Telecom Strategies LLC

"Cloud" Communications-What is it?

We will present a case study of a company with a premise-based phone system that was no longer serviceable. The vendor was no longer in business and the manufacturer discontinued that system. They chose to utilize a “Cloud” based Hosted phone system instead of purchasing another system, fearing they would have the same issues in a few years.
In addition, we will discuss the issue of poor broadband in rural Pennsylvania as an impediment to proceeding in this direction in the past.
Our discussion will be about the realities of telecommunications for news media companies serving rural areas. We will talk about serving their clients and ensuring the productivity of their remote or hybrid workforce.

• Editors
• Management / Publishers

Nauman, Smith, Shissler & Hall LLP

The Media's Right-to-Know

Right-to-Know Law attorneys, Craig Staudenmaier and Josh Bonn have extensive experience presenting on the topic of the Right-to-Know Law and Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act. This webinar session would include an overview of the media’s rights to request records from local and state governments as well as frequent issues that arise throughout the process.

• Editors
• Management / Publishers
• Reporters

Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law: Practical Tips and Common Mistakes

The webinar will seek to give attendees an overall basic understanding of Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law. The rationale behind the law will be examined, as will the general Right-to-Know Law Process (starting with the filing of a request, agency response, appeal before the Office of Open Records, and judicial appeal). The webinar will focus on practical tips, such as crafting a successful request and (when necessary) pursuing a successful appeal of a denial, as well as a discussion of some of the “gray” areas of the law and recent judicial developments. We will also examine common mistakes and errors requesters make, from crafting an overly broad request, to appealing a denial to the improper authority. The webinar will seek to be very pragmatic in order to give attendees a succinct working knowledge of the law that they can use in their everyday work.

• Editors
• Reporters

Ballard Spahr LLP

Two Possible Presentations

We could do two possible presentations: (1) tips for bulletproof reporting (i.e., how to write and report to minimize libel risk); or (2) an overview of copyright law and how to avoid claims of copyright infringement online.

• Editors
• Management / Publishers
• Reporters

Metro Creative Graphics

Kid Scoop

Educational Outreach Expands Circulation and Revenue

Small weekly publishers with limited staff and no Newspaper in Education program exchange tips and success stories by using a time-tested Educational Outreach Strategy to (1) build circulation of current and future readers and (2) expand long-term revenue. Led by Vicki Whiting, educator and publisher of youth features appearing in hundreds of newspapers, the newspaper panel will explain how focusing on educational outreach in the community draws in support from subscribers, non-subscribers, advertisers, and non-advertisers.

• Advertising Managers
• Audience Development
• Circulation
• Management / Publishers
• Sales Representatives

ppi Media US, Inc.

ppi Media US, Inc.