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Focuses on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's lawsuit against Modern Times Group (MTG) to stop MTG's distribution of an American version of its European subway papers, `Metro,' in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Potential impact of the lawsuit on MTG's attempt to launch the paper in other cities; Comment by Floyd Weintraub, vice president of Metro International North America.

Reports on an addition to "The Centre Daily Times", called the Blue section, to attract the interest of its college student readers at Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania, as of September 2003. Concerns of the campus on the impact of the section on the student newspaper; Strategies employed by the paper to market the Blue section; Changes that should be implemented to Blue to encourage advertisers.

Reports on the success of the gun-lock give-away promotion launched by the `Philadelphia Daily News' on June 24, 1998. Reason for the decision to cap off the community service promotion; Praise for the paper's promotion from local political leaders; Reason for launching the program; Issue of guns and gun violence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Ethical issues raised.

Reports on the sale of newspapers at Pennsylvania beer stores. Need to boost newspaper circulation; `Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's lobbying effort; Approval of the measure by beer distributors, Pennsylvania Newspaper Association and the state Liquor Control Board.

Focuses on the newspaper coverage of the blizzard in Pennsylvania in January 1996. Press description of the blizzard; Effect of the blizzard on several news agencies in the area.

Focuses on the key employees of Transit Publications Inc. Metro's daily newspaper to be launched to serve the commuters of the Southern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in Philadelphia. Managing editor Jack Roberts; Editor Mary Ellen Bornak; Advertising director Allen Murphy.

Reports that the Pennsylvania state government has banned alcohol advertising from the state's college newspapers. Newspapers' complaints concerning the effects of the measure on their revenues; Student paper `Pitt News's lawsuit aimed at upholding freedom of speech by overturning the ban.

Focuses on the production site of the 'Courier Times' in Pennsylvania. Approval from the Falls Township Planning Commission to construct the plant in an industrial park; Work flow within the facility; Expansion plans within the publishing industry.

Reports how the Schuylkill Printing Plant, part of Pennsylvania's Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. recycles everything it can including forklift batteries. Amount the company is seeing in energy savings created by its recycling; Details of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Lights program.

Reports on the plans for 'Savannah Morning News' newspaper's production and distribution center in Pennsylvania. Number of employees that will be relocated; Archeological excavation at the site.

Focuses on the heightening of the feud between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania newspapers `Pittsburgh Post-Gazette' and `Tribune-Review.' Coverage of the suicide of former computer consultant Steven Kangas found shot to death near the office of `Tribune-Review' publisher Richard Scaife; Publication in each newspaper of stories about the incident.

Reports on a program in the State College in Pennsylvania designed to entice students to read newspapers. Amount paid by dorm residents to receive a selection of daily newspapers; Newspapers available for students; Purpose of the program.

Reports on the plans of the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania-based newspaper `The Citizens' Voice' to sell due to the decline in its circulation. Competition between the newspaper and Knight Ridder's `The Times Leader'; Plans of Times-Shamrock Communications to purchase the paper; Possible impact of the newspaper's sale on the newspaper industry.

Features Mike Proebstle, circulation vice president of Philadelphia Newspapers in Pennsylvania. Characteristics of Proebstle; Problems encountered in newspaper circulation; Views of Proebstle on the circulation department.

Focuses on the appointment of editor Walker Lundy as the executive editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper in Pennsylvania. Resignation of editor Robert Rosenthal; Achievements of Lundy in the press; Career background of Lundy.

Reports on the success of Pennsylvania State University's newspaper readership program launched in 1998. Concept of president Graham Spanier to provide college students with free newspapers; Poll conducted by the university showing that students cultivated the habit of daily or regular reading of different newspapers.

Reports on the launching of Arkane, Pennsylvania-based Montgomery Newspapers' weekly community newspaper Main Line Life.

Reports that the `Philadelphia Inquirer' and `Daily News' have created new advertising positions in order to give selected advertisers greater visibility. Designation of columns for advertising.

The article reports on the promotional campaign dubbed "Pay It Forward" created by Pennsylvania Newspaper Association (PNA) vice president of marketing and communications Jane Hungarter. The promotion was inspired by talk show host Oprah Winfrey. More than 70 PNA newspaper members participated in a month-long contest that produced heartwarming news stories while bolstering the papers' images and piquing reader interest.

Focuses on the revitalization of the economic situation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Role of the Carnegie Mellon University in market revitalization; Revenue of newspaper industries; History of the Post-Gazette newspaper.

Focuses on 'Metro,' a transit paper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Challenges facing the company; Expected growth of the paper in 2000; Selling point of 'Metro'; Efforts of the paper to stay independent of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.

Cites a court ruling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that a newspaper cannot be sued over alleged discriminatory housing advertisements. Decision considered a victory for `Main Line Times'; Lawsuit brought against newspaper by Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia.

Reports on the Audit Bureau of Circulations' (ABC) policy that newspapers distributed to students of Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania qualify as paid circulation. Practice by the university of buying local and national daily newspapers in bulk that it makes available to students in campus dormitories; College-resident copies to be reported as separate category in ABC statements.

Focuses on Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania-based 'The Citizen's Voice' newspaper's bid to become the top selling paper in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Daily circulation of rival 'Times Leader'; Number of awards won by 'Times Leader'; Benefits of being a private company; Acquisition of weeklies serving the suburbs.

Reports on the seizure of copies of 'Albrightian,' the student paper of Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania. Censorship of university officials.

Reports on the expanded distribution of `Metro,' Philadelphia's transit paper, to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority's 1,200 buses. Debut of the free paper on January 24, 2000; Major competitors of `Metro' in the city; Court injunction filed against the newspaper; Marketing results.

Focuses on the electronic version of the newspaper print out of 'The Herald' publication in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Circulation of the paper; Subscription fee; Advantages of electronic versions to the circulation of newspapers.

The article features the printing facility of the newspaper "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" located in Clinton, Pennsylvania. Topics include the operations housed by the facility including printing and production, paper storage, offices and distribution, the new Uniliner presses installed at the new facility which was completed in April 2014, and the restructuring done when it came to distribution, single copy routes and trucking.

Reports on a gunfight that occurred outside the office of the `Intelligencer' newspaper's office in Doylestown in Pennsylvania. Four suspected robbers being pursued by policemen; Absence of any damage or injury.

Reveals that the University of Pennsylvania has refused to penalize nine black students whom it accused of confiscating copies of the student newspaper because of its `racist' views. Reasons given for the decision; Views of the black students; Policy-setting.

Reports on the decision of ten labor unions to work instead of staging a strike at Knight-Ridder Inc.'s Philadelphia newspapers after expiration of their contracts. Extension of contracts day by day to keep federal-mediated negotiations going; Terms between management and unions on non-economic issues; Nature of argument between management and workers.

The article focuses on the success of the free home-delivered paper called "Trib p.m." by the newspaper "Tribune-Review" of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The newspaper decided to produce an extra edition distributed on weekday afternoons for 25 cents at the beginning of Iraq war. The newspaper opted to develop the tabloid into a free home-delivered paper that covers local news and events after several weeks. Distribution has increased up to 34,000 copies with an 85% stick rate since February 2006.

Presents an inside story of how Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua and his publicity agent Brian Tierney bullied the 'Philadelphia Inquirer' into not publishing in full reporter Ralph Cipriano's story on corruption in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, archdiocese. Cipriano's investigation into the amount of money spent by Bevilacqua on his mansion and summer house; Threat of a public campaign against the newspaper.

Reports on the lawsuit filed by three American newspaper publishers against the daily tabloid `Metro,' in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Case background; Delay in the publication of `Metro'; Allegations concerning the tabloid's unfair competitive advantage.

Describes the joint operating agreement between the "York Daily Record" and "The York Dispatch" newspapers in Pennsylvania, as of September 22, 2003. Information on a provision added to the 1990 JOA of the newspapers in 1996; Views of William Dean Singleton, vice chairman of MediaNews Group, concerning the option to buy the "Daily Record"; Possible effects of the purchase of the "Daily Record" by Singleton.

Comments on the distribution of the `Metro' tabloid newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Concept of government control over the content and distribution of newspapers; Contract with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.

Comments on the collage of pictures of people gracing the front pages of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania-based `The Mountaineer Herald' during the Christmas season. Tradition of the newspaper of printing the collage since mid-1970s; Innovative printing process used to print the collage; Goal of the paper to be the premier dispenser of information in its hometown.

Reports on Sweden-based publishing company Modern Times Group's plans of launching `Metro,' a daily publication for the commuters of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) trains, buses and trolleys in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Terms and conditions of the agreement between Modern Times and SEPTA; Features and concept of the daily.

Describes how the small Pennsylvania newspaper known as `The Daily Item' was able to recruit online several correspondents, who are tasked to report on local news despite living as far as 2,500 miles away. Correspondents' conduct of fact gathering by telephone; Communication with the paper's online editor; Selection of the online correspondents; Logistical problems.

The article reports on the changes in operations at the newspaper publishing plant of Reading Eagle Co. in Pennsylvania. It states that the format of the firm's daily newspaper "Reading Eagle" will be converted from the conventional broadsheet to Berliner. The company made its first change in 1990 when its management went into flexography. Associate publisher Larry Orkus stated that the goal of the firm is to grow its business and not reduce expenses to fix an issue.

Reports the lawsuit filed by Tina McCarthy against unsolicited newspapers from Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Effort to stop the total-market-coverage product of the newspaper company; Complaint of residents against the unsolicited papers; Schedule of the hearing for the case.

Reports on the upgrade of the Saturday editions of the 'Scranton Times-Tribune' newspaper published in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Purpose of the upgrade; Newspaper features.

Focuses on the plan of Scranton, Pennsylvania-based Times-Shamrock Communications to acquire the newspaper `The Citizens' Voice.' Circulation of the newspaper; Value of the acquisition; Negotiation of the purchase contract before the final sale.

Presents news updates on the periodical publishing industry in the United States as of January 24, 2000. Lawsuit filed by a group of newspapers to prevent the publishing of a free daily paper for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's transit system; Naming of Judy Miszner as publisher at `Village Voice'; Resignation of `Saint Petersburg Times' publisher Judith Roales.

Reports on the protest campaign launched by taxicab drivers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania against `The Philadelphia Daily News' newspaper. Series of articles in the paper criticizing the city's taxicabs; Taxi drivers' claims that their industry was unfairly portrayed by the paper; Call for a retraction or honest survey.

Focuses on the plans of Pennsylvania State University-University Park to expand an experiment to deliver free newspapers to residence halls for the 1997-98 schoolyear. Success of the original 15-week program on the main campus; Addition of `USA Today' for the fall term; Availability of student paper, the `Daily Collegian'; Positive impact of newspaper reading on students.

Reports on the 'Philadelphia Daily News' unveiling of a magazine-style look that goes with an increased use of in-depth stories. Adoption of a money-saving smaller page size; Promotional campaign to support the redesign.

Features 'The Philadelphia Inquirer' newspaper's use of a SWAT-team campaign to promote its classified advertising section. Advertising campaign created by the in-house creative department; Boost to circulation.

The article focuses on the decision of Derrick Publishing Co., which owns and operates newspapers in Pennsylvania, to add pay walls to its Web site TheDerrick.com. It notes that the Web site had 57,000 visitors with 1.4 million page views in November 2009. According to publisher Ned Cowart, home-delivery subscribers were not given free access online because the site has its own value. Also mentioned is the plan of Derrick.com to break news online.

The article features deaf photographer Andy Blackburn and blind managing editor Pete Mekeel of the "Lancaster New Era" newspaper in Pennsylvania. Their coverage of the Amish schoolhouse shooting in Lancaster on October 2, 2006 earned the newspaper three journalism awards. Both Blackburn and Mekeel said they can do their jobs as well as any other editor or photographer, with news instincts and quick responses more important than hearing and 20/20 vision.