Silver Star winner Tara Addeo

Tara Addeo The Record-Courier Tara Addeo has always been a winner. During her three years with The Record-Courier she has demonstrated a high level of leadership, determination and positivity. Tara heads ups the local F.E.A.T. (Families for Early Autism Treatment) organization along with running their yearly fundraiser. She is also …

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Tools for live reporting

Live coverage is the latest mobile and social trend to help journalists reach new audiences. Sports journalists can connect with fans via live, play-by-play broadcasts on internet radio. Reporters can enhance their storytelling on Facebook Live with a solid list of “best practices” and tools like Mevo and SnapChat’s My …

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Election coverage: Are you ready?

Michael Toeset, editor of GateHouse Media’s Briefing 2016 website, and Tim Schmitt of GateHouse Media’s Newsroom Development team will discuss coverage plans for election night, as well as some great digital tools you can use to provide readers with the best experience. Registration deadline: Monday, October 3 (Registrations submitted after …

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NAA is now News Media Alliance

The Newspaper Association of America today announced it has changed its name to News Media Alliance and launched a new website, www.newsmediaalliance.org. The announcement is the culmination of a larger strategic plan to highlight the news media industry’s evolution to multi-platform, digitally-savvy businesses and premium content providers. The organization’s new …

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Death of a muckraker

The death of muckraking San Francisco journalist Warren Hinckle brought back vivid memories of the hard-drinking gadfly’s appearance at the 1988 convention of the Nevada Press Association in Ely. “Knew him well,” wrote Warren Lerude, NPA Hall of Famer. “Once drove him and Bassett Bentley from Ely, Nevada, to Virginia …

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You know who covered Baton Rouge floods? Newspapers

By David Chavern Newspaper Association of America When Louisiana began flooding earlier this month, news coverage was split between the 2016 Rio Olympics and the upcoming presidential election. This was the worst natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy, and you barely saw it on TV or in magazines, or heard about …

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