Convention

The annual convention of the Nevada Press Association is held each fall, usually near the end of September, at venues alternating between the northern and southern regions of the state.

It includes sessions and seminars for members, the annual membership meeting to take care of association business, and an awards banquet to honor winners of the Better Newspaper and Magazine contests, as well as induction of Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame members.

Six essential journalists honored at HOF Lunch

Last weekend in Las Vegas, five new members and one existing member of the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame were officially inducted into the group, which already includes two former Nevada governors, the first woman to report on the Nevada Legislature, Hank Greenspun and Mark Twain. The proceedings were emceed …

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German to be honored at Convention

The late Jeff German will be inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame at the Nevada Press Foundation Annual Convention next weekend. The Foundation’s Board of Trustees this week approved his early entry into the august group of Nevada journalists, which includes figures like Mark Twain, Nellie Mighels Davis, Hank …

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NPA names six as 2019 First Amendment Champions

The Nevada Press Association’s highest legislative priority in 2019 was improving government compliance with the state’s Public Records Act. The vessel for our aspirations was Senate Bill 287. The final version of SB 287 established penalties for local governments and state agencies that willfully violate the law; limited their use …

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