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16

Live chat alert: This Thursday w/Ohio AG Rich Cordray

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From the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette:

The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, the Newspaper Network of Central Ohio and Attorney General Richard Cordray will host a live online chat Thursday in recognition of Sunshine Week.

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Participants can ask questions about how to request public records, when public meetings can be closed, when records can be made available and much more.

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Cordray, serving his first term as attorney general, will answer questions from noon to 1 p.m. at  www.LancasterEagleGazette.com. Assistant Attorney General Lauren Lubow, from the Public Records Unit, will take over from 1 to 2 p.m. 

In preparation for the chat, you can download the Sunshine Law Manual and review it.  Also, if you can’t participate during the hours the chat is live, you can e-mail questions to laneg@nncogannett.com.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:12 pm March 16th, 2009 in Announcements, attorney general, Blogging, democracy, Government, Law, leadership, live-blog, Media, Ohio, Politics, Tech | Comments Off 

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16

As the Media Turns: Seattle P-I goes web-only, ex-Rocky staff plan news site

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Was the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on that ten most likely to die list? From the AP:

Hearst Corp., which owns the 146-year-old P-I, said Monday that it failed to find a buyer for the newspaper, which it put up for a 60-day sale in January after years of losing money. Now the P-I will shift entirely to the Web.

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Hearst’s decision to abandon the print product in favor of an Internet-only version is the first for a large American newspaper, raising questions about whether the company can make money in a medium where others have come up short.

No, it was not.

As for the ex-Rocky Mountain staffers, also from the AP, the what:

The local venture, InDenverTimes.com, would go live on May 4 if backers meet their subscription goal [50,000].

The site would offer some news free, with advertising revenue footing part of the bill. Readers who buy subscriptions starting at $4.99 a month for a year’s commitment would get extra features, including columns, interactive features, feeds to mobile devices and customizable content.

The who:

“Great journalism can still be good business,” said Kevin Preblud, one of the three entrepreneurs behind the venture. He owns a local service company and is on the board of the Cherry Creek Arts Festival.

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Besides Preblud, the other founders are Brad Gray, a founding partner of the executive search firm McAleer Gray and co-founder of the Wi-Fi company Wayport Inc.; and Benjamin Ray, who co-founded the digital marketing agency Xylem Digital and whose grandmother and father were both in journalism.

The how:

Details on compensation at the new venture, how video and photography might be collected and who would be hired as an editor have yet to be decided, but Gray said staffers could make a living off the new venture if it goes launches.

Steve Foster, former News assistant sports editor for interactive, would be managing editor.

Would you pay $5/month for an online-only Plain Dealer? A print version showed up in my driveway this morning, fwiw.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 4:40 pm March 16th, 2009 in Business, Media, Tech, Writing | 1 Comment 

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16

Fisher on BSB: “Why I Am Running” for U.S. Senator

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Got a question for Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher, who is also a Democratic candidate for the party’s nomination to run in the 2010 U.S. Senate race?

Then head over to this post at Buckcye State Blog and post it in the comments. Fisher will be responding to the questions, at the blog, similarly to how fellow Senate candidate and Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner did three weeks ago.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 3:15 pm March 16th, 2009 in Blogging, Campaigning, Elections, Jennifer Brunner, lee fisher, senate | Comments Off 

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16

Strickland plan offers just $13/student for gifted ed

Filed Under activism, Education, Government, leadership, Ohio, Politics, Statehouse, Ted Strickland, Youth | 3 Comments

I’ve confirmed this amount, as the on-average amount per district per student, with the Ohio Association of Gifted Children and I am in shock.  We talk about investment in education, but what exactly are we investing in if Ohio Governor Ted Strickland’s plan allows for just $13 per pupil to the state’s school districts for provision of gifted education programs? This blog post from Race to the Middle explains the situation further.

You can also bone up on this issue at the OAGC’s Gifted Budget News page on their website and find many links relevant to the Biennial Budget process as it impact Ohio’s education here.  Please read this testimony, provided in person last week to the House Finance subcommittee in charge of this part of the process.

Another phrase we often hear about our state when it comes to higher education in particular, is “brain drain.”  But if we’re not providing sustenance for those brains at the earliest stages of development, why on earth would any parent not look outside Ohio for educational nurturing?

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 11:13 am March 16th, 2009 in activism, Education, Government, leadership, Ohio, Politics, Statehouse, Ted Strickland, Youth | 3 Comments 

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