http://www.vpa.net/index.php/site/index/ News about Virginia newspapers en billa@vpa.net Copyright 2009 2009-07-01T15:42:01+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/e_press070109/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/e_press070109/#When:15:42:01Z Fredericksburg daily asks for WSJ order review; new owner for Leesburg Today; slates set for Webinar series; and more. 2009-07-01T15:42:01+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/acn_emerges_from_bankruptcy/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/acn_emerges_from_bankruptcy/#When:12:35:37Z Two months after filing for protection, the Texas-based publishing company has closed the sale to its creditors. 2009-06-30T12:35:37+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/time_at_obit_desk_was_intense/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/time_at_obit_desk_was_intense/#When:18:57:50Z Commentary: Washington Post staffer recalls all the work that needed to be done following the death of singer Michael Jackson. 2009-06-26T18:57:50+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/roanoke_wash._post_win_casey_medals/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/roanoke_wash._post_win_casey_medals/#When:13:40:12Z The Roanoke Times was cited for its multimedia series on senior care, while The Washington Post tied for top honors in the photojournalism category. The Virginian-Pilot received an honorable mention in the competition for its story on the mother of an autistic teen. 2009-06-25T13:40:12+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/e_press062409/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/e_press062409/#When:18:39:51Z New federal regs for tobacco ads; WSJ answers Media General's legal-notice motion; four new members of the Golden 50 Club; and more. 2009-06-24T18:39:51+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/gop_wants_kaine_travel_records/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/gop_wants_kaine_travel_records/#When:15:33:28Z The state Republican Party has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's office seeking information about his out-of-state travels and state expenditures related to his work as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. 2009-06-22T15:33:28+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/breaking_the_iran_clampdown/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/breaking_the_iran_clampdown/#When:12:51:09Z Many major news outlets now rely on phone calls, e-mails and Web chats — and other methods — to contact Iranian protesters and officials for information that bolsters the reports from colleagues in Tehran, who must remain in their offices. 2009-06-22T12:51:09+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/gannett_shares_fall_10_this_week/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/gannett_shares_fall_10_this_week/#When:19:36:06Z The drop is attributed to the announcement that CEO Craig Dubow will be on medical leave to have a second back surgery. A Gannett spokeswoman says Dubow is expected to be out up to four months but could return to work sooner than expected. 2009-06-18T19:36:06+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/e_press061709/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/e_press061709/#When:12:56:16Z USPS will lower rate increases; sign on to summer Webinars; Media General's new leadership; and more. 2009-06-17T12:56:16+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/media_general_names_group_leaders/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/media_general_names_group_leaders/#When:14:51:55Z The Richmond-based company has named five publishers to be group leaders for the new market-based structure that will go into effect July 1. 2009-06-16T14:51:55+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/twitter_is_changing_media_culture/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/twitter_is_changing_media_culture/#When:13:08:20Z Commentary: The guilty pleasure of peeking into another person's life is heightened when said person is prominent, whether it's a network anchor, a politician or the likes of Shaq, Oprah or Ashton Kutcher. 2009-06-15T13:08:20+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/state_replies_to_alcohol_ad_ruling/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/state_replies_to_alcohol_ad_ruling/#When:19:33:43Z On June 9, the state attorney general's office filed a reply to a 2008 federal ruling declaring as unconstitutional Virginia's ban on alcohol-related advertising in student-run newspapers. The state claims the ban was one way to fight underage drinking. 2009-06-12T19:33:43+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/collegiate_times_sues_wv_state_police/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/collegiate_times_sues_wv_state_police/#When:12:24:59Z The Virginia Tech student newspaper is seeking access to police records involving the disappearance of a West Virginia native who attended the university. 2009-06-12T12:24:59+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/study_paper_wages_post_moderate_gains/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/study_paper_wages_post_moderate_gains/#When:13:44:33Z Online positions and graphic artists showed the largest salary gains in the annual Inland Press Association study of newspaper wages. Interactive producers received the highest increases in the 13 to 14 percent range. Other wage-increasing positions were in business development, co-op advertising and distribution. 2009-06-11T13:44:33+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/nyt_contract_vote_left_no_choice/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/nyt_contract_vote_left_no_choice/#When:12:57:18Z New York Times Co. chairman Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. said he had hoped that The Boston Globe's biggest union would approve a package of wage and benefit cuts and spare company officials from imposing a 23 percent wage cut, but the union's rejection and the paper's financial situation have left them no choice. 2009-06-11T12:57:18+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/e_press061009/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/e_press061009/#When:12:50:00Z Today is deadline for CJW sign-ups; Norfolk allows WSJ to publish legals; George Mason Award ceremony is next week; and more. 2009-06-10T12:50:00+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/nyt-globe/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/nyt-globe/#When:12:33:24Z Parent company says it has achieved the savings it needs by imposing a 23-percent pay cut on members of the Boston Newspaper Guild. 2009-06-09T12:33:24+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/report_is_zell_losing_tribune_control/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/report_is_zell_losing_tribune_control/#When:12:45:24Z Tribune Co. and the creditors that hold its $8.6 billion in debt are talking about a plan that could wrest control of the Chicago-based media giant from billionaire Sam Zell, the flagship Chicago Tribune reported Sunday. 2009-06-08T12:45:24+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/papers_challenge_wsjs_notice_publishing/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/papers_challenge_wsjs_notice_publishing/#When:13:12:34Z Media General Inc. and The Washington Post Co. separately have filed court motions seeking to disqualify The Wall Street Journal from printing Virginia-based legal notices. 2009-06-05T13:12:34+00:00 http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/acn_sells_assets_to_lenders/ http://www.vpa.net/index.php/association/article/acn_sells_assets_to_lenders/#When:12:31:31Z The parent company of Leesburg Today and several other Northern Virginia publications won court approval this week to sell the company to its lenders in an effort to relieve a $107 million debt. 2009-06-04T12:31:31+00:00