Gabby Pogel
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Journalism training focuses on First Amendment
The eighth monthly session of PNA Foundation’s yearlong Journalism Training Certification Program featured five media lawyers discussing the First Amendment and navigating press rights. PNA’s media law counsel Melissa Bevan Melewsky and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press senior supervising attorney Paula Knudsen Burke moderated the session. The panelists were: Kaitlin M. Gurney, partner at Ballard…
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PNA thanks partner SCS
SCS has delivered innovation, longevity and service for 50 years with advertising, production, newsroom and digital asset management software. Family-owned and employing a U.S.-based development, sales, and support staff, SCS has long been a trusted vendor for newspapers ranging from community weeklies to corporate groups. SCS’s Community Advertising System (CAS) packages the core systems a…
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PNA thanks inaugural awards sponsors
PNA is proud to have Legacy.com and iPublish Media as sponsors for three inaugural awards presented at the 100th Anniversary Gala on Nov. 13: About Legacy.com Legacy.com was founded in 1998 and quickly became the trusted source for memorializing loved ones and navigating the end-of-life journey, partnering with over 2,500 newspapers and top 50 news…
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What PNA Means to Me
As PNA concludes its centennial celebrations, we asked news media leaders to discuss the impact the association had on the industry as well as their own personal experiences working with PNA: “Some of my favorite PNA memories are from the Winter Management Conferences. About two dozen of us would gather on a warm Caribbean island…
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PNA thanks the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association for its continued partnership
The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association partners with a wide range of diverse organizations across the commonwealth 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. One of its long-term affiliate partners is the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association. Based in Wormleysburg,…
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Legal Hotline: PNA Election Guide
Access to Polling Places, Computation and Records Election practices vary by county, but all counties must adhere to Title 25 of the Pennsylvania Statutes, the Pennsylvania Election Code, which governs access to ballots, returns, voter information and polling places. Journalists with questions or concerns can contact the PNA Legal Hotline at (717) 703-3080 or melissam@pa-news.org.…
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Lancaster Farming celebrates 70 years of agricultural coverage
In 1955, a 16-page weekly newspaper launched in Quarryville with a straightforward goal: to cover agriculture in Lancaster County. Seven decades later, Lancaster Farming has grown into one of the Mid-Atlantic’s most respected agricultural publications, producing more than 100 pages each week for readers across the region. Founded by Alfred Alspach, who already owned two…
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Legal Hotline: Last Minute Political Ads
Q: Is there a rule in Pennsylvania or federal law that restricts last-minute political ads? A: There is no federal law or regulation that prohibits last-minute political ads in newspapers, on their websites or in digital news products, and the provision of the Pennsylvania Election Code dealing with last-minute political ads was declared unconstitutional and…
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PNA training session helps members create cultures of belonging
On Monday, PNA hosted the first of a two-part virtual series titled Belonging and Beyond. This session focused on identifying barriers to creating cultures of belonging and strategies to overcome them. Even if you did not attend the first presentation, you may still register for the second session of Belonging and Beyond on Nov. 17. Key…
