Working Together for a Brighter New Jersey

youth readershipscholarships

first amendment education

youth readershipscholarships

first amendment education

Recent Accomplishments• IncreasingthenumberofNJNFjournalisminternship/

scholarshiprecipientsin2007fromfivetoeight.

• CreatingthefirstNewJerseyHighSchoolJournalismTeacheroftheYearawardandnamingthefirstrecipientin2007.

• Developinganeight-weekserialstoryfornewspaperscalled“ThomasPaine:AnAmericanPatriot.”ItissponsoredbytheNIE/YouthReadershipCommitteeandcommissionedbyNJNF.DailyandweeklypapersthroughoutthestatepublishedthefirstchapterofthestoryonorbeforeSeptember17,inhonorofConstitutionDay.

• IncreasingNJNF’sprofessionalstaff,nowcomprisedofafoundationdirectorandaprogramdirector.

• LaunchingNJNF’sfirstAnnualGivingcampaign,forprogramsupportthroughcontributions.

NatioNal AwArd:NJNF’sNewspaperinEducation/YouthReadershipprogramreceivedsecondplaceforgeneralexcellencefromtheNewspaperAssociationofAmericaFoundationatitsYoungReaderConferenceinJuly2006.CynthiaForster,aboveright,preparedNJNF’sentry.Here,sheisshowingtheawardtoTomEngleman,thefoundation’sprogramdirector.CynthiaispastchairofNJNF’sNIE/YRCommitteeandmanagerofeducationalservicesforTheRecordofBergenCountyandtheHeraldNews.Twoyearsearlier,thecommitteewonthirdplaceinthiscontestrecognizingNIEprogramsoperatedbystatepressfoundationsandassociations.

Foundation President’s MessageThis is a most exciting time for the new Jersey newspaper Foundation.

although the news industry faces uncertainty as to what media the public

will choose to access local news and information in the future, one thing is

unchanged: the free press is as indispensable to our democracy as it was to

those who championed the First amendment in the late 1700s.

nJnF has come a long way since its creation in 1962 – see Page 2 for recent

highlights – but much more can be done. to this end, the trustees recently

expanded nJnF’s mission to include: advancing the public’s understanding of

the free press and its essential value to our democratic society.

increasing awareness of the free press dovetails with nJnF’s long-time

objectives of inspiring youth readership and advancing journalism education. these three

points are essential. We need a knowledgeable public that understands and participates

in government at all levels, working together to create a brighter future – for all of us. to

advance this ambitious undertaking, nJnF trustees and staff are working on “free press”

initiatives we expect to launch in 2008. While it’s a tall order, the urgency is obvious. new

Jersey communities statewide need informed citizens to become more engaged in exercising

free and open democracy.

toward the ongoing development of nJnF’s programs, i ask that you make a donation in 2007

to the new Jersey newspaper Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. a variety of

contribution options are available. a giving envelope is enclosed with this mailing. You may

also visit www.njnf.org/giving for additional information and to make your donation online

via PayPal. Your participation will make a big difference.

Youth readership, journalism education/internships/scholarships and First amendment

awareness should matter greatly to all of us. if we all embrace and financially support nJnF,

together we will strengthen our communities and solidify our role as trustworthy providers of

essential news and information, regardless of the medium. to those who already have made a

financial commitment to the Foundation, thank you!

Please feel free to contact me or Foundation Director george White if you have any questions

or concerns. together, we all can help make new Jersey brighter now – and for years to come.

sincerely,

Lucha malato nJnF President, 2007

co-Publisher, hudson Reporter associates

NJNFPrograms What we do:

New Jersey NewspAper FouNdAtioN (nJnF)

is the charitable arm of the new Jersey Press association.

created in 1962 to receive memorial contributions and

scholarship gifts from visionary donors, nJnF is blossoming

as an indispensable provider of programs serving new

Jersey students, aspiring journalists, scholastic and collegiate

newspapers, educators at all levels of learning, and the public

statewide. a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit, nJnF today presents

annually over $40,000 in scholarships and actively supports

programs advancing journalism

education and youth readership

throughout new Jersey. Foundation

programs for 2007 include:

iNterNships ANd scholArships

nJnF annually awards summer

internships and college scholarships

to select students attending new

Jersey colleges, and to new Jersey

residents attending other U.s.

colleges. in addition to a minimum

salary of $300 per week for eight

weeks of work in the newsroom

of a new Jersey daily or weekly

newspaper, each student receives

a $1,500 nJnF scholarship upon

successful completion of his or her

assignment.

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ScholarShip wiNNer:EmilyLaermer,thirdfromleft,issurroundedbyfamilyandwell-wishersatNJPA’sPressNightinApril,whereshereceivedtheNewJerseyHighSchoolStudentoftheYearawardandtheBernardKilgoreScholarship.

NJNFPrograms

NewspAper iN educAtioN ANd youth reAdership progrAm

our statewide committee of nie/YR professionals operates

numerous educational programs. Projects include presenting

and exhibiting at the annual n.J. education association teachers’

convention, creating curriculum guides for teachers using

newspapers in their classrooms, sponsoring a statewide student

essay contest and forming partnerships among newspapers,

colleges and school districts. nJnF assists newspapers with

providing workshops and other educational programs to

help teachers achieve advancement credits through the state

Department of education. the foundation receives corporate

and individual gifts and grants to help sponsor classroom

subscriptions and support nie programs at new Jersey

newspapers.

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promotiNg readerShip:MissNewJersey2006GeorgineDiMariajoinsNJNF’sNIE/YRCommitteeattheNewJerseyEducationAssociationConventioninAtlanticCityinNovember.WhileteacherslineupforMissDiMariatoautographtheircopiesoftheNIEpostershownatright,committeememberstalkwiththemabouttheadvantagesofusingnewspapersintheirclassrooms.

Beautiful advocate for NewSpaperS:GeorgineDiMaria,MissNewJersey2006,readsnewspapersavidly.TheMontclairStateUniversitystudentplanstoattendlawschoolandwantstospecializeingovernmentaffairsandlegislativeadvocacy.

Miss New Jersey 2006, Georgine DiMaria, knows that reading can make a difference in who you are and in what you become. Newspapers provide daily reading to

help you meet your goals, no matter how high the climb. As a Montclair University student majoring in music and pre-law, Miss New Jersey is using her knowledge to

champion the education of women and living with asthma. Photo by Richard Krauss, @richardkrauss.com.

READforLife...newspaper in educationSTATEWIDE COMMITTEE

HERALDNEWS

NEW JERSEY NEWSPAPER FOUNDATION

NJNFPrograms

BerNArd Kilgore memoriAl scholArship / N.J. high school JourNAlist oF the yeAr

gifts from family and friends of Bernard Kilgore, former

publisher of The Princeton Packet and The Wall Street Journal,

created this nJnF memorial scholarship – now $5,000 per year.

Presented annually by the garden state scholastic

Press association, it honors a student selected in a

statewide competition. the winner is then entered

in the national high school Journalist of the Year

program.

• richArd druKKer memoriAl scholArship

• this annual $2,000 scholarship is

awarded to a top journalism student at

montclair state University in memory of

Richard Drukker, the former publisher

of The Herald News, Passaic, and a

past-president of the new Jersey Press

association.

isAAc roth NewspAper cArrier scholArships two college scholarships valued at $2,000 each are awarded

annually to new Jersey youth and adult newspaper carriers and

the children of adult carriers.

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•emily laermer: winnerofthe2007BernardKilgoreMemorialScholarship

melanie richards

Nicole hartmann

2007RothScholarshipwinners

NJNFPrograms

New Jersey JourNAlism teAcher oF the yeAr

high school journalism teachers

and school newspaper advisers are

nominated for this annual award

recognizing an outstanding mentor

at the high school level. our

honoree automatically becomes

new Jersey’s entry in the Dow

Jones newspaper Fund’s national

Journalism teacher of the Year

award.

teAchers At NewspApers high school journalism teachers

and school newspaper advisers are

eligible to win a summer internship

at a new Jersey newspaper. the

four weeks of newsroom exposure

include reporting, writing and

editing — giving the teacher

increased experience in journalism,

and building enthusiasm for

newspapers to share with his or

her students.

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tom mchale: 2007winneroftheTeachersatNewspapersinternship

andrea mulshine:2007NewJerseyJournalismTeacheroftheYear

NJNFPrograms

collegiAte JourNAlism through its pro bono administration of the new Jersey

collegiate Press association, nJnF conducts the annual Better

college newspaper contest, organizes the awards luncheon,

administers the nJcPa website and publishes a news bulletin for

new Jersey colleges and universities.

• high school JourNAlism • nJnF supports the garden state scholastic

Press association by coordinating the judging

of its annual scholarship contest and by

donating plaques to recognize the state’s best

high school newspapers. new Jersey high

school Journalist of the Year, a gssPa program,

receives nJnF’s annual Bernard Kilgore

memorial scholarship to help launch the college

career of an aspiring journalism student.

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challeNgiNg YouNg JourNaliStS:AndreaMulshinedebatesapointwithastudentinherjournalismclassatCommunicationsHighSchoolinMonmouthCounty.SheistheNJNF’s2007JournalismTeacheroftheYear.

NJNFPrograms

JourNAlism diversity worKshop nJnF is a founding sponsor of and provides financial support

to the annual hugh n. Boyd Journalism Diversity Workshop,

an intensive two-week summer program held on a new Jersey

college campus. high school students

considering careers in journalism

learn from professionals working in

a broad spectrum of media. they

put their new skills and knowledge

to the test, producing their own

newspaper, The Mosaic. this

program also receives support

from several nJPa member

newspapers and the Dow Jones

newspaper Fund.

Looking Ahead:

NJNF’s expANded missioN includes an ambitious commitment:

advancing new Jerseyans’ understanding of the First amendment

and the pivotal role of a free press in our democratic society.

active partnerships with universities, colleges, corporations and

other foundations will bring exciting and innovative ways to

ensure the type of informed citizenry upon which a free society

depends; now and for future generations.

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practiciNg SkillS:StudentsattheJournalismDiversityWorkshopinterviewAlanaWyche,thirdfromleft,aresearchassistantatBlackEnterpriseMagazine,tolearnaboutherroleinthecompany.Thetwo-weekworkshophelpshighschoolstudentswhoareconsideringcareersinjournalismtolearnaboutthefield.Theyputtheirnewskillstoworkproducinganewspaperabouttheirexperiences.

NJNF Leadership2007 BoArd oF trustees

lucha malato,HudsonReporterAssociates–President

richard Bilotti,TheTimes,Trenton–VicePresident

Bruce tomlinson,NewJerseyHerald–Treasurer

John o’Brien,NewJerseyPressAssociation–Secretary

ronald czajkowski,NewJerseyHospitalAssociation

arthur hall,CapeMayCountyHeraldTimes

James B. kilgore,PacketPublications

walt t. lafferty,DailyRecord

James m. manser,TheCoastStar

elizabeth parker,RecorderCommunityNewspapers

richard vezza,Penn-JerseyAdvance,Inc.

FiNANce committee

Bruce tomlinson,NewJerseyHerald–Chairman

richard Bilotti,TheTimes,Trenton–ViceChairman

arthur hall,CapeMayCountyHeraldTimes

James B. kilgore,PacketPublications

walt t. lafferty,DailyRecord

lucha malato,HudsonReporterAssociates

John o’Brien,NewJerseyPressAssociation

george white,NewJerseyNewspaperFoundation

iNvestmeNt services

John amirante,WachoviaTrust

legAl couNsel

thomas J. cafferty,Scarinci&Hollenbeck

certiFied puBlic AccouNtANt

James decker,Withum,Smith&Brown

stAFF

george white,FoundationDirector

tom engleman,ProgramDirector

youth readershipscholarshipsfirst amendment education

NewspAper iN educAtioN / youth reAdership committee

Shirley Sasor,HunterdonCountyDemocrat—Chair

antonette Bomentre-walter,BurlingtonCountyTimes—ViceChair

cynthia forster,TheRecord,BergenCounty—PastChair

workiNg committee:TheNewspaperinEducation/YouthReadershipCommitteemembersenjoylunchmeetingstoexchangeideasandplansprogramsforNJNF.

Giving to the Futureour missioN • Inspiringyouthreadership • Providingscholarshipsandprofessionalinternships • Advancingstudentjournalism • Increasedunderstandingoftheimportanceofthefreepresstoourdemocracy

NJNFisa501(c)(3)charitableorganization.Tostrengthenandincreasetheeffectofourprograms,weneedhelpthroughyourcontinuingfinancialsupport.

ANNuAl giviNg •YourAnnualGiftisessentialtothegrowthanddevelopmentofourprograms.Plus,ahighlevelofparticipationbyNewJerseyPressAssociationmembersandtheiremployeesisessentialforobtaininggrantsthatwillfurtherourobjectives.Showyoubelieveinourmissionandsupportourprograms.

leAdership giFts •DeclarationofIndependence $10,000andhigher • U.S.Constitution $5,000to$9,999 • BillofRights $2,500to$4,999 • FirstAmendment $1,000to$2,499 • FreePress $500to$999 • RighttoKnow $100to$499 • BeaconofLight $99orless

speciAl giFts hoNoriNg NJpA’s 150th ANNiversAry •2007isauniqueopportunity!NJNFwelcomesspecialgiftsthisyearhonoringNewJerseyPressAssociation’s150thAnniversary.Todiscussyourgift,pleasecontactFoundationDirectorGeorgeWhiteat609-406-0600ext.30orgwhite@njnf.org.

memoriAls •Specialgiftstohonordeceasedfamilymembers,friendsorcolleagues.

hoNor triButes •Tohonorfamilymembers,friendsorcolleagues.

plANNed giviNg •Thoughtful,customizedgivingwhichprovidesvaluabletaxbenefitstothedonorand/orincomeforlife.Beforemakingasignificantgifttoanyorganization,donorsareencouragedtoconsultwithafinancialadvisororattorney.ForassistanceormoreinformationonhowyoucanhelpNJNFfulfillitsmissionwithaplannedgift,pleasecontactFoundationDirectorGeorgeWhiteat609-406-0600ext.30orgwhite@njnf.org.

doNor recogNitioN • CertificateofAppreciation • NJNFAnnualReportfor2007,tobepublishedinJanuary2008 • DonorWallinourconferenceroom • NJNFwebsite:www.njnf.org • InPrint,NJPA’smonthlynewspaper

New Jersey Newspaper Foundation values all gifts, regardless of the amount.

workiNg committee:TheNewspaperinEducation/YouthReadershipCommitteemembersenjoylunchmeetingstoexchangeideasandplansprogramsforNJNF.

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