Members of the printing, publishing and paper-producing industries, which employ more than 600,000 workers, are announcing the formation of Stop Tariffs on Printers & Publishers (STOPP), a coalition to fight proposed countervailing duties and anti-dumping duties on imports of Canadian uncoated groundwood papers including newsprint and other papers. These preliminary …
Read More »Newsprint tariff will only hurt consumers
By David Chavern Every day at the News Media Alliance headquarters, a stack of newspapers arrives for myself and the staff. But with the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission currently considering tariffs on Canadian newsprint, those days of screen-free reading could be coming to an end. The …
Read More »Elko Daily gets a new publisher
Kevin Kampman is headed to Nevada from North Carolina to take over April 5 as publisher of the Elko Daily Free Press and its sister newspaper, the Times-News in Twin Falls, Idaho. “I’m anxious to see Elko because I’ve never seen a mining community like that,” he is quoted in …
Read More »Your chance to sponsor the best
Each year, the Nevada Press Association honors the best journalism, photos and advertising in the state. We champion First Amendment principles, and we shine a light on state and local government. If you would like to help NPA celebrate the most distinguished journalism awards program in Nevada, just call …
Read More »Health of daily newspapers compared to non-daily papers
By Kevin Slimp I’ve noticed a definite trend lately. It might be related to the increased number of industry activities I’m involved in these days, or perhaps it’s just be one of those things that can’t be explained. Whatever the reason, I’ve been getting a lot more email over the …
Read More »How individuals may enter the contest
We allow individuals to enter their own work in the annual Better Newspaper and Magazine contests, as long as it appeared in a member publication or web site during the contest year. Most of the time, the newspapers and magazines enter the work of their staff members or regular contributors. …
Read More »PERS records case argued before Supreme Court
At times on Wednesday in the Nevada Supreme Court, it sounded like three different cases were being argued. All were about the attempt by Nevada Policy Research Institute to obtain information from Nevada’s Public Employee Retirement System on its payments to retired state workers. This has been going on for …
Read More »Sunshine Week starts Sunday
Sunshine Week, which runs March 11-17, is the annual event by the American Society of Newspaper Editors and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. They provide materials for Nevada Press Association members to use during the week, including cartoons, columns and logos, as well as ideas for story …
Read More »Frequently asked questions about annual contest
Who judges the contest? Each year, Nevada trades with a press association from another state. We judge their contest entries; they judge ours. So the judges are volunteers from newspapers — editors, ad managers, reporters, photographers, designers, etc., who are professionals with expertise and experience. They’re also looking at the …
Read More »Social media is neither social nor media, people are learning.
By Peter Wagner Many community newspapers are reporting that numerous business owners are saying “I don’t need to buy newspaper advertising. I promote my business for free on social media.” If pressed, most will tell you they use Facebook to reach their needed buyers. But social media is really not …
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