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Page 2 October 13, 2016 MEMBER NOTICES Government & Education Reporter - Reporter-Times in Martinsville, Indiana seeks full- time Government and Education Reporter. This candidate will interview sources and interact with the public via email, phone and in person, as well as interact with readers through social media plat- forms such as Facebook and Twit- ter. Additionally, will attend daily newsroom meetings, and handle photo and video duties to support news stories. The job includes covering monthly government and school meetings in the Moores- ville area.The candidate will split time between the Mooresville and Martinsville offices and help edit pages and prepare the plan for the Mooresville-Decatur Times. Mini- mum of 2 years experience report- ing and writing. Competitive wage paid time off, 401(k) and more. Reporter-Times is owned by Sch- urz Communications, Inc. Inter- ested candidates please visit www. schurz.jobs and search Requisition Number HTI2738 Copy Editor & Page Designer - The Herald-Times in Bloomington, Indiana seeks a full-time night Copy Editor & Page Designer with story editing and headline writing abilities. Editor will read, edit and fact check stories and other copies in the computer and also on paper. Candidate will be responsible for determining which photos and wire stories to use in the paper; as well as for writing headlines and supplemental text for stories. Minimum of two years design/edit- ing experience for a professional newspaper as well as a bachelor's degree-- journalism, English or communications is preferred. Significant experience with a cam- pus newspaper will be considered. Competitive wage, paid time off, 401(k) and more. Herald-Times is owned by Schurz Communications, Inc. Interested candidates please visit www.schurz.jobs and search Requisition Number HTI2744 Government/General Assignment Reporter - A daily newspaper in a growing county near Indianapolis is looking for a local government/general assign- ment reporter. At least one year reporting experience preferred, but would consider a beginner. Prefer candidate lives in the community. Send cover letter and resume to publisher158@gmail.com. Sports Reporter - Part-time sports reporter needed for a daily news- paper near Indianapolis. Cover local high school sports from the best seat in the house. Send cover letter and resume to pub- lisher158@gmail.com. Regional Advertising Director - Southeastern Indiana Media, seeks experienced regional advertising director in Greensburg for its three newspapers: the Greensburg Daily News, the Rushville Republican and the Batesville Herald-Tribune. The advertising director develops and executes marketing strategies to enhance market share. This per- son works with the regional pub- lisher to ensure profitability. Our advertising director will lead a staff of six multimedia account execu- tives and oversee direct selling for major advertisers and key affilia- tions. Director will train, recruit and develop a committed sales and marketing organization. Candidates should have at least eight years of sales or sales management expe- rience in print and digital media. Proficiency with Microsoft Office required. Experience with display ad serving technologies is a plus. Compensation package includes a competitive base salary and uncapped commission structure, medical, dental and vision insur- ance, paid vacation and 401(k). Interested candidates should email a resume and salary require- ments to Regional Publisher Laura Welborn at laura.welborn@indiana- mediagroup.com. Advertising Sales Executive - The Shelbyville News located Shelbyville, Indiana seeks a Retail Advertising Sales Executive. You must be a good listener, detail oriented, well organized, customer focused, and have excellent time management skills. Sales experience is preferred; enthusiasm and work ethic a must. Base pay, bonus, 401K, and benefits offered. Please submit cover letter and resume to: msonoga@shelbynews.com Send member and employee notic- es to news@hspa.com. Employee Sought HSPA staff Steve Key, executive director and general counsel skey@hspa.com • (317) 624-4427 Pamela Lego, MAP advertising director plego@hspa.com • (812) 350-7711 Yvonne Yeadon, office manager yyeadon@hspa.com • (317) 624-4433 Shawn Goldsby, statewide advertising manager sgoldsby@hspa.com • (317) 803-4772 Jamar Cobb-Dennard, communications specialist news@hspa.com • (317) 624-4430 The Indiana Publisher is published monthly 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 The Indiana Publisher, 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. HSPA calendar Nov. 11 Newsroom Seminar early-bird registration deadline Nov. 18 Newsroom seminar hotel room-block rate ends Nov. 23 Newsroom Seminar registration deadline Dec. 3 Newsroom Seminar + Awards, Indianapolis HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Foundation Officers HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Board of Directors HSPA Officers President: Chris White, The Times Media Co. Vice President/Secretary: Chuck Wells, AIM Media Indiana HSPA Board Members Greg Morris, IBJ Corp. Pete Van Baalen, Fort Wayne Newspapers Patrick Lanman, Vevay Media Group Beverly Joyce, CNHI Bill Connelly, LaGrange Publishing co. Cory Bollinger, Schurz Communications, Inc. President: Nancy Grossman, Leader Publishing Vice President: Michael J. Christman, Fort Wayne Newspapers Secretary: William "B.J." Riley, CNHI Curt Jacobs, The Madison Courier Barbara King, North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun Mark Miller, The News-Banner (Bluffton) Jack Pate, Evansville Courier & Press John Rumbach, The Herald (Jasper) have only just begun to explore the incred- ible upside of new tools in telling compelling news stories. What if we could not only tell people about Syria but also put them there (virtually) to experience some aspects for themselves? All evidence shows that people of all ages want and consume more news than ever. We need to focus on new ways to address the needs of audience. Legacy newspapers are considered trusted sources of information; we must continue to keep that trust as we experiment in the digital age. Live stream- ing, social media and video are just tools for better stories as journalists fight to keep readers in the know. Last week, we celebrated the 76 th National Newspaper Week, where we celebrate news- papers as the "Way to Know." It is a time to be grateful for the news carriers that trudge through the streets hours before you've had your first cup of coffee to deliver you the news. We take this week to realize that what we know comes from hardworking editors and journalists, who decide what information to put in front of us each day. We celebrate that we can count on them to go into a trag- edy and bring us back hope. They make poli- tics human and science easy to read. I don't want to imagine a world without newspapers, do you? David Chavern is President & CEO of News Media Alliance. Debunking Continued from Page 1 Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame member Neal dead at 78 Former Noblesville Daily Ledger owner and execu- tive editor James T. "Jim" Neal died on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, at his home in Indianapolis. He was 95. Jim Neal was the third generation in his fam- ily to own, edit, and publish the Noblesville Daily Ledger. He began his 36-year news- paper career as a paper car- rier and eventually, as editor, guided the newspaper in 1980 to the title of Blue Ribbon Newspaper in the annual contest of the Hoosier State Press Association. Mr. Neal wrote a daily column six days a week for 25 years. His commitment to freedom of the press and honest and open government prompted his induction in 1990 to the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. He had previ- ously received the Ball State University Honors Award for Distinguished Service in Journalism. Neal was a graduate of Butler University with a degree in journalism. His defense of the First Amendment generated national headlines in July 1965. A Hamilton County judge had ordered his arrest for contempt of court after Mr. Neal criticized a court plan to crack down on mov- ing traffic violators. At a pre- liminary hearing in the case, the courtroom was jammed to capacity, and some specta- tors wore black armbands to protest the denial of freedom of the press. The case was later dismissed on procedural grounds. In the 1970s, Mr. Neal organized and developed Noblesville Cablevision and served as its president until he and his brother John sold the company in 1984. He also was one of the develop- ers of Indiana television sta- tion WHMB (Channel 40) in Indiana. Mr. Neal was named a Sagamore of the Wabash by both Governors Bowen and Robert D. Orr. He served on the Board of Trustees of Butler University and, after the Ledger's sale in 1985, headed the university's jour- nalism department until his retirement in 1987. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Georgianne Davis Neal; daughters Anne (Thomas) Petri and Andrea Neal; grandchildren, Alexandra Petri, Andrew and Scott Schmelzer; and sister, Mary Ann Zore (Dr. Joseph) of Englewood, Fla. Memorial contributions may be made to the James T. Neal Journalism Scholarship at Butler University or the Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville. – The Times (Noblesville) Neal

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