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James Foley—the freelance journalist who was beheaded in August by Islamic State terrorists who had held him captive in Syria for nearly two years—was posthumously awarded the Medill Medal for Courage by Northwestern University in December, …
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1/6/15
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When Bliss Communications executives were re-thinking the digital circulation strategy for The Gazette in Janesville, Wis., something was nagging at the back of the mind of Vice President of Digital Media and Circulation Lon Haenel.
“It was …
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By Mark Fitzgerald
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1/6/15
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Rolling Stone writer Matthieu Aikins talks with Northwestern students after the James Foley Medill Medal for Courage award presentation.
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1/6/15
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Four new newspaper companies with a combined 100-plus publications have joined PAGE Cooperative, the purchasing cooperative for independently owned newspapers.
The newest members are Ogden Newspapers, Inc., with almost 50 newspapers; Adams …
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1/6/15
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1/6/15
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The National Labor Relations Act expressly excludes independent contractors from coverage. This exclusion was added to the Act in the 1947 Taft-Hartley Amendments. The addition of the exclusion was a direct reaction against a 1944 ruling of the U.S. …
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L. Michael Zinser
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1/6/15
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Viewed one way, the Navajo Times is a modestly sized weekly at a circulation of 23,500. But it serves the Navajo Nation that sprawls 27,000 square miles in the Four Corners and beyond, reaching into the Phoenix metropolitan area. Some circulation …
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By Mark Fitzgerald
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12/22/14
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Phony subscription renewal billing is the common cold of newspapers, an occasional irritating but a passing phenomenon that rarely brings long-term effects.
But a new scam playing out in newspaper markets from Florida to Alaska is more like a bad …
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By Mark Fitzgerald
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12/22/14
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2014 Inland Fellow Rhonda Joe
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Mary Beth Nolan
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12/22/14
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Family Owners and Next Generation Leadership Conference
February 21-22, 2015 - Marriott Marquis Atlanta
In the newspaper industry, only Inland offers a gathering exclusively for family owners. That’s why the Family Owners and Next …
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12/16/14
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Continuing its acquisition spree, the parent company of GateHouse Media is acquiring Halifax Media Group, publisher of 24 dailies and 12 non-dailies. Buyer New Media Investment Group said it would fund the $280 million deal “with a combination of …
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11/26/14
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A new feature at the 2015 Key Executives Mega-Conference offers opportunities for participants to learn—quickly—what products and services can benefit their business.
“Quick Bites: Fast-Take Ideas That Can Improve Your Business” are …
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11/26/14
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11/26/14
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As much as Googlebot loves original, local, quality content, Goggle’s shadowy algorithm hates paid links. So much so that it has a policy that organizations selling paid links must mark them “Do Not Follow” so the bots won’t be taken in. …
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Paul Camp
Chicago, Illinois
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11/26/14
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Since its successful debut in 2011, newspaper leaders have talked of the Key Executives Mega-Conference becoming the industry’s premier gathering.
Looking at the quality of the program that’s been developed and of the speakers, attendees and …
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By Mark Fitzgerald
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11/26/14
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Barely two months after the Local Media Consortium formally withdrew from its partnership with Yahoo, LMC reached an agreement to provide members with Google search and ad technology and a DoubleClick-powered private ad exchange.
LMC followed …
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11/17/14
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The E.W. Scripps Co. has acquired WeatherSphere, a top-selling provider of weather-related mobile apps.
“The acquisition reinforces Scripps’ commitment to creating more products and deeper connections with digital consumers around news and …
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11/10/14
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At numerous points during Inland’s Annual Meeting in Chicago, digital media’s ears must surely have been burning as speakers demolished the case for rushing headlong into digital while undercutting the printed newspaper.
“The U.S. …
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By Mark Fitzgerald
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11/10/14
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Newspaper publishers suggested to the Fall 2014 Publisher Confidence Survey that they are optimists—just not of cockeyed sort.
“Publishers continue to be encouraged about the short-term future, but are still wary in some areas,” said the …
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11/10/14
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The Alliance for Audited Media has named Chris Carter as sales director of digital services, supporting a set of verification and consulting services that stem from AAM’s recent merger with ImServices Group. In his new position, Carter will work …
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11/10/14
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10/23/14
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10/23/14
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10/23/14
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Branching Out: Diversification Strategies for Family Owners
Presentation from Brandon Erlacher, The Truth, Elkhart, Ind.
Presentation from Todd Schurz, President and CEO, Schurz Communications
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10/23/14
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