The Indiana Publisher

This change follows a 4-month pilot program, a public comment period, and careful evaluation by the Indiana Supreme Court. Longtime work by the Indiana Judicial Conference Commu- nity Relations Committee and Court Security Committee, along with the Hoosier State Press Association and the Indiana Broadcasters Associa- tion, led to the most recent pilot project. The judges who opened their courtrooms during the pilot—Judges Fran Gull, Marianne Vorhees, Bruce Parent, Sean Persin, and Leslie Shively—provided essential feedback. Under the new rule, cameras are still prohibited in court unless authorized by the judge. Commentary included with the rule provides further conditions; for example, certain people—including minors and jurors—may not be shown on camera, only news media as defined in Ind. Code 34-46-4-1 may be authorized, and the judge may revoke authorization at any time for any reason. — Indiana Judicial Review Page 2 February 2023 HSPA Board of Directors Board Members Richard Clark, AIM Media Gillian Kelk, Sullivan Daily Times Curt Kovener, e Crothersville Times Laurinda Swank, Indianapolis Business Journal Chris White, e Times Media Co. HSPA Board of Directors Officers President Robyn McCloskey, CNHI Vice President Robert Shegog, Indianapolis Recorder Treasurer Kathy Tretter, Ferdinand News and Spencer County Leader (Rockport) HSPA Foundation Board of Directors Officers President Bill Hackney, e La Porte County Herald-Dispatch (Michigan City) Vice President Tim Timmons, Sagamore News Media Treasurer Don Hurd, Hoosier Media Group HSPA Staff Amelia McClure, executive director, general counsel admclure@hspa.com (317) 803-4772 Pamela Lego, director of operations plego@hspa.com (812) 350-7711 Shawn Goldsby, business manager sgoldsby@hspa.com (317) 803-4772 Ruth Witmer, communications specialist news@hspa.com (812) 855-5898 e Indiana Publisher is published monthly by the Hoosier State Press Association, 429 E. Vermont St. #206 Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 Looking for newspaper employee or job? Check out the HSPA job listings at hspa.com/jobs and every month in the Indiana Publisher. Questions? Email sgoldsby@hspa.com. Longtime work by the Indiana Judicial Conference Community Relations Committee and Court Security Committee, along with the Hoosier State Press Association and the Indiana Broadcasters Association, led to the most recent pilot project. for an antiquated system but part of the ecosystem that keeps our democracy living and breathing — an ecosystem that can only continue while newspapers survive. The symbiotic relationship between local governments and newspapers has been on my mind a lot recently. You can imagine why (see above), but it's more than that. There's a landscape growing in Indiana that's going to help newspapers do more than survive, it's going to help us thrive, and that also means our small towns and cities will do better, too—as long as we preserve the process of public notices in newspapers. Among several exciting announcements over the last week, the American Journalism Project shared that they are investing in Indiana with a coalition of stakeholders, including HSPA, to expand journalism across the state through grants and local journalism initiatives. Part of the project that is particularly important to HSPA is a donation from the Lumina Foundation to remove the paywall from TheStateHouseFile.com and make all of their content available to our member newspapers. Also of note, the Indiana Supreme Court handed down a rule change to Rule 2.17 that provides judges the discretion to allow cameras and recording devices in court rooms. This decision came after a long pilot program working with HSPA and the Indiana Broadcaster's Association and represents a landmark development in access to government for news organizations. These encouraging develop- ments in Indiana's news market, and the fact that public notice not only lives to fight another year but will have an opportunity to shine, is helping our state grow into a rich landscape fertile for local journalism to thrive. Let's make sure we make the most of these opportunities. Session Continued from Page 1 Cameras Continued from Page 1 To keep up on the bills HSPA is tracking this session visit, https://tinyurl.com/HSPATRACK23 There's a landscape growing in Indiana that's going to help newspapers do more than survive, it's going to help us thrive ...

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