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Issue: #384
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June 17, 2016
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Forcey: Here's to two centuries of serving the community
From Auburnpub.com, by publisher, Rob Forcey - 200 years. Wow.
I remember celebrating the 200th anniversary of our country and thinking how cool it was to be a part of the big parades, fairs and overall celebration in the country at the time.
Here I am, at the head of a 200-year-old organization, and I think I really understand what it means, which makes it even more amazing. We started publishing in 1816. Only 40 years after the birth of our country!
If that isn't amazing enough, we have been there through the growth of our country: through shuttle crashes and world wars, through natural disasters and hometown heroes, and through all of the joys and pains that Auburn has celebrated. It boggles the mind that we were there. Through almost everything. MoreClick here for a related story, The Citizen's bicentennial: Tracing the roots of a 200-year-old paper.
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Hearst was keynote speaker at the inaugural Drupa Diamond Dinner in Dusseldorf, Germany
From Drupa.com -
George R. Hearst III, Publisher and CEO of the Albany Times Union and Officer of the Hearst Corporation was the keynote speaker at the inaugural Drupa Diamond Dinner in Dusseldorf, Germany last week. Innovation, publishing and diversification were featured in his speech. Read the transcript here:
Thank you, Claus, for your kind introduction. And thank you, Mayor Geisel, for your beautiful city's warm welcome. I speak for everyone here when I tell you how exciting it is to see the latest innovations in printing... in one of Europe's greatest hubs of innovation.
I am pleased to be with you on this grand occasion... the first drupa Diamond Dinner ever. Tonight's dinner and exposition to follow, brings together the world's best minds in printing to think deeply on the state of the art.
What I'm doing here, I have no idea. I can't wait to hear what I'm about to say. More
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NYNAME announces 2015 advertising contest results
Winners of the New York Newspapers Advertising and Marketing Executive's annual advertising competition were honored during an awards banquet at the Ninth Annual Sales & Marketing Joint Conference held in Saratoga Springs on Monday, June 13, 2016. Entries in the contest consisted of advertising published or produced during the 2015 calendar year in thirteen categories among three circulation groups. This year, contest judges selected first, second, and third place winners from a record total of 155 entries submitted by 18 New York State daily newspapers. The contest was judged by Joe Zokal and members of his team at the News Tribune in La Salle, Illinois. For a complete list of winners, please download the documents below: For questions about the contest, contact Don Ferlazzo at 518-449-1667 ext. 700 or dferlazzo@nynpa.com. |
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Gannett set to purchase The Record, report says
From NJ.org - Gannett is reportedly close to purchasing The Record, New Jersey's second-largest newspaper.
According to the New York Post, the largest newspaper chain in America has been in talks for months to buy North Jersey Media Group, the publisher that owns The Record and close to 50 communities papers across North Jersey. The Post, citing an unnamed source, reports the deal could be made public by Friday. North Jersey Media Group runs the website NorthJersey.com, where articles are published from the Record, the Herald-News and 49 other weekly newspapers throughout Northern New Jersey. More
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Zinsergram: Getting Ready for the New FLSA Overtime Rule: Newspaper Q&As
As readers will know from my previous column, the U.S. Department of Labor recently finalized its Proposed Rule to increase the salary threshold necessary for employees to be classified as exempt from overtime. The Final Rule, which goes into effect on December 1, 2016, has prompted many questions from newspapers. Here are a few I have recently received regarding potential exemptions from the new Rule: Question - Our District Managers regularly deliver down routes, including home delivery. Could our newspaper use the Section 13(d) exemption from minimum wage and overtime requirements to avoid the higher salary requirements of the U.S. Department of Labor's new Rule? Answer - Two reported newspaper cases - one from 2008 and one from 2012 - make a compelling argument that the delivery of down routes by Circulation Department District Managers may be enough to make the Section 13(d) exemption applicable. The net result is that the increased salary requirements of the new DOL Rule would not apply. Assuming analogous facts, these cases could be relied upon. They have not been overruled or reversed. There has not been a lot of litigation under Section 13(d). In both cases, the job description of the District Manager-type position included responsibility for delivering non-contracted routes in the absence of a contracted independent contractor. The two courts focused on the precise language of the Section 13(d) exemption: More
Editor's Note: If your newspaper has additional questions about the new Rule on overtime, please plan to attend Michael Zinser's upcoming webinar through the Online Media Campus. The webinar will be held at 1:00 p.m. Central time on Thursday, July 14, 2016. To register, visit http://www.onlinemediacampus.com/2016/06/new-labor-rule/ |
From NAA.org, by David Chavern, President and CEO - Donald Trump is blacklisting journalists. Last week I wrote about this dangerous behavior, cataloging Trump's threats and insults. Yesterday, The Donald decided to bar The Washington Post from his campaign events after taking offense to a headline. The White House Correspondents' Association released a letter today supporting the media outlets that have been blacklisted. So far, Trump has banned POLITICO, The Daily Beast, Univision, The Des Moines Register, Buzzfeed and The Huffington Post. The NAA supports these publications. More
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- When news breaks, editors must decide quickly how much coverage to give it. Is the story important? What are the broader implications? Will the situation get worse? In a digital age, new information comes quickly. Our job is to respond to it just as fast. Stories are updated, photos are added, details are swapped in, then homepage editors give it increasing prominence on the website and apps to cue in readers to its importance.
The GIF right shows how The Times's treatment of the Orlando shooting evolved as we learned more and discovered the scope of the horror. More
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NYNPA contest winners to be honored July 20th in Albany.
Registration is now open for the 2016 Awards for Excellence Reception and Banquet.
Set for Wednesday, July 20th at The State Room in downtown Albany, the annual banquet recognizes winners of NYNPA's Awards for Excellence competition.
The event begins at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception, followed by dinner and an awards ceremony which will include the presentation of plaques and certificates, as well as a slideshow featuring winning entries.
The cost to attend the banquet is $40 per person. Those wishing to attend may register online by clicking the link below, or by phone at 518-449-1667 ext. 700. The deadline to register is Wednesday, July 13th.
A block of rooms has been reserved for attendees of the banquet at the Renaissance Albany Hotel, located at 144 State Street. Attendees may take advantage of NYNPA's special group rate of $189 plus tax by making reservations via this link.
Please click here for directions to The State Room, and contact Don Ferlazzo with questions at 518-449-1667 ext. 700 or dferlazzo@nynpa.com.
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UPCOMING WEBINARS AND EVENTS
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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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