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The beauty of the world we live in now is that everything is measurable, especially for publishers. We can see how our readers—now “visitors”—engage with our websites and mobile applications. In this world, content and presentation are …
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By Nikhil Hunshikatti
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6/3/15
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To the growing list of barely noticeable charges newspapers are tacking on to subscriptions—from “re-activation” fees to “premium issue” up-charges—add the vacation delivery stop that doesn’t pause billing. Once the industry had a …
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By Mark Fitzgerald
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6/1/15
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By David KirshenbaumThird in a seriesIn the first two articles in this series on real estate strategies for newspaper and media companies the focus was on owned properties—whether core or excess. Not all newspaper companies own all of their real …
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By David Kirshenbaum
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6/1/15
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First in a series Recently, newspapers themselves have grabbed headlines across the country as one major publication after another has entered into a deal to sell a significant downtown facility. Typically, such properties have been a mainstay …
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By David Kirshenbaum
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6/1/15
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Second in a series
On a recent sunny day, visiting a soon-to-be excess editorial and production facility with the third generation co-owner of a Southern newspaper company, the CEO lamented that “our family built the Taj Mahal.” Apparently …
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By David Kirshenbaum
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5/1/15
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The last time The Post and Courier won a Pulitzer Prize, in 1925, the award itself was only nine years old. But 90 years later, the Charleston, S.C., daily has won the most prestigious of the Pulitzers, the Public Service gold medal.
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By Mark Fitzgerald
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5/1/15
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FRONT: Dianna Wachtel (Wick Communications), Donald Grady (Fresno Bee), J.R. Ortega (Victoria Tex), Annmarie Fennick (Daily Gazette of Schenectady), Jennifer Ellis (South Bend) BACK: Jheylon Brown (South Bend), Charles Pittman (Schurz …
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Mary Beth Nolan
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1/2/14
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Inland welcomed a new class of Inland Fellows at the Annual Meeting. The fellowship pairs younger minority staffers at member newspapers with industry veterans in a three-year program that includes mentoring, attendance and participation in Inland …
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1/2/14
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Before Do Not Call laws, life was different in most circulation departments.
Consumers were used to buying things over the phone, often at very reasonable prices. Newspapers benefited from that habit, and from the low cost of telemarketing …
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12/5/13
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Inland invites participation as a fellow or as a mentor in the Minority Fellowship Program, an initiative to support diversity in newspaper leadership.
The Inland Fellowship Program extends a special opportunity to minority staff members at …
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8/11/13
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Some of Inland's current Fellows chummed around at the 2012 Key Execs Mega-Conference. From left: Santiago Flores, Christian Ramirez, Richard Montenegro Brown, Victor Patton, Sandra Baltazar Martinez, Arundi Venkayya Cox and Stephanie Sherlock.
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8/11/13
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The radio spots were relentless, often running more than 100 times a day on three stations hammering away at the same message: The local newspaper was a “dinosaur,” trudging towards extinction with shrinking circulation and advertising.
If …
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By Mark Fitzgerald
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7/16/13
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In a long section in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Warren Buffett catalogues the many reasons he’s become the nation’s most active newspaper buyer. And when he expresses confidence his BH Media Group can absorb all its …
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By Mark Fitzgerald
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4/10/13
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I recall a cartoon from some twenty-odd years ago, when the movement toward widespread recycled content in paper was finally taking hold. The cartoon showed an executive type gently admonishing a crestfallen cafeteria lady.
“Of course I support …
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By Steve Johnson
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3/26/13
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The postage discount deal the U.S. Postal Service struck with the big direct mailer Valassis should not have been approved by regulators, the National Newspaper Association (NNA) argues in a brief filed March 4 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the …
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By Mark Fitzgerald
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3/5/13
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The postage discount deal the U.S. Postal Service struck with the big direct mailer Valassis should not have been approved by regulators, the National Newspaper Association (NNA) argues in a brief filed March 4 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the …
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By Mark Fitzgerald
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3/3/13
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Organizations promoting Sunshine Week, including the Inland Press Association, are this year emphasizing the theme that open government is a vital interest of every American, not just the media.
“Of course open government is important to …
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2/25/13
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Des Plaines, Ill.—Lloyd Case, president and CEO of Fargo, N.D.-headquartered Forum Communications, was elected Inland Press Association president at its 127th Annual Meeting in Chicago Oct. 29.
A native of Harvey, N.D., Case began his career at …
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12/20/12
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Lloyd G. Case, president of Forum Communications Company, has been named the company's chief executive officer.Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
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MICHAEL VOSBURG
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12/20/12
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Over the past seven months in The Inlander we have explored why online promotions present a big opportunity for newspapers, as well as how to be successful with online promotions. This month, we’ll share how one media company has achieved …
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By Matt Coen
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12/18/12
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Mark Fitzgerald
By Matt Coen
Over the past seven months in The Inlander we have explored why online promotions present a big opportunity for newspapers, as well as how to be successful with online promotions. This month, we’ll share how one …
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12/18/12
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The October annual meeting provides a good point to take stock of the activities of your association over the last 12 months.
I am pleased to report that:
• Membership is up
• Attendance at Inland events and conferences is up
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10/30/12
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Inland will recognize the contributions of two members, both third-generation family newspaper owners, who epitomize the association’s spirit of collegiality and practicality by awarding them its highest honors at the 127th Annual Meeting in …
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10/11/12
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People are sometimes surprised to learn I’ve been relatively busy redesigning newspapers in recent years. Though the reasons differ, interest in revitalizing print products—those that are healthy as well as those on the rocks—remains strong. …
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By Ron Reason
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9/19/12
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