The Indiana Publisher

reached out to HSPA to offer a bill seeking a way to leverage the Internet platforms (Google, Facebook) to compensate newspapers for its journalism. HSPA has sought input from the NewsMedia Alliance's Danielle Coffey on how Indiana could help their national effort to create a compensation process for the content local newspapers create. Lastly, COVID-19 induced tax revenue shortfalls for local government will, I believe, be used to fuel new attacks on the print requirements for public notices to help them cut expenses. While fighting those efforts in 2021, HSPA is working on legislation for 2022 to modernize the state's public notice policy. Any legislation in 2022 will be based on the four elements of effective public notices – acces- sibility by the public, verification of the notice's printing/posting, independent entity responsible for dissemination, and ability to archive the notice. There are many questions that still need to be resolved in the shaping of a future state public notice policy. Moving the goalpost to 2022 will give HSPA the time to find answers. Key said HSPA will update publishers as the 2021 legislative picture comes into clearer focus. Page 11 August 2020 Photojournalist The Pharos-Tribune in Logansport, Indiana, is searching for a photographer who can also write. The photographer must be a team player who will shoot for a variety of platforms including the newspaper, glossy maga- zines and online. The position requires knowledge of photog- raphy, including breaking news, feature, sports, events, studio and portraits, and photo editing. Experience in newspapers, social media and video is a plus. This full-time position offers health benefits including dental, vision, etc., paid sick time, vaca- tion and more. Email resumes and a portfolio, or a link to your website showing the breadth of your work, to Sally Mahan at sally.mahan@koko- motribune.com. No phone calls please. Reporter/News Clerk The Lebanon Reporter, an award winning newspaper in cen- tral Indiana, is looking to hire a full-time reporter/news clerk. A bachelor's degree in journal- ism, communications or related discipline, or relatable experience, is preferred, along with proficiency in AP style, social media, photog- raphy and ability to multi-task. On the job training will be provided. This position comes with com- petitive pay and benefits. Send cover letter, resume, work references and writing samples to Editor Kathy Linton via email to kathy. linton@indianamediagroup.com. Advertising Sales Representative News Publishing Company is seeking a motivated, experienced sales person to join its team in producing the twice-weekly Perry Country News, weekly Spencer County Journal Democrat and Lincoln's Country Shopper. The successful candidate will be charged with developing and growing advertising in an adjoin- ing two-county area in southern Indiana. Working with another sales representative, the team is respon- sible for creating a solid advertising foundation to build on for a variety of special sections, promotions and engaging content in both print and digital publications. The ideal candi- date should be interested in growth opportunities with a solid company and have goals of achieving a lead- ership position. The Perry County News has a circulation of approximately 4,000 and serves all of Perry County. The Spencer County Journal-Democrat has a circulation of 2,000 and along with its companion shopper, Lincoln's Country with a circulation of 10,000, serves all of Spencer County. Each of the two counties has a population of approximately 22,000. Qualifications: 2+ years sales experience Demonstrated record of success in a goal-oriented, highly accountable environment Ability to develop, plan and implement sales presentations Computer proficient and working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint Good organizational skills; detail oriented Demonstrated high energy level; self-motivated Ability to overcome objections and meet deadlines and goals Ability to work effectively as part of a team Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Must have valid driver's license and reliable transportation to make sales calls Essential Functions: Sell advertising to new and existing accounts, increase existing advertising revenue and obtain new advertisers Understand customer needs and successfully service them in assigned territory Conduct needs analysis, develop relationships, prospect new businesses, write proposals Consult clients on ad concepts and marketing campaigns Order and approve ads for all papers and special sections in timely and accurate fashion Captain special sections, serve on task force or committees Suggest new ideas, processes, publications, and/or projects to improve individual and company performance. For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website. https://www.applicantpro.com/ openings/landmarkcommunitynews- papers/jobs/1463055-70538. Have a job listing you want to promote? Contact Shawn Goldsby, sgoldsby@hspa.com. View listings at https://www.hspa.com/jobs. Employee Sought public notices published throughout the state as a service to Hoosiers who may want access to notices beyond their home county. We can only populate this website with your help. HSPA member newspa- pers have agreed to add the nonsense code "hspaxlp" to every public notice and upload pdfs of your pages to a FTP site. Our vendor, Tecnavia runs those pdfs through a program to make the text word searchable. It then identifies pages that contain the code and moves those pages to the HSPA-oper- ated website where they can be searched. To have an effective website, it's imperative that your staff understands that all issues need to be uploaded. If your paper doesn't use pdfs, we can arrange other systems to collect your pages. The lack of your newspaper on the public notice website can hamper HSPA's efforts to preserve public notice publication requirements in newspapers. I also urge your newspaper to illustrate the value of public notices to your community. If your editors and reporters don't read the notices, how do you expect readers to see their value. I'd love to see newspapers regularly use a public notice as the original source for a story and refer to the printed public notice published in that edition. This would help cultivate the habit of readers to view notices and appreciate the role they play in our demo- cratic process and our judicial process. Session Continued from Page 1 Public Notice Continued from Page 4 There are many questions that still need to be resolved in the shaping of a future state public notice policy.

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