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August 2016
Journal of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association
Legislature opens talks on public records Changing the state Public Records Act will be a high priority for city and county governments in Washington when the Legislature convenes in January. In testimony before the House State Government Committee last month, local government representatives said they face big challenges responding to requests, especially for massive amounts of digital data. Chair Sam Hunt (DOlympia) acknowledged the Legislature has grappled with the issue for several sessions now.
“We keep looking for a way to crack this nut,” he said. On hand to provide testimony in favor of keeping government open and transparent were Toby Nixon, President of the Washington Coalition for Open Government, and Rowland Thompson, representing Allied Daily Newspapers and WNPA. Nixon said he understands well the dilemma governments face. Nixon is a former state legislator and currently serves on the Kirkland City Council. Nixon said the biggest im-
provement governments can make is to adjust attitudes. He said government employees often tend to view public record requests as a burden they should be relieved of. Instead, he said, they should view management of public records requests as “a mandatory and essential service of every agency.” Governments can help themselves by using tools already at their disposal. Instead of letting records pile up, they should follow guidelines for record retention and
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NEW MEMBER
El Mundo welcomed to WNPA WNPA’s newest member is El Mundo, a Spanish language weekly with offices in Wenatchee and Seattle. The publisher, Martha Montoya, is the owner of Los Kitos Entertainment and El Mundo Communications. She also is the President of the National Association of Hispanic Publications and works at the forefront of dialogues on diversity. She leads several national initiatives to advance the position of minority owned businesses and through this work, she has forged relationships with corporate, state and federal leaders in the United States and overseas. El Mundo was launched 24 years ago, is distributed free and
has a circulation of 20,000. Today, El Mundo has content in three touch points for Washington’s Hispanic community: ■ Print, with a modern design and plenty of visual aids to better engage readers. El Mundo offers distribution that covers key highdensity Hispanic zip codes. ■ Internet, with an award wining, user-friendly news portal at www.elmundous.com ■ Marketing events such as the first Latino Festival to celebrate children in Washington State. El Mundo is committed to being the lead resource for the Hispanic community, providing news and information that is relevant and useful in their lives.
Audience members settle in to listen as the House State Government Committee convenes in Olympia. The committee heard from government representatives and public access advocates.
Othello Outlook closes doors after 108 years By Rodney Harwood The Columbian Basin Herald The 108-year history of the Othello Outlook came to an end on July 28 when the Outlook published its final edition. Publisher/editor LuAnn Morgan announced the weekly newspaper with an estimated circulation of 1,600 will close its doors after one final edition due to financial reasons. The newspaper dates back to 1908 and maintained its longstanding reputation of community journalism in the Columbia Basin. The Outlook also publishes the bimonthly Columbia Basin Farmer, which is an agriculture, tab format magazine which reaches 14,000 rural readers across the Columbia Basin. “It’s really sad that Othello
is losing its weekly newspaper,” former Outlook publisher Eric LaFontaine said, who is now publisher of the Columbia Basin Herald and Hagadone Digital Washington. “Othello is amazing. The people are amazing. They have such a good heart and so much volunteerism in that community. It hurts my heart to know this great, amazing community doesn’t have a newspaper to tell their story.” Hagadone Corporation does, however, have plans to move into the Othello market with its Sun Tribune, which is currently based in Royal City. The weekly newspaper will continue operate under the Sun Tribune masthead with See Othello, Page 2
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forward records that must be kept to the state archives when that is appropriate. That way, local governments won’t face the difficult task of sorting through boxes of old documents. Every employee should be trained in how to respond to a records request, and in the case of very large requests, governments should start the process and deliver a portion of the records quickly. Nixon said requesters often would rather get some documents sooner, rather than wait for the whole request. Frequently, he added, requestors find what they are looking for in the first batch of records and cancel the rest of the request. To adequately staff for records requests, governments should examine what they spend each year on records requests. “Find a baseline and budget for it,” Nixon said. It also would be appropriate for the state to provide assis-
tance to smaller jurisdictions by setting up a central website for document storage and retrieval. Instead of spending thousands of dollars to create their own systems, local governments could pay to support a central data base that serves multiple agencies. Other states have such systems, Nixon said, and Washington would be well served if it created a similar process. Thompson echoed some of Nixon’s comments and said one thing the Legislature will have to grapple with if it amends the PRA, is the cost “per page.” He pointed out that when the law was adopted in the early 1970s, 15 cents per page was seen as pretty expensive and served as a deterent. Now, that cost is minimal, and in the digital world, what constitutes a page is open to interpretation. Hunt concluded the hearing saying: “You’ve given us some good ideas to work on.”
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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, Bill Shaw 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. Email: cj@wnpa.com. Fax: 360-515-5546 2 The Washington Newspaper August 2016
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Othello closure underscores the need to work together I feel like I should be wearing a black armband. We’ve lost another member of the family, and grieving seems appropriate. In its July 21 edition, the Othello Outlook announced it was ceasing Nelson publication after more than 100 years of serving its community. The final issue was published on July 28. Publisher LuAnn Morgan offered a touching valedictory on the Outlook’s front page, making only a vague reference to the “many reasons our corporate office has for closing the paper.” As a curious reporter, I’d be interested to know what those were, but we can probably surmise. All of us face the same challenges week in and week out to maintain ad revenues, develop more opportunities, keep the subscriber base strong and find good employees. When it stops penciling out, the options become limited. We are also losing Morgan as a WNPA board member. The Columbia Basin Herald had a more-detailed account of the closure, which it attributed to “financial reasons.” The Outlook – which also published the bimonthly Columbia Basin Farmer magazine – had a
circulation of about 1,600, according to the Herald. Here are a few excerpts: “It’s really sad that Othello is losing its weekly newspaper,” former Outlook publisher Eric LaFontaine said, who is now publisher of the Columbia Basin Herald and Hagadone Digital Washington [LaFontaine is also a WNPA board member]. “Othello is amazing. The people are amazing. They have such a good heart and so much volunteerism in that community. It hurts my heart to know this great, amazing community doesn’t have a newspaper to tell their story.” Hagadone Corp., which owns the Herald, has plans to move into the Othello market with its Sun Tribune, which is currently based in Royal City, according to the Herald story, and will expand its Othello coverage. It’s fortunate that Othello – which has a population of about 7,500 – will continue to have coverage. A century is a long time to keep a business going, and the Outlook deserves a grateful farewell from those it served. Community pride can help sustain a local newspaper, but not necessarily keep it alive. I suspect that a lot of Othello residents will miss having their “own” newspaper no matter how well the Sun Tribune embeds itself in the community. As for the rest of us, “there but for the grace of
... ” is probably part of our response. We’ve seen too many newspapers, large and small, disappear or wither to a husk of their former selves. We’ve lamented the fates of too many dedicated colleagues who were laid off or whose jobs simply evaporated along with their publications. We’ve lost centuries of valuable journalism and sales experience, and hundreds of important community voices that are likely gone forever. The blows to our industry, our livelihoods and our professional passion keep coming. More importantly, in the greater scheme of things, American society is losing sources of reliable civic information that are not being adequately replaced. But I don’t want to sound too much like a Donald Trump speech full of apocalyptic doom and self-importance. The WNPA exists because we believe that by working together on common causes, we can move the industry forward and preserve those jobs and voices. Our grounding in smaller communities is an advantage that can be leveraged into long-term growth. Losing one of our own is just a reminder that it will never be easy and nothing is guaranteed. Don Nelson is the Publisher of the Methow Valley News and this year’s WNPA President.
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expanded Othello coverage on city council, education, sports and local news. Longtime SunTribune editor Ted Escobar will
continue serve as editor to the weekly newspaper, which will continue to cover Royal City and Mattawa as well as Othello. Plans to open a Sun Tribune
office in Othello are currently being discussed. The Sun Tribune will extend all Outlook paid subscribers a three-month free subscription.
Harnack editorial placed among the Golden Dozen The Daily Sun News publisher and editor Roger Harnack was recognized June 30 as one the top editorial writers of 2015 during a gala celebration. Harnack, 48, of Sunnyside, was among 12 journalists from around the world to be selected to receive a Golden Dozen award from the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors. “It’s an honor to be recognized by such a prestigious international organization,” Harnack said, noting he is sorry he missed the celebration in Australia. Harnack is currently publisher of The Daily Sun News. He previously served as publisher of The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle as well as an editor at the Peninsula Daily News in Port Angeles, The Daily Record in Ellensburg, and The Herald in Puyallup. This is Harnack’s third time being selected for the worldwide award in the last four years. He was presented a Golden Dozen award in 2013 in Green Bay, Wisc.; and received the Golden Quill - the highest weekly international editorial writing award - last year in Columbia, Mo. The new Golden Dozen award comes only eight days after Harnack was notified he will receive the National Newspaper Association’s first-place “Best Editorial” writing award during the organization’s annual convention and tradeshow, set for Sept. 22-24 in Franklin, Tenn. Both of the awards were anchored by his Aug. 26,
2015, Chronicle editorial, “Reverse disaster director decision.” In the editorial, he took Okanogan County Emergency Management Director Maurice Goodall and the county commissioners who hired him for Goodall’s absence during the height of wildfires that ravaged the area. During the Okanogan Complex wildfires in August 2015, three firefighters were killed and dozens of homes destroyed while Goodall took time off to attend his daughter’s wedding. County commissioners approved the leave even though it meant the county was bereft of local emergency management leadership. As a result, many county residents panicked after being ordered to evacuate, return and then evacuate again because of sketchy, vague emergency alerts issued by a FEMA “external affairs strategy and messaging specialist” from Pasco. The editorial called on commissioners to put the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office back in charge of emergency management. “A clear and wellexplained issue with a proposed solution,” the editorial judge wrote. “You didn’t have to know anything about the fires there to know that this was a badly handled situation that could have been avoided.” The Chronicle’s Dee Camp, Lena Howe and current Publisher Teresa Myers are currently working on the book, “Hellstorm,” about the 2015 fire season.
Heather Hansen (at left) and Janet Spingath are all about promoting Washington agriculture and can be valuable sources for stories about Washington farms and the many products they produce.
Washivore new convention sponsor WNPA welomes Washivore as a new sponsor of the 2016 annual convention in Wenatchee Oct. 13-15. Their website, washivore.org, is a big resource of information on crops, links to farmers, and to farmers’ markets. They talk irrigation, recipes, organics, wheat and orchards. And they link to news stories in Washington newspapers when they publish stories about area crops and farmers. Are you looking for a source for a story on agricul-
ture? Heather and Janet say they welcome your calls. If they don’t know the answer, chances are high they know the person you should talk to. The Washivore website also has general information stories you can use in special sections. Be sure to stop and introduce yourselves at the Washivore table at the convention and learn more about crops grown in Washington and the farmers who call this place home.
Wenatchee World to install press upgrade The Wenatchee World recently signed an agreement to install a new color control registration system for its printing press that company officials say will provide a significant upgrade in the consistency of their color and ink registration, as well as overall print quality. “Without getting too technical, the system is a series of cameras that automatically set the registration, the ink and water levels, and hold those levels throughout the length of the press run, ensuring that every copy of the publication
has the same consistent quality,” said Wenatchee World General Manager Joe Pitt. “It’s a significant investment, but one that we felt we needed to make to continually improve the quality of the printing that our customers have come to expect from World Publishing,” Pitt said. “We’re hoping to have the system installed in September and operational at some point in October.” The system comes from Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC). Pitt said QIPC was the best solution for the
World’s KBA Comet press. Pitt said he has high expectations of the system, and the partnership with QIPC. “During the whole sales process, the talks we had with QIPC were extremely cordial. We expect the relationship to improve even more once the installation has taken place,” Pitt said. When the system is installed, The Wenatchee World will be the only printing facility in the Pacific Northwest with QIPC installed press controls.
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The Washington State Library is now an Affiliate Member of WNPA and a sponsor of this year’s convention in Wenatchee Oct. 13-15.
State library features digitized historic newspaper collections
Many history and newspaper buffs and students are fans of the State Library’s digital newspaper collections, which feature digitized versions of Washington newspapers published more than a century ago. The latest “news” on the newspaper collections is the merging of two existing collections into a new one called “Washington Digital Newspapers,” which will give the public easier, fulltext search access to these historic newspapers. You can browse titles or use the calendar view to search the combined collection. It currently includes 46 titles and more than 306,000 newspaper pages, and it’s mobile friendly! A recent addition to the collection is the Tacoma Evening Telegraph (1886). In August, The Eatonville Dispatch (1916-2010) will be added. More additions by the end of this year
include the Centralia Daily Hub (1914-1916), Danske Kronike (Danish/English, 1916-1917), and Dat Moi (Vietnamese/English, 1974-1987). State Library staff will add at least 40,000 pages of new content by end of this year, content that hasn’t appeared in any of the library’s earlier digital collections. And the Anacortes Museum just signed on to help digitize the Anacortes American for 2017! “The Washington State Library is a rich resource of information for students, genealogists, researchers and history enthusiasts as one of the best `go-to’ places to find Washington newspapers,” said Shawn Schollmeyer, who oversees the Washington Digital Newspapers program for the State Library. “We’re always excited to add new newspaper titles to our digital collection.”
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The State Library’s newspaper collection includes current issues on paper and historic newspapers on microfilm with some searchable online. The library subscribes to about 125 daily and weekly newspapers throughout Washington, plus a few out-of-state papers. The microfilm collection consists of over 40,000 reels of newspapers dating from the 1850s to the present. Washington Digital Newspapers combines titles from the Historic Newspapers in Washington collection, which covers Washington’s territorial and early statehood days, with titles digitized by the State Library as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program for inclusion in Chronicling America, an effort to digitize early (pre 1923) newspapers from over 30 states and territories in the U.S.
By Chip Hutcheson President/National Newspaper Association and Publisher/The Times Leader, Princeton, KY I got the mail today. A couple of bills. A greeting card. Some catalogs. A newspaper. One package that my wife grabbed right away. (Wonder what that was?) Lately, it occurs to me how completely I take for granted mail will come tomorrow. I’ve had my share of gripes about the mail. As president of the National Newspaper Association, I have fielded our community newspaper members’ postal concerns all year. The mail is slower than it used to be. The U.S. Postal Service slowed it down by a day, at least, because of financial problems. Newspaper subscribers are unhappy because too often their papers are arriving late. Some local businesses have had problems with cash flow because of late mail. Still, I get the mail every day but Sunday. Bet you do, too. If you follow the news, you know the U.S. Postal Service is in trouble. Because so many people and businesses use the internet, there isn’t as much mail to deliver. But we still expect the mail to come. At my newspaper, we look for it on Saturdays, too, because weekend mail is extremely important in small towns. (Congress considered ending Saturday mail, but thankfully it has dropped that idea for now.) Beneath the surface, however, we see seismic, economy-rattling changes ahead unless Congress can pass legislation to lower the Postal Service’s cost of doing business. It carries more than $50 billion of debt on its balance sheet. Fortunately, there are bills by Reps. Jason Chaffetz, R-UT, and Elijah Cummings, D-MD, and several other House members, and by Sens. Tom Carper, D-DE, Claire McCaskill, D- MO, Mark Warner, D-VA, Roy Blunt, R-MO, Jerry Moran, R-KS, and Susan Collins, R-ME, that would do the job. Passing these bills is easier said than done. You may have noticed Congress is having a hard time these days getting anything passed. This is what the bills have to fix. A 2006 law imposed a requirement to put advance funding into a federal retirement health plan for postal workers. Other agencies don’t do advance funding. They are on a pay-as-you-go system. That requirement began to cripple USPS within a year or two after its passage. What the 2006 law didn’t do was relieve USPS of also contributing to Medicare for the same workers, which many do not use. So there are two plans for many workers, when only one is used. USPS has to double-pay, which is another way of saying you double-pay every time you buy stamps—for a total of about $29 billion now paid into the Federal Treasury. The Chaffetz-Cummings and Carper bills would end the double-payment. Retirees would go onto Medicare like the rest of us do, and the other plan would provide supplemental coverage. The Postal Service would be relieved of the debt it is carrying from the 2006 law because the funding will be complete. Sounds so reasonable, right? Why hasn’t it passed? Because Uncle Sam likes keeping half of that double payment. Somehow, some think tanks inside the Beltway (and I say “think” with my tongue in cheek) believe by ending the double payment, USPS would be getting a bailout. But it isn’t a bailout. This is stopping your postage money from being unfairly collected and relieving a financial burden USPS did not deserve if Medicare was used as intended. Saving this money may not mean much to you at a few pennies a pop, but to businesses, it is big money that could be used to create jobs instead of lining the federal treasury. Did you know that the mail is responsible for 7.5 million jobs and $1.2 trillion in the U.S. economy? Mail is important. But it has to be reliable and on time. Unless this legislation gets through, mail will get slower and eventually, we won’t be able to take it for granted. If you get a chance this summer, e-mail your members of Congress a note asking them to pass these bills. Or better yet, send a letter by mail. Bet Congress takes that mail for granted every day, too.
WCOG video resources available to public online The public may have a right to know what its government is doing, about the meetings it conducts and the records it keeps. But do we in that public domain know how to access all that information? A mere teenager, the Washington Coalition for Open Government, formed in 2002, has focused its resources in recent months preparing and posting a series of information videos and textual perspectives on just how government functions and its responsibilities to the public to share information in an open, easily accessible process. Holding government agencies accountable remains a ceaseless task. That, too, is a public responsibility shared with the Coalition. So how does the public retain oversight on the agencies it has created? That’s just what the web-based program created by WCOG intends to aid. It’s the public, not all those government agencies blanketed by state laws declaring open meetings and records’ accessibility, that needs assistance in doing its job. For example, how does an individual seek a record from City Hall? First and simplest process is to ask. But government has not made it any easier for records’ requesters. Many agencies now “require” a form-encrusted request process. It needs patience to wander the bureaucratic maze. So WCOG has posted a video, talking to you, the public, about how to make records’ requests. On that same web page following the video are detailed text segments to guide you through the process. And if your questions remain unanswered, there’s a comment section at the bottom of
each page. Other video information segments dealwith how to resolve agency refusals to deliver requested records; how the public holds accountable public agencies, such as city councils and county commissions, to maintain open, accessible meetings; how courts conduct hearings in public with access to court records; and the responsibility of the state Public Disclosure Commission (the only state agency created by the peoples’ vote) to maintain accessible records related to campaigns and lobbying activities. Other video segments are being created to confront and deal with government transparency issues, such as the responsibility of “quasi” government agencies— non-profit organizations earning public funds, and associations of public officials—to respond to public inquiry. Even the state Legislature is not immune from public scrutiny. It has consistently maintained open, public hearings on laws it considers and requests for records related to those “bills”, but is it responsibly responding to requests for records related to each publicly elected legislator? Are legislator emails open to public view? The Legislature is not a government entity covered by the Open Public Records Act. The Coalition is committed to assisting the public in its Right-To-Know, but it can’t do it without the public’s interest. View and read about access issues that affect you. Connect to the Washington Coalition for Open Government website.
William Shaw, a fourth generation Eastsider and Regional Publisher of the Bellevue Reporter, Mercer Island Reporter, the Issaquah & Sammamish Reporter and the Snoqualmie Valley Record, has joined the Board of Directors of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association. Shaw has been as a print media advertising consultant in the local retail, major, national and real estate categories. He started in 1998 as an advertising executive with the former Journal-American. From 2002 to 2006 he was Advertising Sales and Special Projects Manager for Horvitz Newspapers (the former Eastside Journal
and later King County Journal) and for Sound Publishing, where in 2007, he was designated as Marketing Director for the newly formed Reporter Newspaper Group division of Sound Publishing, including the then newly established Bellevue Reporter. Shaw grew up in Bellevue and is an Interlake High School and University of Washington graduate. In 2002, Shaw was recognized in the Scottish Court of the Lord Lyon as the 12th Shaw of Easter Lair, the Representer of his clan sept in Glenshee and Glenisla, Scotland, and serves as a worldwide historian of his Highland Scottish clan.
Shaw joins WNPA Board of Directors
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The home page of the new WNPA website features a revolving slide show of WNPA member photos and tiles that link to services, event registration and more.
WNPA launches new website; login today and update profile By Fred Obee WNPA Executive Director WNPA recently launched a new website and one of the features is an online membership database. We hope this website will assist you in accessing your membership information, for uploading ads and tearsheets, for registering for events and many other uses. If you are an active member of WNPA, your membership information has already been loaded into the website’s database and an account has been created for you. When the site went live the week of Aug. 1, a
“primary contact” at each newspaper should have received a welcome email along with a user name and temporary password. Usually, this would be the publisher or editor. If you did not receive this password, please contact WNPA to get set up and to update your contact information. Once you have logged in, update your personal information. In particular, we encourage you to select the Membership Directory choice to add a biography and make yourself visible in the directory. You can also specify interests and other preferences, whether you are a
legal newspaper and other information. We are just in the process of developing all the features of the website, but in the futre it will include a comprehensive events calendar, online discussion forums, news, and email tools that allow us to provide you with more timely information on our activities. If you have questions, contact me, Executive Director Fred Obee, at fredobee@wnpa.com or the Assistant Director CJ Burk at cj@wnpa.com. Don’t forget to check out wnpa.com for information on coming events and other programming.
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.
will maintain and grow existing client relationships, as well as develop new client relationships. The successful candidate will be goal oriented, have organizational skills and provide excellent customCREATIVE ARTIST er service. If you have Sound Publishing, Inc these skills and enjoy and The Whidbey News helping local businesses Times, a twice-weekly community newspaper lo- succeed, please email your resume and cover cated in Coupeville, WA, has an immediate opening letter to: careers@soundpublishing.com . This for a full-time Creative position receives a base Artist. salary plus commissions. Duties include performing ad design, design- Benefits include mediing promotional materials, cal, dental, vision and life providing excellent inter- insurance, paid time off, nal and external customer and a 401K with company match. This is outside service. Requires excellent communication skills sales so you will need your personal automobile, and the ability to work driver’s license and auto in a fast paced deadlineinsurance. Sound Publishoriented environment. ing is an Equal OpportuExperience with Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, nity Employee (EOE) and Photoshop, Illustrator and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. Visit Acrobat strongly preferred, as is newspaper or our website to learn more about us! www.soundpubother media experience. lishing.com. Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team. We offer a EDITOR great work environment, Editor – Part time. health benefits, 401k, paid Beacon Publishing, headholidays, vacation and quartered in Mukilteo, sick time. Please e-mail is looking for a halfyour resume, cover letter, time editor to oversee and a few samples of publication of the Mill your work to: careers@ Creek Beacon, which is soundpublishing.com . published twice a month Sound Publishing is an in the upscale, south Equal Opportunity EmSnohomish County city of ployer (EOE) and strongly Mill Creek. Duties include supports diversity in the covering and reporting workplace. Visit our city news and features; website at www.soundediting columns, letters to publishing.com to learn the editor, press releases more about us! and other copy; and coordinating with production SALESPERSON department on publication The Whidbey News weeks. Must have news Group on beautiful Whid- writing and editing experibey Island, WA, is looking ence, photography skills, for a self-motivated, good community relations results-driven sales person skills, familiarity with interested in a multiAP style. InDesign and media sales career. As Photoshop skills a plus. part of our sales team you Send resume, letter of 6 The Washington Newspaper August 2016
interest and clips to Paul Archipley at publisher@ yourbeacon.net. MARKETING COORDINATOR Sound Publishing, Inc. is seeking a Marketing Communications Coordinator to research, plan and implement marketing programs throughout the organization including but not limited to brand awareness and social media. He/she will also create communication assets and maintain the visual brand of Sound Publishing. This position acts as a consultant and resource to Sound Publishing’s National/Regional Advertising Sales team and seniorlevel management; and is responsible for developing and implementing brand, market, and account specific sales and marketing presentations. The successful candidate will bring extensive marketing/advertising experience in the print and/or digital media industry. He/She will be social media savvy. Must be proficient in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and html5; have the ability to communicate effectively; possess excellent presentation skills as well as basic math and English skills. Candidate will also be a problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with the ability to think ahead of the curve. Position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or related field and three to five years of marketing/ brand experience. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays),
and 401K (currently with an employer match). If you meet the above qualifications and are seeking an opportunity to be part of a venerable media company, email us your resume and cover letter to: careers@soundpublishing.com. No phone calls please. Sound Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace. Check out our website to find out more about us! www.soundpublishing.com. SALESPERSON Opportunity of a lifetime, plus a $5,000 signing bonus! Selectively searching for a career salesperson that is ready to go to the next level and earn their market potential. Join a company that works with thousands of retail, professional and service businesses in the Columbia Basin area to develop and implement multi-platform marketing solutions. Immediate opening for the right candidate to earn upper-middle class income, DOE working with an established account block and designated territory. A degree in marketing/business and/or 5 years sales experience is expected. Salary guarantee and uncapped bonus. Benefits include 401K retirement plan, medical with vision and dental and paid vacation. Send resume, cover letter and earnings history to elafontaine@columbiabasinherald.com *Sign on bonus paid $1,500 at signing, $1,750 at 6 months and $1,750 at 12 months.
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