The Indiana Publisher

Page 2 HSPA calendar Dec. 9 Jan. 19 Jan. 20 Feb. 4 Feb. 16-17 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 March 1 March 9 Spring Sept. 28 HSPA board meeting, Indianapolis Newsroom Seminar Rules Committee meeting, Indianapolis Indiana NIE Foundation Board meeting, Indianapolis APME-HSPA Foundation Job Fair, Ball State University, Muncie Annual Meetings & Government Conference, Indianapolis Marriott Downtown HSPA Foundation board meeting, Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Pulliam internship application deadline for newspapers and students Pulliam intern selection committee meeting INAEA board meeting Circulation Conference, time and place TBA Advertising Conference 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 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) Employees sought 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 Managing editor – Indiana news- paper group is seeking a managing editor to direct the newsroom of a six-day daily newspaper and mul- tiple weeklies. This person must have solid managerial skills and a solid understanding of all facets of newsroom operations, with a pro- active approach to gathering and reporting the news. This position is responsible for planning local content, some page layout and copy editing, some reporting and directing staffers and correspondents, as well as overseeing and assisting in provid- ing content for the group's online publications. 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. Must be familiar with all standard software used in a newsroom such as InDesign and Photoshop. Send resume with cover letter to editorsearch11@gmail.com. (1) Sports editor – Do you love to cover sports? Are you competi- tive and have the drive to beat the other guy? Are you just wanting a chance to prove yourself? An Indiana newspaper is looking for a motivated reporter who wants to become a sports editor. Send your resume and clips to editor_12_2011@yahoo.com. (1) Santa Continued from Page 1 you know? We hear that no one reads us anymore. We hear that we're dying. But the thing is Santa, newspapers have done a lot of good in communities all over this state. When it gets right down to it, we are the community in more places than we're not. We report when people are born, make the honor roll, go to college, get engaged and married, and later when they die. Cradle to grave coverage, Santa. The school sports, the 4-H, the local government, the bowling results. It's a pretty long list, and we're pretty darn good at it. Maybe we just need to be reminded of those things. I know it's a lot bigger of an issue than I can solve. But you, Santa? You could toss a little of that believin' stuff in our stockings. And just in case you're wondering if you should or not … let's not forget that you and us, we've been in that same boat for a while Member notices 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 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 apply, send resume to jobs@ thetimes24-7.com. (2) 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 enter- prise 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. (2) Send member notices to mtuley@ hspa.com. Postings will be listed as space permits in print and in full at www.hspa.com. now with the doubters. And don't forget that it was a newspaper, not an Indiana one but a newspaper none- theless, that in 1897 wrote, "Virginia, your little friends are wrong … Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." Yes, Santa, newspapers are still alive and well. Thanks, Santa. I'll leave the milk and cookies in the usual place. Tim Timmons is publisher of The Paper of Montgomery County (Crawfordsville) and The Times (Noblesville) and president of the HSPA board of directors. PHOTO BY JOURNAL & COURIER (LAFAYETTE) A Geoman press, above, replaced a 1960 Goss Headliner Mark press at the Journal & Courier (Lafayette) in 2006. The old press is being removed from the paper's down- town facility and sold for scrap. Old press gets sold for scrap Five years after the Jour nal & Courier moved its printing operations to a facil- ity on the east side of Lafay- ette, the old printing press is being moved out of the newspaper's downtown loca- tion. Millions of words and thou- sands of stories were printed on the 1960 Goss Headliner Mark press before it was replaced by a state-of-the- art Geoman press in July 2006. The old press weighs 278 tons and is being sold for scrap. "I can still hear that ras- cal rumble," said Tom Kern, a 34-year Journal & Courier employee who worked in the composing room before his retirement in 1986. "That press rarely refused to oper- ate. It was really depend- able." The new press weighs 225 tons and allowed the Journal & Courier to become the first North American newspaper to switch to the Berliner format. It became the focal point of a $24.1 million printing facil- ity investment. "That old press served the J&C and the community well for many years," said Gary Suisman, Journal & Cou rier president and publisher. "We're happy to bring our readers the new press with improved production and look forward to providing content in whatever format our read- ers desire for many years to come." – Journal & Courier December 8, 2011

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