By Peter W. Wagner The “good old days,” when the hometown newspaper was often the only game in town, are gone forever. New digital platforms are arriving, and sometimes disappearing, quicker than an editor can shout “stop the press.” But digital competition isn’t just upsetting the newspaper and shopper industry. …
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Life in the United States changed on one Sunday in December 1941. At 2:31 p.m. Eastern time on CBS Radio, newscaster John Daly interrupted programming to announce a catastrophic attack near Oahu. “We interrupt this program to bring you this special announcement. The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, by …
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by Bart Pfankuch With a few simple questions, and just a little extra effort, reporters and editors can quickly improve the quality and value of their work and raise the profile and credibility of their news organization. And if done correctly, and regularly, this new method of reporting stories can …
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With so many of Main Street’s retail stores closing — and the loss of their weekly retail ads — newspapers and shoppers need to find new ways to promote and sell advertising. One way is to produce profitable, multi-market special sections that attract the attention of a wide band of …
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The Nevada Press Association Board of Directors voted unanimously last week to hold the 2021 convention in Reno. The annual event was last held in Reno in 2007. “We’re looking forward to hosting the next Nevada Press Association convention in the Biggest Little City next year — assuming we’re able …
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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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by Trudy Lieberman, Community Health News Service Steve Schneider owns a digital marketing agency in Indiana where he insures six people on the company’s health insurance plan – two employees and their dependents – for about $37,000 a year. He says it’s an “ultra-high” deductible plan that requires each family …
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Here are the results of the 2020 Nevada Press Foundation Awards of Excellence, honoring the best in Nevada journalism, advertising, design and photography. The top link (“Awards Tabloid”) is a PDF of the 24-page tabloid featuring the complete results along with judges’ comments as well as photos and graphics from …
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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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A photo by RGJ staffer Jason Bean of a protest in Minden caught national attention — in some cases, for the wrong reasons. But Jenny Kane’s follow-up story shows why reporting, context and local knowledge — the standard stuff of journalism — remain the keystones for information in chaotic times. …
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