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,.'_'_.,i‘r:.5~;i‘373’§~. _ 5 The Kentucky Press Invitations to participate on
I ‘I “2“ 11,; Association has entered 8 new the council have been sent to hIgh
I . tiff. " "‘ .. 3 ‘ ’ I arena. That arena is high schools school journalism teachers across
.:I' across the state when; journalism the state and to the sum- s unIr
' ' :"- 3:5, 1'. . t i programs are fighting 10 stay versitics with undergraduate 1
' '2? ' 3”“ 3 3 i3 alive. 3 3 journalism programs. «
. it, #1433" i At the urging 0f teachers Once the tidViMH‘j (‘t'tlllt'il .s .
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i l “:3 31:1,. ,- i wholehearted i”—.£I“"3‘-‘-' '1! ”5 high school press LissocIatIon Is
' 3 * ' *3: 3 j i board 0f dH'OCT-0r5~ RPA3has determined. funding will he
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at Its January meeting to beém as well as Workshops for both ,
" Above: Russ Powell. editor of the .the process Vin“? the hows 0f hav' tt‘aCheI‘S 311d “Udrm 5- /’\~
ﬂ AShiand Daily Independent, left, , mg an assoc1ation m place by the Conventions and contests are
received a plaque for his years of start 0f the 1997'98 59”)“ year. other possibilities for the associa» _
service as a state-at-large member , According to our information, tion. but will depend on the level
3 of the KPA/KPS Board of Directors. hentucky has been Without a of funding received.
- Powell nowservesasvioe president high SChOOl press assoc‘atw“ “I think this is an extreinelv
of the association. 1996 President .Smce the early.19705" At a meet‘ important thing for us to do," said
John Del Santo presented the mg otJournalism teachers last Guy Hatfield. owner and pulilish- -
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, . award. Also pictured, seated, . . er of Hatfield Newspapers and
-»~ “ President-Elect Guy Hatfield, pub- one priority. . . KPA president~elect. “It's impera— ‘
. lisher of Hatfield Newspapers and . Plans are. 5“” m the forma' tive we let young people. know
.-- i his wife, Teresa. Left: 1997 tlve stages “.“th the focus 0f3the there's more to the First
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' teachers and other education pro- funding. there y ma mg pu “d' ;
" . fessionals who serve on the advi- See HIGH SCHOOL, page 12
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° . ~' the editor. will report to Riney. McDaniel havejoined the staffofthe staffs of three Landmark newspa- ;
Rlney “dined presldent Winchester Sun's news department. pers in Central Kentucky. The
OT Messenger—lnqmrel‘ Mulllns nanled editor ‘ Clark. who has nearly 13 years Springtield bun. The Lebanon
0 b t‘ Fd R‘ of experience in community newspa- Enterprise and The (,entral
wens oro na 1"" ‘ ”my ‘ I ' " a ‘ ‘ll ‘1 W ' 'l" .. n — Kentuck News Journal
‘ . ‘. ) . x of Berea Cltllen pcrs. Wi smc primari y as a gener , y. . t .
ha“ been named president 0f th‘ , al assignment reporter. A native of A resident of Lebanon, Moffitt
Messenger-Inquirer Inc. ‘ _ . Rehecca Barrett Mullins was Johnson County, she most recently graduated from Eastern Kentucky
'Ihe promotion was etlectiye Jan. recently named editor of The Berea worked for The Floyd County Times. University in December with a
1 and was announced by the papers Citizen. Mullins formerly worked For two years. she served as editor of degree in journalism. While at
publisher. Robert “5 Monng. for the Richmonleegister in that The Jessamine Joumal. EKU, she was activities editor,
A hPA. btate-At-‘Large ‘33:“ paper 5 Berea Edm‘m' The Berea While in the Washington, DC. photo editor and assistant photo
member. Riney.‘49. wen “Ct? presi ent Register. . area. she was a staff writer at The EditOI‘ for the student newspaper,
Of Green River Steel before Joming the Teresa Mullins. general manag— McLean Providence Journal and the The Eastern Progress.
newfpaper as chief ﬁnanc1al officer in er of The Berea “Citizen. send her Arlington Courier. She also coordiu Moffitt's duties will include
195" He was named "cc )president new editor was a welcome addition nated the start-up of a third publi- writing feature and news stories
and geima]. Tanager ”11997 .11 b ‘0 the Citizen 513“ that “l“ f’ns‘m’ cation. the Great Falls Current. and taking pictures in all three
A” president. Rine) “.1 t. a strong future for our paper. McDaniel is the paper's new counties served by the newspapers.
responsible for all daily operations of media coordinator as well as (1 gen-
the puhlishin" company. reporting - ‘ I ‘ , ‘ ‘ ’ “ ‘ “ x . 1
direct“. u, in... who will row, on Winchester Sun adds em! diagnmegt ieppréer‘tﬁebnliost News Journal launches
- . , 4 . ‘ recent v serve as s u en pu ica-
conimunity relations and strategic , . . , . ‘ _- . . . , . . ' '
planning. Each 0f the newspapers [W 0 [0 “CW5 Stdlf , trons (.ootrdinator at hciitucky btatc Idaurel COunty edltlon
eight department heads. including Patti M. (‘lark and Dylan "mlfr: 3' . . _ d‘ ‘1 .- The state's newest newspaper.
‘ kl Vormer- T‘pmthf 16;.)er “:1“— Laurel This Week. arrived in
—— I he B antUCk Press ——--— ¥'(.(1).‘\'nl(“:pflledg . a; 1128“)“ homes the first week of January.
‘ u anic 3“” Hm} m, . a 1 ornia The publication is being launched
.. . _ . _ and on the island of Maui in Hawaii. b , th ) \v , I l 'h' ‘h , l .
The Kentucky l’ress(le.\—t)023—U32~l)is pub— District 13 He moved to Iexington in August 3 F A (“5 ' ()urna - “1 1C. . d >0
lished monthly by the Kentucky l’ress Glenn Gray, Manchester Enterprise 1997 'ith h" if) T d . 'h ‘ . ‘ publishes two other editions.
Association/Kentucky Press Service, Inc. ‘ .‘ 0 v” I” Y” ( ru :V W 9 Is pur— Corbin This Week and the Whitley i
Periodical—class postage is paid at Frankfort, District 14 Sumg 5" "153“.” 5 degre‘eyln 50031 work Republican. 1
KY. 40601. Subscription price is $8 per year. Stuart Simpson, Pulaski Week from the Li HIVE‘FSlty Ol hentucky. PUbllShQI‘ DOD EStt’p said th?
P‘Btmaiter: bend 81113:” ”f addlress m The . publication would be devoted exclu-
ESTES 22:554le (gallgkrsgit Disma 13A . d BUITIS named CdltOI' sively to Laurel County news and
, , Tom Caudill,Lex1ngton Herald-Lea er f _ ‘ "carry the same use of color that we
Ofﬁcersand Directors DistrictIS—B 0 86133 RegISter pioneered .in . southeastern
Kenka-V Press “swam“ Tom Moore, Stanford Interior Journal Richmond Register staff writer Kenth‘Y- It ‘5 bemg 39’“ as a free
President Regina Burris has been promoted publication to homes throughout
Ger}? Clabes, Recorder Newspapers State at Large to Berea bureau chief and editor of Laurel County.
Mark Neikirk, Kentucky Post the Berea Register. .
PresidentElect . . While at the Berea office, Dally News adds three
Guy Hatﬁeld, Citizen Voice and Times Ed Riney, Owensboro Messenger Inquirer Burris will be primarily responsible
. c . . . for gathering news from the Berea to news departhnt
Past President (,hlp Hutcheson, Princeton Times Leader d . t. f d . .
John Del Santo, Ashland Dailvlndependent area.” a“ w” mg. eature 3“. .“ews The Bowling Green Dally News
Sharon Tuminski, Winchester Sun stories for Berea s zoned edition of has added three new faces to its
VicePresident the Richmond Register. newsroom. Vicki Weding, Todd
Russ Powell, Ashland Daily Independent Associates Division Burns is a 1990 graduate of Kleffman, and Jeff Nations.
T ‘ Barbara McDaniel, Toyota Motor Berea College. Weding, 26, Glasgow, is the
Mfﬁlgckus Appalachian News Express Manutadunng . . . paper's new copy editor. She most
‘ ' ‘ Ad .. Di , , Moffltt JOlnS staff recently was a reporter at the
District] Ter§§l§3§en \hl/lscl‘tjan Coun News Glasgow Daily Times.
William Mitchell, Fulton Leader ‘ ' ty Of Landmark papers A 1995 graduate of the
Distrith News Editorial Division Marie MOffitt has joined the See PEOPLE, Page 11
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l ed Dillingham, Dawson Springs ”0ng9 John Nelson, DanVille Advocate Messenger __—_________.——-————
am . . D th
Teresa Revlett, McLean County News Ioumalism Education 6 a S
Dr. Ron Wolfe, Eastern Kentucky —-——-——-—-—-—-————‘—————__—
District4 University LeRoy "Bud" Walter Sr. where he eventually became assis- '
Charlie Portmann, Franklin Favorite LeRo ”Bud" w a e tant news editor. He retired in the
Ge 1C 1 y 1t r Sr., a 1 1970 ,
nera CURSE S ' ' -
. . . _ retired aSSistant news editor for ate 5.
glaszdcsmr El‘zabeﬁitown News ITO" Flemhglzer at: Klm Greene,Wyatt, The Courier-Journal, died Dec. 31 He is survived by tWO daugh-
Entvelrprise ' l arrant an om S at his home of heart failure. He tersi Joyce A- Hyslop and Janyce L-
. . was 81 Espie; a son, Roy H. Walter Jr.;
. ‘ Kentucky Press Assoaahon ‘ - d h' _
USU-M6 . Kentucky Press Service Staff In 1931, Walter began work at seven gran .C 'ildren, and four
DaveEldndge,HenryCounty 14“] David T. Thompson,Executive Director The Courier-Journal at age 15 great-grandchildren. .
Di . 7 Bonnie Howard,Business Manager working in the sports department. The funeral ”was held {’1
K sntnctw . k G 11 ti C N , Gloria Davis, Advertising Director He Worked as a reporter. columnist LeiiisVille With burial in (Jave Hill
e ey amic ' a a n ounty ews Lisa Camahan, News Bureau Director and copy desk Chief. (/emetery.
District 8-9 Reba LewisRnsearch/MarketingCoordinator He left the newspaper to serve The family asked that memori- ‘
Ken Metz, Bath County NewsOutlook Sue Cammack, Secretary in the Navy in \Vorld War ll and 3] gifts he sent to the American 1
WHY bamSIBOOl‘keeP‘ng ASS'Stanl durin , that time worked in Heart Assoc1ation.
Districth—ll Roxan Venable, Advertising Sales Support (‘h' g’ 1' th ' d y
. .. - - , icago or e arme serVices
Marty Backus, A alachian News Ex ress Rachel McCarty, CllF’P‘r‘g Director
' PP P Linda Slemp, Clipping Assistant newspaper, Audrey BUSh _ r
District 12 Carol Payton, Clipping Assistant After the war Walter worked at ‘ AudreyLee R‘Cllf‘y Bush. '?(l~
Louise Hatmaker, Jackson Times/Realtyville Holly Stigers,Clipping Assistant the ('hicago Daily News for a few Franklin, dlf‘d '13“ 5 at Franklin-
Enterprise Audra Douglas, Clipping Assistant years before returning to the (El See DEATHS. page 12
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up blg buCKS Kentucky Press Association has there been a greater ; - " "
need 1fotreilts ﬁery ex1stence. Thbz‘playilpg ﬁgld his chanﬁeg A n 0 t6 fronl i ' if: 7 l .
s y , comp e y. ewspapers are mg 5 ape an contro e . i {£4 7
“M ahryv‘illlg'zrgot “31%;: :2“ e n tab]? today, more by technological advancement than by those the prESldeI/lt g 7 ,. l l
“e tire (I. Support for the section who J01ned this professmn With a pass10n for savmg the l ‘ \\ 7
ha d dwindled to 12 advertisers. world, or at the very least making the Cities and towns ”I... \-
“It was useless,” admits Jerry where they labor a better place. I fear Marshall McLuhan 7997 KPA P . l ' " 1
Py e, publisher of the M aryvill e (M 0. ) was right. The medium has become the message. Gene C [52:16”! ' .
Daily Forum (evening, 4174). “I 1 93d we are 1; datngerdQSIOSIIlig the mIesserrligers, at ___________________._._7————
lookeggjtlittind :21d,ﬁl:ts tuin 1th? $er Smo ﬁgu‘Fgﬂnggny’rzs‘Qg’ﬁaaﬁ’r‘ffhennzvfsgifs in this state? Where did they from from? What do they *
somerh e rgie war: 0 n2: pt vigirgtbzgké it across this state and nation, the debate rages over the stand for?‘What ‘3 the" agenda?
M .11 _ Sh . Ed ~ role of the journalist in composition of the newspaper. Thls 18.n0t. to say they are all bad or all good. To .
aryvr 9- opping; 1103th“, For those of us who have begun to or who have alread draw that line is not the role of the newspaper. But it is _
Recreation, Industry, .a four—page become gray around the/gill this is a scary propositiony the role of the newspaper to explain what is really going
1 advertorial section that ran once 3 Reporters and editors are being pulled by the lure of on and what it means on the grand scale of things. I am
dvgsilgri‘e); :fbﬁffdeEEZiéﬁggvﬁﬁ: technology and potential improvement of the bottom concerned that is not happening enough in Kentucky ‘
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and encourage shopping at home. Ei,£lv;:);}:o$r;hﬁly:iye:ssence 0f newspapering “ con- To quote a noted sports psychologist Dr. Rod Gilbert,
And 1t_ was a huge SUCCQSS- The It seems to me that newspapering suffered the same “If you don’t know where you are going, you might end
advertiser count soared to 40’ far kind of hit just after Alexander Graham Bell invented up where you are headed.”
bﬁypnd ingigagggsirﬁnd lgevenuesl the telephone. My generation, and the generations that Kentucky newspapers better take a 100k and alter
:egtioliiphaod broughtin 0:1: $27g88la followed, have spent and are spending far too much time makes}??? d th K k , Pr ‘ , A. ‘ _ . .11 be
E h dvertis r ‘ r d tot 1 tryingto report the news With a telephone stuck in their , S assure e entuc 3 . e55 ssoc1ation m .
ac. a e appea e a a ear instead of ﬁnding out what is roin , on in their cities taking a look. Although there mll be no general sessmn
0f ﬁVe times OVET the .10'W99k run, and towns by getting out on the s‘tfeet g, ” this year. we will be keeping a keen eye out for bills being
and was featured once in an adverto- The late Speaker of the House Ti O'Neal observed ﬁled that could impact our industry. Lest we be vigilant
rial. Each section had four advertori— that all politics are local That translates to the business we might ﬁnd ourselves blind sided by an attack from a
3] stories. one per page, With five of news a ering as well. News is local er in the grand different vantage point in 1998‘
modular two—by-seven ads surround- schemepofpthings it should be I’undamentallv dig ite This is a changing time in the newspaper business
”M the “013'- One group 0f 20 adver- those who would :11. Tue to the contrary th'it's what {Sid and a most important time in Kentucky. The KI’A will 1 '
“5"” “““11d run one week. and the ershw'int to know ’igbout' VVh'it jg (:mhg m; ‘irouiid thixm be working diligently during 1997 to address the impact Ll
m‘Xt week the other 20 WOUId run. and “that does it nie'in to thein ind lh(:ll‘ families “H‘HN‘ changes (m our industry. “ l
I o promote the program. .‘hfl. ( If“; don“t res mind we mi 7;“ find ”10;.“ .md more ”1- 'l‘hc recently completed wintcr convention featured a ‘
paper printed “Make It Maryyillc l our rc'idcrs ‘l(l() “in , H“. ,i ) )lf‘it‘ll rcc ‘nth :g y “g d b . i‘our»bour si-ssion on using the Internet. And as wc plan ‘ / ‘1‘
bumper stickers andrack cards that l .1 ”Hull“, ()fin;\. 113w fl“ “TL! 1 k I 7‘ ‘ H“) J ‘\ othi-r incciiiigs and seminars. technology and its llllpflt". ' /
. i-(llzlllt‘i's could put in their sioi‘cs. 1 ( ("I've been rc‘i(liii(r‘soinucl‘ I”) i m . b- d “R 'Is M- on ll('\‘.<{)£l])(‘l\‘ and iournalisis will be an important par-i
. ()ncc a week. a photograplici‘ lrom Er ‘ T1. r {V k' ‘U I a“ ‘4 i" m ‘ (‘l ‘1”, l" I‘l‘ .~(~.H1, of Mn urograms We will be looking at \\;i\s io Illllil'w'w' ‘
l the papcr found a car with I'm. “ snl otiiigniii Hilly”. ivi ta ii.h .ini st ,\ i i.ii ii.i\i iiii.i- (Hmmlwxw “w! Hm“) .. mmmmw “My“. my,” H:-
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i/i’i’pl'lufwd from H“: il “m“ in ”hit “MM? pi'llititliini“ iiii-\i‘i‘ii‘i‘l‘llii‘s‘ioil‘s: ii'lliiiir iiiilils‘iii‘i ’li‘i‘iilfi‘ ‘ i
January, Iv'i'liruriri ISNHI’ of. H134 i ll ﬁlgvbld .‘lzllllitilfl: l:.:‘(h.‘.l);.;n ‘}“"1“:;“_l‘,l[:llf ‘l‘Ti‘.‘lf\I‘,‘l ci'nnicnial iii'irusioii. In doing so. KI’A has sIri'iigiliviicil
lilciis. (Ill NAA publication} nllid “I; 11:: (\Xiisi‘w: 5‘ Md 1m 1‘ F n H t l H d 5'“ ‘1 H its vital role ol'bciiig a gatcki-cpcr for tlic industry ,
‘ _______________ We all know. at least those M- m who have [mm Perhaps one ofihc most exciting and powciiiil initizr “
around these parts for a while. that ‘Kcntuckv politics iivcs undertaken by KPA l.” rcccnt My” m” h.“ ‘hl‘ ‘l ‘
l INFE launCheS are hell. Up in my part of Kentucky. after thc last (.190 Iciuiiich ()(l (aﬁncw kentuck) High bchool l iess Association l“ 3 .7 '
. tion. some. believe politics have gone to hell. uring 1.3.)4. With the support of colleges and uimcisitics [ 7'
I t t b '1: Whatever your political leanings. it is true that the around the state. this program has the potential of ignii— ll /
n erne W6 S] 6 political landscape in this state has taken a dramatic mg the flame in bright young minds about ncxwpapcrs l‘ .
To better serve its members turn. And with that comes new attacks. from politicians and opportunities iniournalism. . ,. . I ‘
using the most modern technolo- with new sets of agendas that could make the annual ‘ with the support 0f the board 0f directors. ‘hv \ NU”
gies available. International fiasco over road projects seem like a snit over who will 2000 (,ommittee M” be searching I” “1:.“ I" “(mow l
Newspaper Financial Executives bring the slaw to the homemakers‘ club luncheon. A these goals m the coming “in.“ 110d by .1 resident—0km,
(INFE) has launched its own new set of politicians have come on the scene. Of course. (my Hatﬁeld chairing the V1310” 2900 ( oniniittce. ano l
Internet web site with association in a state which boasts of politics being “the members Past President John D0] banto. \m'.‘ ros'dllm
and industry-related information damnedest." this is great fodder for our newspapers and Russ Towel] and Treasurer Marty Bl’le‘ls‘ ““5 ”SSW“—
for members across the country is a sure to stir new interest in our editorial pages. “on Wm.” ably represented. In knowing that. I “m mm— »
; and around the world. That's not all bad. forta‘ble in taking Theodore Roosevelt s adVicc:
l Internet users can now go to But beyond that, I am concerned that the changes The be.“ leader IS the one who has the Ming“
www.infe.org to reach the INFE sweeping Kentucky are coming in on “little cats” paws" if enough to pick good people to_do what by wants done. ‘
web site and get quick updates on you will. Newspapers be they big city. small daily or and the self restraint to keep from "K‘dd‘mg With them l
association news. industry weekly. haven‘t really grasped this story. The ﬁre fights Wh'k) they do I" . . 1
updates. conference dates. and have made the headlines. but what does this mean long 9”" "(WW I”, ’fgin‘ffmw‘h ( lab“ ”1““ ”hm 1'“ ‘1
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"l J l— 1. Who \ou gonna \. eil tor.“ u'” the State 0‘ journalism , ‘ state ol'jjourualism education in our high schools

\‘lxants tram the :\ll».\ t'lassic high school educati‘m inuur hlgh “mm“; ' ‘3‘ has been on the back burner too long.
basketball tournament on liastern‘s campus has b90110" the mic" burner . "“- l’ublications (lie for lack of a sponsor or lack of
recently captured the pride and enthusiasm sev- too long. Publications die for ' '21:? WSUUI‘CPS. . _
eral thousand Kentuckians had for the achieve— Iack “f a sponsor or [ack 0f f f And what about the high schools'which have
inents oftheir stuients. resources... . ._ , i let their school newspapers turn into public

The lla/.ard Bulldogs. Lexmgton (‘atholic‘s A it; .. TE’IHUOUS newsletters for the SChOOl pt‘mCIp'dl 0"

Knights. l’aintsville‘s Tigers and even tinv _ ‘ whose DEIPCY'S hiW“ disappeared altogether?

.\letcalte t‘ountv. With its future ['K Wildcat. Llhh)‘ Praas One high 591100] principal in central

m.“ out “n mgmup m. more importantly in the journalism professor EKU Kentucky bragged to 11 Lexington Herald-

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: i ‘lh. ‘1‘“. . l | ‘ j _‘ ,_ .. . ment he had procured for his school. Now his
a )Htlt thtu toatla s . l\( nn Johnson. Linda . .

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mm x .\"(l il‘i' tort \ .lllll s ol'jwta'nahsm comnrin knowledge‘.’ * Danville Advocate Messenger

'l‘in- w'her essentmls, the -I\'l participants ln an avalanche of information. glitter and Advocate ()nline Messenger
attained. are leadership. accessibility. credibili— noise attract attention. How can we rescue the http://www.amnews.com
yr and news judgment, . planning commission report‘s , Elizabethtown News-Enterprise

following those deeper and broader define , . Accessnbll‘ity' . News Enterprise Online
tions oi our principles can certainly improve Iritet‘activity is accessibility. Newsroom- http://www.newsenterpriseonline.com
journalism as we know it today. And its obvi- sponsored chat rooms and forums were invent- ‘
ous that in the unlimited newshole of new ed to connect readers to a subject. the newspa- ' Lexmgton Herald-Leader,
media. we can practice those values like never per and each other. Kentucky Connect
before. But that may get tricky if anonymous com- http://www.kentuckyconnect.com/

So it s tempting to say well just transfer ments don't pass an editor en route to a forum, 0 The Louisville Courier-Journal,
the values into cyberspace. and get on with it. and too restrictive (and legally complicated) if http://www.courier-journal.com

But it may be early to say that: online they do. . M .11 Led I d d
media can take us and our readers to places And if we invite readers to respond to writ- 31:“ e '11 891;.“ epen ent,
journalism hasnt been before. And in those ers, photographers and editors, we ought to htt '// aysvg e n] [InleYISVILLE
places. our values may be obstacles or antiques. think through the level of civility we hope for — p. www.tr1 .co

Please consider: and how we'll deal with its absence from either ° The Henderson Gleaner, The Gleaner,

Balance/Fairness/Wholeness direction. http://gleaner.henderson.net

Hypertext links to more information can P Credibility . The Frankfort State Journal
guarantee thorough reporting. With no worry about costly space, we can www.state-j0urnal.com

But \\e should decide: make our reporting and our judgments trans- . _

0 When we should link to ads. to editorials parent. ° Puncgton Tlmes-Leader
or columns. to sites of partisan organizations. A linked sidebar explaining our news deci~ The Times Leader .
hate groups. charities seeking Contributions. sions and policies would announce we are www.wkynet.com/Prlncetonnet/Tlmes-Leader/
other news media. accountable to our readers. . . . . . .

- What to do about readers leaving a report And readers could do their own evaluation communities. L18“ 831d boiler-plateand “v.1“

\ia tznkst before thev reiid all sides. if we linked to our sources. (But we'd need to gu1des stay posted. Vye W1” be very interactive

- Since we can. when w e should use all the warn a source before-hand if we might post an twon‘t we. " . . . .

photos and words from the scene interxiew transcript.’ hrgo. being onhne can improve news 4ng—
Accuracy/Authenticity And leaked and anonymous information "‘9’“; (Though understanding communities,

Hrilim media have room to get the facts would be an even greater credibility problem if th.‘"k‘“g clearly and reflecting on coverage are
right. and to co» er the right facts. readers got accustomed to knowing more about 5“” plain Old brainwork.) 1

lint authenticity also asks us to understand sources. A“ in 3”- ltv-‘i a SUV“ bet that cyberspace Will .
and convey background. contest and nuance ~ - While thinking about this. would it be self— help US keep 011" promises. This new vehicle
in a medium that moves at the speed ot'light. serving or public service to weigh in on the also allows who-knows-what, invites "CW inter-

Furthermore. reporters will come upon credibility of other peoples sites? pretations, and begs for invention. -
interesting remarks online and want to use News Judgment SO it takes ‘WO dGCkS t0 answer the QUCSthYL .
them in stories. In the JVI thinking, good news judgment Can these six core values guide us into cyber- 5

And if' we divide news from ads on a page of means we reflect on our coverage, know our space? i
newsprint. do we want some design devices for communities and issues, offer clear thinking Absolutely.
the computer screen? and explanations, respect all people and cover But absolutely, not absolutely.

Leadership all dimensions ot'our community. (Reprinted from The American Editor,
Interactivity is perfect for getting people in Newsholes no longer limit coverage of our November 1996.)
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STASIOWSKI \ tive options. although it s hard to “When “e stop using the best word. \\ c risk confusing readers."
I'm tired of ~ ’ imagine how a person can "beam" ‘
bitching at writ- ‘ .- words. An invader from outer . t .. ,-
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Today. I'm going w“ \- -\ Newspaper writers sometimes writing coach (_______ _ i
to try a new tac— {a 3 forget the best quality a Word can ”— a“ T I f
tic. I'm going to have is clarity. tion." for fear the gods of synonyms with a t‘n'tl>plt‘itt)tts ~ynony ni. "litt'll' .
be a nice guy. "—' " "*"W‘l