The Washington Newspaper, July 2016

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THE WASHINGTON NEWSPAPER July 2016

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Journal of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association

Whidbey papers have island covered

MEMBER PROFILE

There’s one for each community

The Whidbey Island newspapers prove the obvious – communities want their own local newspaper focused specifically on them. On Whidbey, the Whidbey News-Times focuses on Oak Harbor on the north end of the island, the South Whidbey Record in Langley on the south end and The Whidbey Examiner in Coupeville in the middle of the island. Rounding out the coverage is Crosswind, covering the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

Managing it all from the news group offices is Executive Editor and Publisher Keven Graves, also this year’s past president of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.

Keven, 51, came to Whidbey Island as publisher in 2013 after 13 years as editor and publisher of the Nisqually Valley News in Yelm. When he took over as publisher on Whidbey, he was no stranger to the Whidbey papers.

“I was on the newspaper staff at Anacortes High School,

Whidbey Island is well covered by its three newspapers -- The Whidbey News-Times, The South Whidbey Record and The Whidbey Examiner. Pictured here from left are reporter Jessie Stensland, Publisher Keven Graves and reporters Debra Vaughn and Kate Daniel. development popping up just and we’d bring the paper to Oak When Keven was hired to lead the Whidbey newspapers, he about everywhere, and the north Harbor to be printed,” Keven couldn’t help but reflect on his end of the island is growing by remembered. “News-Times beginnings there. leaps and bounds as the Navy owner-publisher Wallie Funk “This is kind of like returnexpands its mission at the Naval became a mentor, encouraging home,” he said when he was Air Station. As might be expecting me to pursue a newspaper hired. “My journalism career ed, growth and development are career.” ever-present issues in the pages With Funk’s encouragement, started at the Whidbey NewsTimes. I always hoped to return of the Whidbey newspapers.

Keven started his career at the there someday.”

The politics that accompany Whidbey News-Times as a While still a rural enclave for all of that can occasionally turn college intern. When a regular the most part, Whidbey Island mean spirited, but Keven keeps reporter opening came up, he is a bustling place. There’s new already had a foot in the door.

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Legal website needs your support

By Fred Obee By creating a website where all legal notices can be stored, shared and read, WNPA and Allied Daily Newspapers have taken an important step in protecting print newspapers that publish legal advertisements, but we need your continuing help to make this effort a success.

I know you will understand when I say that losing the publication of public notices to the internet would be a significant blow to our newspapers. The establishment of this new website, wapublicnotices.com, is an important step toward showing the Washington State Legislature we are ahead of the game when it comes to providing online access to public notices.

The website is designed to serve as a central database for all of Washington State’s public notices. All newspapers, daily and weekly, contribute to the site, which is managed and controlled

by WNPA. At WNPA, we believe it is imperative newspapers remain the primary provider of vital government information. We See Legals, Page 2

Legals: we need 100% participation on our site Continued from Page 1

newspapers provide the crucial, must present a united front to independent verification that promote the future viability and governments have met their readership of public notices. public notice requirements.

If your newspaper publishes Desipite these important legal advertisements, we need considerations, the specter of you to upload those every time legal ads vanishing from print they are published in print. We publications is very real. Many know the last thing people need states, counties and municipaliis one more chore in an already ties across the nation are arguing hectic schedule, but help is for the end of the required available to make this process publication of public notices in easier. Once you learn the ropes, newspapers in favor of online uploading should become a publication. quick and simple process.

Our legal website puts us There is a small charge ahead of that curve. This effort to help support the site – 10 will protect legal advertisements cents per legal. But that is a in newspapers, but only if we very small price to keep legal have 100 percent cooperation advertisements in our print from newspapers that publish newspapers. legal advertisements. If you Although government ofare not yet participating, please ficials often argue they should contact me at WNPA to get the be able to post their own notices training you need to get started. online and bypass newspapers It will be worth your while. altogether, in making that arguProtecting legal notices ment they overlook several fac- in print newspapers is a high tors: the public shouldn’t have priority for us, but we can’t be to search dozens of websites effective without your help. to be informed; newspapers provide the most cost effective Fred Obee is the Executive and easy acccess to notices; and Director of WNPA.

The Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Established 1887

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

Trustees: Sara Bruestle, Eric LaFontaine, Donna Etchey, Scott Hunter, Michael Wagar, LuAnn Morgan and Jill FitzSimmons.

Staff: Fred Obee, Executive Director; C.J. Burk, Assistant Director.

THE WASHINGTON NEWSPAPER is the offical publication of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.

It is published monthly by WNPA, 1204 Fourth Ave. East, Suite 4, Olympia, WA 98506.

Fred Obee: Executive Director: 360-515-5239. Email: fredobee@wnpa.com CJ Burk: Accounting and Advertising 360-515-0974.

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

To endorse, or not endorse?

It’s not a simple question

By Don Nelson The big-ballot, fouryear political cycle is upon us, with important races at every level from the presidency on down to town councils and school Nelson boards. For most of us, intense coverage of local candidates is a given.

It’s our journalistic duty to let our readers know as much as possible about the people running for offices that make a difference in our communities.

But what about endorsements?

Some of our WNPA member papers have a long history of endorsing candidates, from local through state and federal races. For them, it’s not just a tradition but also a civic responsibility that comes with the newspaper’s role in its community.

Our neighboring newspaper, the OmakOkanogan County Chronicle, has for years been impressively consistent about interviewing candidates and making recommendations.

Former publisher and editor Roger Harnack believed it was the responsibility of the Chronicle (and other weekly papers) to provide endorsements as a service to readers.

Other Washington weeklies rarely or never offer endorsements, for a variety of reasons that may be practical, political or, in the case of some owners, personal.

As a practical matter,

it’s time consuming and logistically difficult to properly and fairly vet all candidates. It usually means forming an “editorial board” or something along those lines to interview candidates.

The questions should be uniform for all candidates running for the same office.

I know from experience that it’s not easy to arrange and make time for editorial board meetings. When I was editor at the daily Skagit Valley Herald, we offered endorsements at every level and spent a lot of time setting up meetings with candidates for county commissioner, Congress, the state Legislature, state executive offices including governor, and others as appropriate.

Our preference was to interview them one at a time. But to keep our lives manageable, we often asked all candidates for a particular office to be interviewed at the same time – sort of like a public forum or debate, but with only our editorial board members in attendance. The candidates didn’t always like being in the room with their opponents, but most of them agreed.

With our small staffs and big time demands, many of us at weekly papers would find that kind of process overwhelmingly difficult.

Mailed (or, more likely, emailed) question-andanswer surveys often take the place of editorial boards.

Then there are political/ personal considerations. In many small communities, it may be problematic for publishers to make endorsements because they have to live with the results.

Endorse a loser, and the winner (who might also be an advertiser) may hold it against you. Some people neither forgive nor forget.

Pick the winner, and you may be perceived as being in their pocket when it comes to coverage.

From a philosophical perspective, I suppose you could say that non-endorsers are not being courageous or responsible. But it’s also true that discretion is the better part of valor in some of our circulation areas and individual circumstances.

None of us is in a position to make judgments about editorial decisions in other places.

At the Methow Valley News, we take editorial stands on most local levy requests, bond issue proposals and ballot measures, as well as some statewide issues. We don’t often venture into the national arena. We typically haven’t offered individual candidate endorsements, but I wouldn’t rule it out if we felt strongly enough about a particular race.

A newspaper’s voice can be a powerful thing in its local realm. At the same time, does it really matter in the greater scheme of things how a little paper in a small rural community feels about Donald Trump and/or Hillary Clinton? If speaking out and playing a role, however small, in the political process is important to you, then yes, it does matter.

Don Nelson is the Publisher of the Methow Valley News and this year’s WNPA President.

Rodrigue, Lamb to headline 2016 WNPA convention

The Federal Aviation Administration has developed new rules on the use of drones by commercial operations, and that can include news organizations using them for event coverage.

FAA issues rules for drones If you are thinking about using a drone to add cool video or aerial shots to your news coverage, be aware that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finalized its rules on the commercial use of drones, defined as unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) weighing up to 55 pounds.

When the rules go into effect in August this year, journalists will have clear and streamlined guidance in using UAS (or “drones”) for newsgathering purposes across the United States. The rule will mark the FAA’s first attempt at a comprehensive plan to ensure the safe use of small drones by commercial entities without interested parties having to seek case-bycase approval.

• Drone operators will not be required to obtain a traditional

pilot’s license. Instead, commercial UAS operators will need a Remote Pilot Certificate – which will be much easier to obtain. Applicants must be at least 16 years old and proficient in English, able to pass an Initial Aeronautical Knowledge Test at an FAA-approved testing center, and pass a TSA background check.

The FAA estimates this process to take anywhere from six to eight weeks to complete.

• Drones must fly below 400 feet, during daylight hours, and within line of sight of the operator. Drones are also not permitted to fly over individuals who are not under a covered structure or directly involved in the operation. The FAA provided that most of these restrictions can be waived if the applicant

demonstrates the operation can still be safely executed. The FAA will establish an online portal for the submission of waiver requests, with the expectation that waivers will be acted on within 90 days.

• Certain airspaces will require additional permissions. The new rule gives general authority for operating drones in Class G airspace – low altitude airspace far from any airport. Flight in Class B, C, D, and E airspace will require permission from Air Traffic Control (ATC). To seek prior permission, the drone operator will need to submit requests through an online portal the FAA is developing.

The FAA stated that all requests must be made through the portal; an operator cannot simply contact a local control

tower for permission.

It is not yet clear how expedited this process will be.

• Entities that already possess exemptions from the FAA do not need to re-apply.

All existing Section 333 exemptions will remain valid even after the new rules go into effect.

Operators will be able to choose whether to fly under their current exemption or to fly under the new rule.

• The new rule does not apply to recreation/ hobby use of drones.

Hobbyists who use drones recreationally are not required to obtain any licensing. However, the new rules codify that all drones are aircraft and therefore subject to FAA enforcement actions if operators are reckless or fly in prohibited zones.

Two distinguished websites. speakers will top the agenda He was a Washington of October’s Washington correspondent, won the Newspaper Publishers 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Association convention in National Reporting and Wenatchee Oct. 13 to 15. was one of eight Dallas George RoMorning News drigue, currently reporters who won the editor of The the 1994 Pulitzer Plain Dealer in Prize for InternaCleveland, Ohio, tional Reporting will deliver the for a series about keynote address violence against entitled “Why women. journalism still Lamb was Rodrigue matters.” born and raised Then pubin Cape Town, lishers and sales South Africa and representatives today is a Strawill be treated to tegic Marketing an all-day session Consultant, based with marketing in Miami, Fla., guru Peter Lamb, with a specialty in widely acknowlmedia organizaedged as one of tions. the leading experts “The goal of Lamb in the nation my consulting today. practice is to utiThose two top speaklize the sophisticated straers are backed up by a tegic marketing principles long list of other session and techniques, learned leaders who will inspire while doing my MBA at and inform, all of which Harvard Business School, is capped by the evening and meshing them with a dinner gala, the Better hands-on sales approach, Newspaper Awards. Look by getting the entire sales for registration details organization to buy into a around Aug. 1. single idea: ‘Think like the Rodrigue’s experience customer.’” in journalism is as impresLamb will lead particisive as it is wide ranging. pants through a energizing Before taking the helm in process for sales managers Cleveland, he was assistant and others to generate new news director of WFAArevenue streams, both print TV in Dallas, and before and online. that he was vice president Lamb has lent his and managing editor of The expertise to many media Dallas Morning News. organizations, including He served as vice Time-Inc, UK; Metropresident/Washington land Media, Canada; El bureau for Belo Corp.

Clasificado, Los Angeles, where he supervised print CA; The Flyer Media and broadcast journalists Group, Tampa, Fla; Mewho served three newspa- dia24, South Africa; Black pers, 17 television news Press, Canada; and Sound operations and some 20 Publishing, Seattle.

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Make sure political ads stick to PDC guidelines

The Whidbey creative department is a close-knit group and and they take a lot of pride in the work they do. From left are creative artists Michelle Wolfensparger and Nick Rouser and Creative Manager Jen Miller.

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a steady hand on the debate, always reminding readers of a newspaper’s vital role in the community debate and the need for civil discourse.

The Whidbey newspapers have central offices in Coupeville, and community offices in Oak Harbor and on South Whidbey. The News-Times and the Record are both twice-weekly tabloids.

The Whidbey Examiner is a weekly tabloid and Crosswind is published monthly. Justin Burnett is editor of the South Whidbey Record and Megan Hansen is editor of the Whidbey Examiner.

The history of the Whidbey papers reaches to before the dawning of the 20th 4 The Washington Newspaper July 2016

Century. Coupeville was among the first settlements on Puget Sound and is the second oldest town in Washington State.

It was settled in 1853 by sea captain Thomas Coupe.

Coupeville’s Island County Times and the Oak Harbor News merged to become the News-Times. The South Whidbey Record began publication in 1926.

The Whidbey News-Times and the South Whidbey Record were the first newspapers David Black of Victoria, B.C. purchased in Washington State.

They became the foundation of what was to become Sound Publishing, which today owns more than 40 papers in Washington State.

Political advertising has its own set of particular rules, and ad managers should regularly review the regulations with sales and production people.

The rules apply to newspaper ads, billboards, signs, brochures, articles, tabloids, flyers, letters, radio or TV presentations, or other means of mass communication. If the item directly or indirectly asks for votes or for financial or other support or opposition in an election campaign, it is considered political advertising.

Here’s a few of the rules established by the state Public Disclosure Commission that should be taken into account when preparing election materials: • Candidate photos must have been taken within the last five years.

• Party preference must be included in any form of advertising about a candidate seeking election to a partisan office, regardless of who sponsors the ad.

Official symbols or logos adopted by the state committee of the party may be used to indicate a candidate’s party preference in political advertisements instead of words.

• Sponsor identification is required for political advertising, except for certain types of ads. The «sponsor» is the candidate, committee, or other person who pays for the ad. When the person buying the ad is an agent for another person or is otherwise reimbursed, the sponsor is the ultimate spender. The PDC’s has separate instructions that explain the unique sponsor ID requirements for electioneering communications

and independent expenditures.

• Use the words “paid for by” or “sponsored by” followed by the sponsor’s name & address. Include all sponsors’ names and addresses when there is more than one. A political committee must include its Top 5 contributors’ names when sponsoring an ad about a ballot measure with a cost of at least $1,000 in the aggregate. (The top 5 is defined as the five largest contributors who gave more than $700 during the 12 months before the ad appears.

• Print ads and websites must display sponsor names and any party preference in an area set apart from the ad text on the first page of the ad. Use at least 10-point type; do not screen or half-tone the text. Small online ads with limited characters may display sponsor names & party preference in an automatic display such as a mouse tip/rollover or non-blockable popup that remains visible for at least 4 seconds or on a webpage that is conspicuously linked to the small ad and reached with one mouse click.

• A sponsor’s name and address may be left off of a political ad that meets all of the following criteria: the sponsor is an individual acting on his or her own behalf, independent of any candidate, political committee or organization, who personally produces and distributes the ad (or pays for it to be produced and/or distributed); the sponsor receives no contributions or other support to produce and distribute the ad;

no more than $50 in the aggregate is spent for online advertising or $100 in the aggregate for any other type of advertising; and the advertising is either distributed through the individual’s social media site, personal website, or similar online forum where information is produced and disseminated only by the individual or a letter, flier, handbill, text or email from the individual that does not appear in a newspaper or comparable mass publication.

• It is illegal to sponsor a political ad, with actual malice, that contains a statement constituting libel or defamation. Ads cannot directly or indirectly imply a candidate has the support or endorsement of any person or organization when the candidate does not.

Ads cannot include a false statement of material fact about a candidate or falsely represent that a candidate is an incumbent.

• Sponsors of ads cannot use an assumed name for sponsor identification in a political ad or distribute campaign material deceptively similar in design or appearance to the voter and candidate pamphlets published by the Secretary of State, or use the state seal or its likeness to assist or defeat a candidate.

• Candidates cannot falsely imply incumbency in a political advertisement. Recommended: Elect Jones Auditor or Jones for Auditor.

For more information or to clarify the rules, you can call WNPA at 360-5155239 or visit the Public Disclosure Commission’s website at https://www. pdc.wa.gov.

Best production practices not always easy to define

By Kevin Slimp If a person hangs around long enough, he’s bound to get noticed. That’s my theory anyway.

When asked why I receive so many requests for help from newspapers, I simply mark it down to longevity. I’ve been around the business long enough for most publishers, and others, to know me.

On Tuesday of last week, I received requests to visit five newspapers in four states. For some, the most pressing need is training. A few seek advice concerning the overall structure of their operations. Still others are hoping I can find the solution to problems which have plagued their newspapers for too long.

Slimp Ten or 15 years ago, I would worry a bit before boarding on a plane to make a consulting visit.

Concerned there might be bigger problems than I could solve, it was always a relief to eventually get on the flight back home.

Those days are past. I don’t stress or worry about upcoming trips. One reason is there’s simply no time for worry while visiting two or three papers each week. A more likely explanation is there’s not much I haven’t seen after 20 years of consulting, so issues that might be huge in the eyes of a client often have simple solutions when seen through the eyes of experience.

Here are some of the most common questions I’m asked while on-site at newspapers: Question 1: Is there a better way to produce my newspaper?

The topic of production comes up a lot during my visits. This particular question is one of the most difficult, because there’s almost always someone who doesn’t like my answer.

Ponder this: How often do you visit some type of business and think, “There’s got to be a better way?” If you’re like most, the answer would be, “That happens a lot.”

That’s what makes this a difficult question. It’s not that I don’t know the answer. Usually, within just a few minutes I’ve noticed several potential improvements to the workflow. It’s natural for people to resist change. So I tread this question gently, hoping to gain the trust of most everyone on staff before sharing my thoughts.

For instance, most people enjoy designing pages. The truth, however, is it’s important to have good designers working on pages and good writers writing stories. Sure, photographers sometimes like having total control of their photos, but there’s often someone on staff who is particularly skilled at color editing, leaving the photographer more time for what they do best, shooting photos.

As an adviser, I use experience to guide me in knowing when to advise changes, and when to realize, for the time being, things might work better as they are.

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Question 2: Why are we having so many problems with ads clogging up the system or printing incorrectly?

I don’t like bringing up issues with PDF files. Sometimes it seems like I’ve spent my life dealing with them.

But the truth is I haven’t visited a paper in a long time that didn’t have issues with PDF files.

Most don’t realize their trouble is coming from PDF files. A pressman might ask, “Whey do files coming from advertising cause errors when going through the RIP (raster image processor)?

A publisher might ask, “Why are we losing so much money because ads aren’t printing right in our paper?”

A page designer might ask, “Why are quotation marks turning to strange symbols?” or “Why are boxes appearing on the page where letters should be?”

As much as the good folks at Adobe want you to believe otherwise, the answer is almost always found in the method used to create the PDF files.

One of the most common messages I receive after visiting a client is, “We’ve already covered your cost in savings from ads printing correctly.”

It’s not rocket science. Ensuring those PDF files are error-free before sending them to the RIP will make everyone sleep better.

Question 3: Will we increase profits and produce better papers by centralizing production?

When approached with the idea of moving the productions of multiple newspapers to a central office, I’ve found it wise to do more listening than talking.

Most clients are already hoping I will say, “Yes, that’s a good idea,” before I arrive.

I figure, however, they’re paying me good money and want objective answers, rather than having me placate their egos – improving my chances of being invited back.

Sometimes the answer is “yes.” If they own three papers in one county with a total circulation of 1,600, it probably doesn’t take three full-time design staffs to lay out the pages.

However, often the answer is “not so fast.”

Research indicates often the best way to produce long-term growth is improving the quality of the products. Moving to a central production facility often has more to do with reaching short-term cost reduction goals than achieving long-term growth.

As often as not, when faced with this question, I will have serious discussion a publisher, CEO or other manager, resulting in a decision to use current resources to improve the quality and profits of their newspapers, rather than cutting to grow, which rarely works in the long run.

I could write a column titled, “The 100 most often asked questions during on-site visits,” but the editor of this publication might not be pleased with such a topic.

So, for now, let’s stick with these three.

Marlene Martinez of the Bainbridge Island Review took home the Ad of the Year Award in the 2015 Better Newspaper Contest for this Puget Sound Restoration Fund ad. The 2016 awards will be handed out in October in Wenatchee during WNPA’s annual convention.

Obama signs FOIA Improvement Act

On June 30, President Barack Obama signed into law the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016.

The bill provides a move toward launching one unified online portal for FOIA requests and building on FOIAonline, which is currently used by 12 agencies.

The Department of Justice will work with other agencies to launch a consolidated FOIA request portal in 2017. This portal will initially provide for centralized submission of requests and will continue to be enhanced to include other features to guide requesters through the FOIA process, improve the public’s ability to locate already posted information, and track requests online, among other functions.

The bill also creates a Chief FOIA Officers Council, which will hold its first meeting July 22.

Provisions also broaden the “release to one is a release to all” policy. Last July, the administration tested the policy, in which several agencies proactively posted requested records online for public access.

The bill got bi-partisan support in the U.S. Senate and House, and was approved in time for the 50th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act on July 4, 2106.

WNPA JOB BOARD The following announcements are excerpts from the WNPA’s online job board. For more jobs and complete ads, go to wnpa.com.

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Wage DOE plus benefits. Benefits include Paid Time Off (PTO), insurances and a 401(k)/Roth 401(k) retirement plan. Send resume and letter of interest to EO Media Group, PO Box 2048, Salem, OR 97308-2048, by fax to 503371-2935 or e-mail hr@ eomediagroup.com.

will be city and county government, local business, general assignment stories and community profiles.

Sports coverage may be included. The schedule will include some evening and occasional weekend CAREER SALESPERSON coverage.

Opportunity of a Duties will include: lifetime, plus a $5,000 writing six to eight weekly signing bonus! news stories, providing Selectively searching professional digital photos for a career salesperson and cutlines to accomthat is ready to go to the pany articles, assisting with next level and earn their weekly editing and quality market potential. control for the print version Join a company that of the Monitor, promotworks with thousands of ing the Monitor’s news retail, professional and coverage through social service businesses in the media (Twitter, Facebook, Columbia Basin area to etc.), frequently requesting develop and implement public records and analyzmulti-platform marketing ing them for enterprising solutions. news articles and occasionImmediate opening for ally responding to breaking the right candidate to earn SPORTS REPORTER news. upper-middle class income, Small eastern WashThe most highly valued DOE working with an esington newspaper has a tablished account block and position open for a sports traits are:commitment to community journalism (AP designated territory. and schools reporter. The Style) and everything from A degree in marketing/ position is full-time and short, brief-type stories business and/or 5 years would require relocation about people and events sales experience is expectto our area. to examining issues facing ed. Salary guarantee and Duties include coverthe community. Applicants uncapped bonus. Benefits ing local schools and should be inquisitive and include 401K retirement sports teams. There may resourceful in the coverage plan, medical with vision also be times when the of assigned beat topics, and and dental and paid vacasports reporter will be a motivated self-starter who tion. Sign on bonus paid expected to assist with communicates and takes $1,500 at signing, $1,750 at general news coverage.

6 months and $1,750 at 12 This is a salaried position. critique and direction and is able to establish a rapport months.

Familiarity with AP style with the community and Send resume, cover is a must. letter and earnings history To apply, send resume interests within the paper’s scope of coverage. to elafontaine@columbia- and writing samples if A minimum of one year of basinherald.com available to publisher@ previous newspaper experiothellooutlook.com. ence is required. The posiPRESS PERSON tion also requires use of a Press person needed at GENERAL ASSIGNMENT personal vehicle, possession a Tuesday through SaturREPORTER day morning newspaper The Monroe Monitor, a of valid WA State Driver’s in Pendleton, Ore. In admanaged newspaper prop- License and proof of active dition to East Oregonian erty of Pacific Publishing vehicle insurance.

We offer a competinewspapers, our operation Inc., is seeking a general tive wage and benefits prints an array of weekly, assignment reporter with package, including health bi-weekly and monthly newswriting experience insurance, paid time off publications. and photography skills. (vacation, sick and holiTo join our team, you’ll This position is based need web press operation out of our office in Monroe, days) and reimbursements skills, an eye for color, Washington, in Snohomish for preapproved company expenditures. mechanical ability, be a County. Primary coverage 6 The Washington Newspaper July 2016

Email us your cover letter, resume and five examples of your best work showcasing your reporting skills (website links are acceptable samples) and writing to ppcprint@ nwlink.com.

Pacific Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. Check out www.pacificpublishingcompany.com to find out more about us.

REPORTER WANTED The Sequim Gazette, an award-winning weekly community newspaper in Sequim, WA., is seeking a general assignment reporter.

Your assignments will including everything from local government and politics to investigative pieces and more. If you have a passion for community journalism, can meet deadlines and produce peopleoriented news and feature stories on deadline (for print and web), we’d like to hear from you.

Experience with InDesign, social media and photo skills a plus. Minimum of one year news reporting experience or equivalent post-secondary education required. This full-time position includes medical, vision and dental benefits, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, and a 401k with company match.

Interested individuals should submit a resume with at least 3 non-returnable writing samples in pdf format to careers@soundpublishng. com or by mail to SEQ/ REP/HR Department, Sound Publishing, Inc., 11323 Commando Rd. W, Main Unit, Everett, WA 98204

Have a legal question?

WNPA is ready to help If you have a question about access to public meetings or records, the WNPA staff can help.

Call 360-515-5239 For questions beyond government access -- if an attorney has served you with a demand letter, or if Earl Hubbard you need emergency review of a story, letter or ad -- call or email our WNPA attorney, Michele Earl Hubbard.

(206) 801-7510 or email michele@alliedlawgroup. com