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Page 14 June 2020 the impact of the language on advertising. She said it was an American Medical Association bill, but the provision that concerned HSPA was directed at identification badges, not advertising. The bill died in the Senate Health and Provider Services Committee, chaired by Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso. Labor S.E.A. 409 set out rules for the employment of minors. It was authored by Sen. Mark Messmer, R-Jasper. The bill includes exceptions to allow for youth newspapers carriers, which HSPA supports. The House passed the bill, 90-3, and the Senate concurred with the House version, 39-3. Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the bill into law on March 21. Miscellaneous S.B. 73 This bill reports of potential violations of environmental rules to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. It was authored by Sen. Jim Tomes, R-Wadesville. HSPA reached out to Tim Maloney of the Hoosier Environmental Council to raise a question concerning a provision that would allow an alleged polluter to request from IDEM the identify of a whistleblower. HSPA felt this would discourage the reporting of violations, particularly by employees of a polluting company. The bill died in the Senate Natural Resources Committee, chaired by Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange. S.B. 432 This environmental bill would have required every company whose product results in waste packaging or paper to register with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and submit a plan for approval that would call for the company to have a recycling program financed by the company. The bill was authored by Sen. Mark Stoops, D-Bloomington. The cost for newspapers would have been unsustainable. HSPA was prepared to oppose the legislation, but it died without a hearing in Senate Committee on Environmental Affairs, chaired by Sen. Mark Messmer, R-Jasper. A former publisher of the Indianapolis Star is expected to become Indiana University's next vice president for communications and marketing. Karen Ferguson Fuson's appointment was announced in June. The appoint- ment is expected to begin July 6. Ferguson Fuson has been IU's chief marketing officer as well as associate vice president for marketing and digital strategy since Dec. 1, 2018. She helped lead a reorganization of IU's communica- tions and marketing efforts that included the creation of IU Studios. Ferguson Fuson spent about eight years as publisher of the state's largest newspaper, beginning in 2010. She left the publisher position in early 2018 to become president of strategic accounts for Gannett, Former IndyStar publisher to lead IU communications, marketing Reporter An outstanding journalism tradition. An award-winning, experienced team. The opportunity to grow into a leadership role. The Commercial Review offers all of those qualities. We have a strong reputation as one of Indiana's best daily newspapers, having finished first or second for general excel- lence in the Hoosier State Press Association contest for seven con- secutive years. Now we're looking for some- one to not only help continue that trend, but to become one of our leaders as managing editor down the road. If you join our team, you will get a well-rounded journalism experience, including covering local government and police as well as feature writing, photog- raphy, column writing, breaking news and layout/design. We are looking for someone who has shown a passion for jour- nalism through their efforts with professional work, internships or their college newspaper. Recent college graduates are encouraged to apply. Send resume and three exam- ples of your work to editor Ray Cooney at r.cooney@thecr.com. Sports Reporter KPC Media Group Inc. is searching for a new sports reporter to cover sports and other assign- ments in northeast Indiana. This open position will primarily focus on high school sports in Steuben and LaGrange counties and Trine University in Angola, although assignments may take them throughout the wider area. Duties will include covering sports events on deadline as well as producing features and news stories for the daily sports page. In off-seasons, sports reporters may also be utilized to cover other news and features around the region. Principal Duties Reports and writes stories for the newspaper, the website and/ or social media accounts, including posting breaking news to the web as soon as possible. Takes photos to accompany stories when needed. Promotes content via the newspaper website and social media accounts to increase read- ership and reader engagement. Compiles a weekly budget of story ideas presents ideas for sto- ries at regular meetings. Develops and maintains sourc- es for assigned beats. Meets deadlines for the news- paper website. Knows and follows AP and KPC Media style. Edits and prepares submitted material for publication. Ensures that stories are report- ed accurately and fairly. Proofreads pages prior to pub- lication as needed, and may also coordinate content for the sports desk as needed Job Requirements Bachelor's degree in journal- ism/communications or equivalent experience and/or previous experi- ence as a reporter or writer at a newspaper or publication. Photography skills to shoot, crop and send digital photos to accompany stories. Knowledge and application of social media tools such as Facebook and Twitter as well as submission of stories in an online format via KPC affiliated websites. Adobe InDesign pagination experience a plus, but not required Send cover letter, resume and at least three writing samples (please also include sports pho- tography work, if available) to KPC Media Group Executive Editor Steve Garbacz at sgarbacz@kpc- media.com with the subject line "Sports Reporter." Have a job listing you want to promote? Contact Shawn Goldsby, sgoldsby@hspa.com. View listings at https://www.hspa.com/jobs. Employee Sought a company that then owned more than 100 newspa- pers, including the Indianapolis Star and USA Today. — The Herald Times (Bloomington) Ferguson Fuson News in brief Beginning in June, The Commercial Review ceased publication of a Monday edition, publisher Jack Ronald announced. "Elimination of a publication day is something that has been contemplated for about a year in an effort to reduce production, postage, and delivery expenses," Ronald said in a memo to employees. "Similar moves are being made throughout the newspaper industry," he said. "In the past two months, about a dozen Indiana newspapers have eliminated publication days. Others have merged or simply closed their doors." Ronald said the original target date for dropping the Monday edition was April 1, but that was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. — Commercial Review (Portland) Commercial Review ceases Monday newspaper publication

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