Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association

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PNNA membership campaign launching

Nov 04, 2011

Following the PNNA Press Summit in Tacoma, board members discussed several ideas it believed might grow membership in the PNNA organization. Directors also discussed how to increase participation in the annual PNNA Press Summit. President Pat Doyle explains.

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PNNA Legal Helpline up and running

Nov 04, 2011

PNNA publishers and their key staff can now get quick legal help by calling the PNNA Legal Helpline.
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PNNA spearheads governmental affairs group

Nov 04, 2011

A group of western state newspaper association managers is forming a regional governmental affairs committee to discuss common issues that lobbyists in each state are likely to encounter in upcoming legislative sessions.
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PNNA Foundation revisits college support

Nov 04, 2011

At the request of the PNNA Board of Directors, staff is revisiting the Foundation's outreach to Pacific Northwest journalism schools. This project will strive to determine greatest needs for connecting campus to industry and how the PNNA Foundation might fill that gap.
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Save the date: Portland to host next Summit

Nov 04, 2011

Mark your calendars for Sept. 12-14, 2012, the confirmed dates for the PNNA Press Summit at the Embassy Suites Portland Downtown.
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Upcoming webinars: Sales, news, video

Nov 04, 2011

Be aware of several upcoming Online Media Campus webinars. Your staff can participate for $35 per connection.
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McConnell to publisher at Tri-City Herald

Oct 06, 2011

Gregg McConnell, publisher of newspapers in Chico, Oroville and Paradise, Calif., will begin Oct. 24 as president and publisher of the Tri-City Herald in Kennewick, Wash., The Herald reports.
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Ideas -- and other prizes -- at Summit in Tacoma

Sep 21, 2011

Business was done, stories were told, awards were given, innovation was witnessed and plenty of new revenue ideas were carted home by those who attended the 91st annual PNNA Summit in Tacoma.
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2011 C. B. Blethen Awards Announced

Sep 16, 2011

The 2011 C.B. Blethen Memorial Awards for Distinguished Newspaper Reporting were presented on Thursday, September 15 to writers from 12 daily newspapers in the region.  The awards were established in 1977 in honor of C.B. Blethen, publisher of The Seattle Times for 26 years, from 1915 to 1941. Frank Blethen, Publisher and Chief Executive Officer at The Seattle Times presented this year’s awards at the annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association (PNNA) in Tacoma, Washington. The first- and second-place winners in each category received plaques provided by The Seattle Times.


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PARADE is Summit sponsor

Aug 29, 2011

PARADE Publications, Luci Scott, senior director of project development, is a sponsor of the upcoming PNNA/PNNAEA Summit in Tacoma.
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Davis Wright Tremaine is Summit sponsor

Aug 29, 2011

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Marshall Nelson, partner, is a sponsor of the upcoming PNNA/PNNAEA Summit in Tacoma.
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Forkfly is Summit sponsor

Aug 24, 2011

Forkfly, Paul Wagner, CEO, is a sponsor of the upcoming PNNA/PNNAEA Press Summit.
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Brainworks is Summit sponsor

Aug 10, 2011

Brainworks Software, Rick Sanders, director of Sales, is a sponsor of the upcoming PNNA/PNNAEA Press Summit.

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Advantage Newspaper Consultants sponsors Summit

Aug 01, 2011

Advantage Newspaper Consultants, Tim Dellinger, president, is a sponsor of the 91st Annual PNNA/PNNAEA Summit in Tacoma.
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TownNews.com is PNNA Summit sponsor

Jul 11, 2011

TownNews.com, Linda Rowlee, regional sales manager, is a sponsor of the 91st Annual PNNA/PNNAEA Summit in Tacoma.

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Schedule for PNNA/PNNAEA Summit

Jul 06, 2011

The PNNA/PNNAEA 91st Annual Summit is Sept. 14-16 at the  Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Washington. View the schedule and get registration form.

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Doyle succeeds Parrish as PNNA president

Jul 06, 2011

With the departure for Kansas City of Mi-Ai Parrish, current PNNA president and publisher at the Idaho Statesman in Boise, Pat Doyle becomes PNNA's president.
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Hernandez to publisher at Skagit Valley Herald

Jul 06, 2011

Heather Hernandez becomes publisher at the Skagit Valley Herald in Mount Vernon, Wash., The Herald reports.

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NIE staffers talk shop in Tacoma

Jun 30, 2011

NIE staff from eight daily newspapers in the state of Washington met for a two-day conference in Tacoma and hosted at The News Tribune.
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Why outfit a newsroom with smartphones

May 20, 2011

Producing and editing more content in a more timely manner is among the reasons to provide smartphones to your staff, says Sonya Quick of The Orange County Register in Santa Ana, Calif.

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Change in Operations VPs at McClatchy

May 20, 2011

Mark Zieman becomes a vice president of Operations at The McClatchy Co., succeeding Frank Whittaker. Robert Weil now oversees McClatchy properties in Washington and Alaska.

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Fossett to publisher at Centralia

May 20, 2011

Christine Fossett becomes publisher of The Chronicle in Centralia, Wa. She succeeds Dennis R. Waller.
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Swanson to VP/Sales at Oregonian

May 20, 2011

Barbara Swanson becomes vice president of advertising and marketing at The Oregonian.
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ASNE editors honor Publisher Blethen

Apr 01, 2011

The American Society of News Editors will honor Frank A. Blethen, publisher and CEO of The Seattle Times, as the recipient of the ASNE Award for News Leadership, The Times reports.
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Idaho newspaper associations merge

Mar 28, 2011

After more than two decades of separation, Idaho’s daily and weekly newspapers have formed the Newspaper Association of Idaho with 39 charter members from all corners of the state.
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Seattle Times to relocate

Feb 07, 2011

Following the sale of an office building to a California company, the Seattle Times plans to relocate as the prime tenant of the building at 1000 Denny Way in Seattle.
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DealDIGGER launches in Seattle

Feb 07, 2011

The Seattle Times announces its new deal-of-the-day site, DealDIGGER, which connects local businesses' 50 percent to 80 percent off deals to consumers.
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Free stuff: Promotional ideas, videos

Feb 07, 2011

The Newspaper Association of America has included several testimonial videos from newspaper consumers in its new NewspaperMedia.com collection.
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Starn to publisher in Logan, Utah

Feb 07, 2011

Mike Starn is now publisher of The Herald Journal in Logan, Utah. He succeeds Bruce Smith.
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Moses to M.E. in Juneau

Feb 07, 2011

John R. Moses becomes managing editor of the Juneau Empire. He succeeds Charles L. Westmoreland.
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Sanborn to circulation chief in Spokane

Dec 28, 2010

Tina Sanborn in January will become director of distribution and audience development at the Spokesman-Review in Spokane.
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Miller to publisher at Ellensburg's Daily Record

Nov 23, 2010

Tyler Miller is now publisher of the Daily Record in Ellensburg, Wash. He succeeds Matt Davison.
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Johnson to Spokane sales director

Nov 01, 2010

Daniel M. Johnson in January will become sales and marketing director at the Spokesman-Review in Spokane. He will succeed Shaun O’L. Higgins,
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In Memoriam: John McClelland, 95

Nov 01, 2010

John Morris McClelland Jr., former editor and publisher of The Daily News in Longview, Wash., died Oct. 30, 2010, in Mercer Island, the newspaper reports. He was 95.
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Marcum to ad manager at East Oregonian

Nov 01, 2010

Bill Marcum is now advertising manager at the East Oregonian in Pendleton, the newspaper reports. He succeeded Wendy Dalpez.
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Prill to publisher in Yakima

Oct 28, 2010

Sharon Prill in November will become publisher of the Yakima Herald-Republic. She had been at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's JSOnline.com.
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In Memoriam: Tom Koenninger, 78

Oct 01, 2010

Tom Koenninger, 78, editor emeritus of The Columbian in Vancouver, Wash., died Sept. 30, 2010, in hospice.
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Twin Falls publisher retiring

Sep 30, 2010

Brad Hurd will retire as publisher/editor of the Twin Falls (Idaho) Times-News at year-end. He has been publisher there since 2004.
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View photos from PNNA Annual Meeting

Sep 27, 2010

Four photo galleries from PNNA's Sept. 15-17 annual meeting are up for viewing.
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Owings to publisher at Bellingham Herald

Sep 23, 2010

Mark Owings moves from finance director to publisher in Bellingham. He succeeds Glen Nardi.

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2010 C.B. Blethen Memorial Awards Presented

Sep 16, 2010

The 2010 C.B. Blethen Memorial Awards for Distinguished Newspaper Reporting were presented Sept. 16 to writers from eight daily newspapers in the region. The first- and second-place winners in each category receive plaques.
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Davison to publisher in Nampa

Sep 13, 2010

Matt Davison is now president and publisher of the Idaho Press-Tribune in Nampa, the newspaper reports. He succeeds Rick Weaver,
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In Memoriam: Tom Jaques, 82

Sep 13, 2010

Tom Jaques, a former editor of The Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore., died Sept. 10, 2010, after a battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was 82.
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Revenue? Make sure your whole site is performing

Aug 09, 2010

Robert Niles at the Online Journalism Review  has advice on how to assess all pages of your website to ensure that all components are doing their part.

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Design by algorithm is certain, Yelvington says

Aug 09, 2010

When computer code determines how content and advertising are displayed on various delivery devices, visual journalists will grumble, Steve Yelvington says. Both are inevitable.
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Free stuff: In-depth news for smart phones

Aug 09, 2010

With the results of a University of Colorado study on smart-phone usage among college students come 15 recommended next steps with mobile.
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2010 PNNA Summit Program

Jul 13, 2010

The full Summit program is now available to view and make your plans to attend. PNNA 2010 Press Summit begins September 15, 2010.

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2010 C.B. Blethen Awards Online

Jun 25, 2010

The 2010 Blethen Awards are ready for online entry. This year, the Blethen Awards entries will be done online and judged online.

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New ad campaign promotes First Amendment

Jun 03, 2010

Promotional ads from the First Amendment Center are available for use in newspapers, broadcasting, public service announcements or on websites.

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Three promoted at Seattle Times Co.

Apr 23, 2010

Newly named senior vice presidents at the Seattle Times Co. are David Boardman, Alan Fisco and Michael Shepard.
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Weaver to publisher at Montana daily

Mar 22, 2010

Rick Weaver, president and publisher of the Idaho Press-Tribune in Nampa, in May will become publisher of the Daily Inter Lake in his hometown of Kalispell, Mont., The Press-Tribune reports.

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Duvall to head of Seattle Times advertising

Mar 22, 2010

Jeannine Duvall is now executive director of advertising at The Seattle Times Co., the company said in a news release.

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Robinson to ME at Idaho Post-Register

Mar 22, 2010

Jeff Robinson will become managing editor of the Post-Register in Idaho Falls, reports the Daily Record in Ellensburg, Wash.

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Daily World to drop Mondays

Mar 17, 2010

The Daily World in Aberdeen will cut its Monday print edition in May, the newspaper reports.

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2009 Dolly Connelly winner announced

Mar 09, 2010

"Hidden Wells, Dirty Water," a three-day series in the Yakima Herald-Republic, is winner of the 2009 Dolly Connelly Excellence-in-Environmental-Journalism Award, presented annually by PNNA..


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Mobile, e-readers focus of new AP unit

Mar 09, 2010

With its new AP Gateway business unit, the Associated Press, a PNNA Allied member, aims to help its members to sell their products in the growing mobile and e-reader markets, said Tom Curley, the AP's chief executive.

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2009 Print Quality Award winners named

Jan 25, 2010

PNNA is pleased to announce the winners of the PNNA 2009 Print Quality Awards. The contest originated in 1992 as a competition among members and subsequently was expanded to include non-members.

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FOI fund fills in gaps

Jan 07, 2010

A Knight Foundation grant will provide state open-government groups with the up-front costs of litigation in freedom of information cases, the National Freedom of Information Coalition reports.

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Oregonian's Patrick Stickel retires

Jan 07, 2010

Patrick Stickel, president of The Oregonian, retired Dec. 30, 2009. He had been interim publisher since his father, Fred, retired in September.
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In Memoriam: Jack Mullowney, 91

Jan 07, 2010

Jack Mullowney, a 1960s publisher of the Times-News in Twin Falls, Idaho, died Dec. 29, 2009, at home of natural causes, The Times-News reports. He was 91.

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Dadisman to GM in Everett

Dec 18, 2009

David Dadisman has been named general manager of the Daily Herald in Everett, WA.

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Selling into new display network pays off

Dec 16, 2009

PNNA's 2x2 display network is working for its member newspapers. One newspaper earned $300 commission on ad sold into the network.

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Back in time: 1999 Internet guide

Dec 16, 2009

A guide to the Internet published 10 years ago shows us that we've come a long way since.

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Lutz heads online at Wenatchee World

Dec 16, 2009

Genie Lutz is the new director of online media and strategic marketing at The Wenatchee World. She had been with Price Waterhouse Coopers.
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Bhatia to editor at Oregonian

Dec 08, 2009

Peter Bhatia becomes editor of The Oregonian in Portland, the newspaper reports. He succeeds Sandra Mims Rowe.
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Web five years out: 15 predictions

Nov 13, 2009

In five years, web consumers will utilize plenty more micropayments, they'll view horizontally scrolling content on wider screens, and online content will be a lot more interactive.
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Your one-stop guide to publishing online

Nov 13, 2009

To start your own online news empire, Robert Niles says at the Online Journalism Review, you need a brand, a blog, a promotional plan, a tracking tool ... and a revenue stream.

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Anderson named publisher of Oregonian

Oct 26, 2009

N. Christian Anderson III becomes publisher of The Oregonian in Portland, the newspaper reported. He succeeds Fred Stickel, who retired in September.

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Bryan named publisher in Juneau

Oct 23, 2009

Mark Bryan is the new publisher of the Juneau Empire. He had been publisher of the Newport (Ore.) News-Times.

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Share your Summit comments with us

Sep 25, 2009

Members who attended the 2009 Summit are asked to complete an evaluation form.

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Presenters share files from Summit

Sep 25, 2009

Thanks to our Summit presenters, PNNA is able to share these presentation files and links from the Sept. 17-18 PNNA Summit.
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Board accelerates on ad networks

Sep 25, 2009

At the annual meeting of the members of PNNA, held Sept. 18 in Seattle, several motions were approved. First was a decision to mitigate dues for any PNNA-member newspaper that agrees to become a partner in the two networks being offered by the association. 
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Blethen Award winners announced

Sep 18, 2009

The 2009 C. B. Blethen Memorial award winners were announced Thursday, Sept. 17 at the 89th Pacific Northwest Press Summit in Seattle.
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Parrish named publisher in Longview

Sep 15, 2009

Rick Parrish is now publisher of The Daily News in Longview, Wash., that newspaper reported. He had been publisher in Racine, Wisc., and succeeds Linda Lindus.

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Stickel retires at Oregonian

Sep 09, 2009

Fred Stickel has announced his retirement from The Oregonian after 35 years as publisher, The Oregonian reports.

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The Wenatchee World names Janine Bakken as Director of Finance

Jul 14, 2009

 WENATCHEE, WA — The Wenatchee World is pleased to announce the hiring of Janine Bakken as its Director of Finance.  In that capacity, she will oversee all financial affairs for the 23,000 circulation, family-owned daily newspaper in North Central Washington.
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Horton named Kitsap Sun publisher

Jul 09, 2009

Charles Horton has been named President and Publisher of the Kitsap Sun.
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Reuters Handbook of Journalism goes online

Jul 09, 2009

The handbook is "the guidance Reuters journalists live by," and until now, it hasn't been freely available to the public.
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Newspapers As Supermarket Loss Leaders?

Jul 09, 2009

Apart from hotels and the like giving away newspapers very seldom does one find the newsstand price discounted.
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Single copy's a buck in outlying areas

Jul 02, 2009

In Spokane, the Spokesman-Review is raising single-copy prices for its Monday-through-Saturday editions to $1 per copy in zones outside its core distribution area, the paper reported.

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What great-great-granddad said

Jun 11, 2009

Ryan Blethen, who has succeeded Jim Veseley as opinion editor at The Seattle Times, is the great-great-grandson of Alden J. Blethen, who bought The Seattle Times in 1896. He predicts any change in the editorial pages to be subtle, with a feisty edge.

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It was one fine building, Bellingham

Jun 11, 2009

The Bellingham Herald building, which recently sold for $2.3 million, cost $325,000 to complete in 1926.

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Start charging online, document urges

Jun 11, 2009

Talking point No. 1 of the API Newspaper Economic Action Plan, presented recently at a Chicago gathering of newspaper corporate executives: "True Value. Establish that news content online has value by charging for it. Begin 'massive experimentation with several of the most promising options.'"

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In Memoriam: Stan Strick, 68

Jun 11, 2009

Stanley Richard Strick, retired executive editor of The Daily Herald in Everett, Wash., died June 4, 2009, from complications related to cancer treatment. He was 68.

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PNNA to launch 2x2 ad network

Jun 11, 2009

At its May meeting, the directors of PNNA agreed that in these difficult times for newspapers, it was necessary to develop a way to mitigate dues. After discussing alternative revenue-producing strategies it was decided that a 2x2 ad program, in addition to the existing classified program, offered the best solution.

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Twitter: It's the new duct tape

May 11, 2009

Think of Twitter as modern-day duct tape, says Steve Mullen, editor of The Commercial Dispatch in Mississippi.

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We forgot the comics; yeah, it's a big deal

May 11, 2009

Leaving out the comics was a darn-fool blunder, a community newspaper editor says, taking it on the chin. But it happens.

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Media freight train slow to change course

May 11, 2009

Jack Myers, who gave the keynote speaker at the America East Newspaper Conference in Hershey, Penn., says the economic path for media executives is leveling a little, though there's still some trudging to do.

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'We missed the story,' business press admits

May 11, 2009

Panelists at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference concurred that the business press missed the mark in covering the money meltdown in a way that media consumers could understand.

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Best of the West winners posted

May 11, 2009

The Best of the West journalism contest, open to newspapers and their websites in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, has announced the 2009 winners.
 

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Battle of the e-readers will pay off

May 11, 2009

The post-Kindle scramble to create a market-leading digital news-reader will sort itself out in time, says an Ars Technica overview piece.

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Warning: Kindle users trend older

May 11, 2009

Seventy percent of the users of Amazon's Kindle device who were tabulated in an unscientific poll are over 40. More than half are over age 50.

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Le Masurier named Olympian publisher

Mar 23, 2009

George Le Masurier is the new publisher of The Olympian in Olympia, Wash. He had been publisher of The Peninsula Gateway in Gig Harbor and The Herald in Puyallup.

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Ellensburg publisher will miss press rumble

Mar 17, 2009

The rumble of the press will be missing at The Daily Record in Ellensburg, which has moved its printing to the Yakima Herald.

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Stick up for your product, editor says

Mar 17, 2009

TV stations have a long-lived habit of ripping and reading from newspapers. Karen Peterson, executive editor of the News Tribune in Tacoma, wrote in February that she tracks down this uncredited borrowing, courteously, of course, and asks that the station include the newspaper's name with the item.
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Salute to The Post-Intelligencer

Mar 17, 2009

On the occasion of its final print edition, fellow PNNA members acknowledge the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on their opinion pages.
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PNNA 2008 Print Quality Winners

Jan 07, 2009

PNNA has announced the winners of the 2008 PNNA Print Quality Contest Awards. Judging was done by California Polytechnic State University's Graphic Communications Department in San Luis Obispo, headed by Harvey Levenson, Ph.D.

Awards are given in first and second place in two circulation categories, under 25,000 and over 25,000.

  • First Place Circulation 25,000 and over:The Bulletin, Bend, Ore.
  • Second Place Circulation 25,000 and over: Yakima Herald-Republic, Yakima, Wash.
  • First Place Circulation under 25,000: The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash.
  • Second Place Circulation under 25,000: The Grants Pass Daily Courier, Grants Pass, Ore.

IAB focuses on efficient online ads

Dec 18, 2008

The Internet Advertising Bureau has released new guidelines to streamline online media buying and ad-serving.

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Olympian printed in Tacoma

Dec 18, 2008

The News Tribune in Tacoma has begun printing newspapers for The Olympian. The move follows similar changes at McClatchy Co. papers in Boise, Idaho, and Bellingham, Wash., and in Sacramento and Modesto, Calif.

Skagit Valley goes to 75 cents

Dec 18, 2008

The Skagit Valley Herald in October raised its single-copy price to 75 cents and Sunday price to $1.50. Home delivery prices were not changed. It was the first single-copy increase in nearly a decade, the Mount Vernon paper reported, attributing increases to the higher costs of fuel, newsprint and ink.

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