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CHIC Ky. papers maklng SWItCh t0 SO-lnCh WCb
By KARLA DOOLEY neighborhood of 7 percent ot‘ the cost ot‘ _ .

KPA Contributing Writer newsprint. COHVG rSIOn tl pS
Following the lead of hundreds of newspa< l'ntil now. most papers had a 54-inch web. . . . .
pers across the country. including the lios which results in pagesthat are Hfiinches wide. 1“?" ”“W‘PHPH'S ”Hit 0"“ thinking (It 0"
Angeles Times. The Washington Post and the ()n a 50-inch \veb. each page is an inch smalIer. I’li‘l‘ll‘l‘g 1‘? convert 1” a "(I'lm'h “"‘I’~ II“‘"“-“ no

Boston (llobe. several Kentucky papers are 12.5 inches. lack “I 2‘9““9- - V
choosing to trim their web widths to :30 inches. The web is the paper that travels from the Ag" If” III‘Vk ”g“ ‘13,)?“ III“ N“““‘I)“I)""
But the pages aren't the only thing getting newsprint roll to the press. 011 a regular doubIe- A‘\~_“-"“(’WIII_HI HI Americas lechl\ews was Iiilkln‘rr
trimmed. wide press. tour pages get printed across the ”I “"‘I’ ”an III“ I’HI’I'“‘I“’” "“""“(I “"0““
Newspaper executives say they're making web. step Instructions on .how to prepare the
the change in order to cut thousands off their For now. most of 1}“, Web width changes mechanical workings of the press for a smalIer
budgets. Averages say most are saving in the See WEB. page 3 See CONVERSION, page 3
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N ewsprint consumptlon up »
Just how strong are Kentucky the previous year and reflects the 3V
newspapers? One has to do little highest total of' newsprint tons in $be
more than compare newsprint use in the past seven years. _ " ‘
the past year to answer that ques- The information is compiled ‘, " ' 7
tion. annually by the Kentucky Press I? . '
‘ According to information sup- Association and filed with the .. i, " .
plied by Kentucky‘s 42 printing Kentucky Cabinet for Natural .3??? ' I,
plants, newsprint consumption in Resources to measure use of 5 a ”it .
1999 rose more than 4,000 tons over See NEWSPRINT, page 4 ' .. ‘ , 1 .
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'PQSEMMWUW" °~1&memmm KI’A Executive Director David T K I _ ‘
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. :2 te business unit from the The operation which will be locat- M w . I °
Knox named roducer “Pa.” » essen or n uirer
p Lexmgton Herald—Leader, the ed at Fortune and Trade Center g q .
for KentUCky.C0m Knight Ridder newspaper from drives in Lexington, is expected to‘ undergoes redeSIgn
, \Vthh thC Sltt‘ Originated as open during tht‘ first quarter ()T v _ ..

Aaron hnox has been named Kentucky (‘onnect in 199,) next “H” The ()wensboro Messenger-
executive producer for Kentuckycom ' . I I ' ' \' _w . n )0]. “man“ ll‘th‘ s'iid Inquirer has undergone a redesign.
(mt )'//’www kentuckv com) .1 mem- Knox ”med th“ hentuckycom ‘ ( Tl ‘I. L i. t l‘ as well as changes to its classified

l -' -' . ._- . v. ‘ . Smffin December 1997’ leaving the the center is needed in order. to section
b” “i th“ knightRi(lder.tom R94] executive a )orts editor )osition .11 deal with a booming advertising ‘ .. ' . ‘
(‘ities network and the most Al ‘, I ‘ ‘ _. . l' l .‘ The mam thrust of the

. ‘ . . , the Ogden (Ltahl Standard “n” ar “Mm-‘5' , , .. . 'k‘ l ,
viewed website in l\entuckv. 1 . . “Al ”1'. . ~ 1‘ d them to hi .1 n d‘ “b“ “ “5 t" ma ‘ t M
, . ' Examiner to pursue a career in (“l ””5 m ‘ ~ " f \ ,. ., n _1 - , . ,. ..
knox wmm sports producer at . _ . t . ’fl— -i )m w] , ”f selling their . Itsst ngtr nquirtr .i mort dttt ssi
, “ ‘ ' onlineJournalism. He had 12 vears' m ’r‘ ‘ 1‘ ‘ . ‘ 3 ‘ _ h , bl . . . " .. '1 1). 11' .1 . - .
hentuckv com the last 2 1/2 years . . ’ )roducts‘ “ s'iid Publls‘ht‘r Tim ‘ paptr. 5“” an 1‘ )‘ “ “’l’.‘
‘ ' . - neWspaper experience, ”m“ as an l, .. h i i i ' . editor who worked on the changes.
succeeds DaVid Reed in the posi- editor before moving into new helly. They are able to advertise Thi ‘ . h' ‘ . | ' ,
tion. Reed left Kentuckycom in media, more things and have color on l't L'Ef1_l}x:(kdi ‘1 n; \“ ‘name-
' May to lead The Arizona Star's ' every page." P “1‘; .W 'K 1 d m {up 85:15???
website in Tucson, Ariz. . (‘onstruction of the center will an( 1” lull mi)“ mm; :1; ht-l‘ L } “
Marv Epple-l‘lkhoft', site opera- Herald-Leader IO bUlld cost $5.4 million and equipment 81:)” d ”0 (“221mm 1‘ “UP “I;
. .‘ . , . . - . , . ‘ , e ween . essenger ant
tions director lor hentuckycom, , ‘ - ‘ Will cost $6.4 million. IV) Jobs are .. . .. .
made the announcement Friday, new de’klng Center OXIM’CU‘d ‘0 b0 “It in ”10 change. “Tailmnr m tht namtplatt. as
June 30. Knox had been working as The Lexington Herald-Leader the paper reported. ' Section heqdq headlines. and
actin r executive roducer since has announced lans to build a . . , - ‘ " ‘ i , i i ‘
.i“ p . . . p . - information boxes w ere also
Reed's departure and assisted in 75,000 square foot packaging cen- Paxton Medla buys altered and stationary index and
Kentuckvcom's transition into a ter to handle the paper's inserts. -’ ' .
» IllanlS Ubllcatlonb‘ corrections boxes were also intro-
‘ p ‘ duced on the front page.
6 entuc y reSS Paxton Media GWUP hit-9 In response to reader and
, .. . ’ _ ‘ arrived at a deal to purchase advertiser requests. the paper also
le‘kt‘llttlfky l)rt‘.\\ (l55k‘i’il23’il’324l lb Pllb‘ L)‘1>in(:i ‘1.) _ - 31 (itropnlis 31(‘(llil In C. _ \yllicl‘l nlvrgcd ltS r021] (‘5tilt(‘. 1101p \Vlrllltod
1::th”rum/13b:”tiljiinmciyrj'mfi1 (.lennhmylManchesterlanterprise includes The Metropolis Planet. and other Classified advertise-
:.>‘. . ‘1 ’5..‘4“,l‘. ‘ V
,T‘Mljmi U m '\ .ri S. K; k- . . The Southern Scene and related inents_
lt‘lltklltfll'tld:~5 postage is paid at l ranktort, District 14 ‘ ‘ . , , . .
KY‘TWH’Skib‘wrlpimnPrmii‘ 5’8 P” .er- David Thornberrv,CommonwealthJournal publications m 50””er lllinms for A himic and garden section
Postnmsier: Send cliaiigeol address toThe ' an undisclosed amount. The sale that had included real estate ads
Kentucky Dress, 101 Consumer Lavne, District 15A should be complete by Sept. 1. was dropped in the alteration. part-
Frankfort, M.4lht)1,(5l)2)ZB-88-l. Don White, Anderson News “We are delighted to be able to ly because it was not generatintsr
Officers and 01mm)IS bring a newspaper with the historic enough revenue, Editor Bob Ashley
Kentucky Press Association District 15-8 Net-9 ...of the Planet mm 0111‘ stable wrote in a column announcing the
John Nelson, Danville Ad\'UC8tC'L\1L‘SSCngCT 0f newspapers. 881d Fred Paxton, redesign. Home and garden news is
President 5 . chairman ofPaxton Media. now located on a page in the
Teresa Revlett, l\1cl-ean(.ounty News Stateatlarge The Metropolis Planet is a Sunday Lifestyle section.
P d tEl t Tony Maddox, Henderson Gleaner \VQley paper with 5,300 readers
T991 811 (’C s -
‘ . and The Southern Scene is a total
Marty Ba ‘kus, A1 ala‘hian News Ex re's . - . - - . . j -
, . w . p > s.................k.w..q “1“}...th paper m. .0 Commonwealth Journal
.- ‘ :4 13.300 southern Illinois homes " ' ‘
T3»;ICniiilgillitLexington Herild~Leader Tim Hum" Benton Tribune-Courier ("‘iCh week annOunCBS prOmOthnh
. . T ’1 ll K) ~k'N vE The chain is currently owned ‘ The Commonwealth-Journal in
BicePEtl‘Sids-nt .. . ‘ l a)” a)“, U‘tm) 9“ I“ by Laura “Lolly" Harris and her bomerset has announced the
a“ ‘ n i’t’ksmmlm‘luuma Awndate‘. Division two children. Harris and her late appotltl‘ifmg’nt 0f three new depart-
“ ‘ ‘ .. . n‘i ‘as.
Treasurer Armando Arrastia, husband. Ra) Edwards, onct hdd u 1] ‘fTN: l .‘ Y . T ‘d'
David Greer, The Kentucky Standard, Kentucky Departmentot Education mflfl” interests In the Mayfleld ' t . (a 15 n0“ titanaglng‘c l-
Bardsuiwn Messenger and the Murray Ledger tOT. Bridgett Turner is advertising
Advertising Division and Times. manager and Loretta ThaCker 15
Districtl _ Elaine Morgan. Owensboro Paxton Media owns ‘26 daily bus1ness manager.
Alice Rouse, Murray LedgerSzTimes Messenger-Inquirer neWspapers, including the Paducah Neal, a 16-year veteran of the
_ . Sun, and a number of weekly and Paper, has ”195“" recently worked as
District; . \ . ) . News Editorial Division specialty publications in nine assistant editor but has also held
led Dillingham, Dawson springs l rogress Chris Poore, Lexmgton Herald-Leader states. See PEOPLE, page 10
\ #
District 3 Journalism Education
Ed Rlneyl Owensboro Messenger Inquirer Buck Ryan Deaths
Di 4 University of Kentucky
'strict ________—.——————-—-—-——'——‘_———
Charlie Portmann,Franklin Favorite CeneralCounsels > Carroll Bourne in its front window, Bourne kept
Distn'ctS Jon Flemhaker and mm Greene Carroll Hunt Bourne former rQSidents abreast 0f the news Wlth
David Greer] The Kemmky Standard, Dmsmme&bh0hl owner and publisher of The News- ”Virago 0f te'vents sdugh as home-
District6 KentuckyPressServiceStaff died July 29 at Owenton Manor. his last day at work in 1982 as
Dorothy Abernathy, Oldham Era David T. Thompson, Executive Director He was 89. C H Bourne Day
Bonnie Howard, Controller Bourne started working at the ' B h 1 ' d . th
District7 LisaCamahan MemberServices Director h' h ‘ ourne e pe organize e
, , a , newspaper, w 1c was in the
Kelle Warruck Gallatin Lounty News ‘ - ' - Owenton chapter 0f the BOY SCOUtS
Y r Larry Brooks, Advertismg Director Bourne family for many years . . ,
RebaLewis Rosearch/MarketingCoordinator - ~ ’ 0f Amerlca 1" 1937 and was
District8-9 . ; ~ .- W‘th hls father, the late Morton involved in scouting for many years.
K\ M t BathC N 0 l k DawdSPe‘m'NQWMed’aAd‘mma“ H h B . ' 1935 Th - -
en ez, ounty 9w“ utoo Sue Cammack, Administrative Assistant ump rey ournc, m ‘ ' ' e He also was active 1“ the 0W9“
District 10-11 Buffy Sam; Bookkeeping Assistant younger Bourne 301d the County 4-H CounCil. He had been a
Jerry Pennington, Ashland Daily Independent Rachel McCarty, Advertising Assistant paper m i982 . director Of the Owen County Fall.
Holly Stigers, Tearsheet Coordinator Hunting and pecking on an old board and the Owen County Public
Districtlz Karen Martin, INAN Account Executive typewriter in the newspaper office. Library board. He also had been a
Stephen Bowling, Jackson Times Tina Shryock,lNAN Bookkeeping Assistant which displayed a 6-pound turnip See DEATHS, page 4

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over in a year... Ihe bigger the | r." n. r ~‘. “ "“h ‘t L ”‘ t ‘
th. I). th . t. l adjusting indents and gutter
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. pdpt l‘. l ”‘1‘”. t‘ "Ken I“ 1 Continued from page1 Width so that the number of lines I
Continued from page 1 to do it " . . i
- needed wont change. t
appear to be 11km r pl'ice pnmqr‘l- web. . , . 'Let your advertisers know I
l\' ' t i ‘l ‘ i“ l i Tl lim P‘ \‘t The writer, l‘rank Balentine, about the change only 'HHl i
. ‘I ( “l .‘ m V‘ *PJP‘ rb- “ - d‘ (m i also issued these words of wisdom: t, l' - - _, if ll , ‘
Lexmgton Herald-Imader. Publisher Paducah Sun I“Y ~- . . . ‘M’ M“ 1‘ W“ U .\~
) ‘ , _ ' 1 our first mo\ e should be to , . , . . . ,
laducah bun, Madisonvdle i t,.,] . , ll i - d , -, ’ledml)ll“(th‘ _\our tilde
. . tun op a we -tt‘llllt‘ and realis— . i .. . . l' . I l
Messenger and Richmond Register t" . . . . . . ant figures in p anning t ie
, it plan of tlttltnt, including the _ , . ,
have either completed the change i' . . , - . .. . dmnsv- Milk“ 51”“ 3")“ haxe ”l" t
'tt i t d ‘ ' tl ' '(dtm by “huh the pH)» alter- ri 'ht numbtr whtn it tomi to
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or CtiIriiIriii u o oing so in u “e dldn ttell the readers and ation should be completed, when thb onfi ruriti III f )r unit
“(’8 L k ' - U C 1 ( U US$05, S
F“: L11:( . t H H I d no one noticed." the narrower newsprint should be ind fol iLr I \M ”lI tli ir II
.i , i- -vx . . : (es,;s'-is e 1e.
, e ”um", onI ”“1 ( “a k r ordered and when it should arrive . , L
Will be converting its presses dur- _._____ ‘lt your plant model and manufacturer. ( heck
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ing the first quarter of next year, 80h ”INT“ “Without ,1 re-ilistic schedule for plateroom. conveyor and
s" ts" ~ ‘ w ' _~ Publisher,Madisonville Messen er ‘- i ' si ‘ z ‘ s i s z “ 'o
Dads/ISL: PM ldtm Qt Opt rations g and close coordination With other m (Sta ‘thu “Tm ' infl ”t“ u
V )I w " ‘ ‘ z ‘ ) 2 i () ‘ n‘ ‘ :
(“Iii on; .. h 1 ,, f departments. you may find your— m (l t1 U n r “ r “ l I up
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e 5‘11 a W U I( ganIUt U (\n‘lt rlkd 5h()\‘lng that r( (ldl r5 prt- Stilt curtlng lurgti untounts of ”VD!“ ( 1r .‘ (I)() I .
mechanical changes tied up With a fer smaller pages. Morris said sized newsprint to the ware- 01f you re using a contractor.
50-inch web press could cost the there was little backlash. house." get the details of the arrangement
paper about $700,000, but he S81d “Tlrley alnlust [1!] anintuusly [Carlie]. this \tour‘ tht‘ publlt'tl- Spellt‘d ()llt Clt’itrly.
it would be hard to say how much supported the move," he said. tion again printed a story aimed Ohxpect to have to clean up a
the paper would save by making Paxton said the conversion lat helping newspapers make the huge mess. Ink may get every-
the thange. . . . . . also brought Wlth it some other switch smoothly. The following where. , .

.. NOW-*IPHIIMI PHIUUEI 15 going unexpected financial benefits at tips were included: °Mfmilt10 your inventory ”t !
UPI h" 531d “115 £50m}: t" be d‘m‘ the Paducah Sun. He said that the l OInclude all departments in newsprint carefully t“ 11"”“l hav— I
cu t t9 $3qu . l' composing department is saying t the change, not just the pressroom ”‘IL' 1”” “l “V“Wllf‘d paper 1“” l

RIC 'monfl chlbter Pllb lbht‘r St‘Vt‘I‘ill th()u53rt(l (inllars t)tir IVt‘ill‘ i Ur ()tht‘l‘ (lt‘pilrtlnt‘ntS (llrt‘t'tly itftt‘r tilt‘ CUHVPFHIUH LN LI'UHIIHUIU.
James herby agreed. since a smaller film roll is now 5 affected. For more information, see the

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Althé’flgg t? i‘glfiu‘, prdwl“ used in the film setters And by i 'Be careful in dealing with NAA> It‘l‘ht‘w “‘l’ Nth [milk l

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my!“ "5‘3 0. *Vtt ( Marat}? hi) leaVing classified fonts as they i image size and typography. People "‘1 41 ““Wnddfirfl/tlthm“-\ “H L
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LOIHL 1:“ (1K2‘)gn( 1 page \L1 t t. 15 \ero, I'JZIXtUn Sald thti puptir hits iI\\'ht) hith' t-tnnt)ltittid thti ('()I]\'t"" Jtlnudr)/1‘t h! ”(1') 199.) «ind t

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mont a (r \ 5‘11 t ( prlLL also set,“ an increase In L‘lilSSlllt'd I 5“)“ guy [(5 bust t” kt-(It) typngr;p May/June .2000 LNNUUB llltllHit‘ tilt‘ I
I?‘CY}::)2‘S;;S COLlld negat" the (IffOCtS ad revelluvs. Tllutl§ ht‘L'HUSK‘ 11 i [)h}. t‘llttllgt‘s t“ it Illillinllln‘. I‘ittlit‘l‘ fittirlt‘s n](‘nt“n](‘(l lltirtiI ‘
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0 t “e? angt our “.mcl' . .. shorter column Width causes an ad l than hit readers Wlth ”HUNT alter- The NAA s retoni mended t

. 1:5 an economica thing, he that once took up only three lines ‘ ations. adyertismg dimensions and other
‘Kmd .We can 01th” go down on to now take up four. 'Watch out for unforeseen related information is ilVililithh‘ lit

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Wtbglzte (geobup m'EinlCies‘d'd t uIt'll Day for itself four times thh‘mS that can occur in the naa.org/technology/pressweb,

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U (r y 53‘ k ( 1 . no over in a year." Paxton said ”f way classifieds are billed. If you rIhe organization also offers]
ex’ffictththe pressb WQJtII‘rM’Ut‘iEd Paducah's decision. “The bigger convert in the middle of the an oiiliiie forum on webvwidth'
w1 enewwe W1 ocos e . . . ., _., , .- i ~. _.

a er much tim I or mone the paper. the bigger the incentive month. tilt ( xpt rlt nu d in wspt o- rt diution. hiiileim ( s of papi rs
p puI . . L k y‘ b to do it." ple warn, you may have to “grand— that belong to lNAA may sign up
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t 5 Eamng t0 ta ‘ us a ”(mt By all accounts. the change father in rates for ads that go at e-forum.naa.org/#technology.
four hours to do the work, he * . . ______..__.._____.____________-_
said has not had a negative impact on b l t f tl t l l t tl ,

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H I I J“ P t bl"h readership. Some reports even i ”1(IHI1HHI] ,0 It s ant H( [H Ittimt iisyt ii

OWCVU‘» 1m axon, pu 1” ' - - , , . , , ,, , - advertisin ' unit system and the Ihe )a )er would have to make
) f th) P d h S d B b indicate that readers say they find . i“ . . , .. l _ _

U‘ 0 € a uca un, an 0 the paper easier to bold but for resulting need to create original 512,000 to $20000 in changes to

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Morris, Pllbllhhu' 0f the the most part there h,“ been no materials for different—sue neWs— its folder, rollers and pin system in

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Madisonvdle Messenger? Isaid response to the conversion ‘lt ,1” papers, wrote free—lance writer order to go to a :i0-iiich web. but
they re already, “T“mg Significant “It's '1 nonevent for them .. Anitra Brown. the alterations would save the
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savmgs Wllh a 00 llhchhykgi 'll Paxton Wm] And though shrinking an paper 7.3 percent of the cost of
In April 1999~ t 0 a ”(my 0 “We didn't 0“,“ tell the re'id- image is a simple way for newspav newsprint.
Messenger became the first . .. ‘1 . , t , l'itl . lli f" l' “W .~ , I t‘ lk \l 'l t ’t .. \"
Ki tuck' )‘1 er to convert to II ers and no one noticed. Morris pi rs o so \( 1t pro) (m o at s t \It .i ii .tIHHl Il . .in
Ln 5 l‘ p ' ., .‘ hand that no longer llt, they should be l’atten said. “It definitely is on our
smaller web. The Paducah bun did " ' . , . wiry \hice distortion tam Heel”. ”(1.”. WWW ~~
5" earlier this YMMV BOth papers lint despite 1“ raxe “WU” for Brown. wroto \ round loiro ("in \iid thoiwh tilt t‘li'tl)‘ (t‘\" r t:
. <. v t - . , _ . i ‘ I t I I I rf I I . i
are owned by the Paxton Med” Mum“ mom 5 (1nd garm ring d l)( (mm o\‘ 11 ind tiny irint 1 ii i '30 iiith wifi mm 1!" it lH mi
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Group, and Jlm Paxton 831d the mutral “Hum“ from ”ad! H. H“ Hit id iiil (( ”it ttt) im ill (till! Ht (1 it if lll\ )t )t i ‘ Ulllt
.. . .. .' .-_ . .. .rg. so i; sci ie'i ')S 1. '- ‘: '1 .' ': “s..s ,
chain is encouraging the rest “t its iiatioiiuidt tri iid toward a a0 llltli 'l‘l t t I I I I t II II I \I kli I II I.IIIlIIIlII IIIIII III
~ - vi “ . v‘ ., ti~ v' ~ . it‘ .s‘ a ('s :i‘ui's t- 's‘ )it )t", '(‘t" es :i 1‘; st i o‘ H e
{)r()I)()rtl(ts t0 ”1;:th the SVVltCh 21S \\ (Ih 15 “hiking \\(1\( .\ \NlthI5Uint '1‘} (I " I I ’ I I , II l i I I . II I I II II .
well. editors. designers and advertisers. ie tillllt'Y-v oiiIrna . isIsti Im tie iiiiItioimii iI'Is\I\IIiIt( i. I I
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The paper is saving about It is a short-term II]]()Ht'_\'- PW“ >-‘ ”t (IUWII‘I ‘ “”L t “I IQ”): I-‘- I ”NIH ck“ ‘.\~ WI‘I ‘“ t “l _ ). ,
3430.000 a year, Morris estimated. saver and a longterin disaster, is the Bowling iieen l).ii Ix . eus.I \eiiii mai . oInimtinitIx
noting that 343000 paid for the Rolf Rehe. a deg-tuner and t}'l"‘fi1r1" Michael lraybylek. \ice presi- .Ieuspapeis. said that tIit' t iaiii .s
parts and labor necessary to com- phy expert. said in an article for (““1” ”l ftrftflm'tmn for the ( ourier~ lxentpuch} [MIN‘Yfi ”It" P‘HN‘I‘Il l‘I’I ti“
Plete the change. the summer issue of Design maga- tlournal.I said the move froIm a .i4- to an0—in\cli wt}; in .001 or JIM);
At the Messenger, Morris said Zine. inth we) to a a0—inch wei would The r AAI ias retomment e( an
plans for the move were in the The article cited numerous cost the paperabout 352;) million in 11 and .i/B inch image Width in
works for over six months before destgncrs and “1110” who comv alterations to its four presses. lIe responseIto the trend and in
the actual changeover, which plained that the change has result- said the paper expects to make a March estimated that 2:)() papers
made the process go more smooth- ed in smaller photos, hard—to-read decision before the end of the year are reducmg their Widths. .
1‘3 type and in some places a five- or on whether to make the sWitch. “These guidelines are designed
The paper experimented with seven—column grid, rather than the “I think the pros far outweigh to help newspapers and advertis-
mockup Pages in a redesign effort standard six. the cons." Przybylek said. “It ers W‘H'k With r“(lu<7“d Pitt!“ 5‘11““
that Morris said helped preserve The National Newspaper would pay back the $2.5 million NAA President and CEO John F.
the size of the news hole. Network, a subsidiary of the NAA, very, very qu1ckly." Sturm said. “The Board is neither
Efforts were also made to recently reported that it is hearing The Daily News is also talking recommending that these gu1de-
explain the change to advertisers, complaints from advertisers about the issue, said General lines replace the current SAUs.
Who were presented With research because of the switch. Manager Mark Van Patten, adding nor is it advocating that newspa-
from the Newspaper Association of “The biggest objection is to the that the change would definitely pers reduce their page size."

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° pers have had in the past five years
Newsprlnt caught up with us in 1998," said
Thompson. “From 1994 through T
1997, more than 90 percent of the 0
Continued from pagel newsprint used in Kentucky con- n 90
. . tained recycled fibers, reaching a 5 so
newsan’ and T’Cyded newsprint high of 96.209 percent in 1996" or
”n a'Illlinenilliiiirl)ii?i:equired by House 78203 “81285 tons. ' 70
Bill 282 from the 1994 Kentucky ”1.1.99? “,1.“ bat”, than thrf‘s n 60
General Assembly. out o tvcry ourtons “containt 50
The final report was delivered recycled fibers. Final figuhes for T
. . . 1999 show a total of 78,382 tons 40
to the cabinet in mid-July. . ‘ h
1 . . consumed contained some level of
On a comparison basis, the total ,, ‘ , o 30
. . recycled fiber. That means 84.702
newsprint consumed in 1999 for l f ‘ . t ‘ dl ‘t u 20
Kentucky newspapers was 92,539 peacent 01 Serbs??? .llbe as year 5
tons, up from 1998’s 88,699.330. ha fletcyche ‘ “lint“. h ) a 10

The 1999 figure is also 9’000 when givegrivriervi/t riqiiiiiels 11255;; n O
3):; ”KZrnCttigligsfllgvx/igsgt7ncswlzgggt pers to use. recycled fibers)” d 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
tonnage year was 1996 when Thompson said. “Newspapers in 5
81 285.033 tons were used. states With mandated levels are

, In 1993, the first calendar year havmg problems finding that much . .
reported to the cabinet, 85,816,359 recycled newsprint. Most states, The above graph shows the tons of recycled newsprint .used In
tons of newsprint were used. That where legislatures have mandated Kentucky for the past seven years. The 1999 figure showed an Increase
total fell steadily through 1996 recycled fiber levels, are asking of nearly 11,000 tons over the prevuous year s mark. Below, the chart
(81,285 tons) then began rebound— their legislators to delay or decrease shows the percent of recycled tons of newsprint used at Kentucky 5
mg in 1997. the target goals. They just can’t printing plants. The survey 15 done each year and presented to the

“I think newsprint use is one reach the standards.” state Cabinet for Natural Resources.
way to show the strength of When the Kentucky legislature
Kentucky’s newspapers,” said David debated the issue ”1.1994, the dis-

T. Thompson, executive director of cuSSion centered on increasmg the
the Kentucky Press Association. level 0f recycled ton percentages
“We haven’t had increases in the through the year 2000-
number of newspapers in the period “Some Of the ideas were to reach
and it’s doubtful many newspapers 40 percent by 1998, 50 percent by 100
" have increased editorial space to 2000,” said Thompson. “We 90 -
account for SUCh a large increase_ explained that numerous factors 80 ‘ . . i, l . ' "

“So you have to believe that the might keep US from reaching those 70 -' ' -- “ ' * I e V " ’ i .
increased npvvsprint tons meant lC’VClS but assured the legislators 60 . j. . , .- ‘ :‘ . . .
increased advertising, either in dig. that Kentucky newspapers would do 50 ' . ’ : , . . :1 f1 . , . 1.2 ' 3 . . ‘ '
play or proprints (newsprint used all they C()Llld t0 use recycled 4O . L. ;, .2
for preprints is included in the total newsprint and as much as possible." I: . ‘i: iii '1 it; i
for commercial printing.) Whatever For the Sixth straight year, all 30 55I;ff:2;;jsgj-‘Ejfgf'51 figizgfiéf-.5355?*5“ 131;;3. jig; 335:???{13
the case, I think this shows that plants were able to obtain recycled 2O ;§§E*§E§;§;§i55521352 ii‘*:i'5:r; igigsf' :-.;,,~.;.;:;. ,2; gijfgféfggfg‘flI“ If 5"
Kentucky‘s newspapers are strong." newsprint. 1 0 ‘

And there’s more good news to The report is required annually 0 ' " "
report ~—— the total tons of recycled of all newsprint consumers in the 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
newsprint rose by nearly 11,000 state. KPA developed the survey in Percent of Total Tons
Ions in 1999. 1993 and presents the report each

“The success Kentucky newspa- year to the cabinet. ‘

_____________________._
l , 0 Use positive words that are ly —— one thought, one line.
’ short, evocative and informative. 0 Sometimes headlines have to
newspaper Gamers case 0 Some names are headline be written in the historical past
_ names, some are not. A name in a tense.

A decision is expected soon ofunemployment insurance. headline should be a household 0 Make headlines active. A
from the Kentucky Court of Since the agency ruled the word, In order to work. . label head can work only when im-
Appeals in a case involving news- workers were employees and not . ° AVOld acronyms and abbreVia- lowed by an active subhead.
paper carriers who sued for unem- independent contractors, it billed “one unless they are universally ' Beware Of PUUS, If you’re hbt
ployment benefits. Landmark for contributions it said khOWh- _ . ~ 3 punster. _ '

The appellate court will deter- was owed to the state on monies ° AVOld professwnaljargon. ' Beware 0? ChCheS- Don’t
mine whether the Franklin paid to the workers, plus interest. ' Don‘s Simply steal the lead 0f always use “send "1 the ClOWhS-i’
Circuit erred last year when it Landmark appealed the agency’s the story for the headline; don’t 0 Sound out the headline to
ruled in favor of the employees ruling in circuit court but lost the blow the suspense. make SUE _1t makes sense. _
and against Landmark case. 0 Accuracy, accuracy, accuracy. (Phllllp Ritzenberg is a co-
Community Newspapers, Inc. Kim Greene, LCNI‘s attorney, Tell what the story is about. founder and former presrdent of the
(LCNI). argued before the court that the ' Don’t breakup lines erratical- Society ofNewspaper Design.)

The carriers worked at The carriers in question in the case _—_———————————————————
Kentucky Standard in Bardstown, met the criteria for a independent Owen Count Chamber of
a paper owned by LCNI. When contractor-employer relationship Deaths Commerce and had been a trustee
they lost their jobs in 1996, they and shouldn’t be considered as at Owenton First Ba tist Church
filed for unemployment insurance ‘employees.’ Continued from a 62 Th 0 t I}? t Cl .b
benefits and an auditor with the Greene said unlike other . p g‘ deB wen limO O agy 'u
Division for Unemployment employees, newspapers have very been director 0f F‘rSt Farmers name ourne t e wen ountian

- - - Bank & Trust Co. and had b en 0fth0 Year In 1968-
Insurance determined that the little control over carriers who are _ , e C t 'b t' t d t
two men, along with 21 other car— free to determine several aspects givolved Wlth the Owenton‘and th Om? n (1:1 10h: 8:; lsugtges 8F. 0
riers at the paper, were employees of their job. including an ability to wen County fire departments and D? :9“ t ount y f0 unfeerh ".0
of the newspaper for the purpose See CARRIERS page 15 the 0“ onto“ HOUS‘F‘g AUthontY' (par mm or 0 a m0" 9 C an-
’ He was a former director of the ty.

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