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Wal-Mart to boot newspaper racks from storefronts
05/08/2008
Wal-Mart is beginning to order newspapers to remove newspaper racks from in front of its stores.  

A spot check of publishers found that some South Carolina newspapers have already gotten the order.  The Lexington County Chronicle in the Midlands and the Horry Independent on the coast were both told within the last two weeks to remove their racks.
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Myrtle Beach paper lays off six
05/07/2008
The Sun News, "faced with pressure from the slumping economy," the paper reported, laid off six workers and offered voluntary buyouts to others Tuesday, according to Editor & Publisher magazine.
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Raleigh's N&O offers buyouts to 200
05/02/2008
Facing rising costs for gas and newsprint, plus declining ad revenue, The News and Observer Publishing Co. offered voluntary buyouts to some employees April 28.
The newspaper will offer buyouts to about 200 workers, but only a small percentage is expected to accept the deal and depart the company May 23, publisher Orage Quarles III said. The final number won't be known for a few weeks.
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Newspaper sites lead in local online advertising
05/02/2008
According to data from Borrell Associates' fifth annual local online revenue survey, newspaper-owned Web sites maintained a three-to-one lead over other local competitors in advertising market share last year, capturing 26.9 percent of the market.
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N.C. officials delete official e-mails
04/28/2008
By Pat Stith, Staff Writer
Records released by the Easley administration show that until recently, several public information officers deleted most of their e-mail messages to and from top officials in the N.C. governor's press office.
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USA TODAY story recaps gun permit secrecy
04/25/2008
By Ron Barnett, USA TODAY
South Carolina last week became the latest in a growing number of states to make the names of people who have a license to carry a concealed weapon a state secret.
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Swartz Media buys Chesterfield County Shopper
04/07/2008
Swartz Media has purchased The Chesterfield County Shopper, a direct mailed
publication that has recently celebrated its Silver Anniversary.
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Ill. Senate backs media in prep sports photo tiff
04/02/2008
The Illinois Senate overwhelmingly passed a measure on Tuesday that would prevent the Illinois High School Association from regulating how news organizations use photos and video of high school sporting events.
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Weekly Publishers' Roundtable, May 22

Join us for our second weekly publishers' roundtable discussion on Thursday, May 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jerry Bellune of the Lexington County Chronicle & Dispatch News will moderate. Registration limited to 20 participants, and only a few spots are left. The cost is $25, which includes lunch. E-mail michelle@scpress.org or call (803) 750-9561 to sign up!

SNPA Traveling Campus, June 3-5, FREE

The Southern Newspaper Publisher's Association and the S.C. Press Association will offer free training June 3-5 at SCPA Offices in Columbia. Click here to register online, view faculty bios and check out the schedule which includes newsroom, advertising, circulation and management topics. All sessions are free to attend. Please contact SNPA with any questions at (404) 256-0444. You may also download the Traveling Campus Overview and faxable form by clicking here.

Member Downloads

To order Duplicate Plaques and Certificates, click here. If you have questions, e-mail jbarclay@scpress.org or call (803) 750-9561.

If you are interested in ordering an SCPA directory please click here and fill out this form. If you have any questions please feel free to call the SCPA offices at (803) 750-9561 or e-mail michelle@scpress.org. 

For a 2008 photo press card, download the order form and fax/mail to SCPA by clicking here. Please e-mail photos to jbarclay@scpress.org.

Download SCPA newspaper promotional "Connecting Our Community" ads by clicking here.

Newspaper and Advertising Promotion

Download a copy of the "Bulls-eye" ad B&W or color and join together with newspapers statewide. Please run these ads as many times as you can.

Yellow Pages ads

SCPA is sending information out to member newspapers to help compete against the Yellow Pages. We have also created some house ads to run in your paper.

Public Notice ads

SCPA has put together two ads promoting newspapers as the source for public notice ads. These ads are available for download in PDF format.
Ad 1 - click here.
Ad 2 - click here.

FOI Booklet

The new updated Public Official's Guide to Compliance with South Carolina's Freedom of Information Act is available now. The latest revision includes exemptions relating to security matters and the required release of financial incentives offered to industries.

Editors are encouraged to buy booklets for their staffs and for members of local councils and school boards. The new booklet was edited by FOI Chairman John Shurr and SCPA attorney Jay Bender. Booklets are $1.50 each plus shipping and can be ordered by email. -> Order your printed FOI Booklet

The complete booklet is also available in PDF format for download. ->Download PDF booklet

Member Memos and Resources

  • Single Sheet FOIA, click here
  • Sample model release form for commercial use
  • Legal Guide for Political Advertising - SCPA Attorney Jay Bender has prepared a two-page summary of election law as it relates to newspapers.  State and local races, and federal races, are covered.
  • ACES Test- Evaluating candidates for editing jobs can be tough.  The American Copy Editors Society has come up with a test for just that purpose.  Topics include headline writing, acronym identification, spelling, general knowledge and AP style.  
  • Housing Ads- Don't get in trouble for your wording in housing ads-- it can cost you money.  Check out our list of dangerous words and phrases. Download a PDF version of this 2 page file.
  • A guide sheet has been developed by the Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation and the S.C. Press Association to help understand the requirements for wording of ads being run for six professions regulated by LLR.  This is a guide and is not a substitute for legal advice. We do not recommend that you give legal advice on an ad's wording. . .tell the advertiser to call LLR or their lawyer if they have questions.  Click to download a guide sheet.
  • Camera Pooling Guidelines for print and broadcast coverage of courtrooms


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