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Technology and Operations Resources
Online Ideas Gallery
The Online Ideas Gallery is a compilation of hundreds of innovative, award-winning ideas in the areas of advertising, circulation, marketing, research and online from the past four years of ACME and Digital Edge Award competitions. Use this member resource to search for ideas and solutions you can implement at your newspaper immediately! More Information
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The NAA Technology Department develops leading-edge programs, publications and services that help news media companies optimize their operations and master changing technologies. The department:
- Represents newspapers in the areas of production, equipment safety and digital workflow standards development;
- Helps members maximize efficiency and quality in production and distribution of their products;
- Identifies and advises members on environmental, health and safety issues;
- Designs and produces employee training courses, in classroom and distance formats, that promote workforce development;
- Tracks U.S. daily newsprint consumption, basis weight and web width;
- Identifies, develops and promotes best practices in production operations and technology.
Platform Neutral, Content-Focused: Building the Local Information Utility
 Dramatic shifts in media usage behavior requires all publishers to transform systems and processes for disseminating content -- information and advertising -- across media channels.
It’s no surprise that the way consumers are using media has changed dramatically since the advent of the Internet. By and large, the newspaper industry has adapted to the “What I want, where I want it, when I want it” mantra, providing news content across a variety of different platforms—print, online, and now, mobile.
But as the Internet enters its second decade as a commercial medium, consumer demands continue changing. Along with providing news content for a variety of different platforms, publishers will also need to allow consumers to shape their own products, based on their interests. That doesn’t involve reformatting existing news stories, but allowing newspaper users to access content—both the newspaper’s own material and data from a wide range of other sources—and control how it’s presented to focus on just the information they want.
NAA has a new report to share with you titled, “Platform Neutral, Content-Focused: Building the Local Information Utility”
Click here for the executive summary
Click here for the full report
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TechNews: Have It Your WayFirst Published: March 27, 2009 Summary: The notion of a personalized newspaper has been around since the Internet became a consumer medium. Crayon.net, arguably the first customized news experience, was launched in 1995 and followed by a host of more sophisticated sites. But bringing that concept back to ink on paper was never financially feasible. Until now.
Feature: Saving Resources, Cutting CostsFirst Published: March 27, 2009 Keyword(s): Web Width
Cost
Summary: Lean financial times call for creative solutions. When executives at Capital Gazette Communications in Annapolis, Md., realized that the company’s press needed expensive upgrades—including a web width reduction, computer-to-plate technology and expanded color capabilities—they began exploring a range of options beyond replacing the machine.
TechNews: Same Product, New LookFirst Published: February 27, 2009 Keyword(s): Post Press
plate
Summary: The Chicago Tribune is doing double-duty after launching a tabloid version of its traditional broadsheet paper exclusively for single-copy customers.
Feature: One for All, All for OneFirst Published: February 27, 2009 Keyword(s): Content Management
Summary: Just 10 years ago, newspaper companies were investing millions of dollars in editing and pagination systems, focused like a laser on the production of newspapers because that’s where the money was—not only in advertising but circulation, too.
Times have changed.
TechNews: Putting the Web FirstFirst Published: February 02, 2009 Summary: As newspapers continue publishing more stories on the Web first, software companies are upgrading their editorial applications to help clients move into the digital era.
Innovative Ideas & Best Practices
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Special Report: Best Practices 2004First Published: January 30, 2004 Keyword(s): Best Practices
Summary: You won’t find the latest whiz-bang technology in the 2004 Presstime Best Practices Awards winner’s circle. Instead, this year’s honorees have tackled challenges that newspaper executives face daily, all in innovative, duplicable ways.
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Comments of PJ Edington, Coalition on Office Technology, to OSHA on Ergonomics InjuriesFirst Published: June 22, 2007 Keyword(s): Workforce
Accidents
Ergonomics
Summary: Testimony of P.J. Edington behalf of the Coalition on Office Technology responding to OSHA's queries on "ergonomics injuuries," their causes and the federal government's role, if any, in developing a response.
Products
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Forklift Safety KitKeyword(s): Equipment
fork lift
fork truck
Performance
Production
Safety
Training
Summary: This Training Kit consists of formal instruction; practical training and evaluation that will help employees become knowledgeable about operating a forklift.
Ergonomics Training for Newspaper Employees: Complete KitKeyword(s): Equipment
Performance
Production
Safety
Training
Summary: Your familiar with them … NAA’s offered them for years AND now they’re Updated AND in DVD digital format!
SNAP GuidebookKeyword(s): SNAP
Summary: SNAP improves reproduction quality in newsprint production and provides guidelines for the exchange of information.
SNAP - Guidebook (Pack of 100)Keyword(s): SNAP
Summary: SNAP improves reproduction quality in newsprint production and provides guidelines for the exchange of information.
SNAP- Snapshot Brochure (Pack of 100)Keyword(s): SNAP
Summary: SNAPShot is a brief summary of the most important points of the SNAP standards and recommendations, in a format that can be easily carried for quick reference.
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Platform Neutral, Content-Focused: Building the Local Information UtilityFirst Published: December 03, 2008 Keyword(s): Media Usage
Summary: A report from the 2008 Integrated Content Forum discussing how newspapers can transform systems and processes for disseminating content -- information and advertising -- across media channels.
Platform Neutral, Content-Focused: Building the Local Information Utility (Executive Summary) First Published: December 03, 2008 Keyword(s): Media Usage
Summary: Executive summary of the report from the 2008 Integrated Content Forum discussing how newspapers can transform systems and processes for disseminating content -- information and advertising -- across media channels.
Navigating The MicrozoneFirst Published: May 01, 2008 Keyword(s): microzone
Technology
Summary: "The NAA Guide to Microzoning" covers general principles for successfully implementing a microzoning strategy, whether your newspaper has a circulation of 40,000 or 400,000.
Energy Management in the Newspaper IndustryFirst Published: May 01, 2008 Keyword(s): energy
Newspaper
Summary: Energy Management in the Newspaper Industry: An Introduction,” is jammed with information on how to approach your newspaper’s power needs in an era of rising prices and a destabilized supply of reliable, high quality electrical energy.
Newsprint Waste Management SystemFirst Published: February 01, 2008 Keyword(s): Newsprint
Technology
Waste
Summary: This publication on newsprint waste introduces new waste classifications and takes a process-based approach to waste tracking. The system contains detailed formulas for measuring waste and precise definitions of each waste category. The sample waste calculations and reports highlight how easy it is to maintain and use the system.
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