2010 Exhibitors & Sponsors
2012 Sponsorship Opportunities
Our 125th anniversary convention is set for Sept. 27-29, 2012, in Yakima. As an anniversary convention sponsor, you will meet publishers and staff representing the majority
of Washington's community newspapers. Demonstrate your products and provide brochures to a highly motivated audience, using a sponsor table (with power and wireless access) reserved for your company.
See all the opportunities, including a special 125th Anniversary Sponsorship, in our
Sponsor Brochure.
Or contact Mae Waldron at WNPA with your questions, (206) 634-3838 ext. 2 or mwaldron@wnpa.com.
(Updated as sponsors confirm)
"We look forward to next year. It's always so good to see everyone, and also see how excited they are about their awards."
Continuing Sponsor
2005 to present
"Yours is a great event. Your members are so enthusiastic. We'll see you next year."
MediaSpan Software
Continuing Sponsor
2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Director of Corporate Communications
Sponsor in 2007 to present
Allied Law Group, Seattle & Olympia
Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle
Washington State Labor Council
Thanks to all who traveled to Everett to attend the 124th annual WNPA convention, Oct. 6-8, 2011. Details about our well-received convention sessions and presenters are in the convention brochure. Bill Forhan, WNPA 1st vice president and publisher of NCW Media, Leavenworth, led the planning efforts.
Manfred Tempelmayr of Sound Publishing received the Miles Turnbull Master Editor/Publisher Award, and the Dixie Lee Bradley Award was presented to Linda Chittim of Beacon Publishing.
Dan McDougall of the North Kitsap Herald, Poulsbo, was presented with a plaque and prize for the logo he designed for WNPA's 125th anniversary. Currently available are anniversary logo buttons (1.25" dia., $1) and handsome blue t-shirts with the logo in white (size large, $12). Contact Mae Waldron for details.
Keven Graves, WNPA 2nd Vice President and publisher of Nisqually Valley News, Yelm, chairs the 2012 Convention & Workshops Committee.
The 123rd annual convention, held Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at the Wenatchee Coast Center Hotel, drew publishers and other representatives of more than 70 community newspapers across Washington state. Jana Stoner, publisher of the Northern Kittitas County Tribune, Cle Elum, chaired the Convention & Workshops Committee. Lavonne Saunders of the Ritzville-Adams County Journal received the Dixie Lee Bradley Award.
More than 200 participants attended the 122nd annual convention, held Oct. 1-3, 2009, at the Red Lion Hotel in Olympia. Convention & Workshops Committee chair was Manfred Tempelmayr, president of Sound Publishing Inc., Poulsbo. Dave Pinkham, retired publisher of the Stanwood/Camano News, received the Miles Turnbull Master Editor/Publisher Award. The Freedom's Light Award was presented to Frank W. Garred, former publisher of The Port Townsend Leader and founding director of the Washington Coalition for Open Government.
back to top
Editorial Teleconference: Covering Trauma
Please contribute your ideas and requests for webinars and teleconferences to Mae Waldron, mwaldron@wnpa.com or (206) 634-3838 ext. 2, or the appropriate Committee Chairs.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 16, 2012
Register by March 9, 2012
Meet with other publishers, the people who understand what drives your business, on March 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in Issaquah for a WNPA Publishers Round Table. Debbie Berto, 1999 WNPA Past President and publisher of Issaquah Press, Sammamish Review and SnoValley Star (Snoqualmie), is hosting the event.
Attendees will select discussion topics at the beginning of the day from ideas they submit when registering to attend. Some options are community service, staffing, revenue, and your newspaper's online presence, but all registrants are encouraged to suggest current topics of concern.
Register by March 9 with Visa or MC. Cost is $20/person. Attendees will receive an email on March 13 with details on the location and no-host lunch.
Questions? Contact Mae Waldron, mwaldron@wnpa.com or (206) 634-3838 ext. 2.
10-11:15 a.m. March 30, 2012
Community Journalism
The hardest part: Covering trauma
Reporters and editors at WNPA-member newspapers are invited to a March 30 teleconference with Roger Simpson, founding director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma and a nationally recognized expert on media ethics and trauma. His books include “Covering Violence: A Guide to Ethical Reporting about Victims and Trauma,” with William Cote, published by Columbia University Press (2000, 2006). Simpson currently is a journalism professor at University of Washington, Seattle.
Among the topics we'll cover:
- How have standards of coverage evolved with our culture, and where do we want to be within those standards
- Suicide: How much do we report? Where does the public right to know stop?
- Violent trauma: How do we remain decent human beings while doing our job as professional journalists?
- What can we say to family or friends of a trauma victim?
- How do we access social media for information and photos in the wake of a tragedy?
- How far do we go when we illustrate the scene of a trauma?
- Self-care: How do we look out for ourselves so we don't become desensitized or traumatized ourselves?
Bring your questions for Q&A.
If you have a question or wish to add a topic to the discussion please contact Mike Dillon, chair of the Editorial Committee, mdillon@nwlink.com,
Register by 4 p.m. March 28, 2012
Registration is $20 per newspaper, and is available three ways: Send an email to Mae Waldron, mwaldron@wnpa.com and ask her to invoice your newspaper; use our online registration form to pay by MC or Visa; or download the registration form and mail to WNPA with your check.
March 1, 2012
Members of WNPA and Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington gather each year in Olympia to meet with the state's elected officials and legislative leaders. Rowland Thompson, the executive director of Allied, and Bill Will, WNPA executive director, provide a review of bills of interest to newspapers being floated during the legislative session.
Register by Feb. 23, 2012.
Download the registration form to mail to WNPA or Allied with your check, or use our online registration to pay by Visa or MC.
The 2012 Legislative Day Agenda is here.
The WNPA Board of Trustees typically meets in January, April, July and October. Meeting dates in 2012 are Jan. 13 (Olympia), April 27, June 28 (Bellingham) and Sept. 27 (Yakima).
For questions regarding board meetings or information about the board, please contact WNPA Executive Director Bill Will (bwill@wnpa.com ) or (206) 634-3838.