Hoosier State Press Association - The Indiana Publisher
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Indiana The Volume 77, Issue 2 • January 19, 2012 Publisher Published alternate Thursdays Pro-access bill moves to House floor Legislation adding teeth to the state's public access laws passed unanimously out of the Indiana House Local Government and Regulatory Reform Committee. H.B. 1093, authored by Rep. Kevin Mahan, R-Hartford City, would allow a judge to levy a fine of up to $100 against a public official for a deliberate violation of the Open Door Law or Rep. Kevin Mahan Sen. Beverly Gard Access to Public Records Act. The committee, chaired by Mahan, voted in favor of the Online training designed for ad sales reps HSPA member papers now have free access to Media $ales Basics, the self-paced online advertising train- ing program. The lessons target beginning ad manag- ers and sales reps and experienced sales reps from other fields – any- time, anywhere they can access the Internet. To sign up for train- Media $ales Basics HSPA members can use the online adver- tising training program free in 2012. Visit www.mediasales basics.com. ing, go to www.media salesbasics.com and use the log-in information HSPA members received by email. To request a resend, contact Shawn Goldsby at sgoldsby@hspa.com or (317) 803-4772. After successfully entering the HSPA login, each user will be asked to set up an individual account with name, email and com- pany. Employees then no longer will use the generic code. The training program focuses on three fundamentals: advertising, prospecting and consultative media sales. A panel of Indiana newspaper advertising directors selected Media $ales Basics from other training program available. Through an agreement with AdMall, HSPA Training questions: Dave Blakeslee, dblakeslee@admall. com or 614-794-0500 Ext. 110 Questions about use of the program: Karen Braeckel, HSPA Foundation director, kbraeckel@ hspa.com or (317) 624-4426 Request a resend of login information: Shawn Goldsby, sgoldsby@hspa.com or (317) 803-4772 bill 11-0 on Jan. 17. The vote followed approval of an amendment that elimi- nated a provision to allow the state public access counselor to review unredacted records when a citizen challenged whether an agency should have blacked out the text. The amendment also makes clear that a public official relying on the advice of an attorney isn't deliberately vio- lating the law even if a judge finds that advice faulty. The amendment emerged from a meeting between Mahan; Anita Samuel, gen- eral counsel for Gov. Mitch Daniels; Rhonda Cook, direc- tor of government affairs and legislative counsel for the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns; and Steve Key, executive director and gen- eral counsel for the Hoosier State Press Association. The governor's office raised concerns about the public access counselor reviewing unredacted documents and the liability for a fine when a judge rules against a public agency that acted according to legal advice. The Indiana Association of Cities and Towns See Bill, Page 2 for Annual Meetings Sign up this week to receive reduced rates, free hotel stay Feb. 16 P ublishers have through Friday, Jan. 20 to take advantage of reduced registra- tion fees and a free Thursday-night hotel stay for the Annual Meetings and Government Conference. The HSPA and HSPA Foundation joint event on Thursday-Friday, Feb. 16-17, brings together newspaper leaders from around the state to share ideas, network and learn about issues facing the industry. The sessions, along with the event's annu- al Legislative Luncheon, will be at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. Publishers can register to attend the con- ference at a reduced rate of $175 if they sign up by Jan. 20. Fees increase after that date. Newspaper employees can register online and re quest hotel reservations at www.HSPA Foundation.org/annualmeetings or fax the form newspapers received by mail. To download additional hard copies of the form, visit the Foundation website. Each HSPA-member newspaper receives one free night's hotel stay (Thursday, Feb. 16 only) at the Indianapolis Marriott Down town. The free room can be guaranteed only through Jan. 20. Again this year HSPA staff will handle hotel members may use the program for their Indiana newspapers as often as they like in 2012. Each newspaper can name an adminis- trator who can view all activity for the paper. Newspaper staffs can watch a video about the program at www.mediasales basics.com. INSIDE Free training: Learn about computer-assist- ed business re- porting. Page 2 Honorees: Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame announces five new inductees and one Distinguished Service Award winner. Page 3 Election 2012: Indiana Debate Com mission is planning politi- cal debates this year with an emphasis on U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races. Page 3 Q&A: What's wrong with "No pets" in a rental prop erty classified ad? Page 4 reservations as a convenience for members. Please note the change to a Thursday- Friday format at the request of publishers who had conflicts with the event's previous Wednesday-Thursday schedule. See Register, Page 4 Chris Lee, Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Daniel Byron, Bingham Greenebaum Doll law firm Tonda Rush, National Newspaper Association Indiana publishers will share ideas and facilitate sessions Henry Bird, Community Newspaper Holdings Karen Crotchfelt, Star Media Brandon Erlacher, The Elkhart Truth Terry Housholder, KPC Media Group Patrick Lanman, Vevay Newspapers Inc. Randy List, Rust Communications Jon O'Bannon, O'Bannon Publishing Tina West, The Courier- Times, New Castle Register now Annual Meetings & Government Conference What: Annual Meetings & Government Conference When: Thursday-Friday, Feb. 16-17 Where: Indian apolis Marriott Downtown Registration: Available online at www.HSPAFoundation.org and by fax through the forms publishers received Hotel reservations and information: Shawn Goldsby, sgoldsby@hspa.com or (317) 803-4772 Hear from these speakers