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Reports on the session held by the Washington Alliance of Technical Workers at the King County Labor Temple in Seattle, Washington. Efforts of the union to organize temporary workers in software companies; Possible success in organizing Generation Xers.

Presents information on the organization Newspaper Guild based in the United States. Membership; Its merger with Communication Workers of America; Nontraditional partners in bargaining; Challenges facing the union.

Focuses on newspaper recycling laws in the United States. Scaling back of recycling goals; Market realities of newspaper recycling; Aggressive laws adopted by several states; Recycling content laws. INSET: How North Carolina Papers changed their tough laws..

Cites the decline in overall newspaper daily circulation over the first six months ended September 30, 1998 in the United States. Number of general-interest newspapers experiencing decline in circulation; Circulation on Sundays; Daily circulation for the top 25 daily papers. INSET: Newspaper readership flat, NAA says, by Joe Nicholson..

Features the ten products that drew a lot of attention at the 1998 Nexpo show held in Orlando, Florida. Includes Ryson's spiral conveyor; Flat panel technology; Hax Systems' Story Processor software; Lotus Notes for newsrooms.

Discusses the issues addressed at the 1998 Newspaper Association of America's annual convention in Dallas, Texas. Economic impact of classified advertising; Circulation problems; Readership versus circulation; Emphasis on small newspapers; Newspaper prices.

Focuses on the need for mailroom recruitment advertisements to inform job candidates on what the goals and benefits of the job are. Involvement of the best current employees in the interview process at the Tucson Newspapers; Employee involvement at the `Sacramento Bee'; Open houses as a technique used by the `Seattle Times' for both mailroom and newspaper job candidates.

Focuses on the use of the Ethernet local area network system by the newspaper `Miami Herald.' Improvement of the speed in processing advertisements for the paper; Capacity of the newspaper's data bandwidth; Decision of newspaper officials to move away from asynchronous transfer modes (ATMs).

Focuses on workfare laws that United States federal and state governments have enacted to force the majority of welfare families off the dole which caused the formation of a large labor pool for the newspaper industry. Workfare's paradoxical effect of giving states more money for support services for former welfare recipients; Problems with workfare employees.

Focuses on the 1998 Newspaper Operations SuperConference in Miami, Florida. Envisioned innovations in news delivery; Discussions on the utilization of computer-to-plate technology in newspaper production; Productivity benefits resulting from breakthroughs in newspaper production.

Focuses on McClatchy Newspapers Inc.'s acquisition of Cowles Media Co. Cultural, business and labor challenges to be faced by McClatchy once it completes the Cowles deal; Assumption of $90 million in Cowles debt; Corporate culture at Cowles' `Star Tribune' newspaper; McClatchy's plan to sell Cowles Media's stable of trade magazines and niche consumer magazines. INSET: McClatchy antes up again for.., by Robert Neuwirth..

Focuses on the problem of how to keep African American journalists from leaving their jobs at newsrooms in the United States. Slow pace of recruitment of minority journalists; Knight-Ridder's retention problem with minorities; Status of women journalists; Shift in newspapers' priorities. INSET: Black journalists comment on the newsroom retention problem..

Reports on the branding transformation of the Twin Cities-based newspaper `Star Tribune'. Reason for wanting to use wide geographic quantifier; Improvement in metro circulation gains and quality; Percent of subscriber loyalty. INSET: Don't call it Fort Lauderdale..

Reports on the launching of the newspaper `6054/Fox Valley Villages,' by Copley Chicago Newspapers in Chicago, Illinois. Offering of the newspaper for free; Expansion plans for the newspaper; Redesigning of other newspapers by the company as part of its effort to dominate Chicago's far western suburbs.

Probes Knight-Ridder media chief Bob Ingle's assertion concerning Microsoft's competitive intentions in the newspaper industry. Hiring of newspaper reporters and critics to staff its Sidewalk online city guide sites; Luring away of staff from newspaper publishers.

Focuses on the highlights of the 150th anniversary celebration of the `Chicago Tribune' on June 10, 1997. Launch of Digital City Chicago, the newspaper's alliance with America Online; Paper's Metromix, an online arts and entertainment guide; Aim to focus on the way Chicago's community has lived over these 150 years; Artist John David Mooney's lighting up of the Tribune Tower; Free public celebration. INSET: Some key dates in Chicago Tribune history..

Focuses on the newspaper `Daily Herald' in Chicago, Illinois. Identification of candidates to succeed it top management; Daniel E. Baumann as president of the paper; Competitive countermoves against `Sun-Times'; Growth of staff.

Reports on the ramifications of the Ames, Iowa-based `Daily Tribune' newspaper's victory in its open records lawsuit against Iowa State University's Daily Publications Board. Reactions of publishing industry experts on the issue; Details of the case; Status of the `Iowa State Daily' as a campus paper.

Details the plan offered by Detroit Newspapers Inc. to union members which put an end to the strike against the jointly operated `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press.' Striking unions' offer to return to work unconditionally; Management's offer to rehire former strikers from a `preferential hiring list' in order of seniority to fill job openings; Training fund for employees whose jobs were eliminated.

Evaluates the Audit Bureau of Circulation's (ABC) FAS-FAX figures on the daily circulations of newspapers in United States for the period ending September 30, 1996. Circulation of Sunday newspapers; Significance of the FAS-FAX figures on newspapers' marketing strategies; Daily circulation results in the tabloid category.

Reports on newspaper publishers' leniency towards their gay and lesbian employees. Recruitment by newspapers and chains at the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association's (NLGJA) convention in Miami; Advertisement in the NLGJA convention program for the Knight Fellowships at Stanford University; Knight-Ridder's sexual-orientation in the workplace seminars. INSET: Lobbying for domestic partnership policies..

Chronicles the history of competitions between campus and community newspapers. Share of daily student newspapers in the total community advertising market; Competition between Purdue University's `Purdue Exponent' and Gannett Co.'s `Journal and Courier'; `Daily Tribune' and `Iowa State Daily's rivalry.

States that seating for print reporters attending the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego, California was poor, while the logistics for editors and support staff outside Chicago's United Center at the 1996 Democratic National Convention were also poor. Details of both problems; Comments by Phil Emanuael, director of logistics for the Associated Press. INSET: Media freebies.

Presents interviews of four multi-winners of the Pulitzer Prize. Includes Des Moines Register's James Risser; Reflections of three-time prize winner Paul Conrad; Two prizes of New York Times' Anthony Lewis; Two prizes of Don Wright for editorial cartooning.

Focuses on the emerging popularity of shaftless printing press drive technologies. Elimination of main drives, clutches and gear assemblies; `Tulsa World' newspaper's purchase of two Wifag OF 370 Gearless Transmission Drive (GTD) offset presses; Goss Graphic Systems' sale of Colorliner 80 presses; Motors' reliability; Two basic approaches to shaftless.

Reports on the Tensor Group's efforts to emerge from the shadow cast by the now-defunct DEV Industries as a press manufacturer. Close down of DEV Industries following Rockwell Graphic Systems' victory in a suit filed against it; Background on Tensor's purchase of DEV's parts inventory; Continued litigation over Tensor's connection with DEV; Tensor's arguments against Rockwell's claims.

Reports on rise in the number of newspaper strikes in Detroit, Michigan. Number of labor stoppages between 1955 and 1967; Creation of joint operating agency by newspaper corporate owners Knight-Ridder Inc. and Gannett Co.; Issues in the unions' front; Circumstances leading to strike at `Detroit News' and `Detroit Free Press' newspapers; Financial losses suffered by striking newspapers.

Focuses on the ascendancy of alternating current (AC) drives in the newspaper industry. Experiences of several publications in using AC drives; Advantages and drawbacks of direct current (DC) motors; Interest of newspapers in AC drives.

Presents statistical information on the 1995 nondaily newspaper sales of various newspapers in the United States.

Reports on the `Daily Tribune', Iowa's local newspaper and Iowa State University's student newspaper, `Iowa State Daily'. Recent war between two; Details; Comments.

Profiles Associated Press special correspondent Linda Deutsch and her views covering the O.J. Simpson trial. Details of her coverage of the trial; Previous trials covered by Deutsch; Comparison to other famous trials.

Reports on `The Des Moines Register' newspaper's decision to publish a story that reveals personal details about the life of its former editor Geneva Overholser. Reasons given by `Register' news executives for publishing the story; Overholser's criticism of the move made by the newspaper.

Reports on the minimal disruptions suffered by Florida's newspapers as a result of Hurricane Erin which hit the state on August 2, 1995. Ability of `Vero Beach Press-Journal' to print and distribute its August 2, 1995 edition; Readiness of local newspapers to meet the storm; Newspapers affected by the hurricane.

Reports on the union strike at Detroit Newspapers in 1995. Comments from journalism educator John K. Hartman; Plans of the company; Gains in the company's home delivery circulation.

Reports on the newspaper and advertising industries' criticisms against the proposed telemarketing regulations from the Federal Trade Commission. Overboard regulations; Restriction of legitimate telemarketing; Comments by trade associations; Reloading prohibition; Inclusion of in-bound calls generated by a promotional activity in the definition of telemarketing; Prohibition on courier collections.

Reports on the shift of almost all of Chicago, Ill.-area daily newspapers' best food day following the decision of `The Chicago Tribune' to redesign and rename its weekly food guide section. Response to advertiser requests; Similar announcements from `Chicago Sun-Times' and `Daily Herald' newspapers; Reason for the change in shift in the publication cycle.

Discusses the use of colors on newspaper weather maps. Reasons why some newspapers abstain from the practice; History of colorization in weather maps; Preference for black and white maps.

Features the `South Bend Tribune' newspaper's decision to use keyless color offset press in printing its paper. Advantages; Reasons for replacing the old press.

Reports on the Unity '94 joint convention of African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American and Native American journalists in Atlanta, Georgia. Holding of two opening ceremonies reflecting the newspaper executives and minority journalists' diverging views of what newsroom diversity means; Difference in language employed by the executives and journalists; Journalists' failure to address the issue of the bottom line.

The article discusses the court case Wang v. "Chinese Daily News" wherein the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that journalists at the newspaper are not exempt from overtime pay. About 200 employees were part of the class-action lawsuit filed in 2004, who claimed they were forced to work 12-hour shifts often without meal breaks. Attorneys involved estimate it will cost the newspaper 5.2 million dollars.

The article provides information about the advantages to newspapers brought by their partnership with geolocation Web and mobile service providers Foursquare and Gowalla. These providers allow users to check in to restaurants, shops and other businesses through combining social media with Global Positioning System (GPS). Among the newspapers that take advantage of these geolocation social networks are "The Metro," "The Wall Street Journal" and "USA Today."

The article discusses the implications of classifying electronic edition (e-edition) of periodicals and newspapers as paid circulation in the U.S. An analysis conducted by "Editor and Publisher (E&P)" circulation consultant Jay Schiller between 2005 and 2010 showed that some periodicals nearly dropped e-editions from the so-called other sales category in gauging circulation. Sunday circulation declined by 7.9% when e-editions are not counted. Electronic circulation represents about 2.7% of total circulation based on an analysis of 546 Sunday newspapers.

The article focuses on the advertising campaign "1 For All," to be launched by the Freedom Forum and the Liberty Tree Initiative in the U.S. on July 1, 2010 to educate the youth about the five rights under the Constitution's First Amendment. It features energetic people who are free to be themselves and free to report without emphasizing on the press. It was created by Weber Shandwick agency, which is known for the "Got Milk?" campaign. Due to lack of budget, Freedom Forum president Ken Paulson said they are looking for free space in newspapers.

The article introduces a series of articles which feature several plant managers and operations executives who lost their jobs due to consolidations and closings within the newspaper industry. They include Dick Malone who worked as a plant manager for the Chicago Tribune, Sherry Gryder who is a former plant manager for the Washington Post, Kelly Benson who was operations manager for Tribune Co. and Robin Shank who used to be operations manager for Dow Jones & Co.

The article reports on the partnership between Florida International University and Florida's Afro-American-interest Miami weekly South Florida Times called the Liberty City Link project. The project entails sending an entire reporting class to cover Liberty City, an Afro-American neighborhood in Miami, Florida, which is popularly known for the riots that followed a non-guilty verdict in a police shooting. South Florida Times owner and publisher Robert Beatty said that the partnership provides young journalists an exposure to real life journalism.

The article reports on the move by start-up firm Fwix to launch a service that shares advertiser revenue with the blogger who draws traffic to the advertisement (ad). Fwix operates by aggregating blogs and news articles in real time relevant to a certain area. Company founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Darian Shirazi claims Fwix is attracting 14 million unique visitors each month via widgets that localize news in 180 markets. Many bloggers are said to be optimistic about the new service.

The article deals with the challenges being faced by News Corp. in trying to achieve its goal to be carbon neutral by the end of 2010. Newspapers and computers are identified as the major contributors to the company's carbon footprint. It reports that newspapers in the company's News International unit in Great Britain have already achieved carbon neutrality as of March 2010. In addition to such a goal, the company is also aiming to reduce power consumption by 10% in 2012.

The article focuses on the challenges faced by the military paper "Stars and Stripes," the only U.S. daily circulating in Haiti, after the January 12, 2010 earthquake. It cites that the paper needed to find a printer near an air base in South Florida and to wrangle space on emergency supply flights to Haiti. It notes that reporter Megan McCloskey had to scramble to cover the effort of the U.S. military and find electricity and Web access to transmit when the infrastructure of the country was completely ruined.

The article focuses on the evolution in the works of newspaper editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers. He describes his cartoons about former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, such as his nuclear weapon alliance with former Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev, as light humor. Using the Harry Potter film series, he created a comic that depicts the controversies of former Vice President Dick Cheney on handling suspected terrorists. Rogers admits that his works became liberal during the administrations of former Presidents George Bush and George W. Bush.

The article focuses on Chicago News Cooperative (CNC), a news organization that produces news stories about Chicago, Illinois for "The New York Times" newspaper. According to the author, CNC is a start-up that managed to entice working journalists from what they once envisioned would be their dream job. It notes that CNC is likely to become one of the first news organizations to run business as a low-profit limited liability company (L3C) in 2010. Deputy editor David Greising handles much of the workings of the business operations of the organization.