The following is reprinted with permission from Grassroots Editor, a publication of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors, and was written for its annual Golden Quill awards for excellence in editorial writing. By Barry Smith When I was writing editorials, I kept in the back of my mind two …
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By Bart Pfankuch Writing a great news article takes thought, concentration and a basis of solid reporting. Some articles flow from the fingertips like a flood, gushing forth in a logical manner, flowing at a proper pace with clear meaning. Others require a struggle that can seem insurmountable. Either way, …
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By Layne Bruce Layne Bruce A move by the USPS to slow down mail service by cutting overtime and reducing sortation sure seems like a gambit by the Trump administration to impact voting by mail this fall. He practically said as much Aug. 13 on Fox Business. Democrats have proposed …
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by Peter W. Wagner With COVID-19 pressing many families to cancel distant summer vacations, it’s a good time to consider publishing one or more “StayCation” sections. Our Iowa Information team produced a four-week series of “StayCation” sections in 2011 when America’s high gas prices also kept families close to home. …
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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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by Peter W. Wagner When my wife, Connie, and I founded our first publication, The Golden Shopper, we were still in the first year of our marriage. It was October 3, 1962. Our little town of Sibley had less than 2,500 population and we only printed 3,000 copies each week. The …
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Called a “take back the night” movement, The Relevance Project is a coordinated promotion and marketing campaign by the Newspaper Association Managers (NAM), which includes the Nevada Press Association. It’s designed to reposition, rebrand and harness the collective reach of 9,600 newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada to create a …
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A bipartisan group of policymakers in the House of Representatives earlier this month introduced H.R. 7640, the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. The bill would provide a series of tax credits for news consumers, news organizations and local newspaper and broadcast advertisers, including the following: • A non-refundable tax credit for …
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Report for America announced recently that it has opened a new round of applications for news organizations interested in hosting emerging journalists for up to three years, beginning next June. RFA places talented reporters in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. The program recruits journalists and pays …
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The Nevada Press Association Board of Directors has decided to cancel this year’s annual convention, which was scheduled to be held in Pahrump on Sept. 26. “We can’t predict the future,” said NPA President Noah Cusick, president of niche publications for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “But we know it’s unlikely …
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