Official Publication of the Arizona Newspapers Association for distribution to all employees of ANA-member newspapers
Congrats to all 2006 BNC Winners
DECEMBER 2006
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ANA Day @ the Capitol Senator, journalists recieve FOI award building from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is your chance to personalize your relationship with local and state representatives. We hope you will join us. “This presents a great opportunity for representatives of our Arizona newspapers to meet and visit with legislators to discuss issues that are important to our industry and the state of Arizona,” said John Moody, lobbyist for the ANA. ANA is the official voice of Arizona newspapers in state government. If you want your voice to be heard, come make an appearance and take an opportunity to hum in your legislator’s ear. To R.S.V.P. for this event, call Bobby Blatchley at (602)258-7026.
Sen. Robert Burns (R-Ariz.) Appropriations Committee Chair His commitment to sponsor a bill in the 2006 session led to the creation of a public access counselor, a task ANA had been working on for more than five years. This gives the public an alternative to dispute problems with records access. Burns suggested the public access office be termed the Public Access Ombudsman and placed under state Ombudsman Pat Shannahan.
Arizona’s aggregated classified Web service gains more participants
Carol Ann Alaimo Arizona Daily Star As a military reporter, Alaimo often deals with reluctant sources, and her tenacity for getting to the truth has made her an excellent candidate for this award.
If you would like your classifieds to compete on the Internet and take advantage of opportunities to drive revenue, please contact Sharon Schwartz, Network Ad Manager, at (602) 261-7655 ext. 108 or e-mail s.schwartz@ananews.com.
Becky Pallack Arizona Daily Star From workplace safety issues to investigating the police, Pallack constantly pushed herself to dig deeper in search of the truth.
In what we hope will become an annual event at the Capitol, ANA and the Arizona Capitol Times will cosponsor and host a day at the Capitol on Thursday, January 11th. The entire Legislature will be formally invited to lunch with publishers and editors from across the state. Please save this date on your calendars! This is a great opportunity for publishers and editors to share a few minutes with the legislators, and make an impact on issues which could affect legislation in your part of the state. Individual appointments can be made if you have special issues to discuss with your legislator. An informal luncheon will be held at the Arizona Capitol Times
More than 30 percent of ANA member newspapers have signed up to participate in the ClassifiedArizona, the statewide aggregated Web service. This service was developed after many months of research and consideration by the ANA Board of Directors. Its purpose is to build upon the strengths of newspaper classified advertising by merging member papers’ classified ads into one aggregated Web site. A promotional button you can post on your site directs visitors to your branded aggregated page. ClassifiedArizona offers a unique opportunity for publications to leverage their powerful individual brands and local market dominance to successfully compete against regional and national online companies like Craigslist and Monster. ANA is funding set-up fees and hosting for six months. These funds are limitied and half have already been expended. Once a newspaper signs up, the process of uploading classifieds is easy. ANA’s Marketing Committee, chaired by Dick Larson of Western Newspapers, is working hard to provide marketing materials.
Why should your newspaper participate? · Adds greater value to classifieds placed in your paper · As percieved value increases, so does revenue potential · Protects current and future ad revenues · Creates a larger inventory, selec tion and choices, which draws more classified shoppers · Promotoes newspapers as a destination for advertising information · Positions newspapers as responsive and pro-active, mitigating threats from outside aggressors · Brings new, online revenue possibilities through network sales · Reaches a younger audience where they live: online
The ANA Freedom of Information awards recognize those who use public records to the benefit of all Arizonans.
Daniel Scarpinato Arizona Daily Star Scarpinato, never satisfied with official answers, used public records to improve the quality of education in schools in his community. Stephanie Innes Arizona Daily Star Innes responded to a challenge to incorporate more public records reporting in her beat and her stories
Sen. Bob Burns sponsored a bill to create a public access ombudsman.
of religion and politics have had quite a captive audience. Dave Hawkins The Standard (Kingman) Hawkins has always upheld the standard of the people’s right to know and ultimately broke through the controversy that surrounded the city manager. Ginger Richardson and Monica Alonzo-Dunsmoor Arizona Republic Richardson and Dunsmoore did what all reporters should do: Serve as a watchdog for the public. After seven weeks of going through boxes of jumbled reports from the city, their series on travel abuse by city employees has encourage a change in city policy and saved taxpayers money. Dennis Wagner Arizona Republic Wagner’s investigation in the homicide of a Yuma family and the subsequent shredding of court documents led to a court battle between the city and the paper, where, of course, freedom ruled.
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