Gabby Pogel
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Legal Hotline: Law Enforcement Officer Names
Q: I requested access to the names, job titles, salaries, length of service and employment contracts for members of our local police department. The agency denied access to officers’ names saying that all the officers might, at some point, operate undercover. Can they do that? A: No, public employee names, job titles, salary and other…
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February President’s Column
A letter from the desk of Bill Cotter, PNA president and CEO Last week, PNA officially celebrated its 100th anniversary as an association. The first six weeks of 2025 have been very exciting at PNA, especially in our membership and legislative divisions. We logged 10 member visits across Pennsylvania as positive public notice legislation appeared…
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New positions help shape the future at the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association
PNA is making moves to strengthen and support our member services team. Teresa Shaak has been promoted to senior manager, PNA and PNA Foundation Services. Teresa has worked with the PNA Foundation since 2000 and always assists our members with a smile. She manages the Foundation’s training initiatives, events, recognition programs and contests. Gillian Gurney…
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Chestnut Hill Local rolls out ‘Green Edition’ in Eagles’ colors
Philadelphia loves its sports teams. Always feeling like the underdog, fans cannot help but exude with civic pride when any of their beloved teams make it to a championship game. Another opportunity for glory came to the city and its fanbase as the Philadelphia Eagles prepared to play in their fifth Super Bowl on Sunday.…
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January Member Visits
PNA Director of Marketing and Membership Jane Hungarter and Director of Government Affairs Jan Murphy headed west to visit with members. Their first meeting was with Debi Johnson, digital coordinator, and Candace Davis, marketing coordinator, at Pittsburgh City Paper. PCP is an alternative publication featuring news, dining reviews, restaurants, music reviews, movie & film reviews,…
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Meet PNA legal intern George Alemya Ayine
George Alemya Ayine is not only the pride of his family in being a first-generation college student but also a role model in his village in Bolgatanga, Ghana by becoming its first university graduate. Ayine, a 29-year-old second-year student at Penn State Law-Dickinson is serving as an intern this spring at the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association.…
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Brad Simpson Centennial Reflection
Brad Simpson, PNA leadership through unprecedented times Former PNA president Brad Simpson spoke about his tenure during the Covid-19 pandemic. A strong family core was needed to traverse the pandemic, and that strong core we had. I have never been prouder than the staff’s response to such trials and tribulations: PNA Marks 100 Years of…
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Legal Hotline: Right-To-Know Police Dash and Body Cameras
Q: Are police dash and body camera videos public records under the Right-to-Know Law? A: No, these records are not subject to public access under the RTKL. Act 22 of 2017 removed law enforcement audio and video recordings from the RTKL and instituted a parallel, more restrictive access framework that has resulted in significant barriers…
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Affiliate Member Spotlight: Advantage Newspaper Consultants
Delivering proven revenue solutions for media and newspaper companies The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association partners with a wide range of diverse organizations through its affiliate membership program. Affiliate members who join PNA share similar values when it comes to the promotion of a free and independent press. Advantage Newspaper Consultants (ANC) has built a strong history…
