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NJPA Meetings & events
NJPA Executive Committee
Mid-Year Review
July 14
10:30 a.m.
NJPA central office

NJPA Executive Committee
September 8
10:30 a.m.
NJPA central office

NJPA Board of Directors
September 22
10:30 a.m.
NJPA central office

NJPA Executive Committee
October 27
10:30 a.m.
NJPA central office

NJPA Board of Directors
November 11
10:00 a.m.
Annual Meeting/Luncheon
11:30 a.m. 
NJPA central office
NJPA Training webinars
Goal-Based Networking: How to Turn Your Social Life into Profitable Relationships
July 8
Presented by: 
Online Media Campus
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Click  here for more info

Practical Guidance for Employers to Manage the DOL Rule Change to the FLSA White Collar Exemptions
July 12
FREE! 
Presented by: 
Gibbons P.C.
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Click  here for more info

The U.S. Department of Labor's New Rule on Overtime
July 14
FREE! 
Presented by: 
Online Media Campus
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Click  here for more info

Revamping Your High School Sports Coverage
July 29
Presented by: 
Online Media Campus
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Click  here for more info


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NJPA's mission
To help newspapers remain editorially strong, financially sound, and free of outside influence. We will pursue these goals in every way possible, as a service to our members and to the people of New Jersey. 


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New Jersey Press Association
810 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 307
West Trenton, NJ 08628-1022
P: 609-406-0600
F: 609-406-0300
George White
Executive Director
609-359-7380
MEMBER ALERT
Overtime regulations:
Get clear about the new U.S.
Department of Labor rules
Eliminate the confusion with either of these FREE WEBINARS to show you how the new rules impact your company:

GibbonsWebinarJuly 12
Practical Guidance for Employers to
Manage the DOL Rule Change to the
FLSA White Collar Exemptions
Presented by:
Gibbons P.C.
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Free for NJPA members, arranged by NJPA General Counsel Tom Cafferty

Gibbons Employment & Labor Law Department Director Mitchell Boyarsky, and Counsel Elizabeth Cowit, will provide practical guidance to help manage the implementation of the DOL's final rule regarding white collar exemptions to overtime pay. 

They will discuss the new salary threshold, computation of wages used for the salary basis test, and the calculation for future changes to the salary threshold for both main white collar exemptions and highly compensated employee exemptions. 

Practical guidance to address the dilemma of possible re-classification and the implication for those re-classified including related record-keeping, off-the-clock work, travel time, and incentive compensation will also be provided. 

For additional information and FREE registration, contact
(973) 596-4450, or rsvp@gibbonslaw.com


July 14
The U.S. Department of Labor's New Rule on Overtime
Presented by:
Online Media Campus
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Free webinar

Media Law Attorney Michael Zinser will explain the new rule and talk about potential exemptions for small newspapers, district managers and some journalists and photographers. He has more than 40 years of experience in labor and employment law and more than 250 newspaper clients nationwide.

For additional information and for FREE registration, visit www.onlinemediacampus.com

PRESS FOUNDATION
2016 Jules L. Plangere, Jr. Summer Internship Program places 13 collegiate journalists
From left to right: Jules L. Plangere, Jr., Mac Borg, Lloyd P. Burns
Thirteen collegiate journalists have been awarded 2016 NJ Press Foundation (NJPF) summer internships.

A sizable foundation grant received this year from the Jules L. Plangere, Jr. Family Foundation enabled NJPF to increase the number of annual internships from its recent range of 6 - 8 to 13 for 2016. This gift of $125,000 is being paid over a five-year period through 2020.

As in past years, all recipients are residents. This year seven (7) of the 13 are also attending a N.J. college or university. The 2016 recipients are:

Gianluca D'Elia,  Rider University, '18
Hudson Reporter Associates, Editor Caren Matzner
 
Grace Segers, Lloyd Burns Intern,  Tufts University, '17
Courier News, Editor Paul Grzella
 
Gary Phillips, Mac Borg Intern,  Seton Hall University, '17
The Record, Editor Doug Clancy
 
Alana Pedalino,  University of Maryland, '17
Worrall Newspapers, Editor Ray Worrall
 
Kyle Sullender,  Rowan University, '17
Courier-Post, EditorJason Alt
 
Alexandria Carolan,  University of Maryland, '18
Asbury Park Press, EditorPaul D'Ambrosio
 
Samantha Smith,  Virginia Polytechnic and State University, '18
The Record, Editor Doug Clancy
 
Jamilah McMillan, Mac Borg Intern,  Monmouth University, '17
Courier News, Editor Paul Grzella
 
Ashley Turner, Mac Borg Intern,  Seton Hall University, '18
Asbury Park Press, Editor Paul D'Ambrosio
 
Lisa Ryan,  University of Delaware, '18
Burlington County Times, Editor Shane Fitzpatrick
 
Alexandra Clark,  Montclair State University, '18
The Retrospect, Editor Brett Ainsworth
 
Tamara Evdokimova,  Georgetown University, '19
The Record, Editor Doug Clancy
 
Elise Schoening,  The College of New Jersey, '17
Asbury Park Press, Editor Paul D'Ambrosio

Tom Donovan, NJPA's current chairman of the board and NJPF president said "We are so grateful for the generosity of the Jules L. Plangere Family Foundation. It has enabled us to significantly expand the number of summer internships the press foundation awards annually."

He continued saying, "We are also grateful for the family and friends of Mac Borg. Their generosity along with the FirstEnergy Foundation's continues making possible three annual Mac Borg interns."

The other named intern award is in memory of Lloyd P. Burns. The generosity of his family about 10 years ago enabled the annual funding of an annual memorial internship in memory of NJPA's executive director from 1950 - 1976.
 
Hugh N. Boyd Journalism Diversity Workshop relaunches July 24 at
Rutgers-New Brunswick 
The workshop, originally founded in 1979, previously was offered every summer until 2009. Now led by inspired Workshop Director Karyn K. Collins, the new program will be held on the Rutgers (RU) campus the week of July 24-30 for 10 competitively selected students of diverse demographic and geographic backgrounds.

At press-time, monetary workshop sponsors include the Rutgers Journalism and Media Studies Dept., New Jersey Press Foundation, Garden State Scholastic Press Association, Rutgers Media + The Public Interest Initiative, and Burlington County Times/Calkins Media. Other sponsors continue being sought.
Students from all over the state will be housed on RU campus and utilize the resources of Rutgers Journalism and Media Studies Dept. 

Hugh N. Boyd, owner and publisher of The Home News of New Brunswick from 1955-1976, was the fourth member of his family to head The Home News organization. His son, William (Bill), succeeded him as publisher of the then afternoon newspaper. After his father's death in 1979, Bill and members of the family created a memorial high school journalism workshop fund for the New Jersey Press Foundation. The resulting generosity of family and friends made possible the press foundation's active support of the launch and annual operation of the workshop over the years and continues memorializing and honoring the vision of both Hugh and his family.

Please CLICK HERE for additional information including background on the ten 2016 recipients, workshop staff, and workshop advisory committee; including long-time workshop supporter and NJ Press Foundation Trustee Ron Czajkowski.
First Energy Foundation continues its support of NJPF summer internship program
Rob Morano presented NJPA Board President Brett Ainsworth with the First Energy Foundation's contribution of $3,000 to help fund three Mac Borg New Media internships as part of the 2016 Jules L. Plangere Jr. Summer Internship Program.

Details on the overall Plangere program can be found above. 
Newspapers in education contest announced
The National Newspaper Association is seeking entries for its annual Newspapers and Education Contest. 

Newspapers often contribute to civic literacy and education on their news and editorial pages, through mentoring and with direct community involvement. This award recognizes newspapers that have chosen an important civic literacy, journalism education or school support program and assisted in its success through use of the newspaper's various resources.

Entrants are asked to choose from one of the following divisions: Traditional Newspaper in Education Stories and Curriculum, or Newspapers Supporting Education & Civic Literacy. 

Entries must have been published or carried out between July 2015 and June 2016. 

For contest rules and information, click here.
NJ Legislative Correspondents Club Show in the best of hands
NJ Legislative Correspondents Club Show - May 18, 2016 
Though the governor decided to sit this one out, the 116th Annual Legislative Correspondents Club Show soldiered on. The statehouse press corps put on its traditional laugh-filled show lampooning good-natured state politicians while raising money for NJ Press Foundation journalism scholarships. Thank you to all who participated and attended! We are excited to see what next year's show will bring.

NEWSPIRATION
Beyond the numbers: How to make analytics matter in your newsroom
by Elizabeth Stephens, Reynolds Journalism Institute
How do you make analytics interesting and useful for a newsroom? As the Columbia Missourian began revamping its weekly report, this was the question we asked ourselves.

When the Missourian was able to integrate the new digital analytics platform Parse.ly into its analytics reporting, we saw an opportunity to make significant changes to the report going to the newsroom every week.

Missourian outreach team member Daniela Vidal met with editors in the newsroom to discuss what they would like to see in reports and what is useful for them. She then did outside research to see what other newsrooms do when they share analytics. By the end of the project, we learned four important insights about analytics and utilizing them to share information with the newsroom at large.


WEBINAR TRAINING
Upcoming:

Check our NJPA calendar for a full list of upcoming events.

Please send your news or any media-related articles you find interesting to:
Julianne McSweeney,  jmcsweeney@njpa.org .