Michael Moore
The Keene (N.H.) Sentinel
John Baldasaro of Somerville, Mass., awaits arraignment in Keene District Court on May 29 on a variety of charges.
Other May selections


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The Filing Guide walks you through it.
NNE Photo of the Month

Member Choice: A Road Map

All English-language content from around the world is at your disposal every day, which means Member Choice offers something for news, sports, lifestyles, online desks, even the advertising department.

Breaking news is one thing, but what about those fixtures you depend on: Health Beat, Farm Scene, Today in History, On the Money, Wall Street, Real Estate Close-up, Books, Film Capsules, Jim Litke, Pro Picks, and on, and on?

Here's your road map, the new Member Choice Product Guide.

Benefits:
* The guide tells you when each fixture moves, with descriptions and slugs. A cinch to track down in AP Exchange.
* An accompanying spreadsheet allows you to sort the info several different ways.
* Using the slugs provided in the guide, you can use the AP Exchange search term "slug=Jim Litke," e.g., to turn up the column in seconds.

Member Choice Training

AP is offering weekly training sessions on key components of the Member Choice initiative.

TUESDAYS: AP Member Marketplace
Learn how to share your news with other papers in your state, your group or around the country.

Thirty-minute session on Tuesdays, 2 p.m.

WEDNESDAYS: AP WebFeeds and WebFeeds Manager
Learn how to work with AP's new online distribution platform to get the AP Exchange content you want most into your production system or onto your Web site.

One hour sessions on Wednesdays, 1 p.m.

THURSDAYS: AP Exchange
Join a School of Search session on how to become an expert in finding relevant news quickly in the browser.

Thirty-minute sessions on Thursdays at 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Web Dialogues are used, allowing participants to join both online and by telephone.
Go to:
www.webdialogs.com/join
Conference ID: 95552
Dial: 866-206-0240
Conference ID: 965385#.

Here's a handy search for the Special Editions package. Try it, then adapt it for other fixtures you need to keep tabs on.

NEAPNEA Web
Rules Revised


Thanks for the entries in the writing/photo/design contests, and thanks for your patience while we revised the Web contest rules

We've incorporated the Video and Multimedia contests that debuted in 2008 as part of the fall program. They're now part of the annual Web contest, which is otherwise unchanged.

The highlights:

* Deadline for entries is June 26.

* Over and Under 40k circulation brackets apply.

* Video and Multimedia work posted from June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009 eligible.

* Submissions, including slideshows, should be in Quick Time format on CD or DVD

* URLs to live projects OK, but have to be accessible to judges.
Photos = Revenue

Are you tapping the revenue potential of your photo archive? If not, perhaps the AP's sales force and our 50,000 non-member clients can get you started.

The AP's Photo Revenue Sharing Program offers exclusive or non-exclusive agreements that will get your photos into the marketplace. Call or email Larry Laughlin (603 224-3327) with questions not covered in this FAQ.

Regional contacts

 Larry Laughlin, chief of bureau, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
800-258-3484 (from outside NH)
800-559-3433 (within NH)
Kevin LeBoeuf, services & technology Manager, New England/Upstate New York
800-882-1408, for 24-hour tech support
Bob Feldman, regional TV executive,
410-653-5259
Kevin Dalton, regional radio executive
215-564-4929
Jeff Judkins, direct radio representative
202-736-9674