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ANA’s new president: Priorities this year, and the future of newspapers When Manuel C. Coppola decided on his journalism major at Northern Arizona University back in the 1980s, he was as “starryeyed” as most other budding journalists in that day, still riding high on the Woodward and Manuel Bernstein legacy. Coppola Idealism aside, ANA President: he had the 2016-17 fortune of enPublisher: rolling in some Nogales classes taught by International, Ray Newton, who Sierra Vista Herald was a professor at the time. Ray had run a newspaper and planted a seed in Coppola that the business could be quite rewarding. That was before the Internet turned the newspaper business on its head and reporters were still banging out stories on IBM Selectric typewriters. No course at NAU or elsewhere could
have prepared him for what was to come. Immediately after college, Coppola joined Wick Communications Co. at his hometown newspaper, the Nogales International. He came in as an intern under publisher Brendan FitzSimons, a seasoned ex-AP guy from Northern Ireland. FitzSimons, a 2006 inductee into the ANA’s Hall of Fame, mentored him through the ranks until he became managing editor. Coppola left the industry to run his own small business for a while, but his calling was back at the NI where he returned in 2004 to resume the managing editor’s role. Five months later, he was named publisher of his hometown paper. This year, after serving as interim publisher at the Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Daily Review for about four months, he was hired in July as publisher of that daily with the caveat that he could remain at the helm of the Nogales International. Almost since he joined Wick, Coppola has actively participated in ANA’s annual battle in the Legislature in favor of government transparency through published legal/public notices. “Newspapers are best positioned See ANA 2016-17 President, page 2
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2016-2017 ANA board The new 2016-2017 Officers for the ANA board were nominated and selected on Saturday afternoon, September 24. • President, Manuel C oppola, Publisher – Nogales International, Sierra Vista Herald • Secretary / Treasurer, Rebecca Bradner, Publisher – Green Valley News, Sahuarita Sun • Kit Atwell, Executive VP – Western News&Info, Inc. (Prescott) • Marc Marin, Publisher – Arizona Silver Belt, Copper Country News (Globe-Miami) • Kyle Larson, General Manager – Larson Newspapers (Sedona) • Brian Kramer, Publisher – White Mountain Independent, Payson Roundup • Alisha Owens, VP Advertising Sales and Marketing – Arizona Daily Star (Tucson) • Colleen Brady, Advertising Director – Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff) • Chase Rankin, Arizona Republic /Republic Media (Phoenix) • Open Seat – AZ Local Media • Past President, Donovan Kramer Jr., Co-Publisher – Casa Grande Dispatch Read more, here, about the newsest members to join the board. Annual publisher’s statement: and ANA Advertising Agreements due ������������������ page
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to provide printed, unalterable legal notices that preserve for the record the business of government as well as corporations that can potentially and profoundly affect our communities,” he said. “Any attempt by elected officials to undermine this mission is an affront to the Democratic principal of open government.” ANA Priorities This Year Recently, the ANA board made some difficult budgetary decisions to remain sustainable in the face of fiscal challenges not unlike those xperienced throughout the industry. In doing so, however, the board renewed its commitment to our strong lobbying efforts on behalf of public notices. As well, ANA resurrected the “Media Hotline,” an important resource for reporters and editors who have questions
involving the First Amendment, Arizona Public Records Law, libel and other legal issues pertaining to newsgathering and reporting. The Future of Newspapers A peek of an upcoming AMG/Parade 2016 study indicates that, “77 percent of consumers surveyed said they rely on local newspapers for community news and information, across platforms (print, websites, social media and apps) and demos,” according to MediaVillage.com. “We have powerful data to dispel the notion that the role of newspapers is somehow obsolete. It is gratifying to me, for example, to see how many young adults are still gravitating to newspapers for careers despite all the negativity,” Coppola said. “They come as starry-eyed as we were when we started. There’s your proof that there’s a future in this industry.”
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The Arizona Newspapers Association (ANA) was established in 1930 and incorporated in 1956. It is the successor to the Arizona Press Association of 1905, and the Arizona Daily Newspaper Association of 1922. The Association is governed by an 11-member board of directors elected by the member newspapers. The ANA is a nonprofit trade association representing more than 115 A rizona newspapers.
ANA Board of Directors President Manuel Coppola, Publisher – Nogales International, Sierra Vista H erald Secretary / Treasurer Rebecca Bradner, Publisher – Green Valley News, Sahuarita Sun Kit Atwell, Executive VP – Western News&Info, Inc. Marc Marin, Publisher – Arizona Silver Belt, Copper Country News (Globe-Miami) Kyle Larson, General Manager – Larson Newspapers (Sedona) Brian Kramer, Publisher – White Mountain Independent, Payson Roundup Alisha Owens, VP Advertising Sales and Marketing – Arizona Daily Star (Tucson) Colleen Brady, Advertising D irector – Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff) Chase Rankin, VP Advertising – Arizona Republic/Republic Media (Phoenix) Open Seat – AZ Local Media Past President Donovan Kramer Jr., Co-Publisher – Casa Grande Dispatch
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The ANA Better ewspapers Contest consists N of eight categories that measure the overall quality of the newspapers and 24 categories that honor individuals who contribute to journalism excellence. 50 newspapers and seven high schools entered in the Better Newspapers Contest for a total of 1,631 entries. The Arizona Republic (daily newspaper) and Navajo Times (non-daily newspaper) took home the coveted award for Arizona Newspaper of the Year. Newspaper of the Year Awards are calculated from honors won in the Excellence in Advertising Contest added together with winning entries from the
Better Newspapers Contest. Michael Kiefer, The Arizona Republic, for ‘Bonnie and Clyde for the Millennials’ and Hank Stephenson, Arizona Capitol Times, ‘Gowan’s Mystery Mileage’ won the ANA 2016 Stories of the Year. Stephanie Innes, Arizona Daily Star and Michele Nelson, Payson Roundup, were named the ANA 2016 Journalists of the Year. Mike Christy, Arizona Daily Star and Arianna Grainey, Apache Junction/ Gold Canyon Independent, were named the ANA 2016 Photographers of the Year. We’d like to acknowledge the Nevada Press Association for judging the entries this year.
Pictured top to bottom: Manuel Coppola (2016-17 ANA president, publisher: Nogales International / Sierra Vista Herald); Josh Hoffner (AP southwest news e ditor), Paula Casey (ANA executive director), Tom Arviso Jr. (Navajo Times, publisher); Blake DeWitt (Western News&Info, senior VP) with Rebecca Bradner (publisher, Green Valley News / Sahuarita Sun).
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77th Annual Meeting and Fall Convention GENERAL EXCELLENCE / Advertising
GENERAL EXCELLENCE / Editorial
Non-Daily circulation under 3,500 1st Place Nogales International Publisher: Manuel Coppola 2nd Place Arizona Range News Publisher: Monica Watson 3rd Place - Tie Camp Verde Journal Publisher: Robert Larson Wickenburg Sun Publisher: Kevin Cloe Non-Daily circulation 3,500 to 10,000 1st Place Green Valley News Publisher: Rebecca Bradner 2nd Place Payson Roundup Publisher: Brain Kramer 3rd Place Eastern Arizona Courier Publisher: Monica Watson Non-Daily circulation greater than 10,000 1st Place Navajo Times Publisher: Tom Arviso Jr. 2nd Place East Valley Tribune Publisher: Steve Strickbine 3rd Place Explorer Newspaper Publisher: Steve Pope Daily circulation under 25,000 1st Place Yuma Sun Publisher: Lisa Reilly 2nd Place The Daily Courier Publisher: Joe Soldwedel/ Assistant Publisher: Kit Atwell 3rd Place Sierra Vista Herald Publisher: Manuel Coppola Daily circulation greater than 25,000 1st Place Arizona Republic Publisher: Mi-Ai Parrish
Non-Daily circulation under 3,500 1st Place Arizona Capitol Times Publisher: Kent Johnson 2nd Place Nogales International Publisher: Manuel Coppola 3rd Place Lake Powell Chronicle Publisher: David Rupkalvis Non-Daily circulation 3,500 to 10,000 1st Place Payson Roundup Publisher: Brian Kramer 2nd Place Arizona Daily Wildcat (UofA/Tucson) Advisor: Brett Fera 3rd Place Eastern Arizona Courier Publisher: Monica Watson Non-Daily circulation greater than 10,000 1st Place Phoenix Business Journal Publisher: Ray Schey 2nd Place Navajo Times Publisher: Tom Aviso Jr. 3rd Place West Valley View Publisher: Elliot Freireich Daily circulation under 25,000 1st Place Arizona Daily Sun Publisher: Don Rowley 2nd Place Sierra Vista Herald Publisher: Manuel Coppola 3rd Place Yuma Sun Publisher: Lisa Reilly Daily circulation greater than 25,000 1st Place The Arizona Republic Publisher: Mi-Ai Parrish
STORY OF THE YEAR
Daily circulation Michael Kiefer The Arizona Republic for: Bonnie and Clyde for the Millennials Non-Daily circulation Hank Stephenson Arizona Capitol Times for: Gowan’s mystery mileage
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR Non-Daily circulation Arianna Grainey Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent Daily circulation Mike Christy Arizona Daily Star
JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR Non-Daily circulation Michele Nelson — Payson Roundup Daily circulation — Stephanie Innes Arizona Daily Star
NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Non-Daily circulation Navajo Times Publisher: Tom Arviso Jr. Daily circulation The Arizona Republic Publisher: Mi-Ai Parrish
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The Awards Ceremonies
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Industry Insight: There’s opportunity for publishers in formally assessing a community’s information needs Feature Story When’s the last time you heard the words “research and development” in connection with the newspaper Matt DeRienzo industry? Yes, there Newsroom have been noble Consultant efforts by outside media think tanks and associations – the American Press Institute’s Newspaper Next, for example, which was wholesale ignored by the industry after its release a decade ago. But “research” is not something that would be, or maybe still is, mentioned at a newspaper’s annual budget meeting. Publishers who either don’t have the resources of a large company, or the attention of the large company they are part of, look at missed R&D opportunities around technology and distribution, and feel so far behind they give up. But there is a place where any local newspaper can start, regardless of size and resources. Conduct a “community information needs assessment” of your coverage area. Start with a single community if that helps you get your arms around it. Inventory every source of local news and information serving that community, including what your own newsroom provides. Daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, TV, radio, local online news sites, for sure, but also Page 8 | ANAgrams ■ October 2016
look at Facebook groups organized by who have been traditionally undercommunity or niche topic, influential served by legacy media. What are the social media accounts, Reddit threads, information needs of a heroin addict, Craigslist, church bulletins, local for example? access cable TV, and information being What worries parents the most? published directly What frustrates on websites and commuters? How social media by But there is a place easy is it to do a local governments, Google or social where any local school districts, media search businesses and newspaper can and find informastart, regardless of tion about topics nonprofits. Gaining a fuller size and resources. important to them picture of the local that is timely and news ecosystem complete? that exists apart from your news What are the information needs organization will help focus the role of these people in an emergency that you should play in it. Maybe critical situation—a hurricane, blizzard, or pieces of local news and information public safety crisis? Is the community are out there, but fragmented and equipped to provide information hard to find. Someone with editors and quickly and easily on evacuation routes, brand awareness could play the role of emergency communications, shelter? curator and facilitator. Does your newsroom have a plan? The answers to these questions— and even the process of asking them—could provide a blueprint for community engagement, user experience and customer relationships. It’s about helping Examine the demographic makeup of solve the information problems of your the community (the whole community, community, and that will shift your not just “your audience”), and attempt organization from a mostly one-way to cross-tab those information sources mass media outlet to a service business. by segment of people. How are first- You’ll find numerous opportunities for generation immigrants, for example, entrepreneurship. finding ways to access the information You’ll find that some key information they need to assimilate and/or needs in your community revolve maintain a sense of community with around commerce and leisure, and each other? there are huge opportunities in Ask the community what is miss- connecting people with content and ing. Pay particular attention to people advertising (and advertising that is
content) that helps inform the decisions they need to make about spending money. And finally, part of this research should address what categories of news and information are over-served. If you are the fourth or fifth news outlet covering the same story, in the same or a marginally different way, can you shift those resources to fill some of the gaps? Understanding and adjusting your role in the local news ecosystem has to put partnerships over competitive zeal. In Charlottesville, Virginia, for example, the local daily newspaper runs content from a nonprofit online news site, Charlottesville Tomorrow, in its print edition, and has ceded entire areas of local coverage to them. By not duplicating this effort, they have resources to pursue news coverage that the community wouldn’t otherwise have. You don’t have to hire an expensive consultant or research firm to do this kind of R&D, although it might be a project that could involve a local journalism class or interns. Your own editors, reporters and sales reps are best equipped to ask these questions and do this research. You just have to decide, as an organization, that it’s important enough. Matt DeRienzo is a newsroom consultant and a former editor and publisher with Digital First Media. He teaches journalism at Quinnipiac University and the University of New Haven in Connecticut, and is interim executive director of LION Publishers, a trade organization that represents local independent online news publishers. Published: September 22, 2016. © Editor&Publisher
Annual PS 3526 forms and ANA advertising agreements ANA News Aside from confirming ownership, management and circulation information, when you publish your PS 3526 in your newspaper it also helps ANA use that information to update your listing in the yearly media directory. The information provided on Form 3526 allows the U.S. Postal Service to determine whether the publication meets the standards of Periodicals mailing privileges. Newspapers with electronic subscriptions to claim will also use Form 3526. A 3526 Form with instructions is available here.
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Contact Person Telephone (Include area code)
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Office of Publisher (Not printer)
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10. Owner (Do not leave blank. If the publication is owned by a corporation, give the name and address of the corporation immediately followed by the names and addresses of all stockholders owning or holding 1 percent or more of the total amount of stock. If not owned by a corporation, give the names and addresses of the individual owners. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, give its name and address as well as those of each individual owner. If the publication is published by a nonprofit organization, give its name and address.) Full Name Complete Mailing Address
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Most popular newspaper training topics in 2016 You might be surprised by some of the favorites
It’s that time of year again. Depending on when you are reading this, I am Kevin Slimp either racing The News Guru against time to prepare for the 20th session of the Newspaper Institute (newspaperinstitute.com), or I am catching my breath after its completion. The Institute takes place at The University of Tennessee and our attendees come from Arizona and Idaho to Florida and New York. In the past, we’ve had folks from some of the biggest papers in America, and some of the smallest. Each year, we’ve added instructors and topics and, with 24 classes related to sales, editing, writing, technology and design. It’s fascinating to see what newspapers are interested in these days. This year, we have a large group, but we don’t seem to have as many from the metro papers as we have in the past. On the flip side, this means we have more from smaller and midsize papers. I sup-
pose that makes sense with increased centralization among the metro groups, leaving fewer staff to run the papers and even fewer to attend conferences and training events. Thankfully, we seem to be more popular than ever among community newspapers. Here are the class topics selected by the most attendees: - The most popular class in 2016 seems to be “InDesign Tips for Editors and Designers.” I must admit, I am surprised. Design topics still seem to be the biggest attraction with nearly half the students reserving a spot. And, for the fi rst time, more folks signed up for InDesign classes than photo editing. - The second most selected topic was “Lessons For Newspapers that Focus on Print.” This class is designed for editors and writers. The high number of registrants for this class leads me to believe there are a lot of papers out there who are increasing the focus on their print products. - Number three, “An Overview of the InCopy Editorial Workflow,” really surprised me. Honestly, I thew it in at the last minute, thinking there might be a few folks interested in seeing how InCopy and InDesign work together. With the increasing number of papers using the Adobe Creative Cloud, I suppose this shouldn’t have surprised me. But it did. Almost 40 percent of
Institute attendees seem more interested in improving their fundementals of sales, design and writing than “high tech” topics this year. our participants signed up for the InCopy class. Other topics popular among Institute students include John Hatcher’s “Selling Print in a Digital World” and Ed Henninger’s design classes. I suppose what I’m reminded each year as I prepare for the Institute is there are plenty of newspapers who still care about creating a good product, and plenty who care enough about training to fly staff across the country for four days to learn more about design, technology, writing, editing and sales.
Industry Experts Interviewed Online I’ve become increasingly interested in fi nding methods to reach out to newspapers seeking to improve and grow. In late September, I began hosting an online live interview show with guests from throughout the newspaper world. Listeners from all over the U.S. and Canada have been writing in, and the free broadcasts seem be catching on. Keep up with the latest schedule at newspaperacademy.com.
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This webinar on the change to the overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act is free to National Newspaper Association member newspapers. The new rule governing overtime pay for employees will create disruption at small newspapers and will likely lead to more job cutbacks. The new rule is set to go into effect this December. Tonda Rush will explain the new rule, which is due to take effect on Dec. 1, and how it changes current federal labor laws. She will describe which types of newspapers and employees are exempt, the policy implications of the change, and the limited options employers have to minimize its financial and operational impact. Registration fee: FREE for NNA members / $65 for non-NNA members. To register for the program, click here.
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Meetings, Events, etc. ANA BOD Meeting Dec. 8, conference call, 1 p.m.
Zenger Award Dinner – UoA
WHEN: October 21, 5:30 p.m. 2016 Recipient: Dana Priest Where: Westward Look Resort, Tucson Tickets and information.
Cronkite Award Luncheon
WHEN: November 21, 11:30 a.m. 2016 Recipient: Scott Pelley Where: Sheraton Grand Phoenix Hotel More information here.
What’s news at your newspaper?
Promotions or new hires? Special events? National awards? Tell us about it! Send your email to Julie O’Keefe.
Arizona Newspapers Association Thanksgiving schedule: Closed on Nov. 24-25, 2016
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