Chris Scrimiger receives a Supplemental Certificate
from President Gary Cooper.
Sandra Duerr, of The Trib, our guest speaker, receives
a Certificate of Appreciation and a coffee mug from President
Gary Cooper.
Central Coast Chapter Minutes for February 16, 2013
Meeting to Order @ 1:09 P.M.
Invocation, Pledges of Allegiance and SAR were led by Acting Pres. Gary Cooper.
Attendance: 10 Members and 1 Guest.
The January Minutes were read by Secretary Scrimiger.
Motion to accept the minutes (Rader), Seconded (Haynes), Minutes approved.
Secretary’s Report: $1957.62 is current account
balance.
Old Business: None
New Business: Russ Haynes, Registrar has designed a new
Chapter brochure and it was concluded that we should print these on an as
needed basis.
Secretary Scrimiger was presented a certificate for his
Joseph Edgington supplemental application.
This month’s speaker was Sandra Duerr, Executive Editor
of the Tribune. Sandra received the Knight-Ridder General Excellence Award in
2000. Ms. Duerr acknowledged that print circulation has declined but not as
badly as with most newspapers. Those declines are being offset by online
readership and the app for smart phones/ipads is also increasing readership. Online
access is now by subscription.
According
to Sandra, the Tribune has been downsizing for a decade and the number of
newsroom personnel now stands at 33. In spite of this, the Tribune provides breaking news 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM
firstly online then via their app. Examples of recent hard news items were the
stories on Diablo Canyon safety post tsunami, scandals with Cal Poly athletics
and a cryptic mention of a future story involving O.J. Simpson’s cabbie from
that fateful night.
Ms. Duerr read some unpublished
letters to the editor and her presentation concluded was warmly received.
Russ Haynes will handle the
Tribune online publishing of SAR meeting times.
Benediction and Closing Pledge
were led by Gary Cooper.
Adjournment @ 2:38 PM
Respectfully Submitted,
Chris Scrimiger, Secretary
