Hoosier State Press Association - The Indiana Publisher
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Page 2 HSPA calendar Sept. 21 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 11-12 Dec. 1 Dec. 7 Jan.-Feb. Feb. 2 March 1 Circulation Conference, The Indianapolis Star's Pulliam Production Center NIE Advisory Board Meeting, Pulliam Production Center INAEA/HSPA Foundation Advertising Conference (Don't Stop Believin' – '80s Theme), Indianapolis Marriott North HSPA & HSPA Foundation Joint Board Retreat, Hotel Nashville Newsroom Seminar & Better Newspaper Contest Awards Luncheon, Indianapolis Marriott North HSPA Board Meeting, Indianapolis Annual Meeting TBA APME/HSPA Foundation Job Fair, Franklin College Eugene S. Pulliam Internship Application Deadline (students & newspapers) August 2, 2012 Prior review turns press from watchdog to lapdog B sure both from the White House and the Mitt Romney campaign, agreeing to get approval of quotes from the candidates — and sometimes even the spokesmen for the candidates – before publish- ing interview articles. The New York Times ig-time news out- lets are reported to have caved into pres- columnist Gene Guest Policinski reported on the practice, even noting that it was one of the news outlets participat- ing in the process of "quote approval." "It was difficult to find HSPA Board of Directors HSPA Officers Vice President: Robyn McCloskey, Pharos-Tribune (Logansport), Kokomo Tribune President: Greg Morris, IBJ Corp. Treasurer: Tina West, The Courier-Times (New Castle) HSPA Board Members Secretary: Jon O'Bannon, The Corydon Democrat Dailies Tim Timmons, The Paper of Montgomery County (Crawfordsville), The Times (Noblesville) Bill Masterson Jr., The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster) Randall Shields, Daily Reporter (Greenfield) Kim Wilson, South Bend Tribune Nondailies Kathy Tretter, Dubois-Spencer County Publishing Co. Inc. Shannon Williams, Indianapolis Recorder John Haley, Pulaski County Journal (Winamac) Don Hurd, Benton Review (Fowler) HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Foundation Officers Vice President: Pat Lanman, Vevay Newspapers Inc. Secretary: Jack Pate, Evansville Courier & Press Treasurer: Jeff Rogers, Home News Enterprises President: John Rumbach, The Herald (Jasper) HSPA Foundation Board of Directors Barbara King, North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun Mayer Maloney, Hoosier Times Inc. Neal Ronquist, Paxton Media Group Henry Bird, The Herald Bulletin (Anderson) Linda Chandler, Ripley Publishing Nancy Grossman, Leader Publishing Curt Jacobs, The Madison Courier Gary Suisman, Journal and Courier (Lafayette) a news outlet that had not agreed to [it], albeit reluctantly," the Times article by Jeremy W. Peters said. "Organizations like Bloomberg, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Reuters and The New York Times have all consented to inter- views under such terms." Dean Baquet, New York the profession have mocked others who see liberal bias in every newsroom, if only because corporate owners and managers who dominate today's journalism seem inclined to insist on a nonpo- litical approach to news for fear of compromising shrink- ing profit margins or losing advertisers or readers. Now comes this report today's dog food: processed, shaped, and as bland as pos- sible so as to be acceptable as widely as possible. In 1973, author and jour- that most campaign report- ers this year have agreed to quote review by candidate and officeholder handlers, and to live with the yes-or-no results. The reason for the system Times managing editor for news, was quoted as saying, "We encourage our reporters to push back. Unfortunately this practice is becoming increasingly common, and maybe we have to push back harder." The Times reported July nalist Timothy Crouse wrote The Boys on the Bus, show- ing how the traveling politi- cal press corps worked, and providing an insider's peek at "pack journalism." At least those packs were made up of newshounds. The problem then was that, once it got the scent of a particular story, the pack tended to pursue it to the potential exclusion of other stories. Oh, for those days of pursuit rather than permission. No one but editors should 23 that the National Journal had decided to ban the prac- tice. The Associated Press does not allow sources to approve quotes. A good many scholars, year is not even a laudable if mis- guided desire for accuracy. Rather, it's a self-serving, hat-in-hand posture of trad- ing independence for access. It's a complete reversal — no, it's an abandonment — of the free press' obligation to report to the public. It's liberty sold outright in return for an interview that presumably otherwise would be withheld. Watchdog on government? Lapdog is more like it. Yes, not being able to talk after year, have defended the press against claims of bias or self-serving motives, while stressing that the nation's Founders provided for free- dom of the press despite being confronted regularly with par- tisan, often brutally insulting newspapers. Journalists writing as 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 yyeadon@hspa.com • (317) 624-4433 Yvonne Yeadon, office manager Shawn Goldsby, advertising coordinator sgoldsby@hspa.com • (317) 803-4772 Employees sought Sports writer/editor – The Journal Review (Crawfordsville) is looking for an energetic, organized and committed individual to fill a full-time sports writer/editor's posi- tion. The candidate will report on high school, collegiate and area team sports and will lead a team of free- lance sports writers. Candidates should possess the ability to tell stories online, through social media and with photography. Experience with InDesign a plus. 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, (317) 803-4772. ISSN 0019-6711 USPS 058-730. The Indiana Publisher is published bi-weekly by Hoosier State Press Association, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, (317) 803-4772, Fax (317) 624-4428. Website: www.hspa.com Periodicals-class postage paid at Indianapolis, Ind., and at additional mailing office. Postmaster: Send address changes to Subscriptions $25 per year. Ad rates furnished upon request. Email cover letter, resume and three writing samples to Editor Tina McGrady at tmcgrady@jrpress.com. (1) Sports reporter/editor – Do you love to cover sports? Are you com- petitive 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 defenders of the nation's free press have pooh-poohed charges of conspiracies on behalf of or in opposition to political parties and par- ticular candidates, in part because of a proclaimed inde- pendence of the news media. Those standing up for with a candidate means no "exclusive." And probably the pressure to get more news than others on the same assignment may well come more from the "suits" back at the office than from the reporter or TV correspondent on the line. But the technique is a review a story, or the quotes in it, before publication. Politicians shouldn't say it if they don't want it reported. Reporters should work at get- ting it right when it is said, in part so they don't later have to correct what they got wrong. And if politicians don't like those rules, then they don't get into the stories. In Washington, if no other place, there's always a way to get the story even if the principal subject isn't speaking, even if not as quickly or easily. Anything else is not news reporting worthy of the term, but rather glorified, homog- enized pieces of pap that no matter how well-written or spoken do not even rise to the level of a news release and certainly shouldn't be called journalism. On behalf of those who drafted the First Amendment and provided its unique pro- tection for a free press, please do quote me on that. sham that hands over control what we see and hear and know — as far from the role journalists should be perform- ing as can be. One gets an image of reporters as trained pets, willing to sit up on com- mand in hopes of being tossed a morsel of "news" — morsels that in the end are much like Member notices to become a sports editor. Send your resume and clips to fphillips@ thepaper24-7.com. (2) Reporter – The News-Dispatch (Michigan City) is looking for a full- time general assignment reporter. Journalism degree and experience preferred; will consider recent col- lege graduate. Experience with a camera helpful. Send resume and reporting clips to Julie McClure, Managing Editor, The News-Dispatch, 121 W. Michigan Blvd., Michigan City, IN 46360 or to jmcclure@thenews dispatch.com. (2) Production director – The Logansport Pharos-Tribune/Pharos Press is seeking a qualified candi- date to fill the position of produc- tion director. The production director will over- see all printing at our Pharos Press production facility in Logansport, Ind. Responsibilities include: • Maintaining a team of employees that are top-notch in the field of production through training and leadership. • Ensuring all print jobs are complet- ed on time with the highest quality while working to control costs. • Performing regular maintenance and managing newsprint ordering and consumption so we use this resource judiciously. • Building an operating budget, overseeing its implementation so expenses are managed, and quot- ing commercial print jobs. • Keeping up with the latest tech- nology affecting the printing and production of our products and overseeing our Zero Injuries Safety Program. Interested candidates should email qualifications and resume to Robyn McCloskey, Regional Pub lisher, Logansport Pharos-Tribune/Kokomo Tribune, robyn.mccloskey@ indianamediagroup.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. Gene Policinski, senior vice president and executive direc- tor of the First Amendment Center, is a veteran jour- nalist whose career has included work in newspapers, radio, television and online. Originally from South Bend, Policinski graduated from Ball State University.