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NPA elects new leaders during Annual Meeting

The Nevada Press Association elected a new president and two new board members at its 2020 Annual Meeting, held Oct. 15 via videoconference. It was the first time in the history of the organization the meeting wasn’t conducted in person. As expected, Reno Gazette Journal Executive Editor Brian Duggan (pictured …

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Five inducted into Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame

Five journalists who collectively span three centuries and the 450 miles between Las Vegas and Reno-Tahoe, were inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame today. Nellie Mighels Davis, Don Digilio, Dennis Myers, Cory Farley and Thomas Mitchell are the latest journalists to join Silver State giants like Mark Twain, …

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Cory Farley

Cory Farley has been one of the luminaries of Northern Nevada journalism, appearing regularly in print since 1981. His easygoing, comfortable prose quickly established him as one of the Reno Evening Gazette’s top news feature writers, and his subsequent left-of-center column writing has made him one of the most-read writers …

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Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell has a lifelong record of outstanding journalism, distinguishing himself as both an editor and columnist. As the newsroom leader of Nevada’s largest newspaper for two decades, he also did as much as any other journalist in the history of the state to defend and expand public access to …

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Four news websites become full-fledged members of NPA

The NPA Board of Directors approved the membership applications of four news websites on Tuesday, marking the first time in its 96-year history the association has welcomed non-newspapers into the organization as full-fledged members. The membership applications of Nevada Current, The Nevada Independent, This is Reno and The Sierra Nevada …

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