The Indiana Publisher

Indiana The Volume 77, Issue 8 • April 12, 2012 Publisher Published alternate Thursdays Members can get free Reuters trial Access wire at HSPAinfo.net HSPA member newspapers have access to Reuters' core text and photo services for a 90-day free trial through an agreement between the press association and wire service. Newspapers can publish Use wire service free for 90 days What: Free Reuters 90day trial, including stories and photos Who: Member papers who partic ipate in the association's content sharing service, available at www. HSPAinfo.net. Signup is free. When: Starting Wednesday, April 18 any of the Reuters content available starting Wednesday, April 18 in print or online. The only stipulation is Papers receive summer interns Pulliam program brings top students to state newsrooms assigned another 10 Eugene S. Pulliam interns to news- papers across Indiana for 10 weeks of work this summer. Seven The HSPA Foundation Interns at work seniors, one junior and two sophomores make up the class of 2012. The Foundation pays the stu- dents for 10 weeks of work. Five of the students attend See Page 3 for a list of interns and the papers where they will be work ing and learning this summer. Indiana University, two go to Depauw, and the other three represent Ball State, Butler, Franklin College. "We have another great that papers join HSPA's free content-sharing service, avail- able at www.HSPAinfo.net. Where: Click on the Reuters tab at www.HSPAinfo.net or contact the wire service about integrating the trial into your CMS Cost: Free Information: Melissa Metzger, Melissa.Metzger@ thomsonreuters.com More than 80 HSPA-member papers currently share con- tent through the program. tors can click on the Reuters tab to access wire content. Papers also can explore At www.HSPAinfo.net, edi- with Reuters integrating the trial directly into their con- tent management system. Steve Key, HSPA executive potential customers its cover- age with the hope of creating long-term relationships. "It'll be interesting to see what happens at the end of the trial period," Key said. The wire service has in creased director and general counsel, said the proposition is win-win. "Newspapers can sample Reuters content and provide readers with information that they otherwise wouldn't have," he said. "Reuters gets to show its U.S. news and sports cover- age, according to Reuters. Editors with questions about integrating content into a CMS can contact Reuters' Melissa Metzger at Melissa. Metzger@thomsonreuters.com See REUTERS, Page 4 SAVE THE DATE! journalism at your Mobile fingertips Hands-on app training for reporters? There's a workshop for that G class of interns," said Karen T. Braeckel, HSPA Foundation director. "They have amazing portfolios. All have experience on their campus newspaper staffs, and eight previously interned or worked at com- mercial newspapers, maga- zines or agencies." Rising juniors or seniors fill most of the Pulliam intern- ships over the years. The selection committee, made up of editors who men- tored last year's interns, chose two sophomores this year. Rising sophomore Victoria Ison won the Journalism Education Association's National High School Jour- nalist of the Year award last spring. Fellow rising sophomore offered by the HSPA Foundation and The Indianapolis Star. "Smartphones – Smart Journalism" comes et your editorial staff up to speed on mobile journalism technology by sending them to a daylong workshop to Indianapolis on Thursday, May 3 to help reporters extend the capabilities of their smartphones through multimedia, editing, note-taking, location and live-streaming apps. Val Hoeppner, director of education for The Freedom Forum Diversity Institute and former multimedia director at The Star, will present the session. Journalists have to be comfortable with Smartphones – Smart Journalism What: Learn how apps, live streaming and other mobile journalism tech tools can improve your reporting When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 3 Where: The Indian apolis Star, 307 N. Pennsylvania St., downtown Indianapolis Cost: $25 if registered by April 20 (checks may follow); $35 after that date. Lunch and park ing are included. video, cell phones and social media to tell the stories in a multimedia world, said Mike Fender, The Indianapolis Star's director of photography. "You have to think someday they will dig up an old reporter clutching a pen and note- book and sit him in a museum right next to a T-Rex and a Beanie Baby," Fender said. See MOBILE, Page 2 Speaker: Val Hoep pner, director of education for The Freedom Forum Diversity Institute, established to recruit, train, mentor and retain a diverse workforce in U.S. newsrooms Equipment: Attendees will use their own smartphones or provid ed iPod Touch 4Gs loaded with multimedia, editing, livestreaming and notetaking apps. Registration: Fax the forms newsrooms received by mail or visit www.hspafoundation.org/ events to register online. Advertising conference scheduled Sept. 28 Look for contest details by mail should watch for their 2012 contest packets in the mail this week. The HSPA Foundation Advertising departments and the Indiana Newspaper Advertising Executives Association will sponsor the annual ad contest to recognize the best in the state in 24 categories and three overall awards of excellence. A save-the-date card included in the mailing asks ad directors and staff to mark their calendars for Friday, Sept. 28 for "Don't Stop Believin': A Totally Awesome '80s Advertising Conference & Awards Gala." The training sessions will feature consultant Tim Smith and publishing guru Kevin Slimp at the Indianapolis Marriott North. Contestants may begin entering digital files and printing labels for mail-in entries Monday, April 16. The rules brochure includes detailed explanations for entering the contest through www.betterbnc.com. "This will be our third year See ADVERTISING, Page 4 Don't Stop Believin' What: A totally awesome '80s advertising conference with semi nars, networking, prizes, awards & retro fun When: Friday, Sept. 28 Michael Majchrowicz is campus editor of IU's Indiana Daily Student, the only freshman among the 28 staff editors. See INTERNS, Page 3 Where: Indianapolis Marriott North, 3645 River Crossing Park way, Indianapolis Registration: Watch for details in the coming months.

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