The Hoosier State Press
Association Foundation's Better
Newspaper Contest has been
revived for 2021.
As the light at the end of
the pandemic tunnel begins
to emerge, the Boards for the
HSPA and HSPA Foundation
determined it was time to take
some time to recognize journal-
ism excellence in the state of
Indiana.
To avoid a gap in coverage,
entries for the 2021 HSPA Better
Newspaper Contest will cover
any stories, photographs or sec-
tions published from May 1,
2019 through Dec. 31, 2020.
The contest website is open
for the submission of entries at
https://www.hspa.com/hspa-
foundation/contests/better-
newspaper-contest/.
The deadline for participation
will be Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021.
Full contest information will
Publisher
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Indiana
Volume 85, Issue 12 • December 2020
Published on second Thursday monthly
• With so many newspapers making
changes throughout our state, we
are having a tough time staying on
top of your current information.
• Make sure you update your
newspaper information by visiting
https://www.hspa.com/2021-advertis-
ing-information/. Fill out the form and
hit send at the bottom of the page.
• This will allow us to add all of
your newspaper changes to our
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days and advertising rates.
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fill it in and scan it back to us.
Budget, police accountability
on tap for 2021 session
Amidst a raging pandemic, the
Indiana General Assembly will
attempt to conduct its 2021
legislative session with a start date
of Jan. 4.
They'll bring together 150
legislators without a mask-mandate
for members. Meanwhile, Speaker of
the House Todd Huston, R-Fishers,
has currently tested positive for
COVID-19. The senators and
representatives will be joined by
staffers and lobbyists and interested
members of the public.
To mitigate the danger, the House
will meet in the adjoining state
Government Center South. Commit-
tee meetings will involve two, if not
three, rooms – one for the commit-
tee, one for people who want to
testify before the committee, and
maybe a third for those who want to
observe.
The only items that must
be addressed by the General
Assembly are the passage of
a two-year budget, which
may be painful as state and
local governments see
revenue streams reduced
by the economic impact
of the coronavirus and
redrawing of congres-
Ball State
honors Key
for service
to journalism
See Preview,
page 6
Don't be on Santa's naughty list!
MUNCIE, Indiana –
The Ball State University
Department of Journalism
recently hon-
ored Steve
Key, execu-
tive director
and general
counsel at
Hoosier
State Press
Association
(HSPA), for
his support of journalism and
the First Amendment. He was
chosen for the 2020 Indiana
Journalism Award.
HSPA Better Newspaper Contest returns, deadline Feb. 11
See Key, page 7
See BNC, page 5
Legislative Preview
Key
Deadline Jan 1 to request notice of public meetings. See page 7 for sample letter.
Attention:
Advertising Directors
Send your 2021 rates to HSPA
by Dec. 31.
Until you provide
your new rates,
we will continue to
sell and schedule
at the old rates.
Email info to
plego@hspa.com.
