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HSPA FOUNDATION HISTORY
Each year while reviewing financial and program
activity, we also reflect on the history of the
HSPA Foundation. We focus on the values,
philos­ophies and societal needs that framed our
creation and helped establish our goals.
The Hoosier State Press Association Foundation,
incorporated in 1999, serves the citizens of
Indiana through newspapers. In the fall of
2000, the original board of directors launched a
founding fund drive to raise $1 million to sustain
its programming. In February 2001 the family
of Eugene S. Pulliam, former publisher of The
Indianapolis Star and The Indianapolis News
and longtime supporter of HSPA, announced a
lead gift of $250,000, a challenge grant with a
one-for-two match.
For the next 16 months, parent companies,
individual newspapers, family foundations and
individuals donated to help the Foundation reach
its financial goal in January 2003.
Prior to the formation of the HSPA Foundation,
the Hoosier State Press Association incorporated
in 1933 as a not-for-profit trade association
representing the interests of more than 200
paid-subscription newspapers in Indiana. Earlier
newspapers across the state were organized
into three publishers groups that often presented
a divided rather than united front – two
representing each of the major political parties
and the third for nondaily newspapers.
Proposed actions in the General Assembly dur­­ing
the Depression deemed hostile to the state’s
newspaper industry gave impetus to the
Associ­ation’s creation. Representing Indiana
newspapers in the legislature and other venues
remains a cornerstone service of the Association.
Over the years HSPA services expanded into
publications, a legal hotline, workshops,
legislative services, contests, affiliations and an
information source and exchange.
In 1994 the Association recognized that funds
from business income surpassed dues income
and reorganized into a for-profit C corporation.
In December 1999 the HSPA board of directors
created the HSPA Foundation to assume the
existing tax-exempt functions of the Association.
Through the dedication of our board, continued
generosity of HSPA-member newspapers and
the financial support of other organizations and
individuals, the HSPA Foundation continues
to fulfill its mission and strives to improve its
services each year as outlined in this report.
By working together we benefit the citizens of
Indiana through newspapers.
BOARDS AND COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS
2012 HSPA Foundation
Board of Directors
2012 Indiana Newspaper Advertising
Executives Association Board
President: John Rumbach, The Herald (Jasper)
Vice President: Pat Lanman, Vevay Newspapers Inc.
Secretary: Jack Pate, Evansville Courier & Press
Treasurer: Jeff Rogers, Home News Enterprises
Henry Bird, Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
Linda Chandler, Ripley Publishing
Nancy Grossman, Leader Publishing
Curt Jacobs, The Madison Courier
Barbara King, North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun
Mayer Maloney, Hoosier Times Inc.
Neal Ronquist, Paxton Media Group
Gary Suisman, Journal and Courier (Lafayette)
President: Mark Sheridan, The Star Press (Muncie)
Vice president: Mike Rossetti, The Republic (Columbus)
Secretary/Treasurer: Christina Cosner, Daily Journal (Franklin)
Lisa Daugherty, The Times Media Co.
Jandell Herum, South Bend Tribune
Kristin Johnson, Kokomo Tribune
Brad Lyons, The Herald Bulletin (Anderson)
Mark McKee, The Madison Courier
Laurie Ragle, The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
Stacey Ramsey, The Goshen News
Karen Vojtasek, The Rochester Sentinel
2012 HSPA Foundation
Newsroom Seminar Committee
Chair: Darron Cummings, The Associated Press, Indianapolis
Mike Fender, The Indianapolis Star
Lisa Green, The Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne)
Max Jones, Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)
Curt Kovener, Crothersville Times
Mike Marturello, Herald-Republican (Angola)
Paul Mullaney, The Times (Munster)
Jo Ann Spieth-Saylor, The Corydon Democrat
Scarlett Syse, Daily Journal (Franklin)
Stephanie Taylor Ferriell, The Salem Leader
Bill Wilson, The Rochester Sentinel
Bob Zaltsberg, The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
2012 Indiana NIE Advisory Board
and Indiana NIE Foundation
Chair: Robyn Young, Avon High School
Foundation president: Jack Humphrey
Barbara Barbieri, News-Banner/Ossian Journal (Bluffton)
Karen T. Braeckel, HSPA Foundation
Greg Erbeck, The Indianapolis Star
Earlene Holland
Louanne Holladay
Carol Lutz, Darrough Chapel Elementary School, Kokomo
Lisa Plank, IUPUI School of Education
Justin Rumbach, The Herald (Jasper)
Susan Scholl, Carroll County Comet (Flora)
Mike Snyder, The Commercial Review (Portland)
Darlene Trusty, Indiana State Reading Association
Libby Turner, University of Indianapolis
John Wolf, Indiana Department of Education
Courtney Zellars, Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)
HSPA STAFF – HERE TO HELP YOU
Steve Key, Executive Director and General Counsel
(317) 624-4427, [email protected]
Pamela Lego, MAP Advertising Director
(812) 350-7711, [email protected]
Yvonne Yeadon, Office Manager
(317) 624-4433, [email protected]
Karen T. Braeckel, Director, HSPA Foundation
(317) 624-4426, [email protected]
Milissa Tuley, Communications Specialist
(317) 624-4430, [email protected]
Shawn Goldsby, ICAN Coordinator
(317) 803-4772, [email protected]
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HOOSIER STATE
PRESS ASSOCIATION
FOUNDATION
2012 Annual Report
www.HSPAFoundation.org
HSPA Foundation • 41 East Washington Street • Suite 301 • Indianapolis, IN 46204 • (317) 803-4772
HSPA
FOUNDATION
MISSION
STATEMENT
The Hoosier State Press Association Foundation believes free speech and
a free press benefit all citizens and help preserve constitutional rights.
Our society faces challenges to the concept of open government and to the
marketplace of ideas necessary for democracy to flourish.
The HSPA Foundation exists to foster public understanding of the role of a free
press in society, to increase public literacy, to enhance the ability of Indiana
newspapers to fully educate and inform the public, and to defend the principles
of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
2012 HSPA Foundation Financial Summary
Changes in Foundation Equity
Beginning balance January 1, 2012 .................................................................$1,055,650
Ending balance December 31, 2012 .................................................................$1,125,292
Operating Results
A letter from our president
Income
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Fundraising Events and Other Donations (including North v South Golf Challenge)................................................. $7,193
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Investment Income (Net of Losses)................................................................................................................... $47,488
Directors’ Fund..................................................................................................................................................... $3,651
HSPA Contribution..............................................................................................................................................$10,000
Total “Cash” Income ......................................................................................................................................$82,240
Unrealized Increase in Value of Investments...................................................................................................... $76,009
TOTAL INCOME ....................................................................... $158,249
Expenses
Grants ............................................................................................................................................................. $53,517
Net Expenses Over Income for Training Programs ............................................................................................. $16,706
General and Administrative Expenses (including audit)..................................................................................... $18,384
TOTAL EXPENSES .....................................................................$88,607
INCREASE IN NET WORTH 2012 .............................................. $69,642
2012 HSPA FOUNDATION GRANTS SUMMARY
Internships and Scholarships
Eugene S. Pulliam Internships............................................................................................................................$41,509
High School Newspaper Adviser Internship............................................................................................................... $700
High School Print Journalism Scholarships.......................................................................................................... $3,000
First Amendment and Additional Requests
John Rumbach
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(812) 482-2626 • jrumbach@dch
Handbook on Indiana’s Public Access Laws......................................................................................................... $2,000
Indiana Debate Commission................................................................................................................................. $1,200
Indiana Historical Society...................................................................................................................................... $1,000
IU Law School for Journalists.................................................................................................................................... $508
Ad Mall Media Sales Basics Advertising Sales Training......................................................................................... $3,600
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INCREASING PUBLIC LITERACY
Newspaper in Education
The HSPA Foundation, Indiana State Reading Association, the Indiana Newspaper in
Education Foundation and the Indiana Department of Education partnered this year
to provide a webinar for teachers prior to the beginning of national NIE Week.
Through Newspapers: A Class Act!, teachers could discover creative opportunities
for using newspapers in the classroom – both digital and print editions.
Kriss Johnson, Newspaper in Education/e-edition supervisor for the Lexington (Ky.)
Herald-Leader, presented two 30-minute sessions – one for teachers of
Grades 3 to 5, another for middle school.
This nationally recognized authority in Newspaper in Education recently became
responsible for marketing Lexington’s e-edition. She demonstrated how
participants could get students reading and involved in ways that support their
learning and community.
Indiana teachers who participated earned half of a Professional Growth Plan point.
After registering, they also received instructional objectives based on the Common
Core Standards for English, Language Arts and Literacy.
Civic Literacy
With presidential and gubernatorial elections occurring in 2012, the Foundation increased voting education activities. Indiana
ranked 48th in voter turnout among citizens in 2010, with a turnout rate of 39.4 percent, six percentage points lower than the
national average of 45.5 percent. Source: 2011 Indiana Civic Health Index
Indiana Debate Commission
Ever heard,
“My vote
doesn’t really matter ... ”
When you know one vote does ,
especially in local elections?
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The HSPA Foundation provided financial support to the Indiana Debate
Commission. Represented by 13 affiliates, the commission provides a free
satellite feed to broadcasters during election years to provide the widest
viewing and listening audience possible, according to its website. The
commission hosts debates during the primary and general elections and
depends on charitable contributions for funding.
Get Out the Vote Ad Campaign
The HSPA Foundation asked its newspaper members to join the Get Out
the Vote campaign to improve voter registration and participation and
announced an advertising contest for designers and others in advertising
departments. The campaign had two phases – one emphasizing voter
registration and the other targeting voting.
VOTING! Make informed choices
The NIE Advisory Board and the Indiana State Reading Association purchased the rights for this teacher guide to help
students understand the importance of voting with lessons using informational text in the newspaper – both online and
in print. Prepared by Dr. Sandra Cook of the North Carolina Press Foundation with HSPA Foundation’s adaptations for
Indiana-specific pages, the guide had approximately 100 activities with teacher-recommended difficulty rating for elementary, middle and high school students. The guide attracted 1,080 views to the Foundation’s NIE webpage.
Activities in the nonpartisan guide, available online, helped students read closely, write analytically and discuss credibly.
The guide was aligned with Common Core State Standards and contained specific pages relating to Indiana races and
election laws. Teachers could print the entire guide, a single activity or use the ideas without paper.
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ENHANCING THE ABILITY OF STATE NEWSPAPERS
TO FULLY EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC
Recruiting and Training
Internships and scholarships
• Eugene S. Pulliam Internships and Mentors
The Foundation encourages young journalists to choose careers in newspapers
by offering $3,300 grants for 10-week internships in Indiana newsrooms.
Two mentors – multimedia adviser James W. Brown, Ph.D., and writing coach
Nelson Price – worked with interns in 2012.
2012 Pulliam interns, their schools and papers
Nana Aduba-Amoah: DePauw University,
Journal Review (Crawfordsville)
Michael Majchrowicz: Indiana University,
The Rochester Sentinel
Kirsten Clark: Indiana University,
The Republic (Columbus)
Jillian McCarter: Butler University,
Evansville Courier & Press
Robby Howard: Indiana University,
The Times (Munster)
Samantha Quinn: Franklin College,
The Star-Press (Muncie)
Victoria Ison: Ball State University,
The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
Chet Strange: Indiana University,
The Indianapolis Star
Ellen Kobe: DePauw University,
Indianapolis Business Journal
Claire Wiseman: Indiana University,
Connersville News-Examiner
2012 credit-only intern, school and paper
Jayme Alton: DePauw University, Banner-Graphic (Greencastle)
• High School Newspaper Adviser Internship
In cooperation with the Indiana High School Press Association, the HSPA
Foundation provided half of high school journalism adviser Heather Nichols’
stipend to work at The Times-Mail (Bedford) for four weeks.
• High School Print Journalism Scholarships
Two graduating seniors – Beatriz Costa-Lima of Munster High School and
Katie Kutsko of Columbus North High School – received $1,500 scholarships.
• Journalism Job and Career Fair
This annual event sponsored by the Indiana Associated Press Managing Editors
and the HSPA Foundation brings editors and students together to explore potential
employment and internships.
Educating and Training
HSPA Foundation offers seminars and conferences at reduced rates.
• Government Conference & Annual Meetings (February)
• Smartphones – Smart Journalism workshop (May)
• APME/HSPA Foundation Road Show for Reporters (June)
• IAEA/HSPA Foundation Advertising Conference (September)
• ICEA/HSPA Foundation Circulation Conference (September)
• Newsroom Seminar (December)
• During 2012 the Foundation offered free access to training for advertising
sales reps through Ad Mall’s Media $ales Basics program.
Rewarding Excellence
The Foundation encourages excellence by recognizing outstanding work each year.
• Advertising Contest
• Better Newspaper Contest
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2012 REPORT OF GIFTS
The generous support of individuals, organizations and member newspapers allows the HSPA Foundation to fulfill its
mission and better serve the citizens of Indiana.
Directors’
Fund Donors
Henry Bird
Karen & John Braeckel
Linda Chandler
Nancy Grossman
Don Hurd
Julie Inskeep
Curt Jacobs
Steve Key
Barbara King
Patrick Lanman
Randy List
Carol & Mayer Maloney
Robyn McCloskey
Greg Morris
Jack Pate
Neal Ronquist
John Rumbach
Randall Shields
David Stamps
Tim Timmons
Kathy Tretter
Tina West
Individual
Donors
Bright Beacon
Rebecca & James W. Brown
Yandall C. Cline Endowment for
First Amendment Freedom Fund
Doxpop LLC
Journal Gazette Foundation
(Fort Wayne)
Steve Key
Leader Publishing
HSPA Donors
65 percent of member
papers contributed in 2012
Albion New Era
The Alexandria Times-Tribune
The Herald Bulletin (Anderson)
Journal Press (Aurora)
The Herald Tribune (Batesville)
Times-Mail (Bedford)
Berne Tri-Weekly News
The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
Bluffton News-Banner
The Brazil Times
Chesterton Tribune
Churubusco News
The Corydon Democrat
The Paper of Montgomery County
(Crawfordsville)
Crothersville Times
Cedar Lake-Lowell Star (Crown Point)
Crown Point Star
Spencer County Leader (Dale)
The News and Sun (Dunkirk)
The Truth (Elkhart)
The Ellettsville Journal
The Call-Leader (Elwood)
Evansville Courier & Press
Ferdinand News
Carroll County Comet (Flora/Dephi)
South Gibson Star-Times (Fort Branch)
The Benton Review (Fowler)
The Times (Frankfort)
Springs Valley Herald (French Lick)
Twin City Journal Reporter (Gas City)
Banner-Graphic (Greencastle)
Greensburg Daily News
Greensburg Times
The Hope Star-Journal
Northwest News (Huntertown)
The Huntingburg Press
Huntington Herald Press
Indianapolis Business Journal
Court & Commercial Record
(Indianapolis)
Franklin Township Informer
The Herald (Jasper)
The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville)
The News-Sun (Kendallville)
The Kokomo Herald
Kokomo Tribune
LaGrange News
LaGrange Standard
Dearborn Co. Register (Lawrenceburg)
The Lebanon Reporter
Daily World (Linton)
Pharos-Tribune (Logansport)
The Loogootee Tribune
The Madison Courier
Chronicle-Tribune (Marion)
The Reporter Times (Martinsville)
Post-Tribune (Merrillville)
Middlebury Independent
The Mail-Journal (Milford)
The News & Review (Monon)
The Mooresville Decatur Times
Mount Vernon Democrat
The Star Press (Muncie)
The Times (Munster)
The Courier-Times (New Castle)
The Times (Noblesville)
The News-Journal (North
Manchester)
North Vernon Plain Dealer
North Vernon Sun
Odon Journal
The Progress Examiner (Orleans)
Ossian Journal
The Paoli News-Republican
The Times-Post (Pendleton)
Peru Tribune
The Press Dispatch (Petersburg)
The Commercial Review (Portland)
The Posey County News (Poseyville)
Princeton Daily Clarion
Ohio County News (Rising Sun)
Rising Sun Recorder
The Rochester Sentinel
The Spencer Co. Journal Democrat
(Rockport)
Parke County Sentinel (Rockville)
Rushville Republican
The Salem Democrat
The Salem Leader
Scott County Journal and Chronicle
(Scottsburg)
The Shoals News
Owen Leader (Spencer)
Spencer Evening World
Sullivan Daily Times
Oak Hill Times (Swayzee)
Perry County News (Tell City)
Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)
The Tipton County Tribune
The Courier (Upland)
Osgood Journal (Versailles)
The Versailles Republican
The Switzerland Democrat (Vevay)
Vevay Reveille-Enterprise
Wabash Plain Dealer
Times-Union (Warsaw)
Washington Times-Herald
Westville Indicator
Pulaski County Journal (Winamac)
The New Wolcott Enterprise
Zionsville Times Sentinel
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FOSTERING UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE
OF A FREE PRESS and DEFENDING THE PRINCIPLES
OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT
Steve Key’s Educational Sessions on Legal and Access Issues
HSPA Executive Director and General Counsel Steve Key represents newspapers before the Indiana General Assembly,
lobbying for the public’s right to know. He creates greater awareness of open door, public access and libel laws
in presentations throughout the year to journalists, students, public officials and citizens.
Public access law presentations for citizens, public
officials and journalists sponsored by the offices
of the Indiana attorney general and public access
counselor and HSPA. Key spoke in these cities:
• Indianapolis (two presentations)
• South Bend
• Bloomington (Indiana University)
• Jeffersonville/New Albany
• Kendallville
• Logansport
• Portland
• Washington
• Corydon
• Greenfield
Presentations for newspaper professionals
• APME/HSPA Foundation Road Show for Reporters (Indianapolis)
• Session on libel for agricultural reporters, organized by Farm World magazine
• HSPA Foundation’s Newsroom Seminar (Indianapolis)
Handbook on Indiana’s Public Access Laws
Due to new penalties incorporated into the public access law, the HSPA Foundation
joined the Indiana Attorney General, the Indiana Public Access Counselor and the Indiana
Coalition for Open Government in funding the printing of the updated Handbook on
Indiana’s Public Access Laws.
The handbook provides the text of two major public access statutes applicable to state
and local public agencies: the Indiana Open Door Law and Access to Public Records Acts.
It also contains references to court cases interpreting the statutes. In the appendices,
citizens can find a checklist for public agencies responding to requests for records and a
sample letters for records requests, meeting notices and formal complaints.
Newspaper in Education Activities
In 2012 HSPA Foundation updated First Amendment learning activities on the Newspaper
in Education section of the Foundation’s website to help teachers broaden young citizens’ awareness of the rights the
amendment protects. Each lesson lists Indiana academic standards to make teachers’ jobs easier.
Visit www.HSPAFoundation.org and click Newspaper in Education.
Newspaper in Education
Area where most needed
Please contact me about estate planning.
Mail to: HSPA Foundation, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis IN 46204
IU Center on International Media Law & Public Policy Studies
Karen T. Braeckel, director of the HSPA Foundation, now serves on this new center’s board and began working with its director
toward creating First Amendment materials for students in kindergarten to Grade 12 in Indiana.
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