New England Press Association's News Roundup

		This Edition's Featured Job Opening INSIDE SALES OF MEDIA & ADVERTISING PRODUCTS North of Boston Media Group, North Andover, MA More job openings Village Soup’s 4 newspapers, website close shop 7 lose jobs at R.I. daily, weekly newspaper group Lien placed on Times Record for unpaid Maine taxes GateHouse 2011 revenue down 6%; loss less than 2010 Providence Journal $$ down 5% in '11; ads down 11% Press advocates testify for Mass shield law Mass. case ruling favors live-streamer of court cases N.H. editor accuses writer of plagiarism GateHouse Media production center to open in Mass. in fall Globe’s McGrory, N.H. daily given Scripps honors Eagle-Tribune group wins 10 awards from parent company Boston Globe rolls out revamped Sunday magazine • Names, numbers and e-mail of NENPA and e-Bulletin staff
Bulletin photo by Andrew McFarland Experts at NENPA convention advise: Content is anchor to help handle winds of change in newspapers’ future course By Mekhala Roy Bulletin Staff What’s your medium of news? Do you prefer sliding your fingers across your iPad and smartphone to flipping the pages of a newspaper? If you answered in the affirmative, you are in sync with the direction in which the newspaper industry is heading. While newspaper industry veterans and newbies are aware that many of their consumers are transitioning to digital platforms as their preferred medium of news, they are still figuring out ways that will make for a smoother transition. More than 100 people from the New England newspaper industry gathered at the opening session of the New England Newspaper and Press Association winter convention to listen to what experts had to say about the future of the industry. The two-day convention was held Feb. 10 and 11 in the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. MORE >

CONVENTION OVERVIEW Convention workshops serve as forerunner for new NENPA University FIRST AMENDMENT AWARD Globe’s Baron urges accountability, vigilance N.E. NEWSPAPER HALL OF FAME New members welcomed amid humor, razzle dazzle SPECIAL SESSION Journalism values: Back to future SATURDAY LUNCH SESSION ‘Dumpster-diving’ for historic newspapers KEY AWARDS PHOTOS CONVENTION NOTEBOOK WORKSHOP Production Novel 3-around printing features lower costs, compact size, more color News Creating better narratives Be vigilant to stay on top of government reporting In crafting Page One, remember the reader Twitter foremost in news on social media Best columns come from gut Putting bark in watchdog reporting Guides to tighter, lighter writing online	WORKSHOPS Photos Capturing emotion and ‘the moment’ at emergencies Best photos freeze action into history Advertising Ad success stories, the digital way Recipe for profitable online advertising How to sell without selling Selling against type succeeds Local resources aid Web ad sales Ad pricing hangs on elasticity Legal Stopping online content theft Mass. access law more problem than solution? New media, new legal issues Help available for public-access battles Digital Media How news outlets can regain control of content Forethought urged in picking paywall type Balancing privacy and personalized news Price Web paywalls to cater to users Teach-me culture key to digital-first conversion Paywall installers are satisfied customers Community approach breeds content, revenue Succeeding online by repeating print successes Evolution, result of a Newspaper Next project Collegiality key to civic engagement Picking candidates of choice made easy
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*The links below are to items on other websites:* • N.H. editor's P. 1 piece accuses writer of plagiarism • Wellesley (Mass.) Townsman archives online at library • Tablet ownership up; collegians prefer digital reads • Word cloud shapes journalists’ biggest job obstacles • 91% of fed agency interviews with reporters monitored • Study: N.Y. Times gave Obama ‘honeymoon’ coverage • Conn.'s Day, Vt.'s Free Press finalists for int'l awards *The links below are to items on other websites:* • Globe’s McGrory, N.H. daily given Scripps honors • Eagle-Tribune group wins 10 parent-company awards • Herald named one of E&P’s 10 papers that do it right • Boston Globe wins 6 SND digital design awards • Globe staffers honored in int’l sports photo contest • Globe mislabeled fish series finalist for Taylor award • Applications due March 31 for diversity fellowship *The links below are to items on other websites:* • Print ads down 7.3% overall in 2011; online up 6.8% • Boston conference to project local digital ad growth • 2011 newspaper ad sales lowest since 1984 • ZenithOptimedia sees 8% dip in 2012 newspaper ads • Growth forecast in targeted, video and mobile ads • Big-box sites mimicking ads, content on news sites • 77% of tablet owners use mobiles to shop • Marketers to spend more on social media in 2012-13 • SavingStar to put $9M into supplanting paper coupons • Foursquare puts Walgreens coupons on smartphones *The links below are to items on other websites:* • 5 tips for improving website links • 48 Twitter tips from a 4-year veteran expert • How news outfits can qualify as nonprofits • What lies ahead for HD tablet, and how to prepare • Reporters Committee lawyers advise on legal issues • 8 recommended APIs for news organizations • 5 cases of how paywalls handle social-media referrals *The links below are to items on other websites:* • GateHouse 2011 $$ down 6%, loss less than 2010 • GateHouse’s SEC financial filing for 2011 • Providence Journal $$ down 5% in '11; ads down 11% *The link below is to an item on another website:* • Conductive inks produce electronics on printed paper *The links below are to items on other websites:* • 27% use mobiles for news; can news outfits profit? • AP’s new mobile apps heavy on visuals • Pew: 44% in U.S. own smartphones, 18% own tablets • Pew: Almost half of U.S. cell phones are smartphones • Registraton open for Loeb School spring courses • Loeb School workshop for freelance writers April 14 • Workshop on business ties to politics set for June 13 *The links below are to items on other websites:* • BU’s Sports Institute to be held in June • Free summer journalism institute for teachers	• Rushworth Moulton Kidder • Donna Eloise Fransen • Marthe Biron Peloquin • Robert F. Richards Jr. • Lynn Harnett • Ethel Moore Cody • Robert Edward Toole Sr. • Gerald A. Weatherbee • Ellen Patricia White Harrington • John Phillip English • Muriel Winchell • James F. Cleary • Judith Moon Robcke • Sally Rosso • Joanne Alice Duggan Dodge • Barbara M. Milloy • Helen Eugenia 'Jean' Cruickshank • MAINE - Jeff Ham • Andrea Nemitz *The links below are to items on other websites:* • Press advocates testify for Mass shield law • Mass. ruling favors live-streamer of court cases • Romney used private email for state biz as Mass. gov • Guide issued for reporters arrested at event coverage • U.S. Court rejects cameras at Obamacare hearing • Obama hypocrisy on gov’t transparency hit at panel • Website posts logs of 5 years worth of FOIA requests • Obama regime fails to keep pace with FOIA requests • Special federal rule silences some prisoners • Obama has news killed about daughter’s whereabouts *The links below are to items on other websites:* • New owner to reopen closed Maine papers in April • Village Soup’s 4 newspapers, website close shop • Owner expects replacements for Village Soup papers • 7 lose jobs at R.I. daily, weekly newspaper group • Lien filed on Maine’s Times Record for unpaid taxes • GateHouse production center to open in Mass. in fall • State of News Media: Mobiles offer papers hope • In 2011, newspapers gain 1 digital dime per lost print $ • Study: Social media rank low as drivers to news sites • 285 paid-content clients opt for meters vs. paywalls • Boston Globe rolls out revamped Sunday magazine • AP bucks White House secrecy, names fed officials • 60% of leaders predict digital-only publishing by 2020 • Internet jobs rise at same rate newspaper jobs fall • Nielsen: 19% of U.S. Web users have paid for news • Globe parent’s ex-CEO left with $24-million payout • Doctor examines results of paywalls, and offers advice • NewsCred aims to become ‘wire of wires’ • U.S. data chief discusses improving access to fed files • BU, paying clients sustain investigative reporting center • Fund set up for Ky. papers damaged by tornado • Narrative Science producing automated ‘news’ reports *The links below are to items on other websites:* • Code of conduct proposed for aggregation, attribution • Online discussion tackles ethics of aggregation • NewsiT to improve crowdsourcing, raises $500K • Friends more than the influential drive content sharing • With new ‘bookmarklet,’ your friends can be your editor • Panel discusses trends in online content production *The link below is to an item on another website:* • Facebook’s new Interest Lists curates newsfeeds • Suggestions for how journalists can use Interest Lists • Facebook, StumbleUpon outdo Pinterest for referrals • New Twittus segregates tweets on Facebook Timeline • 7 reasons social media is crucial to businesses • Survey: Women trust Pinterest more than Twitter *The link below is to an item on another website:* • NENPA scholarship applications open till March 26
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*Writing* Bringing fight for truth to home front Jim Stasiowski *Design* Ready your readers Ed Henninger	*Advertising* *A gem of an idea* John Foust *Technology* *Slimp opens mailbag, replies* Kevin Slimp
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