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" f2 PUBLISHED AS A MEMBER SERVICE OF THE KENTUCKY PRESS ASSOCIATION AND KILNT U( KY PRESS SERVICE
,1 KHSJA begins third year i
. . N. Newspapers encouraged i
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; I"? 7'" ' 3“. * By LISA CARNAHAN their local high schools to ensure i
. A g R KPA News Bureau their participation in KHS‘JA. I
i . .1, ”(NWT Publishers at Kentucky news- "All of us at communit} news- I
g ;:.2‘ N“ ‘3 1 . ; liai- papers have been invited to partic- papers know just how tight the job
3 . .- u I; . . 1'? ipate in a membership drive for the market has gotten. We should do
: ' ~ ' . Kentucky ngh SChOOI Journalism evervthing we can to develop more
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,; 1 _ a _ , 2 Assoc1ation (KHSJAI- ‘ homegrown talent. That s why I /
f: a» i - . . ‘T _ The ﬁrst year KPA formed the think we should all pay for our
k ‘ hlgh SChQOI organization. free local high school journalism teach- ,
g , i! . ‘ . g ”a membership was offered to every ers‘ membership in KHSJA. Think
I t i ., ' . .. .7 g. ’ high school m Kentucky for a year. ofit as an investment in the future
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_ , . _ [a . 4 . cessful fundraismg drive involvmg insurance policy." said David / /
.3 . ‘ . .. .- . . * KPA member newspapers and the Greer, publisher of The Kentucky
Buck Ryan, director of UK’s School of Journalism and ASSOClate§ DIVISIOH- That yeah 1’3 Standard. Bardstown.
j Telecommunications (standing) works with Jill Lewis, a high school SChOOlS Signed up as members 01" "While schools have money for /
") journalism teacher from Corbin High School on layout and design. KHSJA. Last year, yearly dues of teachers to join organizationghke "/”\\
i ' ' ' ' - ' $50 per school was established and p - ' i \
, Lewns is a former reporter for the Corbin Times Tribune. KHS J A, there S often a lot of red
I" a total 0f 86 SChOOIS across tape involvedin getting the money ..
Summer workshop 21 success Kemumkmned KHSJA. That was W * '
” “KHSJA has met With early from 'oinin rofessional organiza-
' By LISA CARNAHAN July 29—30 for a training workshop success in its ﬁrst two years and . «l, g p “ .. .. , ) -.
. , . . . tions. Greer added. Since hiAis
. KPA News Bureau sponsored by the Kentucky High we re committed to building on willin for exam le 'ust to deduct
. They came to learn how to teach a School Journalism Association and UK. that positive start," said KPA th IEHSJA p b‘ J ‘h' 0 , ‘
‘ high schooljournalism class or advisea It’s the third year for the “BaSiC EXGCUtiVG Director David T- f e sh me;n (frs le ms “82}
, student publication — or at least how SurViva-l COUTSG for Beginning Thompson. “Last year’s state con- drornt our .. :re Ota fawn“; “k9 ,
. to do it better. And team they did. The JO‘Jmal‘Sm TeaChe’S and 1‘ (”W 33 vention was the largest gathering Ti“ ever]: 3Y9 0 “’1‘ e 1‘“ '9? '
1‘ only complaint heard during the two teachers to the campus for sessrons of high schooljournalists and their 1 at" ma es 1t comp ete 3 pain-
. day workshop was, “We need more rangmgfrom bas1c layout and des1gn teachers in the state’s history with ess. .
2- time ,, to legal issues. 748 attending.” The recent letter to publishers
' Teachers from across the state The sesswns were taught by a mix Several newspapers have indi- outllning the mvttation for them
I gathered at the University ofKentucky See WORKSHOP, page 12 cated an interest in sponsoring See SPONSOR, page 12 . .
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State transportatlon ofﬁc1als hear medla complaints , _. - _v .. .
KT’A News Bureau “Newspapers frequently ask public officnals to stop passmg the 2.352;;
f Just how hard is it for a buck and accept some blame for a bad situation — and Codell did
j Feporter ttot get basic irlipforrrigtilotr‘; just that.” . . K
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That depends on the agency. And w_ - - .. -- . ‘
' i what happens when responding to at the table and talking it out. They T. Thompson sent a letter to 1 . ' ' ' 1 _
. even the simplest of requests is took their own advice on July 26 Transportation Secretary James is v _-:
' treated like an act of Congress? and held a meeting with Kentucky Codell. outlining the deteriorating g}
Newspapers often editorialize Transportation Cabinet officials in problem. In it. he requested a ineet~ ?‘€“*”"i§
over conflicts between public offi- an effort to improve the strained ing. (‘odell accepted the imitation tzﬁﬁl‘hﬁ’gﬁﬁ‘fttﬁi . i
. cials and urge them to try the com- relationship between reporters and and met xxitli KI’A l‘t‘l‘ll’t'sl‘liiitl i".t‘ gasiégggshgg:
inon sense approach —— sitting down the department. ﬁzzﬁprtstigsil '
KPA I‘lxecutiw I)ll‘t‘('int' I);i\‘itl See TRANSPORTATION. page 9 2>W
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