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. By LIS CARNAHAN pers in the state expect a classiﬁed E
KPA News Bureau _ . rate increase of over 10 percent. ;
. . Last year, It was subscnptlon There will be little change in 3 \- 0
rates and singlecopy prices. This single copy prices of newspapers i 0 31‘7 /°
year, Its advertismg rates. _ across the state. Only three of the I \“ 1 to 3% 6.3% .
. OTfrat least accorlding t0 PrOJeC' 63, all weeklies, reported their sin- g \I 4 to 5% 38.1% I
. tions om a out ha f 0f Kentucky gle copy prices would increase, two I ' a 6 7° 0 .
newspapers, ad rates may be with an increase from 50 cents to f to /° 6'3 /°
Incrgsénéégttii'; Press sur d 75 cents and one from 30 cents to l I "j B 3 to 10% 143%
, , vey e 40 cents. Two dailies reported they ’ , .' I Over 100/ 3 20/
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play ad rates for 1997. Another 24 er, that in early 1996 there were no I W F\
forecast a 4 to 5 percent increase. will“), 7r158wsptaperslm the state ’ \R‘
Nine newspapers have budgeted 'vl‘vlli a -cen 81mg e .cg‘py rate. i /
increases of 8 to 10 percent. And . ere are now at east erg t papers I /
two plan at least a 15 percent rate in the state at the 75-cent mark. I
'hike. The price ﬂuctuates from the 75- f
In the classiﬁed category, 22 :ent 91°13; dowr; to 2261011“; tradl- i
' I newspapers expect no increase. iona . cen 5' eas mne - . _
, Four papers expect a 1 to 3 percent papers m the state remain at the 2 thepop'eigﬁgtfgshzggxecght relates to the percentage of newspaper. _
. ~ increase, while another 21 predict a See SURVEY, page 5 I , .. , . .. ' ‘
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Lockwood Phillips, publisher of {I’Vﬁ ~ m ”If? _ W . ‘4 e "M .,‘.T" " .I':
~ the Carteret County News in t r f W.“ ‘ .f-_ " I
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. '. . Considered an expert on postal 9 . My 3' Board retreats t0 NaSthlle
' issues if! tbs U-S-. Heath is cur- “I” we, , g The 1996 KPAIKPS Board Retreat was held Sept. 26-27 at the Opryland
-. rently In his seventh year as - - __.. 1% Hotel in Nashville. Above, the Member Services Committee discussed
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NaSh jOlnS Staff at an, Vieth replaces Sandra Cupps. Natt jOlnS HCWS Staff at the Campbellsville Central
Vieth's experience include 13 Kentucky News-Journal, the
Logan County paper years at Community Press in retail at Henry County Local Lebanon Enterprise, the Springﬁeld
. . and classiﬁed sales. Sun and the Casey County News.
Lola Nash has Jomed the staff The Henry County Local has Sh h al k d
of the News Democrat & Leader in - - named Ted M- Natt, JT-i as interim e as so wor e as a corre—
Russeuvme. Madisonv111e paper editor. . if“? forlthedCef‘tra‘ KentquY
Nash, a Logan County native, h K ' ht t l d .Natt, 33, is an experienced (ENS-h (luma Sn {35:3 nemslgvritﬁr
is the naﬂpaper‘s new administra— C DOSES nlg 0 Ca writer and reporter Wlth Slx years En .p 0 otgrap er gr iampde 5211.8
tive assistant. NASh's new duties Circulation department 0f Assoc1ated Press experience in inf-em! $38. year 00 an pu 1C
include being a part of the advertis- . _ Seattle, Boston and Louisville. l-Ie re 3119118 0 Jce. l d' d b
ing department." Robin Knight has been named also spent 19 months working w1th . imes ourna e m": an pu '
"r' Circulation director of the The Courier-Journal in their lisher Dave Cazalet 531d he was
Madisonville Messenger. Neighborhood's Division. "impressed with Bethney's journal-
Vieth naITlCd ad mzmager Knight spent several years in Natt most recently was a part- lSKI talﬁnt an: news jﬁldgment
‘ t . the Nav and brin s a varied back- ner in an Internet reporting service W en S e WOT 9d at t e Times
fOr RCLOTder Iqe‘N‘spaperS ground to her wofk at the paper. for the World Wide Web providing Journal in 1995-"
Jim Vieth took over as ad man- In the Navy, she was an aviation coverage 0f 0011980 basketball and !
ager of The Recorder Newspapers store keeper where she worked thoroughbred horse racing. Curtsingerjoins ad 1
in August. with supply, purchasing, account- ‘ ,
A native of northern Kentucky ing and other similar responsibili- Moore named new Staff at Sentlnel-NCWS i
and a newspaper advertising veter- ties. . . . I . Beverly J. Curtsinger has
161301.le dt MOInglfleld joined the staff of the Sentinel-
_The K€ntUCky Press _ Leigh Ann Moore had joined News as an advertising assistant
”‘10 Staff 0f the Union COUULY and part-time sales representative.
Eigenmctﬁ'Pgmgtlﬁgx-gif—(SZNiS pub- gisdeB M h t F t . Advocate as a part-time reporter. Before coming to the Sentinel-
l.' 8 man V V' ’ en 1C ’V ress enn irav, anc Cb er .ne r139 ‘ i x l l ‘ ' ' '
Awe“«mi, Pa 1 ’ ,p coni‘mlillill”glfiit}:‘iiliildiiliiii N??? ”h “1‘“ f‘fim‘“‘r“”at”‘i
Periodical~class postageis paid at Frankfort, District 14 (H sports ‘editor of. the C()l](‘U’C‘\‘ assistant ‘ in attouynting 0f
“140601Subscriptionpngszh‘peryear. StiiartSimpsmi, puns“ Week ‘: ‘ ‘ , ' . . _ . h ‘ Landmark Community Newspapers.
Posmiaster: Send Cl’mngt‘olﬂddrt’ssiiiTht- paper, Tl?" H1” All” reteivmg h” the newspaper's parent company. ;
Ktniiiick§.'l’ress. 1m ConsumerLane Dumd 171A assot'iates degree from Henderson, A native of Shelby Countv. !
Frankfurt, KYMWH, iiiZMstHZl. Tom Caiidill, Lexington Herald-Leader {\Tloore 'tplaifisK h: :tt:nd tkhe Curtsinger resides in Louisville i
Otticersand Directors thid 1543 banclgélr:;': (313mg:iiitiﬂlngiisiyand glitflfis contiréuing her leducatiloln at
Kmmd‘y Pm“ Ammam” Tom Moore, Stanford Interiorjoumal build a career in either teaching at l (h “‘81:“, orrllrnunity .CO be??? '
President the college level or in public rela- wI‘e‘rt, b cs’wor tug: toward a Uhl-
John Del Santo, Ashland Dailv Independent State at Large tions. ncss managemen egree.
' Russ Powell, Ashland Daily Independent .
ggédégbifcéemrder Newspapers Ed Riney,0wensboro Messenger Inquirer FOSter namEd managlng Longtlme employee Of
Past President Chip Hutcheson,Princetun Times Leader edltOr at Tlmeb Journal Murray paper honored
Dorothy Abernathy, Oldham Era Bethney Jo Foster, a 1995 Jo Burkeen, Today editor at the
Vice President Merv Aubespin, Louisville Courierloumal .Kintuciy Jgurnalism (foundation xzsrazcléidlgiraf $?:gx:sdh}?:;
.. . , . , ‘ in em, as een name managing
Guy Hatﬁeld'cmm VOW and Times ﬁﬁztscgrni?hyma Motor editor of the Russell Springs Times 50th anniversary With the newspa- ’
Treasurer Manufactm'ing ’ Journal. per. . i
MartyBackus,AppalachianNewsExpress A Russell Springs native, An Open house was held in j
, . Advertising Division Foster served her 1995 internship Burkeen's honor with over 200 peo- ,
aimlwtcmu F km Lead Teresa Revlett,McLean County News at the Times Journal. She interned ple attending. She was presented
’ u er this past summer with Landmark with a gold watch, along with a
03:21th News Editorial Division Community Newspapers working plaque.
Jed Dillingham, Dawson Springs Progress km“ Nelson, Puiaski Week —'——-——-—
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Teresa Revlett, McLean County News Journalism Education Q a” S
Dr. Ron Wolfe, Eastern Kentucky _—-—————————————
Dim-in” ‘ University Edith Craigmyle visitors of Morris Brown. They all
CliarliePorunaanranldeavonte Gen iCou l Edith Craigmyle, 92’ Westport, had dinner at the Ponderosa
D‘ . t5 ' Jon ggxhakﬁea: d Kim Greene Wyatt died Sept. 1 at the home of her son restaurant m LaGrange."
DavidCreer,Eli2abethtown News Tarrantand Combs ' ' m Clarksville, Ind. Craigmyle was also a former I
Enterprise Craigmyle, who said she never employee 0f Henry Vogt Machine
Kentucky Press Association intended to be a reporter, was best CO- and the 01d_ Morton Packing CO-
District!) . Kentucky PiessService Staff known for her column in The and was a retired Oldham County
Dave Eldr’dge'ﬂmry 0“"me David T. Thompson, Executive Director Oldham Era. She wrote a column 3011091 “33.0119“ .
District7 80ml“? Howard, BMW?” Manager for the LaGrange weekly for nearly 5UFV1V0F§ include two sons, i
Kelley Wamick.CallatinCoimty News Elana DaVis,Advemsmg Director 15 years George W. (,raigmyle Jr., and E
isaCarnahan,NewsBuieau Director She was featured in a 1993 Clarence H. Craigmyle; a daugh— ‘
Disbict8~9 Islebaclfwis,RSegrecch/MarkeungCou-dinator Courier-Journal story in which she ter, Frances K Fraley; five grand— ‘
Ken Metz,BaihCountyNewsOutimk azirysgnﬂacsnokkefgzmsmm was described as a "small, gm)" children and 10 great-grandchil- '
District](Hl Sherry Harper, Advertising Assistant haired woman With. a constant drenH I f i l ‘ h l ,
Marty Backus, Appalachian News Express R‘KhEl McCarty, Clipping Director smlle On her face and in her voice. . U. uni ra‘ “:35 e d (it the
LindaSlemp,Clipping Assistant Her column topics included Westport Balm“ (/hUTCh and bur-
Di‘sm'ctlz Carol Payton, Clipping Assistant community and personal news ~—- la] was m V31“? 0f Rest Cemetery
Louise HatmakerJacksmi Times/Beatiyville Holly Siigersﬁlippmg Assistant such as: "Kenneth and Bobby m LaGrange.
Enterprise Audra Douglas, Clipping Assistant Burke of Louisville were Sunday See DEATHS, page 16
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KETthtl t 'f'ldt't
By LISA CARNAHAN schools for them to solicit questions from T:—
KPA News Bureau the students or teachers. Our pf'me objectlve '5 to capture the
I KET will take kids from all across the The information sent to schools excitement ofa newsroom and
. commonwealth on a journey to one of the described the trip to the Herald-Leader as a newspaper.’
, state's largest newspapers, the Lexington chance to follow a story "from start to fin-
Herald-Leader. ish." . , .
The "electronic field trip" airs live on "We'll sit in on an editorial planning . le Hobson
Oct. 22 and will be featured in classrooms meeting, see a reporter research and write director Cl education for KET
across the state. The ﬁeld trip will focus on the story, watch a graphic artist lay it out --——————-———————___._
three areas: 1) The scope of newspaper and follow along as the finished page is As part of the field trip, participating
work; 2) Careers in newspapers; and 3) transferred. to plates and then printed on schools were sent a packet of information
Newspaper technology. huge presses, bundled and delivered by which includes activities for use in the q
"We surveyed teachers and from those truck to your local carrier," according to the classroom. It included information supplied ',
surveys identified these three areas," said KET informational flyer. by the Herald-Leader's curriculum staff
Liz Hobson, director of education for KET. In addition, the ﬁeld trip will also fea- such as facts about newspapers and how
"We want to show them that newspaper ture a segment where Herald-Leader newspapers can fit into education reform. ’
work is daily and the immediacy of it. It employees talk about the newspaper's The students will also be sent a newspaper
never stops every day of every week of Internet site. from the day of the tour.
I every year. Also in careers, kids think of "A lot of it will depend on the survey and The ﬁeld trip will air live at 1 p.m./noon
1 sports writers, reporters and that's about it. what we find out from the schools about CT on both Star Channel 9 and KET's open
We want to show them there's a whole lot what the kids want to know," said Hobson. broadcast network.
1 more. And then in technology, we want to "Although some of it naturally will have to "I think it's going to be a big success,"
show them how much computers are be taped, like the presses rolling for said Hobson. "By also going open broadcast,
involved in the process now." instance, the majority will be live. Our it will allow people to see what students are
According to Hobson, the Herald-Leader prime objective is to capture the excitement watching in the schools and also allow for
was "gracious enough" to allow KET to host ofa newsroom and newspaper." viewing in home schools and parochial
the tour which will feature several newspa- This is the fourth such "field trip" for schools."
per employees who can answer students' KET which provides a unique opportunity As of Oct. 1, nearly 200 schools had reg-
questions. for Kentucky students to visit interesting istered to participate in the electronic field
Forms were sent to all the participating places without leaving their classroom. trip.
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