The Indiana Publisher

Page 2 HSPA calendar Nov. 23 Dec. 3 Dec. 9 Feb. 4 Feb. 16-17 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 March 1 Spring Final day to register for the Newsroom Seminar & Awards Luncheon Newsroom Seminar & Awards Luncheon, Indianapolis Marriott North (NEW LOCATION) HSPA board meeting, Indianapolis APME-HSPA Foundation Job Fair, Ball State University Annual Meetings & Government Conference, Indianapolis Marriott Downtown HSPA Foundation board meeting, following Annual Meetings & Government Conference, Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Pulliam internship application deadline for newspapers and students Pulliam intern selection committee meeting Circulation Conference, time and place TBA Public HSPA Board of Directors HSPA Officers President: Tim Timmons, The Paper of Montgomery County (Crawfordsville), The Times (Noblesville) Vice President: Greg Morris, IBJ Corp. Secretary: Robyn McCloskey, Pharos-Tribune (Logansport), Kokomo Tribune Treasurer: Jon O'Bannon, The Corydon Democrat HSPA Board Members Randy List, Rust Communications Dailies Bill Masterson Jr., The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster) Tina West, The Courier-Times (New Castle) Nondailies John Haley, Pulaski County Journal (Winamac) Don Hurd, Benton Review (Fowler) Kathy Tretter, Dubois-Spencer County Publishing Co. Inc. Shannon Williams, Indianapolis Recorder Two papers reduce print schedule HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Foundation Officers President: Henry Bird, The Herald Bulletin (Anderson) Vice President: John Rumbach, The Herald (Jasper) Secretary: Pat Lanman, Vevay Newspapers Inc. Treasurer: Jeff Rogers, Home News Enterprises HSPA Foundation Board of Directors Linda Chandler, Ripley Publishing Curt Jacobs, The Madison Courier Barbara King, North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun Kevin Lashbrook, Community Media Group Mayer Maloney, Hoosier Times Inc. Jack Pate, Evansville Courier & Press Neal Ronquist, Paxton Media Group Gary Suisman, Journal and Courier (Lafayette) Two HSPA-member news- papers will change their print schedules. The Rushville Republican will adjust the readership of its print and electronic products by scaling print publication back from three to two days per week. The Greensburg Daily News will print five days a week instead of six. Beginning the week of Dec. HSPA staff Steve Key, executive director and general counsel skey@hspa.com • (317) 624-4427 Karen T. Braeckel, HSPA Foundation director kbraeckel@hspa.com • (317) 624-4426 Pamela Lego, MAP advertising director plego@hspa.com • (812) 350-7711 Milissa Tuley, communications specialist mtuley@hspa.com • (317) 624-4430 Yvonne Yeadon, office manager yyeadon@hspa.com • (317) 624-4433 Shawn Goldsby, advertising coordinator sgoldsby@hspa.com • (317) 803-4772 Employees sought Retail advertising manager – If you believe newspapers are dying and/or that ad reps are order- takers, don't bother reading the rest of this ad. If you strongly believe that com- munity newspapers have a great future and are the best advertising outlet, then maybe this is the job for you. The Indiana Publisher is published bi-weekly by Hoosier State Press Association, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, (317) 803-4772. ISSN 0019-6711 USPS 058-730. Periodicals-class postage paid at Indianapolis, Ind., and at additional mailing office. Postmaster: Send address changes to 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, (317) 803-4772, Fax (317) 624-4428. Website: www.hspa.com Subscriptions $25 per year. Ad rates furnished upon request. The Times (Noblesville, Ind.) is looking for a retail ad manager who will lead staff to not just sell ads but help clients achieve results. This job will include selling, teach- ing, training, nurturing and more than anything achieving. If you have a successful sales background in which you consis- tently meet and exceed goals and are looking for the opportunity to advance, this might be for you. To 5, the Rushville Republican print edition will publish on Tuesday and Friday. The Greensburg Daily News will discontinue its Monday edi- tion. By combining the Thursday and Saturday editions, the Republican will give readers more news in their Friday publication with an addi- tional day of newsgathering between editions, said Laura Welborn, publisher of south- eastern Indiana media for parent company Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. The staffs will continue to expand their news cover- age on electronic platforms, including rushville republican.com, greensburg dailynews.com, Facebook and Twitter. The changes are partly driven by readers, advertisers and business partners and how they access news and information, Welborn said. "Our newspapers will con- tinue to be an important part of Rush and Decatur county residents' lives, just as the community has counted on us for more than 140 years, Member notices apply, send resume to jobs@ thetimes24-7.com. Sports editor – The Spencer County Journal-Democrat, a mid- sized weekly newspaper in Rock- port, Ind., has an opening for a sports editor. The sports editor writes and pro- duces the weekly sports sections, annual sports preview sections and special sections and makes addi- tional contributions to the 3,000- circulation weekly. Successful applicant must be a strong sports writer and paginator/ page designer. This person must be dedicated to excelling at local sports coverage, identifying and producing enterprise stories and contributing to non-sports sections. Candidate should be a self-starter who proactively maintains sports coverage by staying on top of upcoming sporting events and activities and planning coverage. Must be organized, deadline- conscious and a stickler for accu- racy and fairness. A bachelor's degree, journalism preferred, or one or more years experience in the newspaper field is required. Candidates should have experience with QuarkXPress and Photoshop as well as Office programs. The Journal-Democrat provides local sports coverage for two high schools plus youth and recreational sports. Submit a resume, salary expectation and at least three writing samples to Vince Luecke, Editor, The Perry County News, at editor@perrycountynews.com. Send member notices to mtuley@ hspa.com. Postings will be listed as space permits in print and in full at www.hspa.com. with all continuing to receive the quality coverage they deserve," she said. "This new course is inspired and driven by our desire to do what's right for our readers, our team members, our advertis- ers and the communities we serve." It's never been easier or more accessible for readers to get local news in such a wide variety of ways, Welborn said. "Collectively, across all platforms, the Rushville Republican and Daily News audiences are larger than ever, reaching more than 25,000 readers daily with their print and online edi- tions," she said. "We will con- tinue to deliver the news and results they rely on us for." notice Q&A Steve Key, HSPA execu- tive director and general counsel (above), led an educational session on public notice advertising for employees of HSPA member newspapers this month in Indianapolis. Attendees including Richard Davis, publisher of The Tribune in Sey- mour (in middle at left), learned good ways to figure rates and were able to ask questions specific to their papers. November 24, 2011

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