Paul Hosefros photo exhibit hosted by SW Chapter

March 30, 2010 by

By Shea Andersen

New York Times photographer Paul Hosefros was the go to photographer for the Times when the president was making news, in a career that spanned several presidential administrations. He also was one of the first photographers on the scene of the 9/11 destruction in New York City in 2001.

Now he lives in Boise, and Press Club members and guests were treated to a special showing in May of Hosefros’ photo exhibit, “When The President Comes To Town,” an exhibit that also was displayed at the College of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Summer 2008

Wasden, other state A.G.’s stand up for shield law

March 30, 2010 by

By Kevin Richert

Forty-one attorneys general — including Idaho's own Lawrence Wasden — support a federal shield law for journalists.

And now they’ve written a letter to key senators, urging them to get moving on a shield law.

As the A.G's point out, shield laws that allow reporters to protect the anonymity of unnamed sources "advance a public policy favoring the free flow of information to the public." Idaho and 48 other states already have shield laws, but A.G. 's make a strong argument on the need for a federal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Summer 2008

Meet your IPC

March 30, 2010 by

Member profile: Kai Eiselein

By John Miller

Some of Kai Eiselein’s fondest early memories include walking with his great-grandfather in little Boulder, Mont., to check in at the family newspaper, the Monitor. Other mornings, a grandfather who worked at the Missoulian would wake him to get the paper as it rolled off the presses.

His great-grandfathers A.H. and A.W. Eiselein started publishing newspapers in Montana in the early 1900s. The Roundup Record-Tribune, published by A.W. in the tiny town north of Billings, is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Summer 2008

Media Moves

March 30, 2010 by

WEEKLY NEWSPAPER

BOISE WEEKLY

Rachael Daigle has taken over as editor of the Boise Weekly. Daigle has been with the paper on and off for five years, serving as staff writer and entertainment editor among other posts. Daigle is a Boise State graduate, who has spent the better part of a decade in Boise between stints traveling the world extensively.

As part of the newsroom reshuffling, Deanna Darr is taking on the position of features editor. Darr has worked as the paper's news editor for the last year after working at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Summer 2008

Idaho court records from all 44 counties go online

March 30, 2010 by

By Betsy Russell

As envisioned two years ago by the Idaho Supreme Court’s “E-Records Committee,” at least some court records from every Idaho county court system are now available online. This significant step forward in access to public information is occurring through the Idaho Supreme Court Data Repository, which is now up on the Idaho State Judiciary Web site, and as of May 27, includes case information from all 44 Idaho counties.

Not everything is there yet – it’s not as complete a system as, say, the federal court’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Summer 2008

President’s Column

March 30, 2010 by

Why the Idaho Press Club contest matters

By Betsy Russell

Each year, the Idaho Press Club sponsors our state's premier journalism contest, our annual Excellence in Journalism competition, in which entries from all media compete in various categories to be named, in this case, the "Best of 2007."

There are several reasons why this contest really does matter. One is that contest entry fees are the Press Club's largest funding source for our year-round operations, from our part-time executive director to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2008

Idaho Enters the High-Def TV World

March 30, 2010 by

It changes work, viewing, even makeup

By Joan Cartan-Hansen

Your old television set is a 4 by 3, 525-line marvel.  The screen is a basically a square. The quality of the picture and the sound has been acceptable, and the system of broadcasting an analog signal to a basic television worked well for decades.  However, this technology wasn't perfect.  If you made the picture bigger, it lost detail. The quality of analog television's audio was limited, and widescreen movies just didn't fit. In order to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2008

Hacks and Flacks

March 30, 2010 by

Press, PR folks examine relationship

By Melissa McGrath

The Idaho Press Club's Southwest Chapter attempted to answer an eternal question in the news industry:  How can ‘hacks' and ‘flacks' get along better in the course of doing their jobs?  The answer: It all comes down to relationships, according to a panel of journalists and public relations specialists.

The panel of six - three ‘hacks' and three ‘flacks' (who are all former reporters) discussed the issue at "The Hacks and Flacks Summit" on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2008

Meet your IPC

March 30, 2010 by

Sydney Sallabanks

By Shea Andersen

If you've noticed the new, snappier Idaho Press Club logo recently, or taken a gander at the club's refurbished Web site, you'll see the fingerprints of Sydney Sallabanks all over them.

Sallabanks, 41, joined the state board last year, and has wasted no time leaving a mark on the club. The Boise-based public-relations professional has brought a new level of energy to the club, and to the Southwest Chapter in particular.
With the ever-chatty Sallabanks hustling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2008

East Chapter hosts wartime free-press talk

March 30, 2010 by

The eastern Idaho chapter of the Idaho Press Club on Jan. 25 hosted a talk and book-signing by John Byrne Cooke of Jackson, Wyo., author of "Reporting the War: Freedom of the Press from the American Revolution to the War on Terrorism."

The evening was held in the downstairs room of Vino Rosso, an Idaho Falls wine bar, starting with hors d'ouevres and socializing. Cooke, son of longtime BBC commentator Alistair Cooke, spoke about the critical importance of an informed populace to democracy, pointing to the Declaration of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2008

Media Moves

March 30, 2010 by

DAILY NEWSPAPER

THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
Now that the dust has settled from the layoffs, voluntary buyouts and subsequent rehirings at The Spokesman-Review, here's how things ended up in the Coeur d'Alene office: Erica Curless remained in Coeur d'Alene throughout, and is now a general assignment reporter. Taryn Hecker has returned to the Coeur d'Alene office and also is a general assignment reporter there. Becky Kramer, former Coeur d'Alene-based business reporter, is now the regional environmental reporter, still based … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2008

Media Moves

March 30, 2010 by

TELEVISION

KTVB- Char Jackson returns to KTVB as a news producer. Jordan Gray joins KTVB from University of Idaho as a web producer.  Caroline Sullivan leaves KTVB from role as producer.

KTRV - Shannon Paterson, anchor for Fox12News@Nine, left to be a mom and to start up her on-line venture, Anchormommy.com.

Mike Vogel,  veteran local reporter/anchor, came on board in June.  He is a reporter/anchor for the News at Nine as well.

… [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2009 Q3

Meet Your IPC: Natalie Hurst

March 30, 2010 by

Natalie is one of the newest members of the Idaho Press Club board having joined the statewide board this spring as our TV representative. We welcome her aboard!

Age: 38
Job: Anchor, CBS 2 News-KBCI
Education: B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University (print journalism/French). M.A. Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism (broadcast journalism)
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Family: Parents, no siblings

Q: Describe your career path, how you got to where you are today.

A: After … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2009 Q3

Point-Counterpoint: Facebook

March 30, 2010 by

The Facebook dilemma for journalists: Who really should be your "friend"?

Marcia's View:  Assume it's Public
By Marcia Franklin

I'm what is known as an "early majority" adopter - that is, I'm skittish to try a new product until the "innovators" and "early adopters" have proven its reliability and ease.

So I ignored the first requests from people to be their "friend" on Facebook. To me, Facebook was the equivalent of MySpace, and I had stumbled across enough MySpace pages to know they weren't for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2009 Q3
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