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State reviewing newspaper tax preference
As current preference sunsets, door might open for broader allowances in law The Business and Occupation tax preference given to newspapers by Washington State will sunset in 2024, and that might be opening a door for changes that will help newspapers in the future. “Every step in the process needs to be managed, but I think that we should be successful in the 2022 or 2023 legislative sessions to extend significantly more tax relief to newspapers in Washington state, with the
possibility of creating some kind of local newsgathering grant program,” said Rowland Thompson, Executive Director of Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington. Thompson has been following developments at the state level closely, and over the past three years has worked with the research analysts from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) during the scheduled review of the Business
Proposed legislation a “much needed boost” for local newspapers The Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA) was recently introduced in the House and has now been introduced in the Senate. WNPA members are urged to contact their representatives and urge adoption of the act, which will benefit newspapers and subscribers and help preserve local journalism. Rowland Thompson of Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington urged publishers and editors to especially thank Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., for her staunch support and sponsorship. “It has taken a great deal of effort to get to this point and it will take a great deal more to be successful,” Thompson said in an email to publishers. Dean Ridings, of America’s Newspapers, noted the act has
bipartisan support and he also urged publishers to contact their elected representatives and let them know the act is a necessary step toward preserving local journalism. “The LJSA has been designed to provide a much-needed boost to newspapers. What it isn’t is a permanent handout for local newspapers. Instead, it’s a well-thought-out approach to help sustain local newsgathering efforts through a series of tax credits that expire in five years. And it not only will provide aid to newspapers, but also to subscribers and local small businesses through tax credits that will benefit them directly,” Ridings said in a recent editorial. Through this legislation, subscribers will receive a tax credit of up to $250 per year whether See LJSA, Page 3
and Occupations Tax preference in RCW 82.04.260 (14) (a). The creation of this preference carries a sunset date of July 1, 2024 and the current review is in anticipation of that ending date. With the sunset date approaching, the JLARC recently reviewed the tax preferences and issued a report on the current state of the newpaper industry and the impact of the tax preference. “I have given them every bit of
information that I can of the history of the preference, the need for the preference and the vital nature of continuing the preference,” Thompson said, and “it appears that they have accepted my narrative and arguments.” Most recently the Citizen Tax Commission held a hearing Aug. 3 to review tax preferences facing sunset dates in 2023 and 2024. Among the preferences was the newspaper BusiSee TAXES, Page 2
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This photo by Port Orchard Independent photographer Carrie Griffis is among the winners in this year’s Better Newspaper Contest. Awards will be announced Oct. 9 at the annual convention in Bellingham. Registration for the conference is now open at wnpa.com.
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Working to promote local shopping, local reading to support community
Kelly wins Key Award Brian Kelly, editor of the Port Townsend Leader, received a Key Award from the Washington Coalition for Open Government for his indepth coverage of serious financial problems with the local Public Development Authority. Key Awards are issued for outstanding coverage that relies on open government laws, such as the Public Records Act.
Officers: Caralyn Bess, President; Steve Powell, First Vice President; Michelle Nedved, Second Vice President; Patrick Grubb, Past President. Trustees: Roger Harnack, Scott Hunter, Teresa Myers, Rudi Alcott, Sean Flaherty, Eric LaFontaine and Donna Etchey. 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. Fred Obee: Executive Director: 360-344-2938 Email: fredobee@wnpa.com Janay Collins, Member Services Director: 360-344-2938. Email: ads@wnpa.com 2 The Washington Newspaper August 2021
By Caralyn Bess Happy August. Hard to believe we are already in Q3. Our state has been fully open for over a month now. I say fully open, excluding large events and mask restrictions for certain sectors as outlined in the governor’s reopening protocol. Having said this, many of our businesses, while able to fully open accordBess ing to pandemic protocol, are not actually able to fully open due to their inability to fill positions. It appears that we will continue to struggle with recruitment at least through Labor Day when the additional unemployment stipend goes away. While this certainly has an impact on their ability to generate sales and revitalize their businesses, when coupled with the consumer trends of buying online, especially when Amazon Prime makes it so convenient, it is crushing our local small business owners who are not only the lifeblood of our respective communities but of our newspapers. What can we do? How can we help? Unfortunately, there is not a lot we can do to address the recruitment piece while the stipend is in place except to help them
connect with potential candidates via our recruitment tactics – print and digital (and let’s not forget the ability to place network buys through the WNPA statewide ad program - if we can’t hire them locally, we need to help businesses recruit regionally or statewide). Something we are working on here in Grant and Adams counties, is a campaign that encourages people to stay local and to spend their money at our local businesses. It’s a “love your community”, “support your community and local businesses” sort of theme. A campaign that becomes a strong brand for our community to get behind and keep in the top of mind. Along with that, incorporate the “read local” messaging. We are working with multiple community partners (cities, counties, chambers, business associations, community organizations, large companies, community weekly papers and local radio stations) to help fund and market this campaign that will consist of a variety of components…window clings, banners, posters, print display, digital advertising, newsletters, radio and grass roots initiatives all focused on driving the support your community by shopping local mindset and customers through small local businesses’ doors. Who better than the local newspaper to own this brand and be the leader in our community
driving that messaging. After all, we too are a small, local business who is dependent upon local small businesses (advertising) and our citizens (subscribers) to keep our doors open. As part of this campaign, the chamber of commerce will offer “gift cards” that can be used at any local business, these cards are similar to a prepaid card that can be swiped like a credit/debit card. Again, designed to support the whole keeping it local campaign. What large company or organization wouldn’t want to be associated with a campaign like this and tie their brand to it? My intent is to share what we are doing to help our community reopen and get us all thinking, talking and sharing ideas that we can apply in each of our respective markets. I’d love to hear what some of you are doing to help your community reopen and revitalize the small business base. Please email me at cbess@columbiabasinherald.com or call me at 509-7654561 or bring it to the WNPA convention in October to share. I’ll be sharing this at the convention so hope to see you there. Looking forward to seeing everyone this fall. Cheers to a bright future. Caralyn Bess is the publisher of the Columbia Basin Herald and this year’s WNPA president.
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ness and Occupation tax preference. The next step is a review by the Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences on Sept. 9, where public testimony will be taken on the JLARC report. A meeting of the commission to finalize a report of comments on the JLARC reviews is Oct. 20. Thompson asks publishers to
think carefully about places in their businesses where a reduction in taxation, government related costs, or other savings would be beneficial. Armed with that information, it might be possible during this process to craft new exemptions to help newspapers and preserve local journalism. “I also want to try to figure out ways in which government could
inject capital into your business, directly or indirectly through advertising, circulation, grants or other means, but I need workable ideas to accomplish that,” Thompson said. “Please let me know if you have any and I will bring them up in my discussions with legislators. They are anxious to help.” Thompson can be reached by email at anewspaper@aol.com or by contacting WNPA.
Postal expert Heath passes away Max Heath, well known among newspaper publishers nationwide for his expertise in post office rules, died Wednesday, July 29, 2021. He was 75 years old. Heath served 35 years as chair of the Postal Committee of the National Newspaper Association and wrote a monthly Postal Tips column for Publisher’s Auxiliary. He was named to the Postal Service Mailer’s Technical Advisory Committee representing NNA from 1989 to 2017. He received the NNA President’s Award in 1989 and 1997, Ambassador Award in 1992, and coveted Amos Award for service to community newspapers in 1994. He conducted seminars on “Maximizing Postal Savings and Delivery” for newspaper associations and groups for 25 years. For 22 years he was executive editor responsible for recruiting,
training, and news quality improvement for 54 paid weekly and daily newspapers in 13 states with over 300,000 paid circulation. For 23 years he was circulation director as well, helping grow paid circulation and training circulation managers. He was a self-styled “country editor” who edited and managed non-daily newspapers in Kentucky and Indiana and served as regional manager for numerous properties. He retired in 2008 as vicepresident, postal/acquisitions of Landmark Community Newspapers, Shelbyville, Kentucky, where he had resided since 1980. Heath had served as president of the Kentucky Press Association; Louisville chapter of Society of Professional Journalists; the United Way of Perry County, IN; the Perry County Unit, American Cancer Soci-
ety; director of the Tell City Kiwanis Club; and the Hoosier State Press Association. He was named to the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in 1996. He was given LCNI’s first President’s Award for Outstanding Service in 1990. He received the Edwards M. Templin award from KPA in 1992 for service to the community. He was named KPA’s Most Valuable Member in 1985 and 1988 and earned a 110% Award in 1983. He was also a Kentucky Colonel. He is survived by his wife, the former Ruth Ann Sullivan, also of Campbellsville, Kentucky, a son Jason, of Louisville and nephews Ricky Heath of Chicago and Chad Heath of Greensburg. Expressions of sympathy may be made to NNA Foundation, PO Box 13323, Pensacola FL 32591.
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the subscription is print or digital. Local businesses will be eligible for a tax credit up to $5,000 the first year and $2,500 per year for the next four years to offset some of their advertising costs. The temporary tax credits for newspapers will be tied directly to maintaining healthy newsrooms and employing professional journalists committed to producing local news and information. The benefits will be local, not redirected to national media organizations, and will provide local readers with continued access to the content that’s most important to their lives. “Every WNPA member should be contacting their representatives to support this bill,” said WNPA Executive Director Fred Obee. “Everyone has taken a hit these past two years, and this bill will help us recover.”
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Give events a regional boost and get $50 As we slowly emerge from our pandemic cocoon, the opportunity to get business rolling again will be everywhere. That means events will restart and people will want to travel – but how will the public know who is once again welcoming travelers? The answer is a WNPA Impact Ad. Selling statewide or regional 2x2 or 2x4 Impact Ads is a big part of what helps fund your Washington Newspaper Publishers Association, and it’s a great option for advertisers seeking an affordable regional ad opportunity. And for the next few months, you can get an extra $50 direct from WNPA for selling an ad. Who has money for ads? Governments do! They collect a tax on hotel and motel rooms and hand money out to cities and counties to promote themselves. Impact ads are a perfect match for this program. If you have not already, you should ask your city and county governments (each has separate funds) for a report on where the hotel-motel tax money is going. In most cases, nonprofit organizations that receive this money are
supposed to spend it in outside markets that will draw people to your town. Although most events have been limited, some are slowly returning. If anything, people will be itching to get out this summer. WNPA ads are a perfect match for boosting community events because you can choose to advertise regionally or statewide. Here’s how it works: • You sell the ad to a local organization to bolster tourism. • You charge your client for the full cost of the ad, and send an insertion order to WNPA. WNPA then invoices you for half the cost of the ad, splitting the revenue on the ad sale. The advertising sales person gets their regular commission on the sale and $50 direct from WNPA. • WNPA uses our share of the money to provide your legal hotline, professional services, Legislative Day, the Better Newspaper Contest and the annual convention. • We keep the price to the client affordable by asking all member newspapers to publish the ads sold by other newspapers for free. 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, we can only
promise that they will run as black and white ads. If you include a color version, many papers will use it instead, but there is no guarantee of this. The ads are small – just two columns wide by either two or four
inches tall. One column by four or eight inches are also OK. They need to be produced in two different widths, to accommodate different column widths. So talk with local chambers or festival organiz-
ers or others who receive hotel-motel tax money from local governments, and let’s start planning our comeback. Questions? Call Member Services Director Janay Collins at 360-344-2938 or email ads@wnpa.com.
Earn $50 plus your usual commission by selling WNPA ImpactAds • ImpactAds are 8 column inches max. • They run in WNPA papers statewide or by region. • Great for events, real estate, recruitment, festivals, fairs, golf courses, wine tours, casinos, car shows, whale watching boats, tourism activities. • Sell as a stand alone ad buy, or as an upsell for an ad you are selling locally. • Sell any time. Commission is paid when the ad runs. • Full price of the ad is split between your paper & WNPA. • See wnpa.com under Advertise Statewide for full details. Questions? Call 360-344-2938 or email ads@wnpa.com
The map above shows the regions for Impact Ads. Sell the whole state, or choose a region. 4 The Washington Newspaper August 2021
David Pinkham, former Stanwood publisher, passes away
David Wylie Pinkham, 74, of Stanwood, WA passed away with his family by his side on July 30, 2021, following a lengthy illness. A set of serious and chronic medical complications led to his passing. Dave was active with the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association throughout his career. In the early 1970s, he was a reporter for the Friday Harbor Journal. In 1976, he became news editor of the Whidbey News-Times, then owned by Wallie Funk, and in 1985, he and his wife Pam purchased the Stanwood-Camano News from Cliff Danielson. Danielson had been part owner of the paper since 1958. Dave served on the WNPA board as a trustee for several terms, was president in 2006 and was honored with the Miles Turnbull Master Editor/Publisher award in 2009. Dave was thoughtful, diplomatic, and sincere with all who knew him. He was
David Pinkham a loving husband to Pamela Pinkham for 47 years, a devoted father of his two sons Michael and Andrew, and a committed leader in his community. Born in Seattle, he attended Garfield High School (class of 1964), Whitman College (class of 1968), Howard University (college semester exchange to broaden his perspective and understanding of people), and the GoetheInstitut in Germany. He earned a master’s degree in modern European history from Columbia University in New York in 1970.
He cared deeply about civic issues that affected people’s lives, and he was passionate about defending justice and equal rights for all people. As an independent thinker, he valued honesty, integrity, and authenticity. He listened to both sides of an issue and took a balanced approach. He stayed true to these values in all the work of his life, both professional and personal. Originally a student of history, Dave had a lifelong love of writing and committed 40 years of his professional life to newspapers. He reported local news in Long Island (NY), San Juan County (WA), Island County (WA), and finally the Stanwood/ Camano community, when he became publisher and owner of the Stanwood/ Camano News. He led an outstanding team of people that brought the news to the Stanwood/Camano community for 25 years. Community service was
always important to Dave. He was a longtime member of Rotary and Kiwanis, including serving a term as Rotary president. He also served on the board of the Stanwood Camano Food Bank, volunteered as a little league baseball coach, and took his sons along for various weekend community service projects. An Eagle Scout, Dave loved spending time in the woods and the mountains. He shared with his wife and two sons his love of the natural world by taking them on hiking trips into the wilderness areas of the Olympic and Cascade Mountains. He loved to share his stories of summitting Mt. Rainier, Mt. Baker, Mt. St. Helens prior to the eruption, and other peaks. He beheld a sense of wonder and awe for the beauty of the natural world, and was an advocate for environmental protection for his entire life. Being an attentive father was highly important to Dave, and being with his family brought him great joy. The most valuable things he gave to his two
sons were his time, attention, and energy. He played with them and read books to them every day of their childhoods, and he instilled in them a sense of curiosity and the value of being lifelong learners. When his sons asked a question, his most common response was to pull an encyclopedia off the shelf and read from it during dinner. Dave appreciated the close connection he shared with his extended family. He made reunions a priority on his calendar, and stayed in touch with his cousins regularly. He shared his knowledge of family genealogy with the younger generation so that the stories, personalities, and endeavors of previous generations would not be lost. In the final years of his life, Dave appreciated getting to know the family of his son’s wife Meng in the Portland, Oregon area. During the Covid-19 pandemic, unable to continue visits to Oregon, Dave and his wife Pam met on biweekly Zoom meetings with Michael, Meng, and her family and friends to
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discuss Chinese philosophy, especially the teachings of the Tao Te Ching. Dave is survived by his wife Pamela Pinkham, son Michael Pinkham (Meng), brother Jim Pinkham (Sue), sister Bev Smith (Jim), brothers-in-law Mike (Jacki) Probach and Gregg (Dianne) Probach, and many cousins, nephews, nieces, and friends. He was predeceased by his son Andrew Pinkham, nephew Ethan Johnson, parents Roland and Mary Pinkham, and parents-in-law Bob and Dorothy Probach. A memorial service will be held in late August. For details on date, time, and location, please send a message to davepinkham. memorial@gmail.com and ask for a link to the private RSVP website, which contains more details about arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in David Pinkham’s name to: Stanwood Camano Food Bank, Hospice of the Northwest, Stanwood Area Historical Society, Camano Schoolhouse Foundation or BirdNote.
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Remembering Jack Arends, former Queen Anne editor By Mike Dillon Jack Arends, editor of the Queen Anne & Magnolia News from 1993-1998, died July 18 at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett after a long illness. He was 64. Jack never married, but he had a vast network of friends reaching back decades. I was one of those. A tall, solid man, Jack was a world unto himself. And Jack’s world was never boring. Last Dec. 14, as one of this state’s 12 presidential electors, in failing health, Jack’s life reached the summit. His short speech in the Senate chambers in Olympia, after the votes for Joe Biden had been recorded, went viral. Search “Jack Arends Dec. 14” and you’ll find multiple links to the video. Take a deep breath before watching. Jack wrote that speech on I-5 somewhere south of Fort Lewis as we sped our way to Olympia. I rented a van for the trip. Jack sat in the middle seat.
columns were invariably brilliant. He was born in the Olympia area in 1956. In 1972, his older brother Jens, while riding his bike, was struck by a car and died. Jack carried that silent wound through life; he understood suffering, and the suffering of others. After earning his degree in communications from Jack Arends Washington State University in 1979, Jack landed Behind Jack sat his good friend and guardian angel his first, big newspaper job in 1982 at the Memphis Clarence Moriwaki, who Press-Scimitar. He moved revived Jack after he collapsed from a heart attack on to the Bellevue Journalin 2011. Jack’s wheelchair American, now the Belwas wedged into the space levue Reporter, where he worked from 1984-1989. behind Clarence. I assumed Jack had al- After a stint as editor of the ready prepared his words. Port Orchard Independent, And then I realized it was Jack came to the Queen Anne & Magnolia News just like old times at the in Seattle, where his potent Queen Anne & Magnolia “pen” won numerous News, when I’d wander over to his messy desk and industry awards. Our modest office on pointedly glance at my watch: “Thirty minutes to top of Queen Anne Hill, since demolished for the deadline, Jack.” Aegis Living block, was “I’m almost there.” packed with assorted “What’s left to do?” “I’m just about to start characters and talent. One of those was the late, on my column.” Jack’s
intrepid reporter Russ Zabel, whose wry police beat page had a cult following. Our bristly, gray office cat, Lumpy, often sprawled head-down over Russ’s shoulder in what Jack termed the “Lumpy Drape.” At any moment the redoubtable Linda Greenwald, also known as Linda of London, might breeze through wearing one of her vintage hats to drop off her column, which she signed off with TTFN (ta-ta for now). Various people of all ages found their way to our door, wanting to get a start in the writing game. Some went on to do great things. The 1990s were the time of the Seattle Comprehensive Plan, a heated process which forged the urban-density template for the city’s neighborhoods. Queen Anne was massively affected. These days, anyone returning to the Hill after 15 years could be excused for feeling like Rip Van Winkle. Jack relished chronicling neighborhood history in the making.
Entitlement and incivility were his special targets. In a July 19, 1995 editorial, Jack noted the Behring family, Seattle Seahawks owners from Southern California, demanded more money for the Kingdome, the Seahawks’ home field then. “The Behrings are almost beyond belief,” he wrote. “It’s bad enough that they are ham-fisted shakedown artists; what’s worse is they are incompetent business people.” Sound familiar? Here’s another straw in the wind from an Oct. 22, 1997 column, in which he wonders why former U.S. Representative and Lieutenant Governor Joel Pritchard, who died earlier that month, was saluted for being “courteous,” instead of his many achievements. “I concluded it is because politics is increasingly nasty, all the time. At all levels.” Clearly, Jack’s Dec. 14 speech had deep roots. Of all the words Jack wrote in his newspaper career, none would be
more powerful than those written on his laptop north of Olympia. After the electoral vote, sitting at his desk beneath his black, Kango beret with “Play Nice” written on the brim, Jack spoke in a breaking voice to the hushed chamber. “I was told there is no more medical treatment that can help me, so it was important for me to do this one thing that I could do while I still can.” At the end, he choked out, “God bless our great nation,” before burying his face in his crossed arms on the desk. At that point, the official camera cut away. Jack wept on as the crowd applauded him. He wept not just for himself, but for something larger. Thank you, dear Jack. Mike Dillon was publisher of the Queen Anne & Magnolia News from 1992-2013 and is a former WNPA board member. This column is a slightly revised version of a column that first appeared in the Queen Anne & Magnolia News on Aug. 4.
Coalition petitions court to stop planned postal rate increases A coalition of organizations representing commercial and nonprofit users of the mail recently petitioned the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to issue a stay preventing the US Postal Service from increasing postal rates on Aug. 29. The National Newspaper Association appears as an intervenor with the News Media Alliance. The motion for a stay is the second attempt to halt the rates, brought in a lawsuit challenging
the Postal Regulatory Commission’s authority to allow rate increases beyond the inflationbased cap in the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. Before USPS announced the August increase, the mailers’ groups had asked for a judicial stay, but were turned down because the size of the rate increase was not yet known. Increases of nearly 9% are ahead for Periodicals newspapers. Now, the mailers say,
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the impending rates are known and the damage from them will be irreparable unless the court holds off the increase until the end of the lawsuit. Among the petitioners explaining the harms being done to the publishing world were NNA member Multi-Media Channels, LLC, in Milwaukee, which detailed the negative impact upon news coverage from the postage increases. MMC was joined by Consumer Reports and Yankee Pub-
lishing in New Hampshire, among others. The motion said, “the ability of movants to educate, advocate, and provide direct services will be significantly curtailed… (R)educed mailings will curtail veterans’ benefits, such as rides to medical appointments, career fairs, and free benefits counseling services on which veterans depend. MMC (newspapers) will be ‘reducing news coverage and providing less service to our custom-
ers.’ These harms will be irreparable.” Oral arguments in the appeal are set for Sept. 13. Unless the court grants the stay, the postage rates will go into effect before the court makes it decision about the authority to allow the increases. Once the increased rate money is spent, it cannot be refunded by USPS. “We were shocked that the Postal Service decided to implement such dramatic postage increases just as the
economy is struggling to re-emerge from the COVID shutdowns. The increases for newspaper mailers will be more than four times what they would have been under the inflation cap, but the ability of our readers and customers to pay for these increases certainly is still being held down by the very real cap on economic activity from COVID,” said NNA Chair Brett Wesner, president of Wesner Publications, Cordell, OK.
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enterprise stories, and contributing to special sections. Must be committed to accuracy and fairness, and must be organized. Qualifications: a Bachelor’s degree in journalism or equivalent experience, proficiency with grammar and AP style, able to meet and communicate well with the public on newspaper and community issues, able to work some evenings and weekends and must have reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license. To apply, send your cover letter, resume and work samples to dburgess@columbiabasinherald.com. The Columbia Basin Herald is an equal opportunity employer.We are a part of Hagadone, a family-owned company with news organizations also in northern Idaho and Montana.
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Continued from Page 6 You’ll document all of it, and manage music freelancers and interns, too. You’ll be the Inlander’s lead voice in music coverage, but you’ll stretch into other areas, too, and work alongside a team that consistently delivers awardwinning coverage of the region. Spokane’s culinary scene is exploding, the city is home to several best-selling and critically acclaimed authors, and the visual and performing arts community is remarkable for a city our size. The Inlander covers Washington state’s legalized cannabis industry, Indigenous issues of the Spokane, Kalispel and Coeur d’Alene tribes, outdoor adventures on the rivers and mountains of Eastern Washington and North Idaho, and national pop culture trends that connect us to the rest of the country. You’ll play a vital role in those and other areas as you write stories ranging from short briefs to expansive long reads, and everything in between. Please send a resume, cover letter and three writing samples to Managing Editor Dan Nailen to dann@inlander.com. Put “Reporter Applicant” in the subject line. No phone calls please. EDITOR The Quincy Valley Post-Register is looking for an editor to lead the news operation of this weekly newspaper serving the Eastern Washington communities of Quincy, George, Crescent Bar, Trinidad and Winchester. The editor is responsible for the supervision and scheduling of all news and content in Quincy Valley Post-Register and associated special publica-
JOB BOARD Continued from Page 8 tions and websites. This position is critical to the success of the newspaper in the Quincy community and requires interaction in the community including representing the Quincy Valley Post-Register at organizations and events. The editor will write as well as edit others’ stories, plan news, features and special publication content, and assign stories to staff and freelancers. The editor should have knowledge of content management systems and digital tools such as email newsletters. Basic customer service skills are also important, as well as strong ability to lay out pages and use Adobe products such as InDesign and Photoshop People management skills and leadership experience is preferred. Send a cover letter, resume and work examples to: Managing Editor Russ Hemphill at hemphill@wenatcheeworld.com. REPORTER The Vashon Beachcomber, a division of Sound Publishing Inc., is seeking a general assignment reporter with a minimum of 1-2 years of writing experience and photography skills. This position is based out of the Vashon Island office. The primary coverage will be city government, business, sports, arts and general assignment stories. The schedule includes evening and/or weekend work. The ideal applicant will have a commitment to community journalism and everything from short, brief-type stories about people and events to examining issues facing the community; be able to spot
emerging business issues and trends; write clean, balanced, and accurate stories that dig deeper than simple features; develop and institute readership initiatives. This is a full-time position. We offer a competitive hourly wage and benefits package including health insurance, paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays), and 401K (currently with an employer match.) Email us your cover letter, resume, and include five examples of your best work showcasing your reporting skills and writing chops to: careers@soundpublishing.com ATTN: VMB Reporter.
Records should include phone numbers and email addresses as well as verification that address and payment information is correct for each and every customer. All customers are encouraged and asked to step up to EZ pay at every opportunity. • Direct organization of independent contractors in providing high levels of consistent customer service. Responsibilities include recruitment, orientation, training, contract execution and carrier pay. • Coordinates all circulation system day end, draws, postal reports, head sheets etc. as well as weekly and monthly reporting (stops, starts, truck log, returns etc.). Turn by DISTRICT MANAGER turns are kept up to date The District Manager and routes are maintained/ (DM) is directly responadjusted to ensure optisible for growing print mum flow. and digital subscriptions Please email letter of through the retention of interest and resume to existing subscribers by Dmoreno@columbiabasinproviding exceptional cus- herald.com or by mail to: tomer service (on time and Columbia Basin Herald, accurate delivery, records 813 W Third Ave/PO Box and invoicing), acquiring 910, Moses Lake, WA new subscribers (sampling, 98837. carrier contests etc.), and growing single copy news- REPORTER paper sales (early delivery, The Blue Mountain rack locations, adjusting Eagle, a family-owned draws, merchant contests). weekly newspaper in Major daily responsia stunningly beautiful bilities include but are not Oregon community, seeks limited to: an energetic, dedicated • Ensuring prompt, acreporter. curate delivery of the daily The Eagle is located in newspapers and related John Day, where seeing niches in good condition deer in front yards is norand as early as possible mal and traffic is unheard including the immediate of, just three hours from resolution of any comBend and Pendleton. plaints and misses provid- Surrounded by scenic ing over the top customer forests and dissected by service. mountain streams, the • Ensuring all records location offers year-round are up to date and accurate recreational opportunities, in the MultiPub system including fishing, hunting, so that customers are not backpacking, camping, stopped unnecessarily and snowmobiling and horseare invoiced correctly. back riding.
Despite the picturesque environment, the community is at the center of an evolving natural resource restoration economy, which gains statewide and even national attention. The residents are engaged and politically active in local and national debates, and hard-hitting stories are never hard to find. Ongoing topics include state and federal policies, forest health, logging, public lands grazing, water supply, wildlife habitat improvements and wildfire resilience, in addition to coverage of small-town life and local government. The position offers a wealth of breaking news and enterprise opportunities. Serving the community for more than 150 years, the Eagle is the oldest weekly newspaper in Oregon and is part of EO Media Group, an award-winning and innovative news organization with an active family of owners. This position offers excellent advancement opportunities in a company that prefers to hire from within. EO Media Group owns 13 newspapers and journals that provide accurate, fair and timely reporting about the people and issues impacting the communities we serve in the Pacific Northwest, reflecting the responsibility and spirit of a free press. We seek a journalist who is passionate about local news and excited about the opportunity to publish in print, online and through social media. Candidates must be able to develop story ideas, take photographs, develop sources, prepare website and social media updates and work in a coopera-
tive team environment. Journalistic integrity is a must. Journalism education or experience is required for this full-time (37.5 hours per week) position. When applying, upload resume, letter of interest and three or more clips. Go here to apply: www. applicantpro.com/openings/eomediagroup/ jobs/1825168-490973 JOURNALISTS Free Press Publishing is looking for several journalists for different newspapers in Eastern Washington. We’re looking for journalists in Cheney, Colfax, Ritzville and Spokane Valley. The successful candidates will cover local news and sports, work with journalists in our other nearby newspapers, and keep tabs on public records including land transactions, court reports and the police blotter. Each of our communities has an abundance of news to chase, from water and agriculture, drought and wildfire, to highway crashes and shutdowns, to local government, festivals and sports. These are not remote positions. From high plains desert to rolling hills, our newspapers cover five counties across Eastern Washington’s “wheat country,” where small-town living is at its best. Our readers are fiercely loyal, with more than 80% of homes getting the printed newspaper in most of our core markets. If you think you have what it takes, we’d like to hear from you. Email a cover letter, resume and references to Publisher Roger Harnack at Roger@ cheneyfreepress.com. No telephone calls.
Relevance Project rolls out promotion on newspaper readership
A new six-part promotional series is available to local publishers eager to tout how newspapers’ multigenerational readership is a lucrative target for advertisers. The promotions are free to use from The Relevance Project, which teamed up with the research firm Coda Ventures, seven newspaper trade associations, and Metro Creative Graphics to produce them. Series I of the “All!!! Ages Read Newspapers” presents research pinpointing impressive use of newspaper content by three generations: Millennials, Gen Xers and Baby Boomers. Series II offers another three promotions, specifically for social media use, that link eye-opening income, education and homeownership factors to newspaper readership. Download all six promotions by going to the bottom of The Relevance Project Revenue Resource section of www.relevanceproject.net The new series is part of The Relevance Project’s mission of helping community newspapers and their trade associations tell valuable stories about the power of newspapers to provide print, digital and social solutions to advertisers, marketers and sponsors. For a fuller explanation of the series check out the Relevance Project website at relevanceprojectnet. wordpress.com
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