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Kevin Slimp is a favorite speaker and trainer in the publishing world. He can be reached at kevin@kevinslimp.com.

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End is Near ...Or Is It?

 End is Near ...Or Is It?
Is Syaracuse a newspaper graveyard?

Is The Times-Picayune On It's Last Leg?

I'll bet you can guess the answers to these questions. And while we're at it, let's make those photos look better.

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60 Misses, er Minutes, Pronounces Death of Newspapers

 60 Misses, er Minutes, Pronounces Death of Newspapers

I’m listening to this interview for the fourth time as I write. And for the life of me, I still haven’t heard him answer the question. He gave what sounded to me like a “packaged” response, the kind I might have written years ago.

It reminded me so much of my son, when I asked where his iPod was, knowing full well it had been lost. He told me all about the possible places an iPod could be, without coming out and telling me he’d lost it a few days earlier.

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BREAKING NEWS! Print is KING for the next 10,000 years, MINIMUM!

BREAKING NEWS! Print is KING for the next 10,000 years, MINIMUM!
I wonder how many groups are going to get mad at me over this one. Here goes. OK, this headline appeared in my email yesterday from News & Tech, a highly respected newspaper industry publication:

Digital circ for U.S. papers soars

Soars. Hmm.

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Even more new tools in Adobe Creative Suite 6

Even more new tools in Adobe Creative Suite 6
In August & September, I spent over 50 hours learning all the ins and outs of the various applications that make up Adobe Creative Suite 6. Yes, it was a lot of late nights. The good side was that I learned the ins and outs of these new versions.

Here are even more new tools in Create Suite 6.

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Kevin Answers Questions From Readers

Kevin Answers Questions From Readers
It’s been a while since I’ve answered questions from my inbox. Let’s take a look and see what’s on the mind of readers this month:

From Sherry in Tennessee

Is there a way to convert RGB to CMYK in a PDF file without having to open each pic individually in Photoshop?

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No need to thank me. But 23 of the largest weekly papers in America are still in business today

No need to thank me. But 23 of the largest weekly papers in America are still in business today
Definition: Underwriter

"One who assumes financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure. To insure against losses."

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Why JCPenney and Newhouse have a lot in common

Why JCPenney and Newhouse have a lot in common
As a speaker, teacher and consultant, the idea of trying to say something that will be helpful and valuable to different types of audiences, even though they’re all related to the newspaper industry, can be very daunting.

In the constantly evolving world of communication, of which we are a major player, we are bombarded daily with the idea that we’re missing something. There must be some golden key out there which will unlock the door to future success. Without that key, we fear, we are doomed to failure.

JCPenney thought they’d found that key a year ago when they hired former Apple exec Ron Johnson as their CEO.

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Adobe Creative Suite 6: My Favorite Features

Adobe Creative Suite 6: My Favorite Features
Adobe recently released version 6 of the Creative Suite. I wrote about a few of the new tools in InDesign a while back. But what about the other CS applications that we use?

OK, here it is, in no particular order. My favorite new features in Adobe Creative Suite 6. We’ll stick with the applications most used by those of us in the trenches.

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Do as I say. Not as I do. More backup fun.

Do as I say. Not as I do. More backup fun.
It is with much chagrin (I’ve been waiting almost 20 years for an opportunity to use “chagrin” in a column) that I admit that this doctor is his own worst patient.

That’s right. On July 2, two days before my country’s Independence celebration, my five year old iMac began to crawl.

Here's what happened next ...

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Kevin Reviews InDesign CS6

Kevin Reviews InDesign CS6
It was with much fanfare that Adobe released the sixth version of Creative Suite.

With new versions of InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and more, newspaper designers and publishers are asking, “Is it time to upgrade?”

Now it's time to read what Kevin has to say.

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Slimp rebuts story on 60 Minutes

Slimp rebuts story on 60 Minutes
So last night I was having dinner with a friend when I got a text that read, “Are you watching 60 Minutes?”

“No,” was my immediate response.

“They’re saying the newspaper industry is dead. I thought you’d want to know.”

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Who'd have thunk it? Optimism creeps back into newspaper industry.

Who'd have thunk it? Optimism creeps back into newspaper industry.
It’s been an interesting few weeks. In five out of six cities, chairs had to be added to the rooms to accommodate attendees.

In New York, I received spontaneous applause when I told the audience to “quit running their newspapers as if all their business is coming from mobile” when most of their profits are coming from print.

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