By Jim Pumarlo Many newsrooms, already strained by lean staffs, have seen resources exacerbated by the economic toll of the coronavirus. Circumstances have prompted editors and reporters to take shortcuts in gathering and publishing the everyday churn of news. Some of the practices have merit and can make for an …

This is the next in a series of articles on nontraditional members of the Nevada Press Association. If Nevada Magazine has had a theme throughout its 85-year history, other than highlighting the state’s charms and oddities to help attract tourists, it has been evolution. Launched in 1936 by the state …

This is the next in a series on newer members of the Nevada Press Association since non-newspapers were granted full membership in 2019. Hugh Jackson, editor of the Nevada Current, has been around long enough to know a good lede when he reads it. “This is the most important thing …

By Jim Pumarlo Local names and faces are the lifeblood of community newspaper content. There’s no better way to spotlight your readers than through photos. After all, “a picture is worth a thousand words” – right? I rephrase. A picture can be worth a thousand words. The most interesting story …

This is the next in a series of stories on some of the diverse publications that have become members of the Nevada Press Association since non-newspapers were granted full membership in 2019. What do you do when your clients are ordered closed by the governor as a result of a …

This is the next in a series of profiles about news organizations that have been admitted into the Nevada Press Association since non-newspapers were granted full membership in 2019. The Sierra Nevada Ally isn’t trying to be all things to all people. Instead, its founders are working to make it …

By Bart Pfankuch Depending on where you live and work as a journalist, there are two basic levels of importance when it comes to coverage of the agriculture industry: “very important” or “extremely important.” How and where food is grown or raised, how it is processed and transported, what it …

Here is the first in a series of profiles about new members that have been admitted into the Nevada Press Association since non-newspapers were granted full membership rights in 2019. By Nevada Press Association This Is Reno is perhaps as good an example as any of how news organizations are …

By Ken Paulson The 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence knew what they were getting into. As we celebrate the 4th of July 245 years later with flags and fireworks, it’s easy to forget that these patriots risked death to give a new nation life. If you’ve never …

 By Peter W. Wagner One of the best bits of advice I received before starting The N’West Iowa REVIEW came from the editor of the newspaper where we would be printing the new paper. “You need to write a weekly column,” he told me. “You need to let your readers …