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 John F. Sturm announces retirement from NAA 
NAA President and CEO John F. Sturm has announced his intention to retire from the association in September 2011. A search for his replacement has been completed and an announcement is expected next week. Sturm was named president and CEO in 1995 and led NAA through one of the newspaper industry's most dramatic periods of change. He successfully refocused and reorganized the association to
better align its mission and goals with new marketplace realities, including its members' continued transition toward robust digital platforms. Under his tenure, Sturm increased member participation and introduced a number of key strategic product and service offerings for the benefit of members, the industry and newspaper readers. He provided strategic guidance and administrative oversight to the Newspaper National Network in New York City, an affiliate of NAA that sells print and digital
national advertising into newspapers. He was also president of the NAA Foundation. MORE
Communications Website redesign emphasizes ease of use, industry's multiplatform focus During the first week in July, NAA will launch its new version of NAA.org — the association's principal channel for sharing information on opportunities and issues facing the industry. Our redesigned site will feature a fresh, contemporary look reflecting newspapers' continued digital transformation. Enhanced search and navigation will help members identify and locate content. In a special new section, "My NAA," members will be able to perform a variety of functions: manage account information; view case studies, webinars, sales collateral and research; register for events; and purchase the latest NAA products and offerings. The new website will offer multimedia and social sharing capabilities for conveying industry vitality. In addition, it will connect members to other important Web properties such as newspapermedia.com — the association's website dedicated to the power of newspaper advertising — the NAA mediaXchange and NAA Foundation websites, as well as NAA blogs, Newspaper CareerBank and Vendor Links. Legal Issues Amicus brief addresses Postal Service ban on newsracks, other expressive activity NAA has filed an amicus curiae brief in federal appeals court in a case challenging a U.S. Postal Service regulatory ban on expressive activity on postal campus sidewalks. The Postal Service issued notices in fall 2010 demanding that newsracks nationwide be removed from its property, coinciding with a federal district court decision upholding the ban on certain expressive activities on nonperimeter postal sidewalks. Also joining the amicus brief are A.H. Belo Corp., Gannett Co. Inc., Journal Sentinel Inc., Lee Enterprises Inc., McClatchy Co., The New York Times Co., E. W. Scripps Co. and Stephens Media LLC. The brief explains why interior postal sidewalks are public forums historically used for First Amendment activity. In addition, the brief states that even if these sidewalks are not public forums, Postal Service conduct toward unobtrusive speech is unreasonable and the rule should allow First Amendment activities consistent and noninterfering with the purpose and function of the property. MORE
Events Webinar looks at home-delivery strategies "Marketing Home Delivery: The Subscriber Life Cycle and the Model Renewal Process," a free June 29 webinar for NAA members, focuses on a cost-effective method that’s delivering measurable results. It's a comprehensive approach to building sustainable home-delivery circulation that embraces data-driven sales decisions, behavior modeling to retain subscribers and more sophisticated billing and renewal tools. Using actual data and showcasing examples of successful programs conducted at multiple newspapers, the session addresses the subscriber life cycle, the model renewal process and the most effective billing practices for retaining today's readers. Sign up today! Production Club recognizes printing quality worldwide Registration is now open for the 2012-2014 International Newspaper Color Quality Club, the only worldwide printing quality competition for newspapers. The competition's goal is to improve the quality of reproduction and printing in newspaper production. Companies that successfully participate in the competition are awarded membership in the exclusive group of top-quality titles. MORE
 Mobile shopping set to spike The New York Times Share    
The retail industry is itching to sell products on mobile phones; it's just waiting for consumers to start buying. More
 Mobile apps have overtaken Web usage paidContent.org Share
Looks like we might be at a tipping point in the market for mobile apps and how they are becoming the go-to place for digital content. A new bit of number-crunching from the app analytics company Flurry claims that for the first time, this month the U.S. mobile app consumption overtook Web surfing — on mobile and PC — in terms of minutes of use. More Newspaper chain is switching 8,500 employees to Google apps Business Insider Share
The McClatchy newspaper chain is shifting its 8,500 employees over to Google apps. More
 AOL considering paid content Bloomberg Share
AOL Inc. may introduce premium versions of its online content and make international acquisitions as Chief Executive Officer Tim Armstrong works to turn around the struggling Internet pioneer. More Pulse news app raises $9 million in funding Los Angeles Times Share
Pulse, a popular news-reading app for Apple's iOS and Google's Android, could end up being the Netflix of the news business if Akshay Kothari can have his way. More
 One small paper's experiment with publishing e-books Nieman Journalism Lab Share
When you are a 50,000-circulation daily newspaper in Fargo, N.D., it would be easy to leave trying new things to the big guys. But that's not the attitude of The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, which just rolled out its first feature-length series as a Kindle Edition. More |
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