Lipsey, Wilmers part of group buying 4 New England newspapers
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Robert Wilmers, chairman and CEO of M&T Bank Corp., announces the purchase of four New England papers at the Berkshire Museum on Thursday.
Berkshire Eagle
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M&T Bank Chairman Robert G. Wilmers and Buffalo News Publisher Emeritus Stanford Lipsey are part of an investment group that has acquired the Berkshire Eagle in western Massachusetts and three Vermont newspapers.
Wilmers and Lipsey, who retired from The News at the end of 2012, are part of a four-person ownership group that returns the Eagle to local ownership for the first time in more than two decades after completing the purchase of the papers from its previous corporate owner, Digital First Media.
"We want to focus on having a great local newspaper," Wilmers said Thursday during a news conference in Pittsfield, Mass., the Eagle reported. "We don't believe newspapers are dying."
Wilmers owns a home in Stockbridge, Mass., and two other members of the ownership group also live in the area. The new ownership group pledged to restore top-quality local journalism to the newspapers, which include the Bennington Banner and the Manchester Journal, along with the Brattleboro Reformer in Vermont.
The sale is expected to be completed on May 2. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
In addition to Wilmers and Lipsey, the principals of the new ownership group, Birdland Acquisition, includes John C. "Hans" Morris, a Stockbridge resident who is the former president of Visa Inc., and retired Pittsfield District Court Judge Fredric D. Rutberg, who will be the president of the newspaper group. More
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Post-Star honored for Vietnam War Stories series
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The Post-Star has been honored with three national awards in the Local Media Association's "Excellence in Local News Coverage Awards 2015" contest, including a first place honor for "Vietnam War Stories."
The Local Media Association serves local media with research and development nationwide. Its annual print journalism contest is open to publications with a circulation under 30,000 readers.
The Post-Star scored with top honors for Best Feature Series, a second place for Best Column Writing for Post-Star Editor Ken Tingley and an Honorable Mention for Best Editorial Writing (Individual) for Tingley.
"We're especially proud of the work on 'Vietnam War Stories' where local veterans volunteered to tell the stories of their service," Publisher Terry Coomes said. "While both Meg Hagerty and Joseph Tingley did the lion's share of the work with exemplary writing and reporting, almost all our reporters eventually were involved in a series that told the stories of 23 veterans. Many of the veterans never told their stories before, not even to their families. It was probably one of our most popular projects in years."
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2016 conference registration continues
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 Have you registered yourself and your staff for the Ninth Annual Sales & Marketing Joint Conference of NYSCMA, Inc. and NYNAME yet?
Set for June 12-14 at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, the 2016 conference also marks the 100th anniversary of NYSCMA, Inc.'s first conference!
Joint speakers and topics scheduled include the annual Host Paper Panel featuring executives from The Gazette in Schenectady, the N.Y.S. Legislative Update with NYNPA President Diane Kennedy, Leveraging Local Assets with Ross Levi of Empire State Development, and The Continuing Evolution of Media with NAA President David Chavern.
In addition to joint sessions, the agenda also features breakout sessions tailored specifically to the needs and interests of Circulation Managers, Advertising Managers, and Ad Sales Reps.
Once again, NYNAME and NYSCMA, Inc. are offering registration to their memberships at the severely discounted rate of $175 for the first attendee and $125 for additional attendees from that group. Day rates are also available for those interested in only attending part of the conference.
Please note that the deadline to take advantage of each group's registration special and to make hotel reservations is Friday, May 6th.
To learn more about the 2016 conference or to register, please visit the conference's official website at www.nynewspaperconference.com, and to see what others are saying about the conference, please search Twitter using the hashtags #2016NYNC and #NYSCMA100 !
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New York Times among 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners
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The Marshall Project, an online outlet founded 17 months ago, won the explanatory reporting prize for its harrowing account of a botched rape investigation, a collaboration with ProPublica, another digital news organization dedicated to investigative reporting. The New York Times won awards in two categories.  Breaking News PhotographyMauricio Lima, Sergey Ponomarev, Tyler Hicks and Daniel Etter The four Times photographers - Mr. Lima, 40; Mr. Ponomarev, 35; Mr. Hicks, 46; and Mr. Etter, 35 - logged thousands of miles. One photograph taken by Mr. Etter, of a father in tears as he hugged his daughter and son after enduring the voyage from Turkey, was shared widely on the Internet. International Reporting Alissa J. Rubin
 Ms. Rubin was awarded the prize for reports illuminating the struggles endured by women in postwar Afghanistan. The committee highlighted an investigation into the death of Farkhunda Malikzada, 27, who was killed by a mob, and the failure of Afghanistan's legal system in its aftermath. Ms. Rubin, 56, is The Times's bureau chief in Paris. "I always am curious what people who are usually invisible are thinking, and how they see the world," she said. She thanked the many women who chose to speak with her. "I hope I've honored them in writing about them," she said.
Click here is the full list with descriptions from the NYT.
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Free 6-part series to highlight Law Day 2016
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This multi-part series of features will dig deeper into the background, meaning, Constitutional principles, rights and protections associated with this year's Law Day theme, Miranda: More than Words.
Complete with an 18 page teaching guide with graphic organizers, this series includes engaging lessons easily adaptable for differentiated instruction. The guide also has a listing of web links to many other free, related, educational resources.
Free and ready for download at http://www.nynpa.com/nie/lawday.html. The content is free because of a funding from the Law, Youth & Citizenship program of the New York State Bar Association.
Contact Mary Miller at mmiller@nynpa.com with any questions.
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In a New York Minute is the weekly electronic newsletter of NYNPA, providing you with member news, money-saving and money-generating ideas, and upcoming events. If you would like to contribute to this newsletter please reply to this e-mail or contact mmiller@nynpa.com. For more on NYNPA please visit us on the web at www.nynpa.com.
Mary Miller Education Services Director
New York News Publishers Association
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