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Inland Press Association and Newspaper Special Sections Network invite entries to the 2007 Special Sections/New Revenues Contest honoring the best in special sections, niche publications and new revenue ideas at newspapers.
Contest winners will …
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5/30/07
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The Kiowa County Signal - like many newspapers - had never created a disaster response plan. Yet the Inland-member weekly was forced to respond quickly when a massive tornado devastated its town of Greensburg, Kan., on May 4, killing 12 people and …
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By Jeremy Weber | Associate Editor
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5/28/07
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Custom book publishing continues to be a strong new revenue source for newspapers. And few papers know this better than the Telegraph Herald in Dubuque, Iowa, which has netted over $500,000 in recent years from community-generated books."When the …
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By Jeremy Weber | Associate Editor
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5/28/07
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Local search has been hailed as a saving grace for newspapers. However, like many buzzwords, what exactly local search is and how newspapers can take advantage of it remain vague.One newspaper that has taken some of the mystery out of local search …
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By Randy Craig | Editor
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5/28/07
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Only decades ago, the small ocean-side town of Florence, Ore., was a dying logging and fishing community. Today it is one of the top retirement destinations in the nation.The Siuslaw News faithfully covered this transformation, and is enjoying its …
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By Jeremy Weber | Associate Editor
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5/28/07
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A new and improved Web feature from the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman lets readers shop 'til they drop without having to leave their homes.The recently launched statesman.com/shopping is attracting users with weekly shopping picks, featured …
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By Dorothy Hernandez | Special to the Inlander
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5/28/07
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5/10/07
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Reprinted with permission from Metro Newspaper Service.
When The State of Columbia, S.C., published "The Midlands in 3D" just before the Fourth of July weekend in 2005, it didn't take long for special projects manager Karen Hoover to recognize …
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5/10/07
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Wayne Burton disagrees with the assumption that circulation departments will always lose money in order to drive advertising.
"Circulation doesn't have to lose money," said Burton, circulation director of the 20,000-circulation Decatur (Ala.) …
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By Jeremy Weber | Assistant Editor
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5/10/07
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Newspapers might consider agriculture publications as a means of diversifying their "portfolio" of revenue-generating publications. Many newspapers have tapped into an ag audience that remains loyal and attracts national advertising.
Successful …
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By Randy Craig | Editor
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5/10/07
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A relative rookie to the circulation game, George Mirones of the Lima (Ohio) News kept hearing about an idea from the experienced circulation professionals he consulted. The idea had been mentioned and thought about, but not tried. So Mirones, …
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By Randy Craig | Publications Editor
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4/29/07
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The JournalNews in Hamilton, Ohio, faced two obstacles to developing a product for its growing Hispanic community: No budget and no Spanish-speaking staffers.The obstacles did not deter the newspaper from pursuing what it believed was a duty to …
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By Randy Craig | Publications Editor
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4/29/07
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|New member profile: Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, Wash.
By Jeremy Weber | Associate Editor
Providing local news to communities scattered along a 160-mile-long strip of the Olympic Peninsula is quite a challenge. Yet the Peninsula Daily …
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4/29/07
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This is a test of Voxant's The Newsroom service. www.thenewsroom.com
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4/17/07
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Sept. 19 - 21, 2007
Chicago, Ill.
Training for newspaper group executives in management, strategic planning and operational improvements in all areas of newspapering.
[REGISTER] [GET BROCHURE]
Group Executives …
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4/16/07
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Nov. 27 - 29, 2007
Overland Park, Kan. (suburban Kansas City)
Training for newspaper circulation staffers in managing a department, increasing home-delivery numbers, boosting single-copy sales, and establishing superior customer …
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4/16/07
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The deadline for the annual Inland Press Association Newspaper Industry Compensation Survey (NICS) is May 15. This is the most comprehensive and authoritative annual survey in our industry.
NICS Excel survey files can be downloaded from the …
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4/16/07
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