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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.
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A Study of Production Workflows, Technology and Hybrid Printing Models in Small NewspapersFirst Published: July 09, 2008 Keyword(s): Printing
Summary: During the past few years, the evolution of different media, and especially Internet-related services, has had a direct impact on the printed newspaper. Companies that have remained stable for several years are now exploring and employing new mechanisms to increase efficiency while maintaining their core audiences and expanding to include new audiences. The latest developments implemented in equipment and software for newspaper production has achieved a high degree of automation in prepress, press, and post-press. At the same time, the demand from younger audiences for increased diverse and personalized products—as well as the emergence of new services, such as the production of commercial printing jobs—has transformed the newspaper production model.
Feature: The Newsprint DietFirst Published: July 07, 2008 Keyword(s): Newsprint
Ink
PRESSTIME
Summary: Pick up a typical U.S. daily and the newspaper in your hands is likely to be more compact in size, contain fewer pages and sections and be printed on lighter weight newsprint.
TechNews: An Outsourcing Partner Closes, Prompting Backup PlansFirst Published: July 07, 2008 Summary: When the Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail received word on May 8 that CCI Sourcing (www.ccisourcing.com), the company to which it had been outsourcing ad production since March, was closing its doors, managers did not panic, says Tom Privett, director of advertising at the 33,413-circulation daily.
Feature: Stepping Into The FutureFirst Published: July 07, 2008 Keyword(s): Press
Automation
Summary: Amid a sea of digital presses, finishing equipment and software systems at drupa 2008, an international print technology trade show held May 29-June 11 in Düsseldorf, Germany, several exhibitors offered a glimpse into the future of the newspaper industry with some new and innovative pre-press, press and post-press technologies.
Technically Speaking, June 22, 2008First Published: June 22, 2008 Keyword(s): Metrics
Summary: Seasoned managers seem to develop a sixth sense — an instinctive way to evaluate performance and operating conditions based on staff mood changes or variations in the sound of equipment that’s operating.
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Special Report: Best Practices 2004First Published: January 30, 2004 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.
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Forklift Safety DVD OnlyKeyword(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.
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.
Hazard Communication DVD OnlyKeyword(s): chemical
Pre Press
Performance
Production
Safety
Training
Summary: This Training Kit consists of formal instruction; practical training and evaluation that will help employees become knowledgeable about OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard.
Hazard Communication KitKeyword(s): chemical
Pre Press
Performance
Production
Safety
Training
Summary: This Training Kit consists of formal instruction; practical training and evaluation that will help employees become knowledgeable about OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard.
Hazardous Waste KitKeyword(s): Emergency
Performance
Press
Production
Safety
Training
chemical
Pre Press
Summary: This Kit consists of formal instruction; practical training and evaluation that will help employees become knowledgeable about the hazardous waste requirements of the EPA and the relevant requirements of the DOT.
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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.
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.
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.
Preserving Talent IIFirst Published: June 19, 2007 Summary: "Preserving Talent: Part II" demonstrates hopeful anticipation that the newspaper industry will apply lessons learned, past and present, to attract and retain the best people. This 2002 study updates the existing body of knowledge about newspaper employee departure and expands the work to focus on the drivers of employee attraction and retention.
NAA Reel ReportFirst Published: June 19, 2007 Summary: The reel report was developed for those pressrooms that currently do not have any method of capturing newsprint runnability data and a means of sharing that performance with their suppliers.
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NAA / Political
As the 2008 presidential campaign swings into full gear, NAA announces the launch of NAA / Political. This new Web site tackles political advertising from both sides. How can candidates and campaigns use newspaper media to deliver their message? How can newspaper sales personnel effectively persuade campaign professionals to utilize newspaper media?
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2008 Retail Advertising Forum
September 21 - 23, Dallas, TX
NAA’s Retail Forum was introduced five years ago so that newspaper media and retail executives would have an opportunity to communicate about strategies, products and processes which achieve the goals of retailers.
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