by Richard Karpel The Nevada Legislature has passed the halfway mark and several bills we’ve been watching closely are still alive. There are a few stinkers in there but we’ll focus again this month on two public records bills that would help make Nevada a more transparent state. Senate Bill …

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By Peter Wagner Many of today’s print advertising salespeople aren’t selling. They’re not getting face-to-face with potential customers and they are not “telling their story.” Too many print advertising professionals are simply getting by, slowing losing their customer base, soliciting new and repeat advertising by email. You and I know …

By Richard Karpel In my short tenure with NPA, I haven’t heard any members complain about how government agencies implement the Open Meeting Law (Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 241). Moreover, I attended two meetings of the OML Task Force and found the government representatives who also attended the meetings to …

A First Amendment forum on April 23 in Reno will feature a discussion on the right to freely criticize public officials and figures. Here’s the announcement In a polarized nation, is the strong standard set by New York Times v. Sullivan irrelevant? Should we reconsider the First Amendment right to …

Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame member A.D. Hopkins was greeted by newspaper friends south and north as he signed his new book, “The Boys Who Woke Up Early,” at events in Las Vegas and Reno last month. The book is a fictional account of growing up at the end of …

Would you like to volunteer to serve on the Nevada Press Association’s board of directors? For the most part, board members represent regular members of the association — the newspapers qualified under Nevada statute to publish public notices. There is also one spot on the board to represent associate members, …

By Peter Wagner Have you noticed that all the really successful online retailers offer free delivery? Amazon sets the bar high with Amazon Prime two-day delivery of everything from A to Z. Their product inventory includes everything from a difficult-to-find book to necessary groceries for dinner that night. Target has purchased …

By Bart Pfankuch I think as journalists we can all agree that there is no such thing as an “over-sourced” story. Readers will never complain that a reporter talked to too many people, read too many reports or examined too many documents. A well-sourced article or feature story is easy …

By Peter Wagner Smaller ads sold mostly to locally-owned businesses are a part of a community paper’s DNA. There weren’t any supermarkets, department stores or automobile dealerships when the majority of midwestern newspapers began publishing at the turn of the last century.  I have a framed copy of the Jan. …