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Weerheim named publisher of Yuma Sun
MICHAEL SCHWARTZ NAMED TOP STUDENT JOURNALIST IN ARIZ. SCHWARTZ, PAGE 5
WHO WON WHAT? A list of the ANA 2008 Excellence in Advertising winners are listed on PAGE 8, but don’t forget to see the photos of the excitement on PAGE 7.
NEWSPAPER AWARDED WITH SPECIAL HOLIDAY Find out how May 18, 2008 became the official Jewish News of Greater Phoenix Day. JEWISH NEWS, PAGE 6
ANA DEBUTS VIDEO It’s fun! It’s fabulous! It’s ANA’s first foray into online video. Come see! ANA VIDEO, PAGE 2
SCHWALBE HONORED FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE
We give this ASU professor two thumbs up! SCHWALBE, PAGE 3
Freedom Communications, Inc. announced Tuesday that Joni Weerheim has been appointed as publisher of The Sun newspaper. Weerheim replaces Julie Moreno, who now serves as pacific region vice president for Freedom Newspapers and as publisher of the East Valley Tribune/ Scottsdale Tribune. The new publisher will report to Moreno, who said she is pleased to see Weerheim “leading our team in Yuma.” “She brings a passion and excitement for community newspaper publishing to this role, and will serve our readers, advertisers and associates well,” Moreno said in a press statement. Weerheim brings to Yuma 30 years of experience in the newspaper industry, having worked in publishing, management, advertising and sales. She most recently served as publisher for Eagle Media in Seneca, S.C., where she oversaw operations for several Edwards Publications. Earlier in her career Weerheim served as vice president, division
Joni Weerheim is named publisher of The Sun. She begins her new position at the end of June.
manager and publisher for Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. in Spencer, Iowa. She was responsible for transitioning the sales of Edwards’ properties to CNHI, after having worked there as regional vice president and publisher for Edwards. Weerheim began her career as the only full-time sales repre-
sentative on staff at the Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter in Clear Lake, Iowa. During the course of her career she also worked for Midwest Suburban Publishing (Tinley Park, Ill.), The Daily Reporter (Spencer, IA) and the Cherokee Daily Times (Cherokee, IA). “I’m fortunate to be inheriting a great team at The Sun and I’m looking forward to leading them and working within the Freedom organization,” Weerheim said in the press statement. “I believe there is a strong niche for community newspapers that make themselves relevant to the community, and I’m eager to begin working with the team to enhance what they’ve already achieved.” Weerheim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in advertising/journalism from Iowa State University. She previously served on the board of both the Iowa Newspaper Association and Iowa Newspaper Foundation. Weerheim has been chamber president in both Cherokee, IA and Spencer, IA and is a current chamber board member in Seneca, S.C.
Get ready for the Better Newspapers Contest Entries for the 2008 Better Newspapers Contest are due June 20, 2008. There is no limit on the number of entries that may be submitted to the contest, so gather up your best stories and photos now! Late entries will NOT be accepted, so make sure your entries are in our office or postmarked by June 20, 2008. Updated rules and forms can be found on the ANA Web site at www.ananews.com/awards. Last year, ANA implemented two new categories: Photographer of the Year and Journalist of the Year. Candidates must be nominated by their editors or publishers and submit a portfolio of their work. We had an excellent response in those categories last year and are looking forward to this year’s entries. The BNC is considered “part two” of the Newspaper of the Year competition. Newspapers must participate in both the Excellence in Advertising competition and the BNC in order to be eligible for Newspaper of the Year status. BNC entries will be judges by journalists in Kentucky. The ANA 2008 BNC awards will be presented October 11, 2008 at the culmination of ANA’s Fall Convention, at Arizona State University’s new Walter “PRSRT STD” Cronkite School of Journalism and ANAgrams U.S. POSTAGE PAID Association Newspapers Arizona Mass Communication in sunny PHOENIX ARIZONA 670 Suite Avenue, Central N. 1001 downtown Phoenix. PERMIT NO. 3429 Phoenix, AZ 85004 - 1947 For more information on the ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Fall Convention, flip to our ad on the back page, or visit www.ananews. com and click on “Conventions and Training”. Last year, ANA received over 1,800 entries from 66 newspapers. How many entries will we have this year?