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David Arkin
Executive Director of the News & Interactive Division
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News & Interactive upcoming training schedule

Chris Biondi, coordinator of online content, works with a local staff on Web Cube.

Meetings to discuss GateHouse Media's 2010 content strategy are set. All meetings start at 12:30 p.m. and run to 3:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, Jan. 26: Hutchinson, KS
Location: Hampton Inn Hutchinson, 1401 1/2 East 11th Street, Hutchinson, KS

Dodge City Daily Globe [KS]
Pratt Tribune [KS]
Kiowa County Signal [KS]
St. John News [KS]
Wellington Daily News [KS]
Augusta Daily Gazette [KS]
El Dorado Times [KS]
The Newton Kansan [KS]
The McPherson Sentinel [KS]
Morning Sun [KS]

• Tuesday, Jan. 26: Syracuse, NY
Location: Courtyard by Marriott Syracuse, 6415 Yorktown Circle, East Syracuse, NY

Observer-Dispatch [NY]
Messenger Post Newspapers [NY]
The Chronicle Express [NY]
The Evening Times [NY]
The Evening Tribune [NY]
The Leader [NY]
Wellsville Daily Reporter [NY]
Genesee Country Express [NY]
Steuben Courier-Advocate [NY]
Palmyra Courier Journal [NY]
Saugerties Post Star [NY]

• Wednesday, Jan. 27: Springfield, MO
Location: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Springfield, 117 East St. Louis Street, Springfield, MO

Neosho Daily News [MO]
The Rolla Daily News [MO]
St. James Leader-Journal [MO]
Waynesville Daily Guide [MO]
Carthage Press [MO]

• Wednesday, Jan. 27: Harrisburg, PA
Location: Holiday Inn Harrisburg, 604 Station Road, Grantville, PA

Mineral Daily News Tribune [WV]
News Eagle [PA]
The Wayne Independent [PA]
Morning Times [PA]
Echo Pilot [PA]
Carbondale News [PA]

• Thursday, Jan. 28: Columbia, MO
Location: Courtyard Columbia, 3301 LeMone Industrial Boulevard, Columbia, MO

Lake Sun [MO]
The Examiner [MO]
Constitution-Tribune [MO]
Leavenworth Times [MO]
Lansing Chronicle Times
Chronicle Herald [MO]
Boonville Daily News [MO]
Kirksville Daily Express [MO]
Moberly Monitor Index [MO]
Mexico Ledger [MO]

• Wednesday, Feb. 10: Dover, DE
Location: Dover Post newspaper

Milford Beacon [DE]
Smyrna/Clayton Sun-Times [DE]
Community Pub [DE]
Dover Post [DE]
Sussex Countian [DE]
Middletown Transcript [DE]

• Wednesday, Feb. 10: Canton, OH
Location: The Repository

Jackson Newspapers [WV]
The Repository [OH]
The Times Reporter [OH]
The Suburbanite [OH]
The Independent [OH]

• Thursday, Feb. 11: Alexandria, LA
Location: Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites Alexandria, 2340 North MacArthur Dr., Alexandria, LA 71303

Ascension Citizen [LA]
Beauregard Daily News [LA]
Leesville Daily Leader [LA]
Post South [LA]
Southwest Daily News [LA]
The Bastrop Daily Enterprise [LA]
The Cajun Gazette [LA]
Vinton News [LA]

• Thursday, Feb. 18: Needham, MA
Location: Community Newspaper Company

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Best of GateHouse 2008: Newspapers of the year, best sections named

The Repository (Canton, Ohio), The Independent (Massillon, Ohio) and the Downers Grove Reporter (Ill.) have been named Newspapers of the Year for the 2008 Best of GateHouse contest.
 
The University of Missouri judged the Newspapers of the Year competition and in addition to naming the best newspapers of the year, have also recognized the best sections (and coverage) of the year for all divisions. Sections and coverage were judged on overall writing, editing, photography, packaging and design.
 
The divisions were:
 
• Division A: Over 17,500 circulation
• Division B: Up to 17,500 circulation
• Division C: Non-daily
 

NEWSPAPERS OF THE YEAR

Division A

• Champion: The Repository (Ohio)
• Runner up: The Patriot Ledger (Mass.)
 
Finalists:
• The Enterprise (Mass.)
• The Journal Star (Ill.)
• Rockford Register Star (Ill.)
• State Journal Register (Ill.)
 
Division B
 
• Champion: The Independent (Ohio)
• Runner up: The Taunton Daily Gazette (Mass.)
 
Finalists:
• The Daily Mail (Ill.)
• The Daily Messenger (N.Y.)
• The Examiner (Mo.)
• The Holland Sentinel (Mich.)
• The Journal-Standard (Ill.)
• The Regjster-Mail (Ill.)
• Sturgis Journal (Mich.)
• Stuttgart  Daily Leader (Ark.)
 
Division C
 
• Champion: Downers Grove Reporter (Ill.)
• Runner up: Brookline Tab (Mass.)
 
Finalists:
• Belmont Citizen-Herald (Mass.)
• The Middletown Transcript (Del.)
• Needham Times (Mass.)
• Penfield Post (N.Y.)
• Watertown Tab (Mass.)
• Wellesley Townsman (Mass.)
 
BEST SECTIONS AND COVERAGE OF THE YEAR
 
All winners are champions, unless otherwise noted.
 
Division A
 
• Business: Patriot Ledger (Mass.)
• Local News: Patriot Ledger (Mass.)
• Sports: The Repository (Ohio)
• Entertainment and Lifestyle: Patriot Ledger (Mass.)
• Opinion: Journal Star (Ill.)
• Special Sections: The Repository (Ohio), Hall of Fame sections
 
Division B
 
• Business: The Examiner (Mo.)
• Local News: The Independent (Ohio)
• Sports: The Independent (Ohio)
• Entertainment and Lifestyle: Holland Sentinel (Mich.)
• Opinion: Register Mail (Ill.) 
• Special Sections: The Independent (Ohio), "ESPN comes to town." Finalist: The Examiner (Mo.), "American Idol section."
 
Division C
 
• Business: No winner named
• Local News: Greece Post (N.Y.)
• Sports: Easton Journal (Mass.)
• Entertainment and Lifestyle: CNC Metro Unit (Needham, Mass.). Finalist: Middletown Transcript (Del.)
• Opinion: Brookline Tab (Mass.). Finalist: Wellesley Townsman (Mass.)
• Special Sections: Berwyn Life (Ill.), "Our Berwyn."
 

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