed Porter Reporting REPORTER: After what he hoped would be his last night in jail, John Peter Zenger emerged from his cell this morning, shouting to the crowd gathered outside. Dateline: August 4, 1735 New York City Hall Book launch scheduled for Nov. 4 in Indianapolis "The Birth of the First Amendment" chronicles the trial of John Peter Zenger — an event that set the stage for the First Amendment decades later. What publishers need to know about the DOL overtime rule Publishers need to review staff compensation to determine changes that may be necessary under the federal Department of Labor's final rule determination that will increase the threshold used to determine the exempt status of white-collar employees under the minimum wage and overtime rules of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new rule will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. According to Paul Boyle, senior vice president/public policy for the News Media Alliance, following are the key provisions of the final rule: Salary Threshold – The rule raises the threshold to $35,568/year ($684/week) by reverting to the methodology used in the 2004 rule that focused on the 20th percentile of full time wage earners in the See Overtime, page 11 See Intern, page 2 Apply for a 2020 Pulliam intern by Dec. 20 Each year, newspapers across Indiana request paid college interns to work in their newsrooms during the summer. Nine students and newspapers are matched up. To request an intern, visit http://bit.ly/2BjN9C3.

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