Bulletin
08/16/2019
The future of public notices in newspapers depends on you
Public notices in the United States are under siege like never before. In Florida, the legislature is considering House Bill 1235, which would remove move legal notices from newspapers and place them instead on government web sites. Idaho is considering legislation so some state contracts don't have to be published as public notices. The Utah legislature earlier this year turned down a bill to loosen public notice legislation, but the bill was defeated by only a narrow margin.
07/05/2019
The Vindicator was their community's voice and historian
Last week we were all hit with the sad news that The Vindicator, which had just observed its 150th anniversary as Youngstown’s daily newspaper, will cease publication in August.
06/20/2019
Ohio News Media Foundation announces 2019 scholarship winners
The Ohio News Media Association is proud to announce the Ohio News Media Foundation scholarship winners for 2019. Five scholarships were awarded to college and high school students for their work in media-related fields.
06/07/2019
Answering hotline questions on public records violations, marijuana advertising, and more
The legal hotline has been busy this spring with many reporters starting to get stonewalled on some rather routine public records requests.
05/23/2019
Winners announced in 2018 OAPME newspaper contest
Newspapers in Columbus, Canton, Sandusky, Newark and Massillon were named the best in the state Saturday in the annual Ohio Associated Press Media Editors newspaper competition.
05/22/2019
AIM Media Midwest names Kirk Dougal as publisher in Lima and regional VP & group publisher in Ohio
AIM Media Midwest, LLC (“AIM” or the “Company”) announced today the appointment of Kirk B. Dougal as Publisher at The Lima News in Lima, Ohio and as Regional Vice President & Group Publisher with responsibility for a group of AIM media properties in Ohio. The announcement was made jointly by Jeremy L. Halbreich, Chairman and CEO and by Rick Starks, President and COO and it is effective June 10, 2019.
04/26/2019
Kevin Slimp's 2019 publishers survey offers insights into future of our industry
I was excited about the opportunity to speak to the publishers of New York recently at the NYPA Spring Convention. Let’s face it, New Yorkers take their newspapers seriously, and the NYPA convention is always special.
04/12/2019
ONMA legislative update, including pending open government issues
It has been a busy couple of weeks at the Ohio Statehouse. In addition to trying to get our own legislation introduced about adding open meetings to the court of claims process and getting an anti-SLAPP bill moving again, we have been researching and weighing in on a few other topics.
03/29/2019
As we communicate the news to our readers, don’t forget to communicate with our legislators and elected officials
For the past 10 weeks I have been meeting with various state officials and introducing myself as your new representative.
03/29/2019
Save 10-20% on your electric usage
The Ohio News Media Association wants to remind members of our partnership with Worthington Energy Consultants (WEC), an Ohio-based company that can help you save money on your energy consumption.
