A long-running dispute between the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Sun over the terms of their joint operating agreement appears headed for the Nevada Supreme Court. A recent story by the Associated Press’s Ken Ritter notes that a ruling by a state court judge was the latest development in …
Read More »AG’s office provides training on Nevada’s open meeting, public records laws
In November, the Attorney General’s Office hosted a day of training for members of state boards and commissions subject to Nevada laws regulating their processes and conduct, including administrative rule making, state contracting and ethics in government. The training also featured modules on the responsibilities of official boards …
Read More »National organizations offer pro bono legal support for election coverage
Unfortunately, Nevada isn’t one of the five states selected last month by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) as a host site for an RCFP full-time pro bono lawyer as part of the Washington-based nonprofit’s Local Legal Initiative (LLI). (Read about the Nevada Press Association’s LLI …
Read More »NPA Member Spotlight: Bryan Horwath, Las Vegas Sun gaming reporter
Bryan Horwath, Las Vegas Sun gaming reporter by Kim Palchikoff How did you get into the business? I’ve been a gaming reporter at the Las Vegas Sun and Greenspun Media Group for a year. I started my career as a high-school sports reporter before later transitioning to the news side, …
Read More »Las Vegas Review-Journal announces redesigned news app
The Las Vegas Review-Journal has unveiled an updated mobile app that provides complete access to Nevada’s most-visited news website and largest newspaper. The app redesign, which was developed by the company’s IT department, navigates just like the reviewjournal.com mobile website and includes customizable news alerts, access to the Review-Journal’s social …
Read More »Press associations: Needed now more than ever
By Peter W. Wagner “By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall,” wrote Pennsylvanian activist John Dickinson in 1768. Those words held true for the American colonies then and hold true for our free and paid paper industry today. The newspaper and shopper business is often difficult today. One out-of-state …
Read More »Help judge Utah’s contest
Nevada Press members will be judging Utah Press Association contest entries in February, and we need volunteers to sign up now to help judge news, advertising, photo and design entries. All you need to do is shoot us an email at admin(at)nevadapress.com. We’ll contact you with the instructions. Judging will …
Read More »Sports writer inducted to NIAA hall of fame
A longtime sports writer and editor known for his meticulous coverage of athletic events in two states for nearly a half century has been selected for induction into this year’s Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association/One Nevada Credit Union’s Hall of Fame as a media contributor. Dave Price, who retired in 2018, …
Read More »NPA Member Spotlight: Anjeanette Damon, RGJ
Anjeanette Damon, reporter, RGJ, Beat: Government Watchdog By Kim Palchikoff How did you get into reporting? I made up my mind in middle school that I wanted to be a journalist. I worked on the high school newspaper and graduated with a journalism degree from UNR. I started at the …
Read More »Catalogs prove value of printed advertising
By Peter Wagner Every once in a while, someone asks me what I plan to do now that “newspapers are dead. ” But if print is dead, why are so many national companies still sending me their thick, slick, full-color catalogs?” Connie and I usually get at least two or …
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