Las Vegas Review-Journal Editor Mike Hengel told staff members Tuesday evening he has accepted a buyout and is leaving the paper, the latest twist in the ongoing story of the newspaper’s sale. The brief story on Hengel’s resignation in today’s edition was accompanied by an announcement from the new owners …
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While the dust begins to settle over the purchase of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the best inside-the-newsroom story I’ve seen comes from Michael Calderone at HuffPost Media with his ‘How they did it’ story. It shows the pure journalism ethic of Review-Journal reporters and editors who put their heads down …
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If you’re coming to Carson City to cover the special session, bring boots, coat and your badge from the 2015 regular session. Anyone who was accredited as a reporter or photographer for the 2015 regular session can use the same badge for the special session, which is scheduled to begin …
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It’s now something of a journalism parlor game: Who owns the Las Vegas Review-Journal? Weighing in have been: The New York Times, in a story headlined “Reporters in Las Vegas Try to Crack Case of Who Owns Their Newspaper” The Los Angeles Times, with “Who bought the Las Vegas Review-Journal? …
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I can’t tell if this is a good sign or bad sign for Nevada’s largest newspaper. It’s been just eight months since New Media Investment Group purchased the Las Vegas Review-Journal from Stephens Media for $102 million and put Gatehouse Media in charge of operations. Now, in a surprise announcement …
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The Las Vegas Review-Journal on Tuesday announced its own public records database site, called For the Record. “The Review-Journal has always fought for your right to attend government meetings, witness public business, know what your government is doing and see how it’s spending your money,” it noted in an editorial. …
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Carson City-based Swift Communications, already known for its papers in Vail, Aspen and Lake Tahoe, has added Park City to the fold. Here’s the announcement to employees from CEO Bill Toler: “I am thrilled to announce Swift Communications has acquired 135-year-old The Park Record, located in the world-class resort community …
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By Jim Stasiowski As I sit here writing this, I wonder what other people are doing, on Thanksgiving Eve. You … you noticed, didn’t you? That time element at the end is ambiguous. What does it mean? And is that comma necessary? Depends. Am I “writing this … on Thanksgiving …
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We were saddened to hear of the death of Bill Roberts, a former NPA president and longtime journalist whose knowledge will be sorely missed. A full obituary may be found in the Pahrump Valley Times. He was 64. Services are scheduled for Sunday afternoon in Tonopah. Bill was president of …
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Check out the first installment of Media Life’s new series “Reinventing the American Newspaper.” “This series is based on several notions held by Media Life’s editors from years of covering newspapers,” according to the introduction. “The series will explore and test these notions over the coming months, and they are …
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