Cathaleen Curtiss named Director of Photography at The Buffalo News
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Photojournalist and National Press Photographers Foundation board member Cathaleen Curtiss has been named the new director of photography for The Buffalo News.
A longtime NPPA volunteer and a member who joined in 1978, Curtiss has been the Coordinator of Experiential and Creative Learning at Daemen College since 2012. In her role at Daemen, Curtiss has been placing students in refugee centers and after-school programs as part of their service and learning engagements. Curtiss was the White House News Photographers Association's Photographer of the Year in 1990, and as the vice president for global photography at America Online she managed a staff of visual content editors around the world. More
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When should newspapers run front-page editorials? 'It should be very, very rare.'
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New Jersey's Star-Ledger joined the chorus of newspapers in the state calling for Gov. Chris Christie to resign on Thursday, March 3. And with a large, above-the-fold promo, it used the front page to make the case.
 "We figured that it's a very dramatic moment," said Tom Moran, the Star-Ledger's editorial page editor, "and we wanted as many people to know about our decision on this as possible." The editorial, published in its entirety on an inside page, warns of a Christie governorship that will lead to two more years of "wandering in the wilderness" Newspapers are increasingly turning to front-page editorials to deliver big messages to communities and politicians. In 2011, former Slate senior editor David Haglund wrote that they were relatively rare in the U.S. but becoming more popular. Last year, publications in Las Vegas, Chicago and Indianapolis used the front page to make high-profile statements. Tony Messenger, a metro columnist at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, noticed the increase. Messenger, who was editorial page editor at the paper for three years, has never been involved with a front-page editorial but has discussed them with staffers.
"I think it's really got to rise to the level of the newspaper making a statement about the community that is devastatingly important," he said. "And it's got to be your best work. And it's got to be compelling." More
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Investor Emerges as Big Player for Small Newspapers
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The Foster's Daily Democrat didn't seem like an attractive takeover target.
The 142-year-old newspaper in Dover, N.H., had suffered an almost 50% decline in circulation in a decade to 12,000 a day and a precipitous drop in ad revenue.
But in late 2014, the family that had run the paper for five generations found an eager buyer: private equity-run newspaper chain New Media Investment Group, which has been snapping up similar assets nationwide. The $5 million sale was one of many small deals in recent years amid an accelerating wave of consolidation in the highly fractured U.S. newspaper industry. The spectacular decline of print in the past decade has led many investors to turn their back on the industry, providing an opening for bargain hunters who believe newspapers still have value.
The U.S. newspaper industry is dominated by 11 big players including Gannett Co., Tribune Publishing Co., Wall Street Journal owner News Corp and New York Times Co. But 45% of the 41 million papers sold every day are titles owned by 200 smaller companies, according to the Alliance for Audited Media. More
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2-Day Innovation and Entrepreneurship Workshop
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The Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media at the UNC School of Media and Journalism is holding a 2-day Innovation and Entrepreneurship Workshop here on campus for media professionals. We are hoping you would help us by getting the word out to your members.
The workshop is limited to 20 applicants and includes three nights (Sunday, May 15-Tuesday, May 17) at the Carolina Inn, meals and a take-home entrepreneurship toolkit. (There is no fee for the workshop itself; however, airfare and transportation are not included.) Selected media professionals will engage in a hands-on workshop providing human-center design concepts and skills to stimulate media innovation within their organization. The workshop will be taught by media innovation leaders and MJ-school faculty. Click here for an informational flyer or contact Pamela Evans, Project and Event Coordinator for more details.
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USA TODAY launches branded content studio
From Gannett.com
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The USA TODAY NETWORK, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), on Thursday announced the launch of GET Creative, a fresh new branded content studio that connects advertising partners with audiences at the local and national level through premium content experiences across all mediums including virtual reality. Led by Kelly Andresen, who recently joined Gannett as vice president of branded content, the studio will develop original stories that are promoted across the USA TODAY NETWORK and deliver real time data insights that help maximize reader engagement.
Sitting at the intersection of powerful storytelling and industry leading technology, GET Creative gives advertisers the ability to immerse audiences in branded experiences on par with trusted editorial content across all USA TODAY NETWORK platforms including virtual reality -- of which Gannett has been at the forefront.
Further, as part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, GET Creative will partner with local and national media properties, trusted sources of information for millions of consumers across the country, to provide advertisers with expertise and resources to deliver more relatable and meaningful content to communities across the country. More
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Public Meeting: NY State Open Meetings and Freedom of Information Laws
Hosted by the City of Auburn
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At 7 p.m. on Monday, March 14th, the City of Auburn will host a presentation by Robert J. Freeman, executive director of the New York State Committee on Open Government. The meeting, which will also be streamed online, is free and open to the public. More
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Mary Miller Education Services Director
New York News Publishers Association
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Sunshine Week Content
This Sunday,
March 13 launches Sunshine Week
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Look for editorials and other resources to use this week on the NYNPA website at http://www.nynpa.com/nie/sunshine.html
and at www.sunshineweek.org
Anyone who would like to share his or her editorial on the significance of Sunshine Week is encouraged to email a copy to Mary Miller at mmiller@nynpa.com
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