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THE WASHINGTON NEWSPAPER April 2018

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Journal of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association

Woods family sells Wenatchee World to Wick

Website open for 2018 BNC entries

World was family-owned for 111 years

The Wenatchee World, which has been published by the Woods family for 111 years, has been sold to Wick Communications, a thirdgeneration family owned and operated media corporation, of Sierra Vista, Ariz.

The announcement was made in late March by World Publisher Rufus G. Woods and Wick Chief Executive Officer Francis Wick. The asset sale, for an undisclosed amount, will take effect on March 31.

“It has been our privilege to be the stewards of this wonderful community asset for three generations,” said Woods. “We are grateful to be able to hand the reins to another family-oriented company that shares our community-building values,” he added.

“We are honored to carry on the rich legacy and dedication of the Woods family and

the great employees of The Wenatchee World in serving such a vibrant and exciting region,” Wick said.

The Wenatchee World is the first newspaper in the state of Washington for Wick.

All employees of The World have been offered jobs with Wick Communications.

Rufus Woods, who has been publisher since 1997, will remain as a columnist for the newspaper. Jeff Ackerman, who has been a publisher at various newspapers, has been named publisher to succeed Woods.

“Though challenging as it is to fill Rufus’ shoes as publisher, we are confident and excited Jeff will continue to showcase the World in a way that prioritizes impactful local content while carrying on the tradition of community participation and engage-

A bill expanding free speech for high school and college newspapers passed both chambers by wide margins in the last hours before the legislative cutoff on March 2. The bill was signed by Gov. Jay Inslee March 21.

SB 5064, sponsored by Senator Joe Fain, R-Auburn, allows student newspapers to determine their own content without mandatory prior review.

The new standard the bill sets is based on the idea that for a school to suppress free speech,

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Gaylane Scott, left, reacts as his muscles are controlled by a fellow Mill Creek Middle School student during an experiment conducted by David Mack, right, from University of Washington regenerative medicine. Mack and his colleagues brought their labs to Mill Creek for student experiments. This shot earned Heidi Sanders from the Kent Reporter a second place in the color feature photo category in 2017’s Better Newspaper Contest. The 2018 contest is accepting entries now.

Governor signs bill protecting student journalists the speech must “materially and substantially interfere” with students’ education or the school’s operation.

The bill also prohibits school administrators from disciplining student advisers for protecting students’ free speech rights.

The last part of the bill protects school officials from civil liability if an article were deemed libelous.

Advisers are still allowed to help students make difficult decisions, but the final say lies with the student editor.

WNPA’s Better Newspaper Contest website is open and ready to receive your entries.

The contest site, provided once again by Small Town Papers, opened for entries on April 2.

Some rules were updated this year and some categories were added, so pay close attention as you make your entries.

In the General Excellence category, you still must provide two issues during two specific weeks, but this year you can add another edition of your choice from any time in the contest period. We’d love to see every member enter General Excellence.

There is no contest fee for that category.

We’ve also upped the ante in the community service categories. Your entries now must describe the impact your project had in the community.

A few new categories are added this year: There’s an arts and entertainment review category, and a new category for election coverage leading up to and including election results.

A complete list of contest rules are available at wnpa. com by clicking on the BNC tile on the home page.

WORLD: Sale was the best option, family says ment,” Wick added.

“With all of the technological changes in the industry, it is becoming more of a challenge to be successful as an independent daily newspaper,” Woods said. The family considered what would be in the best interest of the company, the employees and the community and decided that passing the torch to another owner was the best option.

Several newspaper companies made offers, Woods said, but Wick was the clear choice.

“It makes sense for The World to be part of a network of newspapers with more resources and an ability to share best practices,” Woods said.

Wick shared, “As the newspaper industry continues to evolve and adopt multi-platform distribution channels, our core focus will be on professional journalism and accurate information improving the communities we serve and partnering with local merchants in promoting a strong “buy local” ecosys-

tem.

The Wenatchee Daily World was founded in 1905 and purchased two years later by Rufus Woods and his brother Ralph. Later, their cousin Warren Woods became the paper’s business manager.

Rufus Woods was publisher until his death in 1950. He gained national fame for his promotion of Grand Coulee Dam and the Columbia Basin Project.

Following his death, his son Wilfred published the paper and managed the company with Robert Woods, the son of Warren. Robert was the World’s long-time editorial page editor and played a key role in the development of the North Central Regional Library system. Wilfred, who passed away in 2017, championed the arts, history and economic development.

In 1997, Wilfred retired and passed the reins to his son, Rufus G. Woods.

This story originally appeared in the Seattle Times.

Officers: Sandy Stokes, President; Michael Wagar, First Vice President; Donna Etchey, Second Vice President, Don Nelson, Past President.

Trustees: Tom Mullen, Patrick Grubb, Colette Weeks, Eric LaFontaine and Scott Hunter.

THE WASHINGTON NEWSPAPER is the offical publication of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association. It is published monthly by WNPA, PO Box 389, Port Townsend, WA 98368.

Staff Fred Obee: Executive Director: 360-344-2938.

Email: fredobee@wnpa.com Janay Collins, Member Services Director: 360-344-2938.

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

Impact Ad promotion can earn sales reps some big commissions

By Sandy Stokes With the federal tax deadline coming at us at the speed of light, a lot of us have money on the mind. Your Washington Newspaper Publishers Association has some ideas to help you make more and keep more.

Stokes

Your advertisers can even target their audience with the WNPA zoning options for the coast, the metro area and Eastern Washington.

Need some motivation?

Here’s the deal, sell our most expensive ad, a 4-inch by 2-column statewide, and your paper makes $1,562.50.

With the promotion on now, the person who sells the ad pockets another $625 over and above any commission they ordinarily INCREASING REVENUE would make. After splitting the Here’s your chance to make ad revenue, the WNPA pays the some decent cash, make your extra 20 percent commission out ad reps happy and dazzle your of its share. advertisers.

Even if your advertiser buys From April 16 to June 1, our cheapest ad, the $450 2x2 WNPA will pay your ad rep a targeting 25 papers in Eastern 20 percent commission over and Washington, your ad seller will above any commission you pay bring in an extra $90 over the for selling our Impact Ads. $225 that goes to the publicaA statewide Impact ad can tion. reach 2 million readers to So, go out and sell, baby. draw crowds to jazz festivals, Jump on it now because art shows, political rallies, here’s what your association’s poetry readings, theatrical advertising committee has been productions, car shows, charbrainstorming: If this sales plan ter cruises, helicopter rides, takes off and we run lots of boat shows, wineries, casinos, Impact ads between now and golf courses, vacation rentJune 1, the promotion can be als, jewelry shows, antique extended. fairs, pumpkin contests and Here’s another thought – if anything that needs to attract your ad reps go gangbusters people to succeed. on this, the extra 20 percent For your chamber of comcommission could become a merce, car club or charter boat permanent fixture. We’ll see. It captain, a 2x2 or 4x4 Impact all depends on you. ad is the cheapest and most Download the sales kit at effective way to let the greatest WNPA.com right now by clicknumber of people know where ing on the home page tile. to go for a special day.

When you present our proPRESERVING REVENUE gram, your advertiser may try to Do you like money coming argue that their Facebook pages in for running legal ads in your or Twitter accounts reach plenty publication? of folks.

Well, that could all go away But seriously, do they have 2 with the stroke of the Govermillion followers? Not likely. nor’s pen.

But we news creatures do.

Presently newspapers cash in And we’re the experts at comwith state laws that require promunicating with people. bate notices, trustee sales, public

bid openings and other public proceedings to be published in adjudicated newspapers.

Nearly every year there is a move by municipalities and others across the nation to erase those laws and let cities and counties run their own ads on their in-house websites.

We’ve managed to beat back that push every year with a sensible argument – we have a searchable statewide database listing all public notices published in Washington.

To keep winning on this issue, we need every newspaper – even yours – to take a few minutes every week and post every public notice to our database.

It’s quick and easy and if you or your staff member needs a tutorial, contact Janay at WNPA and she’ll be happy to walk you through it as many times as it takes to make sure everyone has the hang of it.

Please don’t ignore this. If you run legals, your long term economic survival depends on this.

If you think posting legals online takes too much time or is a waste of money, be aware that it is crucial to our industry to maintain our database so we can keep winning the argument every time state lawmakers go after this revenue source.

And just like our battles in the legislature’s war against open government laws, the requirement to publish legal ads in a newspaper is a battle we must prepare to fight and win.

For help setting up, please call Janay at 360-344-2938.

Sandy Stokes is the Bureau Chief of the WNPA Foundation’s Olympia News Bureau and is this year’s WNPA President.

Printers, publishers join forces to oppose newsprint tariffs Members of the printing, publishing and paper-producing industries have formed Stop Tariffs on Printers & Publishers (STOPP), a coalition to fight proposed countervailing duties (CVD) and anti-dumping duties (AD) on imports of Canadian uncoated groundwood papers including newsprint and other papers.

The preliminary duties, which were assessed by the Department of Commerce in January and March, are the result of a petition filed by North Pacific Paper Company.

“The STOPP coalition is concerned that these CVD and AD duties, which range up to 32 percent combined, will saddle U.S. printing and publishing businesses with increased costs and threaten thousands of American jobs,” the release said.

The coalition is asking the

International Trade Commission and the U.S. Congress to reject these newsprint tariffs.

STOPP has launched a new website, stopnewsprinttariffs. org.

Members of the STOPP coalition include the American Society of News Editors, Association of Alternative Newsmedia, Association of American Publishers, Association for Print Technologies, Book Manufacturer’s Institute, Catalyst Paper, Inland Press Association, Kruger, Local Search Association, National Newspaper Association, News Media Alliance, Printing Industries of America, Quad Graphics, Rayonier Advance Materials, Resolute Forest Products, Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, Trusted Media Brands (formerly Readers Digest Association), Valassis Communications, and

Worzalla Publishing.

Leaders in the newspaper, paper, printing, and book publishing industry spoke against the tariffs in the release.

“Newsprint is the second largest expense for small newspapers after human resource costs,” said Susan Rowell, publisher of the Lancaster News (South Carolina) and president of the National Newspaper Association. “A decision by the federal government to impose tariffs on our paper supply would imperil our news-gathering missions and put jobs in jeopardy at our newspapers and at many other organizations and companies in our communities that rely upon a healthy newspaper.”

“The bottom line is these tariffs on uncoated groundwood paper would not protect domestic paper producers.

Paper manufacturers are not

able to absorb the cost of the tariff and have already let it be known that the tariff will be passed on to U.S. consumers,” said Joel Quadracci, CEO of Quad/Graphics.

“This will result in driving up the costs of print and force an even faster migration to digital options at a time when our industry is already being severely disrupted. This will result in the loss of U.S. jobs.

In the case of rural residents with no broadband access, they will end up underserved with no newspaper either.”

“As the leading producer and employer for uncoated groundwood paper in the United States, we recognize that market erosion, not unfair trade, has caused more than a 75 percent decline in North American newsprint consumption since the year 2000,” said Seth Kursman, vice president

of corporate communications, sustainability and government affairs for Resolute Forest Products.

“The current investigation

by Commerce, at the request of one outlier company, is causing even more turmoil and job losses in the newsprint and commercial printing paper segments,” he said.

“In addition to newspapers and directories, UGW grades of paper are used extensively by book publishers across the nation,” said Jim Fetherston, CEO of Worzalla Publishing Company and current president of the Book Manufacturers’ Institute.

“Imposing these duties and tariffs will have a devastating economic impact especially on the domestic printing industry and the tens of thousands of Americans employed in the process of making books.”

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Consider judges when picking your contest entries

By Don Nelson If you’re like me, you’re scrambling to review a year’s worth of newspapers to figure out what to enter in the WNPA Better Newspaper Contest. Every year I make a resolution to track things as we go along and keep a file of possibles, and every year I instead Nelson crash up against the deadline (May 4, as you must know by now, for everything but special publications).

The Better Newspaper Contest is an important revenue-generator for the WNPA. It’s also a way to let your staff know that you think their efforts deserve recognition, and for all of us to get a sense of the collective good works that WNPA members are producing.

Selecting, winnowing and submitting entries is a tedious exercise for most of us, and a logistical challenge for our able Member Services Director Janay Collins, who shepherds us through the entry period and sorts out the winners after the judging is completed.

At the same time, I am always gratified to see the volume of good work we’ve produced over a year. It’s a reminder that, week in and week out, we’re serving our community in many ways.

Newspaper award contests are an incestuous process.

Right up to the Pulitzers, we are judged and deemed award-worthy by our industry peers.

That makes sense in an important way: They know what it takes to produce a certain kind of story, or photo, or design, or advertisement.

Acknowledgement and recognition from others

The 2018 Better Newspaper Contest site is open. Get details by clicking on the home page tile at wnpa.com like us make awards meaningful. When accolades come from elsewhere, we’re a little suspicious. If you get an award for business writing from the chamber of commerce, or for education reporting from the state teachers’ association, you may start worrying if your coverage has been too soft.

Having judged dozens of contests over the years and entered at least as many, I’ve come up with some guidelines for how to think about possible entries. Here are a few suggestions for sorting out what to enter in rational, cost-effective way.

• Put yourself wherever the judges are – usually in another state far removed from

Washington. They don’t know our communities, our issues, our challenges.

Something that is vital to your coverage area may mean nothing to a judge 2,000 miles away without some context, and overexplaining in an entry note doesn’t necessarily help. I look for stories that have a fairly universal theme or eye-catching topic. You are likely going to have no more than 30 seconds to make an impression before the judge moves on to the next entry. Make it count.

• Long isn’t always better. Consider your own judging experience, and how daunting it is to confront a 4,000-word story. But if your 4,000word story is superb, don’t hesitate to enter it.

• Don’t load up entries in any one

category. Pick the one or two best entries – often a tough judgment – and hope that they make an impression.

If you enter three or more in a category, you are competing against yourself as well as all the other entrants, and probably wasting your entry fees.

• Related to the above, category shop – that is, look for another place that an entry might fit. Some categories are broad or flexible enough that you can move things around.

• Remember that the judges are just like us – stressed, overworked, distracted, with not a lot of time to spare for the serious job of assessing piles of entries, often in diverse categories. Don’t make it harder for them.

Keep your entry formats clean, readable and easily accessible. As a judge, nothing annoys me more than having to work too hard just to look at an entry.

• Be ready for

disappointment. I like to think that all my entries are winners, but of course it never works out that way. Those “just-likeus” judges may get it absolutely right, or they may make decisions that are to you, and perhaps others, inexplicable.

The judge in New York or Arizona or wherever may be a 40-year veteran like me, or a 22-year-old rookie reporter who’s never done it before. I’ve seen things happen in contests that were simply baffling – Pulitzer Prizewinning stories that were runners-up in regional competition, for instance.

If you’re in this business long enough and work hard, the words “award-winning” will at some point attach to you.

Why not this year?

Don Nelson is the Publisher of the Methow Valley News in Twisp, a past president of WNPA and a winner every year in the Better Newspaper Contest.

WNPA Foundation awards internships

The WNPA Foundation Board of Directors last month awarded four $2,000 internship stipends to university students from across the state.

The Foundation’s call for internships this year was very strong, and many highly qualified applicants vied for the awards. Selected to receive the stipends were: • Ian Davis Leonard from Gonzaga Univeristy.

He was news editor on Gonzaga Bulletin.

McKenna Moran from Pacific Lutheran Univer-

sity. She was photo editor at the student newspaper The Mast. She also worked for marketing and communications and athletic departments at the university.

• Tyler Shuey from Washington State Univeristy. A Kingston resident, he hopes to work for Bainbridge Island newspapers this summer.

• Hanson Lee from Central Washington University.

A Ballard resident, he’s hoping to work for Sound Publishing’s Eastside group.

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Statewide Impact Ads can bolster bottom line Selling statewide or regional 2x2 or 2x4 black and white ads is a big part of what helps fund your Washington Newspaper Publishers Association and it’s a great option for advertisers seeking broader reach for their messages.

And April 16 through June 1, WNPA will pay a 20 percent commission directly to sales reps who book ads.

Here’s how it works: • You sell the ad and send an insertion order to WNPA. • Your paper keeps half the revenue and the advertising sales person gets their regular commission. During our special promotion, WNPA pays a 20 percent commission directly to the sales rep. Full details are at wnpa.com.

Just click on the home page tile to get started.

• WNPA receives 50 percent of the sale and uses that money to provide your legal hotline, professional services, Legislative Day, the Better Newspaper Contest and annual convention.

• All member newspapers are asked to publish the ads sold by other newspapers without cost.

Potential customers include festivals, fairs, resorts, real estate offices, state agencies, statewide or regional political

candidates – anyone who desires a cost effective regional or statewide campaign.

Because member newspapers publish these ads for free, the ads are black and white only and small – just 2 columns wide by either two or four inches tall.

A great way to pay for these ads is to work with non-profit organizations in your area. They can apply to your local city and county governments for hotel-motel tax fund grants to pay for these ads. A chamber of commerce, for example, can ask your county government for funds to help attract tourists to your area. These can be general ads detailing the benefits of visiting your area, or ads for a specific fair or festival. Anything that brings people to your area can qualify.

It’s not too early to talk with local chamber or festival organizers now about the possibilities.

Generally, they make their proposals at the end of summer to local governments. Actual schedules may differ in your area, so check with city or county officials about specific timelines.

The WNPA 2x2 ad program is an important arrow in your sales quiver

Impact Ads can be sold statewide, or to Coastal, Metro or Eastern Washington regions.

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and a great way for advertisers in your area to reach a broader audience. Questions? Call Janay Collins at 360-344-2938 or visit wnpa.com.

Cartoonist David Horsey, who worked for many years at Seattle newspapers, turned out this cartoon for the Seattle Times as the Legislature wrapped up its session. Today Horsey is a political commentator for the Los Angeles Times.

2018 WNPA Better Newspaper Contest

TIMELINE April 2 May 4 June 1 June 11-July 9 Oct.12

Begin submitting entries on BetterBNC.com Deadline for regular entries and general excellence Deadline for tourism special section & cover entries Judging period (including open website) Winners announced at the WNPA Convention in Yakima

RULES: Download category list & rules at wnpa.com.

ENTRIES: Upload entries at www.BetterBNC.com produced by SmallTownPapers LOGIN & PASSWORDS

Contestant Managers who submitted entries last year can use the same email and password as last year; use the Forgot Password link on www.BetterBNC.com if needed. Contestant Managers submit entries and also control which staff members at a newspaper are authorized to submit their own entries. Contestant Managers can see and edit all the newspaper’s entries and account information.

If your Contestant Manager from last year is no longer at your newspaper and you need the account email changed to a new person, contact WNPA (see below).

If no Contestant Manager was active at your newspaper last year, create a Contestant Manager account by first logging in as a Contestant using use the temporary password P@ssword1.

Authorized Entrants who submitted entries in 2017 can use the same email and password information as last year; use the Forgot Password link on www.BetterBNC.com if needed. New Authorized Entrants receive an email from BetterBNC.com asking them to validate their email address. Once they have done so, Authorized Entrants can log in and begin submitting entries. Authorized Entrants can see and edit only the entries they submit themselves.

ENTRY FORMATS

Upload all entries as PDF, JPG or via URL to www.BetterBNC.com. The maximum file size is 5 MB. Don’t include URLs for entire publications when entering news stories or ads. Make separate PDFs or JPGs of the pages containing your entry. For General Excellence, submit a single PDF of each issue. For all files larger than 5MB, upload the files to a third-party site such as Issuu.com, Google Drive, etc. Enter the URL into the appropriate field when submitting your entry on BetterBNC.com.

Please don’t submit both URL and PDF of the same entry. It confuses judges. For photo entries, provide a JPG or PDF.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

For technical help getting logged in, making entries and general use of the BetterBNC platform, please use the “Contact BetterBNC” button at www.BetterBNC.com to initiate a trouble ticket.

For help with rules, eligibility and entry fees please contact WNPA (see below).

GENERAL EXCELLENCE -- New rules this year!

General Excellence participation is a member benefit. There is no fee. Submit one issue published in each of the weeks Aug. 14 & 21, 2017. Also, submit one issue of your choice from the eligibility time period. Include special sections and the classifieds. You may wish to create separate PDFs of special sections distributed with these newspapers.

CONTEST ELIGIBILITY PERIODS

Regular Entries: April 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018 Tourism Special Sections & Section Covers: June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018

ENTRY FEES:

$7 entry fee for Group 1; $9 for Groups 2 & 3; & $9.50 for Group 4. Web entries are half price. General Excellence is free.

WNPA • PO Box 389 • Port Townsend, WA • www.wnpa.com • 360-344-2938 • Contact: Janay Collins • ads@wnpa.com

Survey data in from Pulse

The results are in from surveys conducted by Pulse Research last year.

WNPA member newspapers ran ads for several months asking readers to take the survey, and now the statewide results are available.

To view the results, go to: https://www.pulseresearch.com/results. The entire report can be downloaded as a PDF for easy reading.

There is lots of useful information that can be folded into sales presentations. Literally hundreds of consumer choices on everything from real estate to dinners out, from bass guitars to recreational vehicles.

The survey shows Newspaper advertising still gets results. In Washington State, 63 percent said they or a member of their household purchased or sought out more information on a local product or service after they saw it advertised in the local newspaper.

It’s worth a look to see what Washington State consumers will likely spend money on in the next year. Some of the results are pretty interesting. A little over 11 percent said they would buy some marijuana in the next year, but 33 percent said they would seek out red wine.

Sporting goods retailer should know that 36 percent of Washington residents will go camping in the next year. And Only 3 percent said they purchased something using a Yellow Pages directory.

WNPA JOB BOARD This job listing includes the most recent additions to WNPA’s job board. For complete listings, visit wnpa.com and click on the job board navigation link.

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Experience with professional newspaper and/or magazine page layout is required, while copy editing and graphic design are preferred qualifications.

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Benefits include paid time off, insurances and a 401(k)/Roth 401(k) retirement plan. Send resume, design portfolio and cover letter to EO Media Group, PO Box 2048, Salem, OR 97308-2048, or e-mail hr@eomediagroup.com REGIONAL PUBLISHER & REVENUE DIRECTOR Oregon beckons! Located in Pendleton, Ore., near the Columbia River and the Blue Mountains, this community in Eastern Oregon offers abundant outdoor recreation and is perfect for someone who enjoys a small-city lifestyle.

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We are seeking a strong, hands-on leader to oversee the management team and inspire our revenue producers to grow the top line for our Tuesday through Saturday daily, three weeklies and specialty publications.

You must be knowledgeable about all departments, have a track record of sales growth balanced with expense management and a desire to engage with our communities to succeed in this position.

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Send resume and letter of interest including salary requirements to EO Media Group, P.O. Box 2048, Salem, OR 97308-2048 or e-mail hr@eomediagroup.com.

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If you have a question about access to public meetings or records, or if you need advice on sensitive stories or libel issues, the WNPA staff can help.

Call 360-344-2938 or 360-301-6453 If you are being threatened with a libel suit, or if our staff can’t answer your question, you will be referred for a free consultation with an attorney.