Coats quits Scripps, newspapers

Mar 10, 2010

Rusty Coats, whose early career was spent in California newspapers, has resigned his post as the head of Scripps Interactive and is leaving the newspaper business.
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Three papers bolster content

Mar 10, 2010

Good news comes from three CNPA-member newspaper regarding the restoration of content that had been reduced in recent years.

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Councilman resigns over legal-ad vote

Mar 10, 2010

A Grand Terrace city councilman has resigned his post, acknowledging that he should not have voted to approve payments of city funds to his wife's newspaper, The Press-Enterprise in Riverside reports.
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Rosenberg joins CNPA ad staff

Mar 09, 2010

Wolf Rosenberg, a veteran California newspaper executive and former member of the CNPA Board of Directors, has been hired to assist Sharla Trillo with management functions relating to CNPA Ad Services.
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CNPA seeks nominees for FOI Award

Mar 09, 2010

CNPA is seeking nominees for its 2010 Freedom of Information Award to be given at the CNPA Press Summit, April 15-17 at the Monterey Plaza Hotel.

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Lorenzen On Advertising: Don't sell out your principles

Mar 09, 2010

If a sales rep is committed to long-term advertising, he or she had better not waver from that commitment, says columnist James Lorenzen.

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Compensation survey deadline March 12

Mar 09, 2010

CNPA members are encouraged to participate in the Newspaper Industry Compensation Survey conducted by the Inland Press Association. CNPA is a co-sponsor of the survey. The revised deadline is March 12.

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CNPA participates at two high school events

Mar 08, 2010

CNPA staff took part recently in high school outreach events at two universities.

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Response to 'Mad Hatter' ad less than cheery

Mar 08, 2010

The four-page wraparound ad promoting "Alice in Wonderland" March 5 in the Los Angeles Times drew plenty of response from readers, according to Deirdre Edgar, The Times' readers representative.
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Summit advance registration deadline is Friday

Mar 08, 2010

To receive special discounted rates for the upcoming CNPA Press Summit, please register before this Friday, March 12.
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'Ad Sales 101' webinar this Friday

Mar 08, 2010

One of the biggest challenges in becoming successful in advertising sales is starting out with the right game plan and the proper tools. In this webinar, we will outline a "self-starter's" plan and "fill a toolbox" that will lend a hand in a new sales executive's development.

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Webinar Thursday: Finding New Business From New Categories

Mar 05, 2010

What are you doing to garner new business categories to replace the ones you may be losing? Mike Blinder will have some suggestions in this webinar this Thursday.

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API/Poynter newsroom seminar in 2 weeks

Mar 05, 2010

The American Press Institute invites West Coast editors to "Beyond the Newsroom," an intensive workshop March 22-24 in Reston, Va. 

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How can more news be consumed than produced?

Mar 05, 2010

Bots and spiders are inflating the numbers, Marc Wilson says, making it seem as though the Internet has trumped newspapers in readership.

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SPJ awards announced north and south

Mar 04, 2010

Recipients of awards have been announced by Society of Professional Journalists chapters in Northern and Southern California.

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CNPA members collect business-content awards

Mar 04, 2010

Winners of awards in the Society of American Business Editors and Writers' Best in Business Journalism contest include several CNPA members.

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On Technology: Readers' headaches cured

Mar 03, 2010

Moving an SD card from one digital camera to another before downloading your images can be disastrous. See how columnist Kevin Slimp helps out.

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Complete Summit program posted

Mar 02, 2010

The CNPA Press Summit program has been published in the Spring issue of California Publisher, which is in the mail and now online.

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Law-reporting fellowships offered

Feb 26, 2010

Journalists who cover the law are invited to apply for Journalist Law School fellowships at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.

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Prepare to be motivated in Monterey

Feb 26, 2010

The CNPA Press Summit is April 15-17. Read complete details and descriptions.

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Inland webinars cover classified, new business, motivation

Feb 25, 2010

CNPA members receive the Inland Press Association-member rate for pertinent webinars. See what's on tap for March.

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From the President: Don't miss Press Summit

Feb 25, 2010

The CNPA Press Summit agenda is planned to give attendees money-making ideas to more than cover the total cost of attendance: travel, lodging and meals, President Tony Allegretti writes.

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Visiting journalists take no freedoms for granted

Feb 23, 2010

Foreign journalists who visit are amazed by the freedoms enjoyed by the U.S. press, CNPA's Tom Newton writes. And their hosts are awed by the visitors' dedication to the journalistic mission.

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Fuson has had time to think

Feb 23, 2010

Harold W. Fuson Jr., former Copley Press top executive and CNPA Governmental Affairs Committee chairman, has had a few months to ponder the meaning of things early in his retirement. He's also managed to write some of them down.

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SPJ writing workshop May 8 in Santa Clara

Feb 19, 2010

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tom Hallman Jr. will lead a narrative-writing workshop on Saturday, May 8 at Santa Clara University.
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L.A. Press Club contest open for entries

Feb 19, 2010

Journalists and publications from 10 counties are encouraged to enter the Los Angeles Press Club's 52nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards.
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Member discounts for PINC webinars

Feb 19, 2010

Upcoming webinars offered by Printing Industries of Northern California cover preflighting files, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash and typography.


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Action item: Foundation auction needs your local goodies

Feb 18, 2010

Your contribution of auction items will help the CNPA Foundation to provide scholarships, equipment grants and training. The auction will be on Friday, April 16 at the CNPA Press Summit in Monterey.

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Scott Little column: More change is gonna come

Feb 17, 2010

Yeah, yeah; giving content away for free was unwise. So, now what? Columnist Scott Little provides a forecast.

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On Design: A publisher's questions

Feb 16, 2010

When the publisher comes asking about your newspaper's design, what questions will he ask? Columnist Ed Henninger knows.

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College business side convenes in March

Feb 11, 2010

The national College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers association convention is March 24-28 at the Universal Hilton in Universal City.
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Watch video from Governmental Affairs Day

Feb 01, 2010

Video coverage of the Jan. 27 CNPA Governmental Affairs Day is available for viewing.

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Business editors conference March 19-21 in Phoenix

Feb 01, 2010

Among the speakers at the upcoming Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference in Phoenix will be Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr., president of The New York Times Co.; and Leonard Downie Jr., former executive editor of The Washington Post.

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Inform your advisers of production grants

Jan 29, 2010

The CNPA Foundation will provide 15 $200 grants to California high school newspaper advisers this spring to learn about newspaper production.

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Nominating Committee selects directors, officers

Jan 20, 2010

CNPA's Nominating Committee has selected 10 candidates and five officers for election to the CNPA Board of Directors in April.
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Like industry, journalism education is in rocky patch

Jan 13, 2010

Richard Cameron, chair of the California Journalism Education Coalition, outlines the situation with high school, community college and university journalism programs.

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