Maryland - Delaware - D.C. Press Association

UPCOMING EVENTS

Nominations for the
2008 Distinguished Service Award
are now being accepted. Click here to download the nomination form, which is due by August 29, 2008.

2008 MDDC Workshop & Professional Development Activities
Click here for a list of the learning opportunities MDDC is presenting this year.

MDDC's 100th ANNIVERSARY

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 · The Newseum · Washington, D.C.

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To go directly to Flickr.com and view photos from the 100th Anniversary Gala, click here and enter keyword MDDC100.

2008 Annual Awards Conferences

Want to know who won what?? Click here for complete
2007 Editorial and Advertising Winners' Lists.

Copies of the Advertising Contest Award Winners' PowerPoint are available. Call MDDC at (410) 721-4000 to request your copy.

Click here for complete 2007 New Media Contest Winners Lists.

News, Etc.

Sunshine Week 2008

The Sunshine Week alliance has begun a yearlong Sunshine Campaign project to bring the discussion of open government issues to election campaigns from president to local city council, in addition to the main focus of the initiative to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. While the initiative expands the scope of Sunshine Week to cover the entire election season, there still will be myriad events, coverage and other activities during Sunshine Week 2008, March 16-22. Click here for information and resources on Sunshine Week 2008!

Looking for a Presentation You Saw at an MDDC Workshop?
Copies of presentations given at several past MDDC workshops are available for viewing or download. Click here to be directed to the list of available PowerPoint presentations (unless otherwise specified). Check back regularly for new postings.

Looking for Technical Training?

Train with tech experts Kevin Slimp and Russell Viers in any of their series of online seminars on topics like InDesign, Photoshop, mastering PDFs and more. Here are some upcoming dates:

July 23: Advanced InDesign Tips, Part 2	Aug 14: Become a PDF Guru, Part 3 (Fixing Problem PDF Files)
July 30: Photoshop Color Correction Tools	Aug 20: Intro to Flash: Basics of Creating Animated Ads for Newspaper
July 31: Become a PDF Guru, Part 1 (Creating Good PDF Files)	Websites
Aug 8: Become a PDF Guru, Part 2 (Finding Problems in PDF Files)	Aug 21: Intro to InDesign, Part 1: The Basics of Text and Graphics

Registration is $69 per computer connection. Visit www.BrainCast.biz today to register.

Open Government Meetings Act of 2006 - Read MDDC's testimony before the Committee on Government Operations of the Countil of the District of Columbia on the bill (#16-747), given June 1 by Carol Melamed (Chair, Gov't. Affairs Committee and Vice President of Government Affairs, The Washington Post) and MDDC Executive Director Jack Murphy. Posted June 4.

For Your Information

Help Wanted
Job openings at MDDC member newspapers. Updated August 8.

Resources
Sunshine Week - MDDC member newspapers contribute content on the value of open government.
MDDC Legal Hotline - The Legal Hotline is free for MDDC members on questions dealing with access, prepublication review, advertising content and copyright. The hotline is operated by media attorney Alice Neff Lucan.
Contest Results - View the results from MDDC's 2006 Editorial and Advertising Contests. Plus results from past contests.
HIPAA Talking Points - This follow-up provides arguments to gain access to medical and health "event" information.
HIPAA Privacy Rules Guidelines - MDDC Legal Hotline Attorney Alice Lucan answers questions about the regulations.
Readership Impact Study
Public Notice Ads - Download an advertisement to promote the importance of public notices in newspapers.
Maryland Recycled Newsprint Reporting - Maryland publishers are reminded to be sure you are complying with the Maryland Recycling Act’s reporting requirements. Quarterly reports are due to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) by the last day of the month following each quarter. The annual report is due by January 31 each year. As announced in March, 2005, the reporting process now requires reports to be submitted directly by the publishers (Form A). Forms B and C are now used as tools for publishers to obtain their required information from printers (B) and mills (C). Please email or fax copies of your filings to MDDC, attn: Jenny Thornberry, jthornberry@mddcpress.com. Complete MDE guidelines and survey forms are available on the MDE’s Web page at www.mde.state.md.us/Programs/LandPrograms/Recycling/SpecialProjects/newsprint.asp.
Governors' Ban on Sun Journalists