Showing posts with label Associated Press. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Associated Press. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

CEO Junck joins 2 newspaper boards

Lee Enterprises CEO Mary Junck was appointed to the board of directors of the Newspaper Association of America,, and has been re-elected to the board of the Associated Press.

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Junck up for re-election on AP board of directors

The Associated Press has mailed proxy ballots to its members. Members can vote yes or no on a preferred slate of board of director candidates, which includes:
  • Michael Golden, New York Times
  • R. Jack Fishman, Lakeway Publishers
  • Mary Junck, Lee Enterprises
  • Steven Newhouse, Advance Publications
  • Charles Pittman, Schurz Communications
  • Katharine Weymouth, Washington Post
I'm not sure what happens if the majority of votes are against this group, which, given the set-up, is unlikely.

The AP board has 18 directors, elected in staggered groups of six each year. Directors are elected to three-year terms are can serve up to nine years. Junck is a current board member