Editor & Publisher 1991-01-12: Vol 124 Iss 2

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30-2/2—ANPA, Human Resources Conference, Palm Beach, Fla. TOPAYIS...* ARROSANT..." PEOPLES’ PRIVACY"
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1-2—Virginia Press Association, Winter Meeting, Richmond Marriott.
6- 8—Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Conference, Redefining the
News: Reaching New Audiences Through Diversity, St. Petersburg,
Fla. m
7- 9—National Press Photographers Association, Digital Photography
Conference, Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas. "THEY ASK-me • AMD THINK THEY
7-9—CUoTn-TvePnAti oPnr,e sSsh eInrasttoitnut eM aunsdic TCeitnyn, eNsassehev iPllree. ss Association, Winter MOST IM&ULTIN4 mt THE SoLUriOM
12- 13—Audiotex Group, Second Annual Conference, Talking Newspapers: ^UESnOMS.r. TO AU OUR problems’
Voice Information Services Opportunities, Hyatt/Airport, Atlanta, Ga.
13- 14—Research and Engineering Council of the Graphic Arts Industry Inc.,
7th Prepress Seminar, Tampa Airport Marriott, Tampa, Fla.
14- 16—California Newspaper Publishers Association, 103rd Anruial Con¬
vention, Hyatt Regency Monterey, Monterey, Ca.
17-20—Suburban Newspapers of America, Winter Publishers' Conference, “ HEY- WMW.? tup
Marco Beach Hilton, Marco Island, Fla
20-23—Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inventing the Future II Confer¬ HECK IS MY MORNIMS
ence, St. Petersburg, Fla. NEWSPAPER-?//"
24-26—SNPA Foundation, Key Executives Conference, Hyatt Regency
Westshore, Tampa, Fla.
23- 25—Great Lakes/Midstates Newspaper Production Conference Inc., 46th
Annual Meeting, Adam's Mark Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. About Awards
24- 27—Newspaper Advertising Co-op Network, Sales Conference and
Orientation Workshop, Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans,
La.
27- 3/3—Association ot Free Community Papers, Mid-Winter Conference,
Marriott's Sam Lord's Castle Resort, Barbados.
ASNE preservation winners. Because much of newspa¬
SeminarsiWorkshopsIClinics
per history is being lost or discarded, the American Soci¬
JANUARY ety of Newspaper Editors in Washington, D.C., has estab¬
20-23—SNPA Foundation, Seminar on Targeting Reader Interests,” Baton lished the Isaiah Thomas Newspaper History Preserva¬
Rouge, La.
tion Prize.
20- 25—American Press Institute, Business and Economic News Coverage
Seminar; 1/20-26—Seminar for News Editors and Copy Desk The society’s objective is to encourage newspapers to
Chiefs, Reston, Va. begin the neglected work of saving their pasts by main¬
21- 25—Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, Sheetfed Offset Press Operat¬ taining materials crucial to historians.
ing and Prepress Production, GATF International Headquarters,
The 1990 Isaiah Thomas Prize Winners were: Sheboy¬
Pittsburgh, Pa.
23—Gannett Foundation Media Center, International conference: 'News gan (Wis.) Press, for salvaging 60 years of photographic
and the New World Order,” Kellogg Conference Center, International negatives of historic interest, and Bellingham (Wash.)
Affairs Bldg., Columbia University, New York City. Herald, for developing a computerized index to its files
23-25—Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, Advanced Web Offset Seminar,
and refurbishing an 1884 press.
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
28-30—Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, Printing Plant Layout and Facil¬
ity Design, GATF International Headquarters, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Professional Football Writers of America awards.
28- 2/1—ANPA, Newspaper Quality Control Seminar, Reston, Va.
29- 2/1—Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Photojournalism Ethics Seminar: Michael Silver of the Santa Rosa, Calif. Press Democrat,
Manipulating Reality, St. Petersburg, Fla. Tim Kawakami, formerly of the Philadelphia Daily News,
FEBRUARY Hubert Mizell of the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times and Gary
1—New England Newspaper Association, Customer Service Workshop, Pomertantz of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution were first-
Mamott Hotei, Andover, Mass. place winners in the annual writing contest of the Profes¬
1-3—Mid America Press Institute, Newsroom Organization and Manage¬ sional Football Writers of America.
ment Seminar, Clarion Hotel, St. Louis, Mo.
3-5—ANPA, Supervisory Jump Start Workshop; 2/24-27—ANPA/INAME
Leadership in the Advertising Department, Adam's Mark Hotel, Gannett annual honors. Sue Clark-Jackson, president/
Houston, Texas.
3-6—SNPA Foundation, Education on the Front Page Seminar, Atlanta, West Regional Newspaper Group and president and
Ga. publisher of the Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal, has been
3- 8—American Press Institute, Executive Development Program, Reston, named Gannett Manager of the Year. She received a silver
Va.
tray and $5,000.
4- 8—Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, Printing Plant Layout and Facil¬
ity Design; 2/6-8—Paper and Ink Problems in the Pressroom, GATF Other winners announced at the Gannett Co. Inc. year-
International Headquarters, Pittsburgh, Pa. end managers meeting were: Mark Harris, senior account
8-9—ICMA, Fleet Management Seminar, Embassy Suites Hotel, Denver, executive of Gannett Outdoor of Southern California, w'as
Colo. named Sales Executive of the Year and was awarded
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Pentagon rules with which have been merged: The Journalist established
March 22,1864; Newspaperdom estabNshed March, 1892:
the Fourth Estate, March 1,1894; Editor & Publisher, June
Knowing the anticipated rigors of desert warfare, if it comes to 29,1901; Advertising, January 22,1925.
Editor
that, it is difficult to fault the efforts of the Pentagon and its officers Robert U. Brown
leading Operation Desert Shield to see that journalists they permit to Managing Editor
John P. Consoli
report fi"om that arena are physically able to do so.
Associate Editors
However, the Pentagon in issuing its rules for news reporting is David Astor, Tony Case,
George Gameau, Ann Marie Kerwin,
leaving no doubt that the press is present in the Middle East at its James Rosenberg
sufferance. The pool arrangements to be followed by a “security Midwest Editor
Mark Fitzgerald
review,” sometimes called “censorship,” places reporters in the posi¬
Washington Editor
tion of having a guided tour of the front programmed by the military. Debra Gersh
There will be very little, if any, individual initiative and original West Coast Editor
M. L. Stein
reporting. The American people will be the losers. Copy Editor
We share the view of top newspaper editors that the rules reveal George W. Anderson
Advertising Manager
the Pentagon’s distrust of the press and should be further reviewed. Steven A. Townsley
The system of guided tours and censorship by largely unqualified Sales Representatives
military officers will work only to the detriment of all. RoRboerbte Nrt. JG. lMasastmheasn, , RRoigcehra rJd. PHo. wHeern Jrirc,,h s,
Janell C. Teubner
Advertising Production Manager
Louise Viiiani
Intimidating the people
Classified Advertising Manager
Sandra Lewis
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that a meeting of the Bay Circulation Manager
Area Rapid Transit (BART) board, planned to be held in Monterey, H. Kratos Vos
Editorial Production Manager
130 miles fi"om Oakland where it usually meets, in order to keep the Orlando Velez
press and public away, would be in violation of the state’s open Photocomposition Manager
Janice Zwingli
meeting law. That report and protests from California’s First
Promotion Manager
Amendment Coalition caused the meeting to be moved back to Oak¬ Gerianne M. Smart
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That’s nice to know. But she should be the first to realize it was 641-0043. Mark Fitzgerald, Editor; Richard H.
Henrichs, Sales Representative.
those same “people” who approved the state’s open meetings law.
Washington, D.C.: National Press Building, Suite
Should the BART board be above the law? 1128, Washington, D.C. 20045; (202 662-
7234; FAX [phone]. Debra Gersh, Edi¬
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Long Beach: 369 Seville Way, Long Beach, Calif.
A plaintive cry 90814; [phone]; FAX [phone].
M. L. Stein, Editor.
Los Angeles: 3250 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 801.90010;
The New York Daily News is gradually rebuilding its circulation [phone], FAX [phone]. W. Mar¬
in spite of the efforts of striking unions, and some retail advertisers shall—Scott, Marshall & McGinley, Advg. Reps.
San Francisco: 450 Sansome St., Ste. 1420,
who dropped out of its pages are now returning. 94111; [phone], FAX [phone].
One of them, SaveMart electronics, issued a public statement PR.e pSsc.o tt—Scott, Marshall & McGinley, Advg,
which is a plaintive cry for the rights of others not directly affected by
the strike. INDEX TO ISSUE
“It is important to have competing newspapers in the New York
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market,” the company said. “We hope the unions understand and Calendar. 2
respect our rights as we respect theirs.” It remains to be seen. Up Classified Ads 40
Editorials. 4
until now the strikers, with their acts of violence, have had little Fourth Estate . 2
Letters. 5
respect for the rights of others. News Tech 26
Newspeople in the News.22
Representatives of the nine striking unions were to meet this week Obituaries - 21
to discuss plans for a national boycott of Tribune Company Shop Talk at Thirty. 48
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businesses. Isn’t that a conspiracy?
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Letters to the Editor
Editor responds to Hungarian journalist wanted to assign Mr. Pogar the
chance to cover his “big story” —
and visit the Presley Mansion—
Since your reporter did not call me and his assignments were less than there was another concern. Mr.
for a comment on your story about satisfactory to him. His editors and I Pogar had wrecked two of the cars
Demeter Pogar of Hungary and his discussed this problem with him sev¬ that the Tennessean provided him.
complaint that there is no “serious eral times, but he repeatedly resisted The thought of his driving three-and-
journalism” at The Tennessean, I felt editing suggestions. a-half hours to Memphis was not com¬
I had to write this letter in response. Mr. Pogar complained that we did forting. We decided that the Elvis
First, anyone who reads the Ten¬ not send him to Memphis to cover the Presley story, after 10 years of
nessean knows that we are about seri¬ anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. exposition and exploration, was a
ous journalism, and I won’t say any We have two outstanding music writ¬ journalistic exercise in the macabre.
more about that. In truth, Mr. Pogar ers who would naturally get such an We passed on another trip to Grace-
used your magazine as a forum for his assignment. Had we decided that we land.
frustration that he did not get better This is the fourth decade in which
assignments while spending the sum¬ the Tennessean has participated in
mer with us. Zaps Rooney fellowships for foreign fellows to
The Tennessean has a policy that work as journalists in this country. All
allows fellows visiting with us to pro¬ but two of the fellows who worked at
For k) these many years, I thought
gress at their own pace. As they dem¬ the Tennessean over the years said
Andy Rooney was a genuine, certified
onstrate their abilities, they are given they enjoyed their work and pros¬
Old Curmudgeon.
increasingly challenging assignments. pered here. Mr. Pogar was one of the
Instead, it seems after your Nov. 24
Indeed, most fellows complete their two who didn’t.
article, Andy is nothing more than
visit having written a number of Page
another spineless loudmouth who will
lAand section-front stories. Unfortu¬ go to any length to weasel out of a Frank Sutherland
nately, Mr. Pogar did not demon¬
predicament. Then he has the gall to
strate those abilities to his editors. (Sutherland is editor of The Tennes¬
criticize everyone in sight for doing an
sean in Nashville.)
“abominable” job.
Apparently the only chill Mr. Roo¬
NEWSPAPERDOM® ney felt was that cold feeling you get
when the paycheck is missing. Say
50 years ago . . . goodbye, Andy. Nobody wants to Correction
hear you pontificate about the con¬
Power to punish an editor for con¬ tents of cereal boxes and other trivia. The wrong address for the newslet¬
tempt is the result of fear in the judi¬ ter Multicultural Link appeared in an
cial mind. West Coast lawyers advise Bob Anderson article in the Nov. 10 issue of E&P.
E&P. L.D. Hotchkiss, managing edi¬ (Anderson is publisher of the Star The correct address is: P.O. Box
tor of the Los Angeles Times, is under News in Medford, Wis.) 1775, St. Petersburg, Fla. 33731.
a prison sentence of 50 days and a fine
for commenting editorially on court
proceedings after a jury had returned PageUp
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later vindicated the Times and over¬
turned the decision. Hotchkiss and
the Times won the Pulitzer Prize for
Public Service in 1942 as a result of
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