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ANA wouuld like to introduce you to two of its newest members to join the On January 17, the Washington Post named seven reporters from­ governing board for 2014.

Arizona to the “Best state capitol reporters in America” 2014. We reached Charlene Bisson out to these reporters asking them to share their career history and their has worked for Inresponses to questions about journalism. (All these reporters work for ANA dependent Newsmember newspapers.)

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Yvonne ­Wingett Sanchez, is the ­Governor’s ­Office/ State ­Politics reporter for The Arizona Republic in Phoenix. She has been with the newspaper for 13 years, covering Maricopa County, ­Latino Affairs, immigration, and ­Phoenix neighborhoods.

Throughout 2007 and 2011, ­Wingett Sanchez wrote extensively about the ­vitriolic disputes among Maricopa County officials that helped launch an abuse of power investigation into ­Sheriff Joe Arpaio, former County ­Attorney Andrew Thomas and ­others by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Much of her coverage has focused on the ­financial impact of the fighting to taxpayers, and allegations of ­public mismanagement and malfeasance within the ­government.

Wingett Sanchez has won various awards for her work from Gannett to the Arizona Press Club and the Arizona Newspapers Association. In 2010, her work was among those submitted by

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The Republic for a Pulitzer for Local Reporting.

Wingett Sanchez graduated from the University of Idaho in 2000 with a ­degree in Journalism and Mass ­Communication.

She began her career as a Chips Quinn Scholar through ­Gannett, and then as an intern at The Detroit News and The Arizona ­Republic.

She lives in north-central Phoenix with her husband, Jesse Sanchez (a sportswriter), and her young sons, ­Mateo and Diego.

What was your motivation to ­become a journalist?

As a young girl, I loved Nancy Drew books. I wanted to be her, but since that wasn’t possible, I wanted to be the next best thing — Carolyn Keene.

Instead of writing mystery books, I became a journalist. I’ve stayed in the business because I’m passionate about pursuing stories that have impact and holding those with power accountable as to how they use it.

What advice do you have for ­journalism students?

Read, read, read. Write, write, write.

Land an internship. Listen – don’t talk.

Find a mentor and meet regularly with

media Inc., USA, for the past 15 years. She currently serves as publisher of its west valley newspaper markets - Sun City, Sun City West, Surprise, Peoria, Arrowhead Ranch and Sun Life Magazine.

Ms. Bisson admires Independent’s values and its efforts to protect First Amendment rights. Her editorial team provides readers with purposeful information so they can make intelligent decisions about public issues as well as promotes numerous community service events and club activities so people can get involved in their neighborhoods.

Her sales consultants and graphics team provide top-notch service to their advertisers helping them develop a multimedia campaign from print to digital at Arizona.newszap.com.

Ms. Bisson serves on the Sun City Visitors Center board, is president of the Surprise Rotary Club, volunteers weekly in her children’s classrooms, and is currently “cookie mom” of her daughter’s Girl Scout troop. She enjoys participating in the Surprise Regional and Peoria chambers.

She is married with three kids.

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him or her to brainstorm story ideas and evaluate your reporting and ­writing.

What was your toughest story/report you’ve worked on?

A story that ran in 2011 about a ­federal investigation into Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s role in the collection of her son’s Social Security benefits. The Republic reported the story for about 18 months, filing dozens of public ­records requests, working sources and digging up ancestry documents. It was a ­difficult story to report because of ­privacy and confidentiality laws, but the newspaper was relentless in its pursuit of the story.

What story/report are you most proud of?

“Rank-and-file county staff reveal fear of sheriff,” a narrative told at the height of Maricopa County’s vitriolic infighting among Sheriff Joe Arpaio, County Attorney Andrew Thomas, the Board of Supervisors and the judiciary.

The story, told from the perspective of rank-and-file county employees who grew to trust me, revealed how the ­infighting plunged them into a yearlong emotional roller coaster, forcing them to change their behavior. They feared phones were tapped, believed they were under surveillance, and ­instructed family members how to respond if ­deputies showed up at their homes.

Twitter: @yvonnewingett After ­completing a degree in journalism from the University of the Philippines, L­ uige del Puerto went to work for ­several newspapers and eventually took a job with the Philippine Daily Inquirer – the largest English daily in the country – in 2001. He cut his teeth on the streets of Metro Manila as a ­police beat reporter. After a few years, Page 2 | February 2014 ■ ANAgrams

he went on to cover the national ­police and military and reported on at least one military coup. He wrote stories about corruption in the police and armed forces, and covered several large-scale disasters, man-made and natural. In 2006 Luige moved to the U.S., and in 2007 joined the Arizona Capitol Times newspaper. He now lives with his wife and 2-year-old son in Glendale.

What was your motivation to become a journalist?

I was an idealist before I became a little bit of a cynic. I wanted to be a ­reporter because I thought I could change the world, one story at a time.

Nah – I realized quickly that isn’t ­going to happen. But it’s still a pretty cool job. It’s not glamorous, but I have a ­romantic notion of journalism. I look at it as a calling, much like many view the priesthood – low pay, always on call – but rewarding.

What advice do you have for ­journalism students?

The industry’s still not sure about where it’s headed. My advice is, know exactly what you’re getting into, and if you have doubts, shift to another ­program now. But if you really want to be a reporter, read a lot and read ­often. Read the classics first, and settle on a framework with which to view the world. Also, learn Spanish.

What was your toughest story/report you’ve worked on?

I moved to Arizona straight from the Philippines more than seven years ago. So I’ve had to learn a lot of things as I started ­covering the state Capitol. That was a tough ­transition.

I can’t point to any single story, but back in the Philippines, I wrote about ­corruption in the police and the ­military, and there’s always that danger of, well, getting killed. (The ­killing of reporters in the Philippines ­often happens in the countryside. However, I worked in the country’s capitol, and so that danger is minimized).

What story/report are you most proud of?

Several. Here in Arizona, I’m drawn to the intersection of politics and

r­ eligion, and so I often write about this ­fascinating facet of American life.

That is fun. Back in the Philippines, I and a ­colleague dug up a story about a ­garments f­actory whose owners ­offered their workers an anti-obesity pill, which happened to induce ­sleeplessness.

The drug was offered each time the ­company, which made children’s clothes for a few US companies, had to meet its quota. So workers sometimes worked for 72 hours straight. In short, it was a sweatshop, which is not ­uncommon in the ­Philippines. The company had also ­violated several ­labor laws. The nice thing about it is that the ­workers got paid back ­wages and the ­company settled its unpaid Social ­Security ­obligations. Our main source for the story, the workers’ supervisor, also got some ­settlement money. We were pretty happy for them. As an added ­bonus, the story highlighted the plight of laborers in the ­Philippines’ garments industry and received ­international ­attention. The company eventually closed shop.

Twitter: @ldelpuerto Jeremy Duda was born and raised in Phoenix and graduated from Greenway High School and the University of Arizona, where he received a ­degree in journalism. After ­graduating from college, he got his first newspaper job in 2003 at the Hobbs News-Sun, in the small town of Hobbs, NM, where he ­started out as a sports writer, ­mostly covering high school sports, and ­eventually moved over to the news side, where he covered the police beat and city hall. After three and a half years, Jeremy left to work for the Daily Herald in Provo, Utah, where he ­covered the cops and courts beat. He worked at the Daily ­Herald for a little under two years, and then came back to Phoenix to write for the ­Arizona Continued on next page

­ apitol Times. Jeremy’s been with C there for about five and a half years as the paper’s ­Governor’s ­Office reporter. As a politics junkie and an Arizona native, the Cap Times has been a perfect fit. Jeremy is engaged to be married in June.

What was your motivation to become a journalist?

Near the end of my freshman year of college, I still hadn’t picked a ­major.

I’d never really considered a career in journalism, but I’ve always been a news junkie and a good writer, so I ­decided journalism would be a good major. But even though I kind of ­stumbled into my ­decision to major in ­journalism, it turned out to be a great fit, e­specially after coming to the Arizona ­Capitol Times, where I’ve been able to­ combine my love of journalism with my love of politics.

What advice do you have for ­journalism students?

Work hard on getting an early start.

Good jobs in journalism are ­getting harder to come by, and having a good resume coming out of college is a big plus. It probably wouldn’t have taken me so long to work my way up to what I consider my ideal job if I’d taken that advice myself and worked harder in college.

What was your toughest story/report you’ve worked on?

It’s hard to say, but it would probably be a story I did back in New Mexico on a criminal investigation into the mayor of a small town called Lovington, who was accused of embezzling money from his former employer. The city, the police department and the mayor’s former employer at his day job (the mayor and council only served part-time in the town) were all extremely tight-lipped, but I managed to dig up enough ­information and put enough pieces together to make a solid story.

Unfortunately for me, the police announced charges against the mayor just as we were finally preparing to run the piece, rendering most of my work moot.

What story/report are you most proud of?

I’m probably most proud of breaking the news of an FBI investigation into the attorney general for alleged ­campaign finance violations, a scandal that continues to plague the attorney general and threatens to derail his ­reelection. It took good sources and persistent digging to not only get the story but to get it ahead of our c­ompetitors, who were trying to break the story themselves.

Twitter: @jeremyduda Evan Wyloge joined the ­Arizona Capitol Times in the spring of 2010, shortly ­after ­finishing a master’s in mass ­c o m m u n i c a t i o n from Arizona State University, where he focused on online journalism and media ­innovation. ­Having earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and French from ­Northern Arizona University, he ­reported on state politics while ­working for ASU’s Cronkite News Service, and contributed to the 2008 presidential race coverage for both ­Congressional Quarterly and France 24. Evan’s ­position at the Capitol Times combines general reporting with data reporting, multimedia production, social media direction and online innovation What was your motivation to become a journalist?

After a few years studying political science in college, I knew that I loved research and writing in an ­academic ­setting. But, I wasn’t sure how to ­translate that into a fulfilling career, so ­during my final year, I decided to join the school newspaper to see if ­journalism would be a good fit. That turned out to be a fortunate ­decision. I fell in love with every ­aspect of it. In the ten years since then, my love for the ­journalism culture hasn’t waned a bit, Continued on page 4

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and I’ve found even greater satisfaction in five years of public accountability journalism.

What advice do you have for ­journalism students?

First, read Strunk and White’s ­Elements of Style so many times that you hear it echo in your head as you write. Next, seek out opportunities to work, and because you’ll need to build a portfolio of work that will help find more work in the future, make sure your reporting and writing is as good as you can get it.

What was your toughest story/report you’ve worked on?

Shortly after the state legislature passed Arizona’s SB1070 ­immigration law in 2010, I worked on a story ­exploring how the new law might ­affect families where the children of those living in the country ­illegally ­regularly ­encountered police ­officers who worked on school campuses.

Uncertainty about what the law ­required of these School ­Resource Officers (SROs), struck fear into these families.

If, for instance, a child told one of these officers that another child’s ­parents were living in the country ­illegally, the new law might have required the ­officer to check on the status of the family, because the law ­implemented punishments for not ­initiating such ­immigration status checks if there was any reasonable suspicion.

In interview after interview, I watched mothers, fathers and ­children break down in tears, describing how they wanted nothing but a better future for their family. The ­parents knew that they would have to live in the shadows of society, but they thought that if their children ­excelled in school, they could have a better life. But with the passage of SB1070, just having their children in Page 4 | February 2014 ■ ANAgrams

school exposed them to the risk of ­having the family torn apart.

Every School Resource Officer I spoke to for the story said they weren’t sure what would be required of them, and they said that they knew some­ children’s parents were living in the country illegally, but they didn’t see themselves as immigration law ­enforcers. They saw themselves as ­confidants for the children, their f­amilies and the ­neighborhood, there to help promote safety and a positive attitude among children toward law enforcement.

The reporting was absolutely heartwrenching. I met parents who were willing to live their lives breaking the law, just so their children might have a better life, and I met police officers who wanted only to help these children and their families be safe, irrespective of immigration status. All were thrust into a state of anxious limbo by the new law.

When I think about reporting on that story, I still get choked up.

What story/report are you most proud of?

I’m most proud of my work on ­Arizona’s 2011 redistricting process.

I spent ­hundreds of hours covering the Arizona Independent ­Redistricting ­Commission and was able to detail just about ­every step in the yearlong ­remapping. By spending so much time and energy focusing on the ­commission’s actions, I was able to write stories about the political side of the appointments, the behind-the-scenes efforts to influence the ­commissioners and ­controversial ­decisions about ­procurement and ­document ­destruction. Some of my ­reporting led to an ­Attorney ­General’s ­investigation into the ­commission. ­Other reporting caused secret ­Republican influence peddlers to ­officially register their activity as lobbying with the state. I also learned in the process a great deal about Geographical Information Systems, which allows me to create interactive online

maps showing what the commission was ­doing while they were doing it.

Twitter: @EvanWyloge The reporters listed below were also included on the ­Washington Post’s list for ­Arizona reporters but, were not available for comment.

News Reporter at A ­ rizona Capitol Times, Twitter: @geegra Gary Grado

Arizona ­Senate reporter at Arizona Capitol Times, Twitter: @ben_giles Ben Giles Arizona House of Representatives reporter at Arizona Capitol Times, Twitter: @hankdeanlight Hank Stephenson Complete list of state-by-state, can be found at this link: http://wapo.st/1hy4shA Arizona Capitol Times: http://azcapitoltimes.com/ Azrizona Republic’s Watchdog bureau: http://wapo.st/1hy4shA

Cronkite school, new a ­ ssistant professor Cronkite News Phoeniz, AZ — Jan. 21, 2014 A former international ­journalist for BBC World Service in India is joining the Walter Cronkite School of ­Journalism and Mass ­Communication at Arizona State University as an ­assistant professor of digital media.

Monica Chadha spent more than a decade reporting from India for the

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BBC and The Indian Express, one of the country’s largest English language newspapers. In 10-plus years of reporting, Chadha produced multimedia stories for online, radio, print and television.

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He began his newspaper career at the Des Moines Register, and has worked at the Minneapolis Star ­Tribune and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Rankin has also served as the director of ­advertising at Lee Enterprise’s River Valley Newspaper Group before joining the Arizona Daily Star.

He comes from a newspaper ­family.

His parents published several ­weekly newspapers as well as multiple ­specialty trade publications. Rankin is a graduate of Drake University, where he earned a Degree in Advertising ­Management as well as a Master’s in Integrated ­Corporate Communications.

Rankin and his wife, Lynn, reside in Oro Valley, Arizona; where they have a 9-year-old son, a 2-year-old ­daughter, and a new baby they are expecting any day.

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First Amendment Forum atrium at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Capitol Roadshow 2014 The ­Arizona News Service, ­ arent company of Arizona ­Capitol p Times, in co-sponsorship with ANA, is touring the state to bring to ­Arizonans an ­understanding of the legislative process. Their ­mission, as a non-partisan ­newspaper and media company, is to share ­information in order to help its ­clients, subscribers and readers engage in what happens at the capitol. Its team of experts have visited Flagstaff, Tucson, Prescott, Phoenix and will travel on to Lake Havasu City in March.

The roadshow presentation in Phoenix, held at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in the First Amendment Forum, was a publicdiscussion-format broken down in to three panels: The New Year at the ­Legislature, How a Bill ­Becomes a Law and the Media panel. At the ­conclusion of each panel the floor was opened to questions from the audience.

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The New Year at the Legislature panel / Moderator: Matthew ­Benson, director, Veridus Panelists: Andy Biggs, state senate president; Robert Robb, columnist, The Arizona Republic newspaper; Anna Tovar, state senator; Bob Robson, state representative.

How a Bill Becomes a Law panel / ­Moderator: Kathy Senseman, principal, Public Policy Group Panelists: Karen Fann, state representative; Michael Preston Green, shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck; Todd Sanders, president & CEO, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.

Media panel / Moderator: Steve Irvin, anchor, ABC15 Panelists: Howie Fischer, owner, Capitol Media Services; Alia Rau, journalist, The Arizona Republic; Jim Small, editor, Arizona News Service/Arizona Capitol Times; Tim Wiederanders, editor, Daily Courier.

Tips for a new publisher Kevin Slimp The News Guru kevin@kevinslimp.com

So tonight I was sitting with my son, Zachary, at Dragon Den. After a bite of his eggroll, Zach stopped and turned to ask a question.

“Dad,” Zach asked, “what happens with all those things you write all the time?”

I told him in my best fatherly voice, “They’re called columns.” Every column I write appears in more than 60 industry journals and publications around the world.”

I couldn’t wait to hear what my son had to say next.

“So write about Legos.”

A story about Legos makes more sense than some of the stories I’ve read online in the past week. Did you read about the Russian who was killed when the Olympic ring didn’t appear as planned during the opening ceremony?

Remember the one about Tony Romo and Jason Whitten, NFL stars, ­coming out of the closet together? Everybody was talking about that one a few weeks ago.

As my son so aptly reminded me later in the evening, “You can write about anything dad.”

Maybe that’s true. But, as I explained to him, there’s a big difference between the headlines he reads on Facebook and those in the newspaper.

Tips For a New Publisher I have a new friend on Facebook. I just “accepted” Roger’s friend request this morning. More about that later.

While speaking at a convention last

week, I noticed Roger sitting in the front row, taking notes furiously in my classes.

There were sessions on photo editing, page design, newspaper management and PDF technology.

He sat through every class, writing most of the time.

I hadn’t met Roger before, so I struck up a conversation with him during a break. I learned that he was new to the newspaper business. When I asked what he did at the paper, he paused.

I interjected, “Let me guess. Everything.”

Lots of local content. Roger has learned the fi rst rule of successful He laughed and said, community newspapers.

“Yes, just about everyHere are some simple tips I give thing.”

We chuckled about that for a to folks like Roger to help grow their moment, then I explained to Roger ­papers: Improve the quality of your ­content. that I’d heard that before. He told me he had recently purchased a paper and For community papers, the key is was doing everything he could to make ­hyperlocal. Include stories that are ­important to the readers. it grow.

Improve the look of your ­paper.

I asked how he ended up at the ­convention, when he wasn’t even a If I had to name one thing that could member of the association. He said, “I ­increase the popularity of many read about the convention and saw you ­community newspapers, it would be were speaking, so I registered and here improving the look of the product.

Looking over Roger’s paper, I see a lot I am.”

Roger told me he wanted to improve of areas that could be improved: - Headlines aren’t consistent. Some his paper and this seemed like a good first step. He gave me a copy of his are centered. Some are justified. The most recent issue and I promised to leading (space between lines) is too look over it and make suggestions after great in the headlines.

- Black & White photos are too dark I returned home.

Trainers and speakers tend to like and muddy. It makes the whole paper people who listen closely and write lots look dirty. That will probably change of notes. It reminds us that we’re say- after a private lesson I gave Roger being something that is important to the tween classes.

- Get rid of the clip art. Clip art can audience. After visiting with Roger, I liked him even more.

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2014 Legislative

Reception recap

Phoenix, Ariz. – Last month, ANA – in partnership with Arizona Capitol Times – hosted the annual Legislative Reception. Invited to the event were Arizona state senators and representatives, as well as publishers, editors and reporters.

Held at the Arizona Capitol Times building, the reception is a yearly opportunity for media professionals to meet with their state legislators in an informal and casual setting. From the 100-plus invitations, nearly seventy RSVPs were returned to the hosting committee which proved to

be a successful evening for all who attended.

Arizona newspapers were represented from a wide range of locations across the state. From as far east as Safford, west to Lake Havasu City, south to Nogales and north to Prescott.

Eight other media organizations also contributed in sponsorship to help make the night a hit.

Arizona ­Capitol Times and Wick Communications, Arizona Business Gazette, Arizona Daily Star, Arizona Informant, Casa Grande ­Dispatch, The Record Reporter and Western News & Info, Inc. 1. ANA president, Joni Brooks, The Yuma Sun; Blake DeWitt, Western News&Info, Inc.

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AP best practises for covering children and teens younger than 18

BY Tom Kent | Deputy Managing Editor/Standards Editor, AP, New York Late last year, the AP undertook a project to review and standardize our guidelines on covering children and teens younger than 18.

Do we need a parent’s permission to interview a child? To show a child in a photo or video? Does this change in urgent news situations?

We framed the guidance as best practices rather than rules because situations vary so much. Also, some countries have specific laws and traditions on the matter. We’re also certain the guidelines will continue to evolve.

The guidance was drafted by National Writer Martha Irvine, who often writes about, films and photographs young people. She sought advice from AP colleagues across formats and continents.

Stories about children and teens are a growing part of our report. At the same time, young people are among our most vulnerable and inexperienced sources. This calls for special care in interviewing and capturing images of them.

The “privacy” section of the AP Stylebook describes our policies regarding children who are crime victims or witnesses, or under arrest themselves. Below are some best practices for many other situations involving children and teens. Because cases vary so greatly, these are general recommendations, not absolute rules. Our first duty is always to document history and to collect and disseminate vital news. But whenever possible, we should be sensitive to the well-being of our young sources.

When in doubt about how to proceed, always consult a supervisor. Some countries have strict privacy laws, especially regarding children, and AP staffers also need to be fully aware of them. ● Ideally, we should secure paren-

tal permission before interviewing or making identifiable images of a minor.

If this is not feasible, AP journalists should attempt to get that permission before running the material.

There may be leeway, however, in some cases: — When the story is breaking quickly and is of extraordinary news significance. (In coverage of the school shootings in Newtown, Conn., in December 2012, AP transmitted images of young students leaving the school. There was no time to seek the names of the students or parental permission, and editors made the determination that these photos had major news value.)

— When talking to the parent might lead to harm to the child (e.g., in an abuse case). In that instance, permission might come from a case worker, attorney or guardian.

— When children are not easily idenOur first duty is always to document history and to ­collect and disseminate vital news.

But whenever possible, we should be sensitive to the wellbeing of our young sources. tifiable in a photo or video (e.g., they have their backs to the camera or are in the background of a photo in a large group). Such images make unnecessary any need to seek permission.

— When the subject is an older teen (i.e., of high-school age) and the story is not controversial. However, even for older teens, a reporter, photographer or video journalist still should provide the teen contact information so that the teen can share it with a parent. If a parent later asks that the content not be used, the reporter and supervisors should carefully weigh the news value of that content. If that content could be gotten elsewhere, or is not of high news value, or there is another compelling

reason, it makes sense to respect the parents’ wishes.

— When the minor is speaking publicly. ● When on school grounds, AP journalists should identify themselves to those in charge at the school whenever possible and, when feasible, wear a press pass – unless doing so jeopardizes the collection of vital, newsworthy information or images. AP journalists also should find out which students have parental permission to speak to the media or appear in photo or videos.

Increasingly, schools keep signed forms on file. These parameters should be respected at all times, unless there is an overriding reason not to do so that is tied to news value. Discuss this with a supervisor. ● When approaching a young source, an AP journalist should explain – both to the young person and the parent or guardian – what the AP is and how widely the AP’s content is distributed.

Young people often are eager to talk to a reporter, and especially to be filmed or photographed, even before they know who a reporter is or what he or she is doing. ● The AP’s anonymity policies apply to interviewing young people. However, it may make even more sense to grant anonymity to protect a young source, to use a first name only or not to show the child’s face. Cases may include children who have been doing something illegal, are crime or abuse victims or otherwise fear retaliation or ostracism. Schools, hospitals and other institutions are often especially protective of young sources, so granting anonymity may be the only way we can get access to them. (The AP granted anonymity to a 13-year-old HIV-positive girl for a story about “AIDS babies” coming of age and to a 10-year-old child who was born a boy but is living life as a girl.

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complement the school’s outstanding digital media faculty.”

Chadha will help lead one of the country’s strongest digital ­journalism programs and teach ­multimedia ­journalism to introductory and advanced-level students. She also will conduct innovative research in digital media.

“I am very excited to join the Cronkite School and a team that is committed to journalism research and practice in equal measure,” Chadha said. “It is a great opportunity to work with ­exceptional colleagues, talented ­students and continue my research in the field of new media and media ­entrepreneurship.”

At the BBC, she wrote and produced news stories on a variety of subjects, including the Indian economy, politics and entertainment. She also worked with journalists across South Asia, ­assigning and editing news stories.

Chadha is completing her Ph.D. at the School of Journalism at the ­University of Texas at Austin with a research focus in entrepreneurial journalism, newsroom convergence and new ­technologies and media effects.

Chadha has been published in ­Journalism Practice and the ­Journal of Information Technology and ­Politics and presented her research at ­international academic conferences in London, Washington and Santiago, Chile. She holds two master’s degrees, one in political science and ­sociology from the University of ­Mumbai, ­another in American studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University at New Delhi.

In the past six years, the Cronkite School has added more than 20 top journalists and scholars to its faculty.

Cronkite faculty lead innovative ­programs in which students gain ­valuable multimedia journalism skills and produce content for ­professional media outlets. Programs include: Carnegie-Knight News21, an annual

investigative multimedia reporting initiative that sends students around the country to report and produce indepth multimedia reports on topics of national significance; Cronkite News Service, an immersive professional program in which students produce stories for Arizona news organizations on multiple platforms; Cronkite NewsWatch, an award-winning 30-minute student newscast; and the New ­Media ­Innovation Lab, a program where ­journalism students create cuttingedge digital media products with ­students from other disciplines.

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make a newspaper look more like a church newsletter. I’ll have a talk with Roger about that.

Even more local content. I would have more columns like “Students of the Month” and “An In-depth Look at the Life of Our State Representative” and fewer columns like “Are You Ready For Valentines Day?” and a few others.

I like Roger’s paper. He’s done some really good things. He’s got a religion page with a column by a local clergy member that is full of ads from local religious groups. He has several stories about local athletes and ball teams.

And I’m sure a lot of families pick up his paper for the kid’s page, which is very well done.

The keys to the future success of Roger’s newspaper aren’t that ­different from any other paper: local content that draws readers, continued updating of equipment and training to produce an attractive publication, plus consistent efforts to keep and attract advertisers.

I’ll look forward to checking out Roger’s paper in a couple of weeks and seeing if the training was worth it.

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vided access to the children on the con- etc. — need to balance news value with dition they not be named or their faces the potential for harm. This ­includes ­giving minors’ online “handles.” Of shown.) Do not use false names. ● Even if a story includes a child’s course, any material cited from online name and age, consider whether it is sources must first be verified as authentic, in ­accordance absolutely necessary to say exactly with our s­ocial where the child If it doesn’t compromise the ­media guidelines. lives in the story story, consider leaving out ● Although social or photo caption. the name of a young person’s media can be Even when the school, where they work or the a good way to story topic has not specific ­suburb where they find children and been particularly teens for interlive. sensitive, there views, we should have been instancstill seek ­parental es when people ­permission before the interview gets with questionable intentions have underway. ­contacted the families of young peo● The basics of these guidelines ­apply ple who’ve appeared in AP stories and in any country. However, in the cases of photos. If it doesn’t compromise the extremely poor and homeless children story, ­consider leaving out the name in some regions of the world, it hapof a young ­person’s school, where pens frequently that there is no parent Public notices provide they work or the specific ­suburb where to consult – or a parent may be difficult ­accessible information they live. to find. In these instances, the standards about government activities. ● Photographers and video journalists of respect for the child, ­balanced with also should be careful how and where Who wins local news value, are particularly important. they photograph and film young sub­government contracts? jects. (In the cases above where famiTom Kent is a deputy managing ­editor lies received unwanted contacts from and standards editor of the ­Associated What new laws will take readers, one girl had appeared in an AP Press. He is responsible for editorial ­effect in your ­community? photo lying on her bed reading a maga- standards across the AP and has played How are your taxes zine and another was photographed in a major role in the coordination of AP a way that ­emphasized her short shorts. services across platforms - text, ­photos, being spent?

Other photo treatments would have graphics, broadcast and Internet.

Every day, your newspaper been equally effective in illustrating He designed AP ‘s new multimepublishes this and other those stories.) dia headquarters in New York and ● We do not have to have parental ­lectures internationally on newsroom important information in permission to run a child’s photo if we organization and management. their public notices. have obtained the photo and rights http://www.journalism.columbia. to it elsewhere, but parents’ feelings www.PublicNoticeAds.com www.PublicNoticeAds.com and the effect on the child should be edu/profile/88-thomas-kent/10. ­considered. (In the case of a ­Cleveland man accused in 2013 of ­kidnapping women and ­holding them in his home, photo ­editors ­decided not to use a ­photo Consumers rate newspapers as the media… of the young daughter of one of the with the most most valuable preferred for women, who was held with her mother. trusted and in planning for receiving Our policy is not to identify minors who believable shopping. advertising have been subjected to abuse.) ads. info. ● Decisions about using written ­material that a minor posts online — tweets, blogs, status updates,

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