Newspapers and Community-Bulding Symposium XII winners presented at October 2006 National Newspaper Association convention

The 12th annual Newspapers and Community-Building Symposium, co-sponsored by the Huck Boyd National Center for Community Media and the National Newspaper Association Foundation, was Oct. 12-13 in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Thursday, Oct. 12: 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Session 1: It’s what’s inside that counts The expanded use of photos in newspaper Web editions — Donna Hale, dhale@siue.edu Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

Surviving the tide: a content analysis of small heartland weekly Web sites — Maria Raicheva-Storer, maria.raicheva@washburn.edu and Kathy Menzie, kathy.menzie@washburn.edu, Washburn University, Topeka, KS

The intern and the editor: a dual-learning relationship that enhances news coverage and presentation at community newspapers — Rhonda J. Clark, rhondajclark@gmail.com, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Thursday, Oct. 12: 2:15-3:15 p.m.
Session 2: It’s connecting with our readers Connecting with the community: readers’ satisfaction with their newspaper over time — Elizabeth K. Hansen, liz.hansen@edu.edu, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY

Web to print instead of print to Web: a case study of how the MyMissourian Web site drives a printed edition and builds a community better than saying, “no” — Hans K. Meyer, hanskmeyer@gmail.com, and Clyde Bentley, bentleycl@missouri.edu, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Newspapers and Community-Building in SW Mississippi — Jerry Komia Domatob, Jdomatob@yahoo.com, Alcorn State University

Thursday, Oct. 12: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Session 3: It’s about blogging Learning to use (and perhaps profit from) “citizen journalism” (that’s right, blogs) — Joe Marren, marrenjj@buffalostate.edu, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY

Before you blog: legal and ethical concerns of joining the blogosphere — Timothy Boudreau, timothy.boudreau@cmich.edu, Central Michigan University

America's Community Newspapers Go Digital: Insights From Journalist Bloggers Working in Hometown, America — Larry Timbs, TimbsL@Winthrop.edu, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC

Friday, Oct. 13: 2:15-3:15 p.m.
Session 4: It’s time to take notice Public notices under fire: what does this bode for community newspapers? (part two)— Les Anderson, les.anderson@wichita.edu, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

Public access to public notices: should the Internet replace official journals? — Gene Murray, murrayge@gram.edu, Grambling State University, Ruston, LA

The reports of our death are greatly exaggerated: thriving weeklies are alive and well — Jock Lauterer, jock@email.unc.edu, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC