Hoosier State Press Association - The Indiana Publisher
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Indiana The Volume 76, Issue 26 • December 22, 2011 Apply for Pulliam interns Journalism students work for 10 weeks HSPA Foundation encour- ages newspapers to apply for a Pulliam intern to work at their paper. Each year the Foundation's Eugene S. Pulliam Internship Program places 10 interns at HSPA-member papers and pays each student $3,300 for a 10-week period. The deadline for newspaper applications is 5 p.m. Feb. 24. For application information, including guidelines for the 2012 program, visit www.HSPAFoundation.org/ pulliam-internships. The Foundation needs newspapers in a wide variety of locations to host the stu- dents selected, said Karen T. Braeckel, HSPA Foundation director. Both dailies and nondailies are eligible. The student application deadline is also Feb. 24, and the selection committee picks students before placements are made. If editors know a candidate and both parties agree an internship at the paper would be beneficial, please provide that information in the appro- priate place on the application, Braeckel said. The program also offers the option to host a student for college credit only if the stu- dent is not chosen for a paid internship but approved by the committee. The Foundation considers the number of times and successive years a newspaper See Intern, Page 3 Want an intern? What: HSPA Foundation's Eugene S. Pulliam Internship Program, which pays a stipend to 10 interns to work at member newspapers each year How to apply: Visit www.HSPA Foundation.org/pulliam-internships and fill out the online form. Paper forms also are available online or through the mailing newsrooms received. Deadline: 5 p.m. Feb. 25 Information: Karen Braeckel, HSPA Foundation director, kbraeckel@ hspa.com or (317) 624-4426 INSIDE Congress considers bill that would increase pub- lic access: The Cameras in the Courtroom Act of 2011 would require the U.S. Su- preme Court to televise its public proceedings. Page 2 Guest column: The recovery of real jour- nalism is a question worth pondering, according to writer Sheila Suess Ken- nedy. Page 3 Legal hotline: How do I respond to a subpoena from an attorney that is not a judicial order? Short answer: Don't ignore it. Page 4 Thanksgiving editions rock: Shopping inserts break re- cords for heft and number and single-copy sales increase as consumers pay premium prices for Thanksgiving edi- tions. Page 3 Publisher Published alternate Thursdays Judges could impose civil penalties under allow a judge to levy a civil fine against public officials who violate the Open Door Law or Access to Public Records Act. A first-violation fine would be up to $100; a repeat offender could be ordered to pay as much as $500. Gard said most public officers comply with state statutes, but she hopes to protect Hoosiers from the few who don't. "While state boards, commissions, depart- ments, school corpora- tions and other agencies are currently required to share public information with those who ask for it, there's no appropriate consequence for officials who refuse these lawful requests," Gard said. She has worked with the Hoosier State Press Association on this leg- islation in past sessions of the Indiana General Assembly. "My bill would not only set fines for public agency officers or managers who deny access to public records but also require them to allow inspection or copying of the public records within a reason- able amount of time after the request is received," Gard said. Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller supports Gard's efforts to boost government transparency. "Government must be accountable to the public we serve," said Zoeller, who recently organized a series of well-attended training See Access, Page 4 Speaker of the House Brian Bosma, R-India- napolis, is working with HSPA to secure a House shepherd for the bill. Sen. Beverly Gard, R-Green- field, has filed leg- islation designed to strengthen state public access laws. Bill would strengthen access laws About the legislation recently filed measure Sen. Beverly Gard, R-Greenfield, has filed legislation that would add teeth to the state's public access laws. Senate Bill 92 would Government transpar- ency legislation sup- ported by HSPA and state officials has sev- eral goals: • Allow a judge to levy a civil penalty against public officials for fail- ing to give proper notice of a meeting, taking final action out- side of a public meet- ing and participating in a sec ret ballot during a meeting. • Allow Hoosiers to request email notice of public meetings. The bill would give a gov- ernment unit the option of posting meet- ing notices on its web- site. Attorney General Greg Zoeller sup- ports the effort to boost government transparency. • Require officials to allow inspection or copying of public records within a rea- sonable amount of time after a request is received. Attend Annual Meetings in 2012 Free hotel accommodations for one night and reduced registration rates will benefit mem- bers at the 2012 HSPA and HSPA Foundation Annual Meet- ings and Gov ernment Conference. Plan to Annual Meetings What: Annual Meetings & Government Conference When: Feb. 16-17 Where: Indian- apolis Marriott Downtown attend Feb. 16-17 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. Details will follow soon. Note the change to a Thursday- Friday format at the request of publishers who had conflicts with the event's previous Wednesday-Thursday schedule. "We hope the adjustments Registration: Available online and by mail or fax in the coming weeks Information: Steve Key, HSPA executive director and general counsel, skey@ hspa.com or (317) 624-4427 allow more publishers to attend the meetings and share ideas with their peers," said Steve Key, HSPA execu- tive director and general coun- sel. Each HSPA-member news- paper receives one free night's hotel stay (Feb. 16 only) at the Marriott. Publishers can register to " This bill is aimed at protecting people's right to know." Sen. Beverly Gard, R-Greenfield attend the conference for $175 if they sign up by Jan. 20. Rates increase after that date. "We reduced registration to better serve publishers as they work to control their newspa- pers' budgets," said Karen T. Braeckel, HSPA Foundation director. The agenda for this year's meetings includes discussion about: • Media Sales Basics, an advertising training program available free through the HSPA Foundation • Advertising revenue ideas • Circulation retention • Digital aspects such as paid websites, e-editions and mobile apps • Training needs for news- papers See Meetings, Page 2