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In This Issue:
The Future of Print Journalism
by Allan Loudell
 The
Philadelphia Inquirer has announced layoffs in its newsroom. A sign
of the times. What's the future of the newspaper industry in the Internet
age? Will something printed on paper survive the Baby Boomer generation? Can
newspapers—still the source of most enterprise / investigative journalism in
America today—find sufficient profits on the Internet and through new
technologies to remain viable?
In the November 12, 2006, issue of the Wilmington News Journal,
executive editor David Ledford wrote about making the news “come to life on
. . . computer screens.” He said, “Smart newspaper companies are remaking
themselves to let their customers know what’s going on in their communities
minute-by-minute, seven days a week.” The News Journal has assembled a
team of panelists for DPA to try to answer these questions and others that
you might have regarding the future of print journalism.
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MODERATOR
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Allan Loudell (above,
left), news anchor/reporter/host for 1150 AM WDEL. He hosts "The
Loudell Report" in the morning, "The WDEL Delaware News at
Noon,” and is anchor/host of the “WDEL Delaware Afternoon News.”
He appears from time to time as a pundit on WHYY-TV 12 and
teaches broadcast news at the University of Delaware.
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PANELISTS
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John Sweeney,
editorial page editor of The News Journal. He is a
co-founder of the Wilmington Writers' Workshop, forerunner of
the National Writers' Workshops and the co-author of The
Journalist's Craft: A Guide to Better Writing.
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Mike Mika, director,
delawareonline.com and VP/new media, The News Journal. With Gannett since 1988, he helped launch and operation
the newspaper’s web site in 1996. Since coming to Wilmington in
2005, Mike helped create a weekly entertainment webcast. Last
fall he led a newspaper team to brand all weather content in
print, online and webcast under a single brand
Delaware First Weather. A 12-year veteran of newsrooms in
Indiana before joining Gannett, Mike worked with the team that
helped chronicle the damage and impact Hurricane Ivan had on the
Gulf Coast area in 2004.
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Marisa Porto,
assistant managing editor, The News Journal. She has spent the
last 10 years in management at newsrooms from Ohio to Delaware.
Her positions have ranged from managing editor at a twice weekly
to executive editor overseeing two papers of 30,000 readers in
Appalachia. For the last two years, she has been the AME for
news at The News Journal.
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Matt Sullivan, editor,
Spark Weekly. He has worked as a business reporter, food
columnist, city editor, fashion shoot director, features editor,
pool attendant, education reporter, humor writer, and intern for
one-time U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, though not in that order.
He is now the editor and general manager of Spark, a weekly
entertainment magazine.
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Come with questions (or answers of your
own).
We will meet at the beautiful new Woodlawn Library, 2020 W. Ninth Street,
where there is a large, lighted parking lot. Plan to arrive by 7:00 p.m. The
panel discussion will get underway by 7:15 p.m. Light refreshments will be
served. The meeting is free and open to the public.
Directions to Woodlawn Library (located where the
old DMV building stood):
From Pennsylvania Avenue (Route 52), turn onto Union Street (turn right if
heading toward Wilmington, left if driving north out of the city), travel 4
or 5 blocks to 8th Street and turn right. After crossing Bancroft Parkway
(both streets), take the first right turn directly into the library's
parking lot.
Visit The News Journal’s Web site at
www.delawareonline.com.
Visit Spark’s Web site at
www.sparkweekly.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=SPARK.
Visit WDEL’s Web site at
www.wdel.com.
Visit the Woodlawn Library’s Web site at
www.friendsofwl.org.
For more info, contact Allan Loudell: 302-478-2700 or
aloudell@wdel.com.
Allan Loudell is the DPA Programs Vice President. Contact Allan at
aloudell@.wdel.com.
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From the President: Freedom to
Pursue the Truth
by Beth Miller
 Now
comes yet another journalist defending freedom of the press. Well, how
courageous! Why not let those with something to lose—power, authority,
influence, life, liberty—persuade us?
With that in mind, I turn to a calendar my News Journal colleague
Rhina Guidos introduced me to last year. The Freedom Forum’s First Amendment
Calendar (giftshop.newseum.org)
has a daily quotation on the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly,
the freedom to disagree with anyone, including those in power, and the
freedom to press for change.
I offer this sampling from the 2006 calendar, hoping to spark fresh zeal for
the pursuit of truth in your endeavors this year:
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“We do not count heads before enforcing the First
Amendment.” Sandra Day O’Connor, U.S. Supreme Court justice
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“There can be no doubt that distrust of words is less
harmful than unwarranted trust in words.” Vaclav Havel, former Czech
Republic president
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“Freedom to seek and speak what is true is essential to
human communication.” Pope John Paul II
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“Wherever the cause of liberty is making its way, one of
its highest accomplishments is the guarantee of the freedom of the
press.” Calvin Coolidge, 30th U.S. president
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“Without debate, without criticism, no administration
and no country can succeed and no republic can survive.” John F.
Kennedy, 35th U.S. president
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“The country is better off when we have a vigorous and
free press covering our elections.” George W. Bush, 43rd U.S. president
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“However imperfect the [reporting] process may sometimes
be, we have learned that a robust and inquisitive press is a potent
check against abusive governmental power.” Theodore B. Olson, former
U.S. solicitor general
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“The freedom of the press is not the freedom of
propaganda or pornography. It is the freedom to discuss the hardest
questions and to find answers.” Grigory Yavlinsky, Russian political
party leader
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“Human rights, including the freedom to read
whatever one wishes, are universal values that transcend national
boundaries.” Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human rights activist
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“We need those who provoke us so that we may be warned
of the fate that our prejudices or ignorance or wishful thinking may
hold in store for us.” William O. Douglas, former U.S. Supreme Court
justice
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“You must have a free press that screams and hollers and
makes your life miserable.” Colin Powell, retired general, U.S. Army
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“[Our young people] want to be able to discuss,
criticize, argue, to be able to gather in the thousands or even hundreds
of thousands to sing, to shout, to cheer.” Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace
Prize laureate
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“When men differ in opinion, both sides ought
equally to have the advantage of being heard by the publick; when truth
and error have fair play, the former is always an overmatch for the
latter.” Benjamin Franklin, U.S. statesman
These freedoms are best exercised with integrity, fairness, compassion, and
humility. Without those safeguards, true liberty is often traded for mere
license—an opinion of mine which, thanks to the freedoms we enjoy, we can
argue about sometime.
May we have courage in our pursuit of truth this year!
Link to the Freedom Forum Web site:
www.FreedomForum.org.
Based in Arlington, Va., the Freedom Forum describes itself as “a
nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit
for all people. . . . The foundation focuses on three priorities: the
Newseum [in Washington, D.C.], the First Amendment and newsroom diversity.”
Beth Miller is a reporter for The News Journal. Contact Beth at
bmiller@delawareonline.com.
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First Amendment Matters
Open Government and the Freedom of Information Act
by Angie Basiouny
 It
was different in Florida.
As a card-carrying member of the working press, I could walk into the office
of any government agency and demand just about any public document stored
there. It would be produced, usually quickly and without resistance.
A list of school board employees and their salaries? You bet. Minutes from
the last Personnel Board meeting? Here you go. How about the arrest log of
every prisoner booked into the jail in the last 24 hours? With home
addresses and phone numbers.
Heck, most of the time I didn't even need my card—or any press credential.
That's because the Sunshine State pioneered its Sunshine Law, the most
complete set of rules governing freedom of information for any state in the
nation. Ah, life was good. I was a spoiled journalist, drinking daily from
the heady waters of the FOIA fountain, oblivious to what lay ahead.
Then I moved.
First to Maryland, where I was curtly informed by the local law enforcement
of the small town my newspaper covered that police reports are not public
record until they become part of the court docket. So technically, the
lieutenant said to me, cops don't even have to tell you when a crime has
occurred or when someone has been arrested. They actually tried that once,
refusing to release any information about a brutal slaying in which a
teenage boy had stabbed his father to death because dad didn't approve of
his friends. It was a Saturday, and the officers stonewalling me didn't know
I had a secret weapon--the sheriff's personal cell number.
While in Maryland, I took part in an "undercover" experiment with the
Associated Press, which sent reporters from different papers in the region
to various government offices with a mission: Make a FOIA request and see
what you can get without announcing you are a journalist. After all, we're
not supposed to have access to anything the average Joe couldn't access.
It was a miserable experience. I couldn't get an arrest log. Or a salary
list for the school board. I was questioned by secretaries who demanded to
know why I wanted these items, despite my protestations that they were
public documents available to anyone without a reason required. When I
eventually told them I was a journalist seeking these documents as a test of
the agency's willingness to abide by open records laws, that didn't seem to
matter much.
Then I moved again.
I came to Delaware five years ago. And the FOIA games here made small-town
stuff in Maryland seem like a session of Chutes and Ladders.
I love to see the look on the faces of colleagues from other states when I
tell them . . . wait for it . . . that the Delaware General Assembly wrote themselves
out of Freedom of Information Act.
What?
That's right. The state forces municipalities and other public bodies to
hold open meetings and have open records. But state legislators make some of
the biggest decisions—from road projects to the budget—in the dark. As
distressing as this fact is, what's even more disturbing is the rationale
used over the years by many legislators to keep the General Assembly outside
the bounds of its own laws. It's just easier, some have said, to get the
work done when the doors are closed.
I'm afraid that's asking for more trust than I'm willing to give. Nope,
can't do it.
The good news is that there are entities out there fighting for change. My
newspaper, The News Journal, is one of them. So is the good-government group
Common Cause. There are individuals, such as Independent Party of Delaware
leader Frank Sims, and a few within the legislature, including Sen. Karen
Peterson, D-Stanton, and Sen. Charles Copeland, R-West Farms. Peterson is
heading a battle, with the support of Common Cause, to introduce a bill this
year that would force open all General Assembly meetings, even closed-door
caucusing. A similar bill of hers went nowhere last year, so those vested in
this fight know the difficulty ahead.
They could use our help.
Every citizen in this state should get behind this effort. So should every
member of Delaware Press Association. Write your legislator and let him or
her know where you stand on this issue and what you want. Then turn to your
neighbors, your friends, your coworkers and tell them about this. Tell them
why they should care about this issue—because a society without freedom of
information isn't truly free. Let's see what we can accomplish together.
Maybe the next time I move, I'll have a better story to tell. One that
starts with, "You won't believe what happened when I lived in Delaware . .
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SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
1) Protect the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
You have the right and the obligation to fight for open government and
freedom of information.
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Visit the
US
Department of Justice Web site.
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Visit the
Freedom of Information
Center Web site.
A reference and research library in the University of Missouri School of
Journalism on the Columbia, Mo., Campus, the Center was established in
1958. In addition to a wide collection of online documents accessible
through its Web site, the center has a collection of more than 1 million
articles and documents about access to information at federal, state,
and local levels.
2) Protect the First Amendment
3) Celebrate Sunshine Week March 12 - 18
NFPW is a sponsor of Sunshine Week, a national initiative to open a dialogue
about the importance of open government and the freedom of information. Get
involved by writing, lecturing, advocating, and encouraging Open Government
in state and local bodies. For more ideas, visit the
Sunshine Week Web
site.
4) Contact your legislators and insist on Open Government
For contact information for your state legislators, click on links below:
5) Read this article
“Some
lawmakers ready to fight for open government” by Patrick Jackson, The
News Journal, January 7, 2007.
Angie Basiouny is a reporter for The News Journal and the DPA First
Amendment officer. Please e-mail ideas for exploring issues related to
freedoms of the press and speech to Angie at
angiebasiouny@hotmail.com.
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Your 007 Communicator of Achievement
Katherine Ward Named COA at Holiday Luncheon
 When
DPA’s executive director Katherine Ward—freelance writer, writing coach,
author, editor, teacher and leader—received the DPA Communicator of
Achievement Award* at the Holiday Luncheon at the University & Whist Club,
on Dec. 2, she said, “When your 2006 COA Karen Galanaugh called to tell me I
was to receive DPA’s highest honor, my first thought was: What could be
cooler than being the DPA 007 Communicator of Achievement!”
 In
introductory remarks, Karen said, “Many of us recognize that Katherine is
the backbone of DPA. She has held numerous board positions, including two
terms as president, and is the central communicator for this organization:
For many years she has written the copy for and edited the DPA newsletter,
Web site, history, award programs, and almost every communication from this
organization to its members.
“She is so very accomplished, and in 2006 alone, she had two
books published. One of them was Write Home for Me: A Red Cross Woman in
Vietnam (Random House Australia), for which Katherine was editor for
author Jean Lamensdorf. Within two weeks of its release, it became #1 on the
bestseller list in South Australia. She also edited The Legacy Endures
(Delaware Commission for Women), a 25th anniversary commemorative book on
the 92 women in the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women.
“Katherine, who currently serves on the NFPW President’s
Advisory Council, was director of NFPW’s national communications conference,
‘Brave New Media World,’ hosted by Delaware Press Association in Wilmington
in 2003. The conference was so satisfying and successful that it continues
to be held up as the gold standard for NFPW national conferences.
“She developed curriculum for and taught writing classes and
humanities seminars for the gifted and talented and for several years was
director of the enrichment program for a number of schools in Northfield,
Minn. She worked for two years as the publications director/editor for The
Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond, Va.
“Active in the work of Christ Church Christiana Hundred,
Katherine has been a lector and communion assistant for many years. She also
serves on the University of Delaware’s Sea Grant College Advisory Board and
for several years was president of the Prison Arts Advisory Board for the
Delaware Department of Correction.
“We know she will represent Delaware well among other
affiliate COAs at the 2007 national conference in Richmond, where each will
be honored at a special banquet.”
Notes on the Holiday Luncheon
 In
an ironic twist, Tony Velocci, editor-in-chief of Aviation Week & Space
Technology, who was to have been the Holiday Luncheon speaker, wasn’t
able to get to Delaware as his plane was delayed due to bad weather. As a
delightful last-minute replacement, Rick Jensen, program manager of WDEL
1150 AM, good-naturedly filled in and kept everyone in stitches as he
spoke—occasionally with a Scottish accent—about the triumphs and trials of
the technological revolution in the world of broadcasting. Many thanks to
Rick for saving the day.
Nine DPA authors and editors sold their books at a joint
book signing during the social hour: Ruth Fisher Goodman, Gordon Hesse, Jean
Hull Herman, Sandra Michel, Lise Monty, Clella Murray, Katherine Ward,
Claudia Young and Nancy Coale Zippe. There were abundant choices—fiction,
poetry, children’s literature, mysteries, memoirs, history, cookbooks and
coffee-table photography books—at this new Holiday Luncheon offering that
added extra sparkle to the day’s events.
*The annual Communicator of Achievement Award is the highest
honor DPA bestows on its members. First and foremost, the COA award is given
for a lifetime of achievement in the communications profession. And second,
it recognizes exemplary service to the community and to humanity as well as
to the profession, especially to DPA and the National Federation of Press
Women.
 The previous COA award recipients
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Karen Galanaugh, 2006
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Lynn Troy Maniscalco, 2005
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Rita Katz Farrell, 2004
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Lise Monty, 2003
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Kay Wood Bailey, 2002
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Allan R. Loudell, 2001
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Mary Louise Ponsell, 1999 –2000
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Marion K. Rechsteiner, 1998
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Sally Rinard, 1997
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Gloria O. Galloway, 1996
(L–R: Standing: Lynn Troy Maniscalco, Gloria Galloway,
Allan Loudell, Lise Monty, Mary Lou Ponsell, Kay Wood Bailey.
Seated: Karen Galanaugh, Marion Kallfelz Rechsteiner, Katherine Ward, Sally
Rinard.)
Read the COA bios on the
DPA
Web site.
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WordPlay . . . for Wordsmiths
by Bob Yearick
 Silence
is golden
We all know (don’t we?) that the “t” in “often,” like the “s” in “Illinois,”
is silent. Of-TEN tends to be a mark of youth and ignorance; while some of
us may qualify for the first category, let’s hope none of us falls into the
second. But did you also know that “forte” is pronounced “fort”? That’s
right—except when used as a musical direction, forte should be pronounced
with a silent "e." Don’t believe me? Check the dictionary. “Fort” is the
preferred pronunciation. For-TAY is a well-intentioned attempt at
sophistication.
Season’s (or Seasons) greetings
My Ranch House breakfast was nearly ruined recently when the waitress wished
a customer “Happy New Year’s.” Happy New Year’s what? Year’s is a
possessive, is it not? Or maybe she meant New Years—plural. I guess that
would cover all the years ahead. It could’ve been worse, I suppose. In many
a South Philly diner, I’m sure the words “Happy New Year’s to yous” was
heard more than once over the holidays.
A grammar gripe from the group
One of our members tells us that one of her pet peeves is the misuse of
“lay” for “lie.” Like the word “lend,” “lie” has virtually disappeared from
the American lexicon. “I’m going to lay down” is an almost universal
mistake. Actually, you are going to lie down.
Remember, “lie” means to recline. Its principal parts are lie,
lay, (have) lain, (is) lying.
“Lay” means to put, to place something. Its parts are lay, laid,
(have) laid, (is) laying.
So simply think about your intention: Is it to be in a lying position (lie),
or is it to put something down (lay)?
Our fellow word nerd also notes the frequent confusion of shrank and shrunk,
“as in that giant clanger: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.”
Duly noted.
Send your pet peeves, suggestions and questions for WordPlay to:
allwriter@comcast.net.
And remember: Always write right—and tight.
Contact WordPlay columnist Bob Yearick at
allwriter@comcast.net.
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Spotlight: Diane & Brian Strauss
The Living.Well Legacy
 Two
years ago this month, Diane and Brian Strauss became publishers who took on
a challenging goal: to empower readers with a wealth of information and
knowledge encompassing conventional, alternative, and complementary
lifestyles. Living.Well Magazine™ was born, and Diane and Brian have
had to become adept at publishing, editing, layout, advertising,
distribution and more.
Ambitious? Yes. Unusual? Not really. Why? Diane and Brian, both second
generation native Wilmingtonians, are following in the footsteps of
enterprising families who have played a big part in Delaware’s economic and
cultural history.
In 1950, Diane’s parents, Doris and Jerry Fine, opened The
Smoke Shop on Delaware Avenue. It was a lively place notables
frequented—from Andrew Wyeth in his phantom-like black cape to a young Mike
Castle who came in to read comic books.
"Fine Family Ventures" continued with The Paperback
Gallery, one of the first paperback book stores in the U.S., and then The
Salad Cellar, a restaurant on Shipley Street with the first salad bar in
Delaware, homemade health foods, and "world famous chocolate fondue." After
moving to a larger location on Market Street, The Cellar added nightly
entertainment, beer, and exotic drinks, becoming the hottest place in town!
George Thorogood and many musicians on the way up were regulars.
 Inspired
by her family’s entrepreneurial skills, Diane has developed and grown the
magazine, its advertisers and its readership as a family—together. "Living.Well
Magazine," she says, "strives to be a creative, informative, and
enjoyable forum. It showcases works of interest from national sources as
well as the best of regional and local writers, artists and practitioners
who specialize in the areas of health, home, food, wealth and style."
Brian’s family was no less ambitious. Red Star Wallpaper and
Paint Company, now known as Red Star Decorating & Design Group, has been in
business for more than 96 years. Brian owns and continues to operate the
business today. "Decorating and designing clients’ homes,” he says, “has
taught us to respect differences, bringing this level of understanding to
Living.Well Magazine."
Diane and Brian carry on with their own entrepreneurial
ideas in Living.Well Magazine. Are they always in agreement with the
content and design? “No,” they say, “because that would be stale and boring.
That’s definitely not Living Well.” But there is one opinion you can count
on them to share. "Our knowledge and experience have brought us here . . ."
says Diane, and Brian continues, "to a place that we hope together can
inspire, inform and empower the community to
. . . Live Well."
The Strausses live in Pike Creek with their teenage sons,
Sean and Michael, with three lively Great Danes (Maria, Roxanne, Valentino)
and a precocious cat (Lola).
To learn more about Living.Well Magazine, visit
www.livingwellmagazine.net or pick up a copy today at any of 700
locations throughout the Delaware Valley.
Brian and Diane Strauss can be reached (almost 24/7) at the offices of
Living.Well Magazine: 302-355-0929 or
Brian@livingwellmagazine.net.
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Pay Your Dues and See Who’s Who
Renew Membership Now to Be Included in DPA Directory
 by
Allison Taylor Levine, APR
NFPW and DPA sent membership renewal notices in November and
December. Thanks to all who have sent dues for 2007. If you haven’t renewed
yet, remember that membership affords you:
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Great networking opportunities with communications
professionals from print media to broadcasting, from photography to the
Web, from PR to poetry
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Professional development
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An online quarterly newsletter
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Timely e-blasts about job opportunities and events of
interest
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An annual professional communications contest
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And more!
We are in the beginning phase of updating the DPA
membership directory, which will be available only to members in a secure
section of our Web site. You will be able to print the online directory if
you want a hard copy. We’d like to include all of our members in the
directory, but we can do so only if dues are current.
If you’ve paid your 2007 dues, please go directly to the DPA Web site. It
will only take a minute to fill in and submit the form. Please click here to
go to
Members’ Area and scroll
down to Contact Information for DPA Membership Directory. Even if your
contact information hasn’t changed since our last directory update, please
complete the entire form.
If you haven’t yet paid 2007 dues, please click
here to renew DPA-only
membership or
click here to renew DPA/NFPW membership and send dues as
indicated on the appropriate form. Then go to the Members’ Area of the DPA
Web site (link above) to fill in and submit the directory update form.
If you’re not sure whether your dues are current, contact us at
DelawarePress@aol.com.
AllisonTaylor Levine, APR, a public relations consultant for Synchrogenix
Information Strategies, Inc., is DPA’s Membership Director. Contact Allison
at aljay89@yahoo.com.
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DPA Welcomes New Members
DPA extends a warm welcome to our newest members:
Daniel Bates – PR/Media Relations, United States
Navy; freelance writer
Marilyn Deen – Director, Volunteer Services & Communications,
American Red Cross of the
Delmarva
Peninsula
Susan Frost – owner, Organize My Life; freelance writer
Christine Godek – Manager, Volunteer Services &
Communications, American Red Cross of the
Delmarva
Peninsula
John Manser – Editor, Delaware Law Weekly
Lilly K. Pope – children’s book author
William J. (Bill) Potter – Deputy Director, Delaware Workforce
Investment Board
Rob Tornoe – Page Designer/Graphic Artist, Community
Publications
Edward Weirauch – PR consultant
Lisa Wolfe – Associate State Director of Communications, AARP
of Delaware
Read about many of these new members in the DPA Media
Mavens & Mavericks column.
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DPA Media Mavens & Mavericks
You’ll enjoy the wealth of information in the DPA Media
Mavens column this month. MM&M contains information about the personal and
professional achievements of our members. Please send any information
about your honors, achievements and awards to
news@delawarepressassociation.org by the 15th of any month for
publication in the next issue.
Names of new DPA members featured in this column are
starred. Be sure to read about the interesting things they’re doing.
DPA members featured in this issue:
Dan Bates*
Micheline Boudreau / Kim Burdick / Mary Leah Christmas / Patrick Mairs /
Michele Sands
Chris Carl / Allan Loudell
Marilyn Deen* / Christine Godek*
Gordon DelGiorno
Susan Frost*
Karen Galanaugh
Jean Hull Herman
Lynn Troy Maniscalco
Theresa Gawlas Medoff
Sharon Moore
Lilly K. Pope*
Bill Potter*
Crabmeat Thompson
Rob Tornoe*
Ed Weirauch*
Lisa Wolfe*
Bob Yearick / Claudia Young
• Dan Bates, of Wilmington, is a Navy Reserve Commander. He
is the Deputy Director of the Reserve unit for U.S. Fleet Forces Command in
Norfolk, Va., and his specialty is public affairs. Dan says, “In 2005, I
served in Haiti on a humanitarian project; at Headquarters, Navy Reserve in
New Orleans; and at Headquarters, Navy Training and Education in Pensacola,
Fla. While in Pensacola, I participated in Joint Task Force Katrina, where I
successfully planned and completed more than 200 media embarks to U.S. Navy
ships throughout the southeast, distributed nearly 100 internal and external
press releases and responded to more than 200 media inquiries, which
resulted in more than 1,000 stories covering Navy Operations.” Dan currently
is doing some freelance work while he is between jobs in his civilian
career.
Contact Dan at
danbates@comcast.net.
• The January 17 grand opening of WHYY-TV’s Dover bureau was
inaugurated with a private, on-site ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Citizens
Bank building on Loockerman Street, followed by an invitation-only reception
at the Schwartz Center for the Arts. At the reception, guests viewed a
simulcast of the ribbon-cutting followed by the first news broadcast from
the bureau. Among the dignitaries and guests in attendance from the media,
academia, philanthropic organizations, and federal, state, and local
government were Kim Burdick, Burdick Associates; Mary Leah
Christmas, DPA newsletter editor; and Michele Sands,
director of communications, Delaware Community Foundation. For Micheline
Boudreau, news director of “WHYY Delaware Tonight,” and Patrick
Mairs, the Dover bureau chief, the day was of particular
significance. The opening of the Dover bureau, says Micheline, “gives
‘Delaware Tonight’ a base from which to cover news in Kent and Sussex
counties.” Visit “WHYY Delaware Tonight” at
www.whyy.org/tv12/deltonight.html.
• Chris Carl, news director-reporter, and Allan Loudell, news
anchor-reporter-host, WDEL 1150 AM, are blogging on wdel.com. Chris uses his
blog to promote various elements of WDEL's coverage and programming with
some personal insights. Allan uses his blog as an in-depth way to explore
issues he has discussed on the air. The blogs also allow readers to comment
and ask questions.
The blogs and podcast pages can be accessed through the Features menu on
wdel.com.
www.wdel.com/blog/
www.wdel.com/podcast.php
Contact Chris at ccarl@dbc1.com.
Contact Allan at aloudell@wdel.com.
• In their Red Cross Month (March 2007) community/government
relations outreach plan, Marilyn Deen, Communications Director, and
Christine Godek, Volunteer Services/ Communications Manager, with the
American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula, are working to increase
community involvement through initiatives to diverse groups, corporations,
small businesses and youth. Marilyn is excited to have the help of 21 public
affairs spokespeople, mainly volunteers, trained in both disaster public
affairs and risk communication. “We partner well with local media on
innovative projects,” she said. “In 2007, our media activities
peninsula-wide will remain coordinated—we are after all, one Red Cross—but
with a local flavor.” Christine is focused on corporate volunteerism, taking
a creative and targeted approach that personally motivates and inspires.
Contact Marilyn at
mdeen@redcrossdelmarva.org.
Contact Christine at
cgodek@redcrossdelmarva.org.
• Although producer/director Gordon DelGiorno and
Film Brothers Productions have not announced tickets to the general public
yet, seats already are more than 50% sold out for the first two nights of
their new film, Jack of Clubs, a heartwarming comedy based on the
power of the Boys & Girls Clubs and filmed at Club locations in Delaware.
They are inviting successful people in the community to sit next to a Boys &
Girls Club member at the World Premiere at Theatre N at Nemours on April 11
to talk, to listen and to inspire each other.
You’ll want to watch for these guest stars in the movie: U.S. Senator Tom
Carper, U.S. Congressman Michael Castle, Wilmington Mayor James Baker,
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Dhani Jones, State Treasurer Jack Markell,
Lt. Governor John Carney, Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas, State Senator
Charlie Copeland, State Senator Liane Sorenson, Philadelphia Flyers Hairman,
Carl Doubet Jr. Jeweler Family, Boys & Girls Clubs Director George
Krupanski, "The Contender" Michael Stewart, Red Clay School Superintendent
Bob Andrzejewski, children at area schools and at Boys & Girls Clubs, and
many more.
Gordon invites you to click on
Jack of Clubs
to view a two-minute sneak preview of the movie and see what all the
excitement is about.
Stay tuned for the April issue of NewsBreak with further information
about Gordon and the premiere events scheduled for Jack of Clubs.
Contact Gordon at
gordon@filmbrothers.com.
• New member Susan Frost is a professional organizer and the owner of
Organize My Life. Frost began writing tips and articles on organization as a
way of spreading the word about the benefits of organization. Her
organizational tips were published in The News Journal Home and
Garden section in September 2006. Sue is a contributing writer for Community
Publications, Inc., and her article on organizing care for aging parents,
“Love, in Transition,” was published in December 2006. Watch for an article
by Susan in a future issue of NewsBreak.
Contact Susan at
info@organizemylife.net.
• DPA’s 2006 COA Karen Galanaugh has volunteered to
help coordinate NFPW’s annual national communications contest. She has been
named Director's Apprentice by the NFPW leadership and will be working
closely with Donna Hunt (Texas), National Contest Director, and Gwen White
(North Carolina), National Contest Manager. Karen has won many first place
national awards, has served as a judge for other affiliate competitions, and
has volunteered in varying jobs to help make the annual DPA Communications
Contest a success.
Contact Karen at
kareng@galanaugh.com.
• Jean Hull Herman’s first novel, and third book in
three years, is now in print. When I'm Calling You: A Happy Ending for
Hollywood's Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, published in conjunction
with the 40th anniversary of Eddy’s death (MacDonald died in 1965), has
garnered some wonderful reviews for writing, accuracy and inventiveness.
Some facts are known: the duo made eight movies together; Nelson Eddy is
still considered to have been the greatest baritone in America and possibly
the world in the twentieth century; Jeanette MacDonald is famous for singing
and for acting. Both had money, fame, stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
And fan clubs that meet to this day!
Yet these two became star-crossed lovers, Nelson gave up his
destiny at the Metropolitan Opera, and Jeanette went from queen of the MGM
lot to “nothing” in seven years. How did all of this—and so much
more—happen? Someone had to set things right; give them their Hollywood
ending. And this one is a sensation! Jean's novel is a page turner. It will
be on Amazon.com soon.
Contact Jean at jherman007@aol.com.
• Award-winning freelance photographer Lynn Troy
Maniscalco says, “Don't miss the 74th Annual Wilmington International
Exhibition of Photography at Arsht Hall. Projected shows will be presented
at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Feb 18 and 25, and pictorial and photojournalism
prints will be on display all week.”
Contact Lynn at LTMphoto@juno.com.
• Theresa Gawlas Medoff has been accepted as a member
of the Society of American Travel Writers, a selective, national
professional organization of 1300 journalists, photographers, and media
relations professionals (with only three Delaware members). In order to
qualify for membership, Theresa had to accumulate a significant number of
"points" based on the number of travel articles she published in a one-year
period and the circulation of the publications in which they ran. Theresa
writes regularly for AAA World magazine and also has published travel
articles in regional periodicals and major metropolitan newspapers.
Contact Theresa at
tgmedoff@aol.com.
• DPA member Sharon Moore was awarded an opportunity
grant from Delaware Division of the Arts for "Stories Worth Repeating." The
collection of stories will be presented in concert during April 2007. More
details will follow.
Contact Sharon at
jaynshaye@comcast.net.
• New member and author Lilly K. Pope has had two
children's books published as part of her “Adventures of Rullie and Joey”
series. The books, based on her two Yorkshire Terriers, are: Rullie and
Joey's First Day of Kindergarten and Rullie and Joey Learn Their
ABC's. When Lilly goes into elementary schools to read her books to K-2
classes, she takes the real Rullie and Joey along so the children can meet
them. For more on The Adventures of Rullie and Joey, visit
www.rullieandjoey.com.
Articles about Lilly have been published in the Delaware State News
and in the Dover Post. She has appeared on WMDT-TV’s “Good Things
Delmarva” program and also has received a congratulatory letter from
Delaware Lieutenant Governor John Carney. For the Your Bread and Water
newspaper, she had the pleasure of interviewing Gospel recording artist
Kirk Franklin when he appeared at Delaware State University in October 2006.
In November, Lilly participated in her first book signing at the Miami
International Book Festival. She notes that Barack Obama also was there
signing books. Lilly has an undergraduate degree in psychology and currently
is working on her master's in early education.
Contact Lilly at
lpope19592@netzero.com.
• New member Bill Potter, “the most handsome man” in his
office of two women and himself, is the Deputy Director of the Delaware
Workforce Investment Board (DWIB). Among his primary duties is outreach to
businesses to educate them about the publicly funded workforce system. An
Army retiree, he came to Delaware from Montana after serving more than 20
years as an Army Public Affairs Officer and infantryman. Since arriving in
Delaware, he spent more than two years as the business writer for the
Delaware State News and freelanced for Community Publications, Inc.,
last year. A true caffeine addict, he can be found around most coffee urns
during his waking hours. He holds a B.A. in journalism from the University
of Rhode Island and a highly marketable M.A. in humanities from California
State University. He reminds us all, “While there may be no I in team . . .
there is an I in Bill.”
Contact Bill at
lettice123@verizon.net.
• Freelance writer and folksinger/songwriter Jerry
“Crabmeat” Thompson reports, “Yes, I am now officially an artist, according
to the Delaware State Arts Council, which just awarded me a Fellowship in
the category of Folk Arts, Music, as a Folk Musician for the year 2007. So I
quit my day job (well, actually I quit it in December, as soon as I turned
in my grades), and I am looking forward to the artist's life: hanging with
other nihilists in small cafés, sketching while in my beret. . . . WOW! I
just realized I can send back bottles of wine! This is gonna be swell.”
Crabmeat’s “day job,” for those who don’t know, was English professor at
Goldey Beacom College. In addition to his musical pursuits—a new CD is
anticipated for release in late spring—he continues as a freelance writer
for such publications as Out & About Magazine. For further
information about Crabmeat’s latest activities, check out his website at
www.crabmeat.net.
Contact Crab at
crabmeat@crabmeat.net.
• New member Rob Tornoe is the new Page
Designer/Graphic Artist at Community Publications, where he designs all five
of their weekly publications, as well as their monthly newspaper Better
Years. Rob is also a freelance illustrator and political cartoonist, and a
member of the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists. His work
appears regularly in the Press of Atlantic City, The Philadelphia
Inquirer, The Star-Ledger, The New Jersey Herald, Daily
Record, NJBiz, and several weeklies throughout Delaware and New
Jersey. More of his work can be found on his website,
www.boltcomics.com,
or his blog,
tornoe.blogspot.com.
Contact Rob at rob@boltcomics.com.
• New member Edward Weirauch is a public relations
consultant specializing in news media relations and is working with The
Archer Group, Friends of Wilmington Parks, and Dorland Global Communications
in Philadelphia.
Contact Ed at
edweirauch@earthlink.net.
• Want to know how to make the most of the second half of
your life? Check in with one of DPA's newest members, Lisa Wolfe,
communications director for AARP Delaware. Lisa is celebrating her fifth
anniversary with the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan membership
organization (38 million and growing) dedicated to the interests of the 50+
population. So, if you're interested in learning about re-careering,
reinventing your life in retirement or just want to know how you can save on
your automobile insurance, just ask Lisa.
Contact Lisa at 302-498-6511 or
lwolfe@aarp.org.
• Bob Yearick’s novel, Sawyer, arrived on
bookstore shelves in late January—just in time for the Super Bowl. Noted
Delaware novelist Ed Dee calls the book “a fascinating and intelligent look
inside a troubled pro football team,” and characterizes Sawyer as “a new
American hero.”
Published by DPA member Claudia Young’s Bay Oak
Publishers of Dover, the book focuses on Ed Sawyer, All-Pro offensive tackle
for the Philadelphia Stars. Midway through what looks to be a Super Bowl
season, Sawyer discovers that one or more of his teammates are doing
steroids and shaving points. Through an at-first uneasy alliance with
Philadelphia Daily News sports columnist Christine Atherton, Sawyer sets
out to find the culprits before the team’s march to a championship is
derailed. As he and Christine grow closer, the danger to them as well as
Sawyer’s son and father ratchets up to a deadly level.
Bob is associate editor of Out & About Magazine and a
frequent contributor to Delaware Today. Steve Cobb, a local artist
and designer, created the cover art.
The book can be purchased at some local bookstores, through
the Bay Oak Web site:
www.bayoakpublishers.com, or by calling Bay Oak at 302-674-5650. The
price is $14.95 plus $2 shipping.
Contact Bob at allwriter@comcast.net.
Contact Claudia at BayOakPublishers@aol.com.
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Women’s History Month Events –
March 2007
Women’s History / Women’s Lives Film Series
Donna Tuites, Coordinator of the Office of Women’s Affairs
at the University of Delaware, sends word of the annual “Women's History /
Women's Lives” film series, planned for Tuesday evenings from February 20
through March 20.
Feb. 20 – Mardi Gras: Made in China
Feb. 27 – This Black Soil
Mar. 06 – Daughters of Afghanistan
Mar. 13 – Taking the Heat
Mar. 20 – Busting Out
The movies are free and open to the public and will be held
at 7:00 p.m. in 004 Kirkbride Lecture Hall at the University. Each will be
followed by a discussion period. For further information about the programs,
events, services, scholarships and awards available for women through UD’s
OWA, call 302-831-8063 or visit
www.udel.edu/OWA.
Delaware Women’s Conference
 Each
year since 1984, the Delaware Women's Conference has brought women together
to learn, to network, to relax and to grow by offering diverse workshops, an
inspirational speaker, various exhibitors, a women's art show and a safe
place to share and learn.
The Delaware Women's Conference will be held on Saturday,
March 3, at Clayton Hall at the University of Delaware. Keynote speaker
Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation and former
president of NOW, will talk about "Women Taking the Lead” (on the new roles
women leaders are taking both nationally and globally). For further information and a complete list of
conference organizers, activities and workshops, go to
www.delawarewomen.org/information.html.
23rd Annual Delaware
Women’s Conference
John M. Clayton Hall Conference Center
University of Delaware
Route 896 North
Newark, Delaware
Saturday March 3, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Keynote Speaker:
Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority Foundation President, "Women Taking the
Lead"
More than 30
Workshops focusing on 5 Tracks:
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Health & Well Being
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Personal Growth
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How Do You Do That?
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Control Your Money
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It's Your Family
Register online today!
www.delawarewomen.org
2007 Impact Your Community Award
Do you know a woman who has made a difference in the
lives of Delaware residents?
Is she a woman who is committed and focused on giving to
the community and gaining from the experience?
The Delaware Women’s Conference 2007 Impact Your Community
Award is a unique opportunity to recognize one woman who has made a
significant contribution to the development and improvement of the Delaware
community.
Completed nomination forms must be received by February
14, 2007.
For more information contact:
Attn: Impact Your Community Award
P.O. Box 7855
Newark, DE 19714-7855
or
delawarewomen@gmail.com
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National Women’s History Museum
Cyber Exhibit to Debut at NFPW Richmond Conference
 The
2007 NFPW communications conference, hosted by Virginia Press Women,
September 20–22, will acknowledge the strides women have made in the field
of journalism. This year’s conference theme, “Still Making History,” is all
the more appropriate because of NFPW’s support of the National Women’s
History Museum.
NFPW President Meg Hunt’s column in the Winter 2006 issue of
AGENDA states: “We’ve collaborated with the National Women’s History
Museum to create a national cyber museum exhibit on Women in Journalism that
will include a special feature on NFPW’s 70 years of history and will debut
at our 70th Anniversary Celebration in Richmond.”
Founded in 1996, the
National Women’s History
Museum is a non-partisan, non-profit educational institution dedicated
to preserving, interpreting and celebrating the diverse historic
contributions of women, and to integrating this rich heritage fully into the
nation’s history. In 1999, The President’s Commission on the Celebration of
Women in American History called for a women’s history museum on the Mall in
Washington, D.C., and specifically cited the NWHM in that role.
NFPW is part of a national coalition launching a campaign to
help ensure the opening of the National Women’s History Museum. A
partnership NFPW developed in 2006 was in the spotlight in early October.
The National Women’s History Museum was awaiting last-minute approval by
Congress in its waning hours. Although the U.S. Senate passed S.501, the
National Women’s History Museum Act of 2005, by unanimous consent, it has
not made it out of the House of Representatives’ Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee.
To underscore the importance of revealing and preserving the
rich history of women’s contributions that have shaped America, 3 Roads
Communications has developed a comprehensive communications strategy for the
National Women’s History Museum. In that spirit, 3 Roads produced
two
“call to action” videos featuring Meryl Streep to help “give women’s
history a home” in a secure, permanent museum on a site near the National
Mall in Washington, D.C.
The campaign encourages supporters to call their representatives to voice
support for S.501, the National Women’s History Museum Act. The U.S. Senate
already has given its support for the use of the building chosen to house
the permanent museum, the first of its kind.
Sources: NFPW AGENDA and NFPW Web site.
www.nfpw.org
For more information visit the NWHM Web site at
www.nwhm.org.
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City of Wilmington Marks
175th Anniversary
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The
City of Wilmington is turning 175 years old! On Wednesday, March 7, a
special session of city council will meet at 6:30 p.m. in Old Town Hall on
the 500 block of Market Street to memorialize the adoption of the city
charter in 1832. That night, musical composers Joyce Hill-Stoner and Jim
Weber will debut a medley of songs about the city’s history. The Historical
Society of Delaware has prepared an exhibit of historical city photos to be
on display in the museum’s windows. And a reception will follow nearby at
the Delaware History Museum.
With the help of select restaurants, however, the City will
begin celebrating early—every Wednesday until March. If you are
celebrating a February birthday, you will receive 17.5% off your
dinner bill* every Wednesday night at the following restaurants: Cafe
Mezzanotte, Conley Ward's, Costa's Grill, Deep Blue, Domaine Hudson wine bar
and eatery, 821, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Mikimotos, Toscana kitchen
& bar, Washington Street Ale House. (*Discount starts at 6 p.m. and does not
include alcohol.)
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On February 9, a new exhibit at the Delaware History Museum,
504 Market Street, “Made by Delaware Hands,” will feature many goods that
have been made in the city throughout its history.
On February 21, at 7 p.m., Dr. Carol Hoffecker will speak
about the “History
of Wilmington” at the Delaware History Museum. An expert on Delaware
history, Dr. Hoffecker has published numerous books and articles on
Wilmington, including Wilmington, Delaware: Portrait of an Industrial City,
1830-1910 and Corporate Capital: Wilmington in the Twentieth Century. The
Delaware Adventure, co-authored with Dr. Barbara Benson, is her most recent
work.
These are just a few of the events, and you can find more information at
www.hsd.org
www.wilmington175.com
and
www.ci.wilmington.de.us
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Delaware Literary Connection
Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Holds Writers' Workshop with Wilmington College
 Delaware
Literary Connection (DLC), a non-profit organization for poets, journalists,
and fiction and non-fiction writers, sponsors speakers' programs four times
a year, an annual writing workshop, and quarterly readings at Barnes & Noble
Bookstore in Wilmington.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of its founding, DLC, together with
Wilmington College, is co-sponsoring The New Castle County Writers'
Conference on Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Wilmington
College, 320 DuPont Hwy., New Castle. There will be an author session, panel
discussions, and readings in fiction, nonfiction, and journalism.
Among the speakers scheduled to date are critics and nonfiction writers such
as Joan Mellen and Caroline Seebohm; novelists Marissa de los Santos, Tom
Coyne, Hina Haq, and Ed Dee; young adult novelist Lara Zeises; poets Fleda
Brown and Gerry LaFemina; short story writers Vijay Lakshmi and Cruce Stark;
managing editors of Delaware Today and Out & About Magazine,
Mark Nardone and Michael Pollock, respectively; publishers Claudia Young and
Jim Hanna; photojournalist Bob Herbert; News Journal feature writer
Victor Greto; and Philadelphia Daily News
editorial writer Al Hunter.
There is no cost to attend the conference, but space is limited. For
further details or to reserve a seat, contact DLC Director Billie Travalini
at 302-764-0982 or btravalini@aol.com.
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New Local Literary e-Publication
Launched
The new year has brought the launch of The Broadkill Review:
A Journal of Literature. The e-publication is edited by Jamie Brown, owner
of the John Milton & Co. Bookshop in Milton, Del., and founder/director of
the town of Milton’s annual John Milton Memorial Celebration of Poets &
Poetry. The Review, a bi-monthly publication in PDF format, features
poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction. First-time subscriptions are $10,
and renewals will be $5. A CD with a year’s worth of issues will be
available for $15. For subscription requests, a sample copy, or further
information, please contact
the_broadkill_review@earthlink.net.
Click on this
link to read about Jamie and Joanie Brown. “In love with words: Local
poets find creative outlets in literary magazine, Milton Poetry Festival and
cozy conversations at home” by Victor Greto, The News Journal,
January 14, 2007.
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Calendar of Events
 FEBRUARY
10 Second Saturday Poets - Poetry reading by
Ken Pobo. 5 p.m., Genelle's, 8th & Market streets, Wilmington. Featured
readers are followed by an open reading, allowing up to 5 minutes per
person. For further information, contact Joe Allen at jopollen@hotmail.com
or see the group’s Web site at
www.2ndsaturdaypoets.com.
18-25 74th Annual Wilmington International
Exhibition of Photography. Arsht Hall, University of Delaware. Projected
shows will be presented at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on February 18 and 25, and
pictorial and photojournalism prints will be on display all week.
19 "The Future of Print Journalism." 7
p.m., Woodlawn Library, 2020 9th Street, Wilmington. Panel discussion hosted
by Delaware Press Association. Moderator: Allan Loudell, anchor/interviewer,
WDEL 1150 AM. Panelists: John Sweeney, Editorial Page Editor, The
News Journal; Mike Mika, director, delawareonline.com; Matt
Sullivan, editor, Spark Weekly; Marisa Porto, Assistant
Managing Editor, The News Journal. Free and open to the public.
20 New Voices Grants Deadline.
J-Lab is seeking
proposals to start up innovative hyperlocal news projects. Ten nonprofit
community news ventures will receive up to $17,000 each. Details are
available at www.j-newvoices.org.
20, 27 “Women's History/Women's Lives” film
series. 7 p.m., 004 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, University of Delaware.
February 20: Mardi Gras: Made in China, February 27:This
Black Soil. Discussion follows films. For more info, call 302-831-8063
or visit
www.udel.edu/OWA/programs.shtml and click on Women’s History Month Film
Series – March 2007.
21
“History of Wilmington,” Historical Society of Delaware Signature Series
Lecture. 7 p.m., Delaware History Museum, 504 Market Street,
Wilmington. In conjunction with the celebration of Wilmington’s 175th
anniversary celebration, Dr. Carol Hoffecker will speak about the history of
Wilmington. She has published numerous books and articles on Wilmington,
including Wilmington, Delaware: Portrait of an Industrial City, 1830-1910
and Corporate Capital: Wilmington in the Twentieth Century.
The Delaware Adventure, co-authored with Dr. Barbara Benson, is her most
recent work. For more info, call 302-295-2390 or visit
www.hsd.org.
23 “Friday Night Fever” (The Blow-Out of the
Century for Writers). 6–8:30 p.m., Cat Ballou Room at Kid Shelleen’s,
1801 W. 14th St. (at Scott St.). Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the
Delaware Literary Connection. Hearty hors d’oeuvres. Live music by The
Jamisons. Cool door prizes. Cash bar. $15 per person. For more info, call
Sally at 302-658-4708 or e-mail DLC Director Billie Travalini at
btravalini@aol.com.
MARCH
03 Delaware Women’s Conference. 8:30 a.m.
- 3:30 p.m., Clayton Hall, University of Delaware. The keynote speaker:
Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation and former
president of NOW, “Women Taking the Lead” (on the new roles women leaders
are taking both nationally and globally). For further information and
directions, see
www.delawarewomen.org.
06, 13, 20 “Women's History/Women's Lives”
film series. 7 p.m., 004 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, University of Delaware.
March 6: Daughters of Afghanistan, March 13: Taking the Heat,
March 20: Busting Out. Discussion follows films. For more info, call
302-831-8063 or visit
www.udel.edu/OWA/programs.shtml and click on Women’s History Month Film
Series – March 2007.
07 City of Wilmington’s 175th Anniversary.
For more information, go to
www.hsd.org,
www.wilmington175.com and
www.ci.wilmington.de.us.
12–18 Sunshine Week. You have the right
and the obligation to fight for freedom of information. Protect the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA). For info and ideas, go to
www.sunshineweek.org.
14 DPA Board Meeting. 6:30 p.m.,
Methodist Country House (Stirling Conference Room), 4830 Kennett Pike,
Wilmington.
APRIL
09 Deadline for submitting applications for
Metcalf Institute diversity fellowships in environmental reporting.
Ten-month fellowships support 6 minority journalists to study marine and
environmental science, beginning with an environmental justice workshop and
4 weeks of independent study with mentorship at the University of Rhode
Island. Visit
www.metcalfinstitute.org for an application.
14 The New Castle County Writers' Conference.
10 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Wilmington College, 320 DuPont Hwy., New Castle.
Co-sponsored by Delaware Literary Connection and Wilmington College, there
will be an author session, panel discussions, and readings in fiction,
nonfiction and journalism. FREE but space is limited. For more info or to
reserve a seat, contact DLC Director Billie Travalini at 302-764-0982 or
btravalini@aol.com.
14 Delaware Book Fair and Authors Day. 10
a.m.–3:00 p.m., Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village, Route 13, Dover.
More than 70 authors will be in attendance from all over the Delmarva
Peninsula. Free admission. Lunch available. Contact the Delaware Heritage
Commission for further information: 302-577-5044 (New Castle), 302-744-5077
(Kent and Sussex), or on the web at
www.state.de.us/heritage.
14 Second Saturday Poets - Poetry reading by
Eileen D'Angelo. 5 p.m., Genelle's, 8th & Market streets, Wilmington.
For further information, contact Joe Allen jopollen@hotmail.com or see the
group’s website at
www.2ndsaturdaypoets.com.
19–21 Delaware Christian Writers Conference.
University of Delaware Conference Center, Newark. Visit
www.delawarechristianwritersconference.com for the schedule. A Young Writers
Program will take place on Saturday, April 21, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Sign up before
February 15 to register for 50% off: $295 instead of $590. Notify conference
director John Riddle at
johnriddle@sprintmail.com or 302-834-4910 that you wish to take
advantage of the special rate. Pay by credit card via PayPal or by check.
24 DPA Contest Awards Banquet & 30th
Anniversary Celebration. 5:30 p.m. social gathering; 6:30 p.m. dinner,
anniversary and awards presentations. University & Whist Club, 805 N. Broom
St., Wilmington. Cost: $35. For more info, call 302-655-2175 or e-mail
delawarepress@aol.com.
JUNE
13 Deadline for submitting applications for
the Innovations Awards. The Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in
Journalism reward innovative ideas, large and small. Entries can consist of
multimedia advances, new participatory journalism ideas or novel ways to
engage audiences in important issues. "Big-J" and "Small-J" ideas
encouraged. Grand Prize is $10,000; $6,000 in Special Distinction and Wild
Card Awards. Details are available at
www.J-lab.org.
SEPTEMBER
20–22 NFPW/VPW “Still Making History”
Communications Conference & NFPW 70th Anniversary Celebration. Richmond
Marriott, Richmond, Va. For more info visit
nfpw.org/conference.htm.
Send information for the Calendar of Events to
news@delawarepressassociation.org.
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NewsBreak is the official newsletter of Delaware Press
Association.
Mary Leah Christmas, Editor
Katherine Ward, Copy editor/Layout
Submit editorial content to:
news@delawarepressassociation.org
Copy deadline for next newsletter: March 15, 2007
Contact Us:
Katherine Ward, Executive Director
Delaware Press Association
email: delawarepress@aol.com
phone: 302-655-2175
web:
www.delawarepressassociation.org
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