America's Newspapers

A Focus on Revenue, Part 1 – Alan Fisco, president and CFO, The Seattle Times; Cameron Nutting Williams, CRO, Ogden Newspapers; and Bob Woodward, publisher-TH Media/Telegraph Herald, Woodward Communications/TH Media. (Photo by America's Newspapers)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Larry Graham, founder and executive director of The Diversity Pledge Institute, and Gaby Martinez-Stevenson, director of institutional research, The Diversity Pledge Institute. (Photo by Kevin Blake)

Lindsay Dotterer, director of business development, AffinityX; David Grant, founder and EVP, AffinityX; and Francis Wick, CEO, Wick Communications. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Networking at the Senior Leadership Conference. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

During the awards lunch, the Frank W. Mayborn Leadership Award was presented, along with the Carmage Walls Commentary Prize, the Inland Distinguished Service Award and the E&P Publisher of the Year Award. Participants in the Executive Development Program also were recognized. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Editor and Publisher has chosen Jennifer Bertetto, president and CEO of Trib Total Media, as the 2022 Publisher of the Year. Mike Blinder, publisher of E&P, announced the award at the Senior Leadership Conference of America's Newspapers on Monday, Oct. 17. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Patty Slusher, director of programming with America's Newspapers. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Inland Press Foundation President Marc Wilson introduced Jeremy Halbreich, who presented the 2022 Distinguished Service Award to Tom Slaughter. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Jeremy Halbreich, chairman and CEO of AIM Media Management, presented the 2022 Distinguished Service Award from the Inland Press Foundation to Tom Slaughter, executive director of the foundation. Halbreich was the 2021 award recipient. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Tom Slaughter, executive director of the Inland Press Foundation for more than a decade, has been named the 2022 recipient of the foundation’s Distinguished Service Award. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Tom Slaughter, executive director of the Inland Press Foundation, and Jeremy Halbreich, chairman and CEO of AIM Media Management. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Lissa Walls Cribb, CEO of Southern Newspapers, announced the recipients of the 2022 Carmage Walls Commentary Prize, named in honor of her father, the late Benjamin Carmage Walls. The award recognizes courageous, outstanding commentary on local issues. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Bridget Grumet (right), metro columnist with the Austin American-Statesman, was awarded the Carmage Walls Commentary Prize (among newspapers over 50,000 circulation). The award was presented by Lissa Walls Cribb, CEO of Southern Newspapers. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

PJ Browning (right), publisher of The Post and Courier in Charleston, accepted the first-place Carmage Walls Commentary Prize (under 50,000 circulation) on behalf of Cindi Scoppe, editorial writer/columnist. The award was presented by Lissa Walls Cribb, CEO of Southern Newspapers. (Photo by Jeff …

PJ Browning (right), publisher of The Post and Courier, presented the Carmage Walls Commentary Prize (under 50,000 circulation) to Cindi Scoppe (left), editorial writer, on Oct. 25, during the paper's quarterly business meeting. (Photo by Grace Beahm Alford / The Post and Courier)

Jeremy Halbreich, chairman and CEO of AIM Media, parent company of The Republic in Columbus, Indiana, accepted the second place Carmage Walls Commentary Prize (under 50,000 circulation) on behalf of Dave Stafford, opinion page editor of The Republic. The award was presented by Lissa Walls Cribb, …

Kris Worrell, editor-in-chief of The Virginian-Pilot, presented the second-place Carmage Walls Commentary Prize in the over 50,000 circulation category to Brian Colligan, opinion editor of The Virginian-Pilot. (Photo by The Virginian-Pilot)

In presenting the Frank W. Mayborn Leadership Award to Chris Reen, president and CEO of Clarity Media Group, America's Newspapers President Nat Lea said Reen was "exactly the right person to steer this association through its first year as president." (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Chris Reen, president and CEO of Clarity Media Group, was honored with the Frank W. Mayborn Leadership Award by America's Newspapers. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Nat Lea, president and CEO of WEHCO Media, and Chris Reen, the 2022 recipient of the Frank W. Mayborn Leadership Award. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Dean Ridings, CEO of America's Newspapers, and Chris Reen, the 2022 recipient of the Frank W. Mayborn Leadership Award. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Amy and Chris Reen, following the presentation of the Frank W. Mayborn Leadership Award. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Bill Nutting, vice president of Ogden Newspapers; Chris Reen, president and CEO of Clarity Media Group; and Nat Lea, president and CEO, WEHCO Media. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Patty Slusher, director of programming with America's Newspapers; Chris Reen, president and CEO of Clarity Media Group; and Dean Ridings, CEO of America's Newspapers. Reen is the 2022 recipient of the Frank W. Mayborn Leadership Award. (Photo by Amy Reen)

Tom Slaughter, executive director of the Inland Press Foundation, and Bill Ostendorf, president and founder of Creative Circle Media Solutions. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Ted McGrew, VP, Newspaper Segment, Kodak, and Pam Slaughter. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Ted McGrew, VP, Newspaper Segment, Kodak; Pam Slaugher; Tom Slaughter, executive director, Inland Press Foundation; and Bill Ostendorf, president and founder, Creative Circle Media Solutions. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

John Cribb, director, Cribb, Cope & Potts, and Nick Monico, COO of Adams Publishing Company. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Francis Wick, CEO of Wick Communications; Casey Ferber, investor, Arrandale Ventures | Easy Tax Credits; Zack Richner, managing partner/CEO, Arrandale Ventures | Easy Tax Credits; and Stuart Richner, president of Richner Communications, Inc. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Lissa and John Cribb (left) congratulate Bridget Grumet (right), metro columnist with the Austin American-Statesman, the 2022 recipient of the Carmage Walls Commentary Prize among large-circulation newspapers. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Networking at the Senior Leadership Conference. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Andrew Mok, CEO of Avant Publications; Corey Champion, CFO of Champion Media; Jesse Mullen, CEO of Mullen Newspaper Company; and Brad Hill, CEO of Interlink. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Networking at the Senior Leadership Conference. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Congratulations to Cameron Nutting Williams, regional publisher and CRO of Ogden Newspapers, newly-elected president of America's Newspapers. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Networking at the Senior Leadership Conference. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Lissa and John Cribb (Photo by Jeff Strout)

2022 Senior Leadership Conference. Save the date for next year's conference: Oct. 8-10 in Chicago. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Dean Ridings, CEO of America's Newspapers, introduces the first Solutions Showcase. Showcases were presented during the Senior Leadership Conference by TownNews, Legacy.com, Easy Tax Credits, OwnLocal, AdCellerant and Lineup. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

A frustrating loss for the New Orleans Saints on the opening weekend of the Senior Leadership Conference – Bill Nutting, vice president of Ogden Newspapers; Francis Wick, CEO of Wick Communications; and Dean Ridings, CEO of America's Newspapers. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Zachary Richner, managing partner of Arrandale Ventures and CEO of Easy Tax Credits, shared how Easy Tax Credits is partnering with newspapers to bring millions of dollars to newspapers via a lucrative local media partnership program. (Photo by Jeff Strouts)

Stuart Richner, president of Richner Communications, Inc. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Dean Ridings, CEO of America's Newspapers; Alisha Owens, vice president, sales, The Advocate | The Times-Picayune; Kevin Hall, chief revenue officer, The Advocate | The Times-Picayune; and Erin Shamburger, director of publisher success, STN Video. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Life in Community Markets – James Paxton, president and CEO, Paxton Media Group; Heidi Wright, COO, EO Media Group and publisher of The Bulletin, Bend, Oregon; Jeremy Gulban, CEO, CherryRoad Media, Inc.; and Tom Yunt, retired media executive and board chair, Delphos Herald, Inc. (moderator). …

Life in Community Markets – James Paxton, president and CEO, Paxton Media Group; Heidi Wright, COO, EO Media Group and publisher of The Bulletin, Bend, Oregon; Jeremy Gulban, CEO, CherryRoad Media, Inc. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Tom Yunt, retired media executive and board chair of Delphos Herald, Inc., served as the moderator for the Life in Community Markets panel. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Life in Community Markets – Heidi Wright, COO, EO Media Group and publisher of The Bulletin, Bend, Oregon (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Life in Community Markets – Jeremy Gulban, CEO, CherryRoad Media, Inc. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Life in Community Markets – James Paxton, president and CEO, Paxton Media Group (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Life in Community Markets – Heidi Wright, COO, EO Media Group and publisher of The Bulletin, Bend, Oregon (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Life in Community Markets – James Paxton, president and CEO, Paxton Media Group; Heidi Wright, COO, EO Media Group and publisher of The Bulletin, Bend, Oregon; and Jeremy Gulban, CEO, CherryRoad Media, Inc. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Life in Community Markets – James Paxton, president and CEO, Paxton Media Group; Heidi Wright, COO, EO Media Group and publisher of The Bulletin, Bend, Oregon; Jeremy Gulban, CEO, CherryRoad Media, Inc.; and Tom Yunt, retired media executive and board chair, Delphos Herald, Inc. (moderator). …

Dean Ridings, CEO of America's Newspapers, presented an advocacy update at the Senior Leadership Conference – together with Danielle Coffey, executive vice president and general counsel of the News/Media Alliance. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Zachary Richner, managing partner of Arrandale Ventures and CEO of Easy Tax Credits, shared how Easy Tax Credits is partnering with newspapers to bring millions of dollars to newspapers via a lucrative local media partnership program. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Paul Kasbohm, CRO/SVP of the StarTribune in Minneapolis, was one of the facilitators for the Monday afternoon revenue session. He was joined by Beth Bowers, senior director, revenue of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. (Photo by America's Newspapers)

Transportation to our evening reception at Mardi Gras World was done in style -- riding Mardi Gras floats and throwing beads to everyone we passed! (Photo by America's Newspapers)

Bonus session at The Times-Picayune – "Leveraging Your Local Culture to Drive Revenue": Judi Terzotis, president and publisher; Ryan Lips, CMO; Zana Georges, video director; Jeanne Foster, publisher/Gambit; and Kyle Whitfield, VP/consumer revenue. (Photo by America's Newspapers)

Tuesday afternoon bonus session on "Branding Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of Consolidation" at the offices of The Times-Picayune. Presented by Ryan Lips, chief marketing officer. (Photo by America's Newspapers)

Tuesday afternoon bonus session on "Creating Digital Sales Experts" at the offices of The Times-Picayune. Presented by Michael Chauvin, digital director. (Photo by America's Newspapers)

Sunday evening welcome reception. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Congratulations to the members of the 2022 Executive Development Program! America's Newspapers will begin accepting applications soon for 2023. This is a six-part program focused on the core topics that emerging leaders need to further their careers. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Sunday evening welcome reception. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Thank you, Judi Terzotis, publisher of The Advocate | Times-Picayune | NOLA.com, for helping America's Newspapers add a New Orleans flavor to this year's Senior Leadership Conference! (Photo by Jeff Strout)

Sunday evening welcome reception. (Photo by Jeff Strout)

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