As is often the case, it didn’t take long for a judge to recognize the value in opening some previously sealed state records in the case of two inmates shot by a prison guard. According to the story by Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Sandra Chereb, U.S. District Judge Andrew P. …
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The Medford Mail Tribune’s recent participation in GateHouse’s Better Journalism Project revealed several best practices for consistently creating enterprise news, as well as developing a highly visible campaign for readers. In this session, learn how to plan for, execute and promote enterprise journalism on a weekly basis. Registration deadline: Monday, …
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By David Chavern President and CEO, NAA In June, the Department of Labor proposed increasing the salaries test used to determine if an employee is eligible for overtime from the current threshold of $23,660 to $50,440 annually. This means that employees – such as managers, supervisors and other professionals who …
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Reno News & Review editor D. Brian Burghart has stepped down to devote full time to a project, Fatal Encounters, that has generated national attention in recent years. The site is a national database of police killings and was started when nothing like it existed. Fatal Encounters gained considerable traction …
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As the Nevada Press Association is located in the Rinckel Mansion, a half-block away from the construction zone on Carson Street, we have a keen interest in the project going on now and continuing to Nevada Day. (Well, before Nevada Day. They promise to have it done by then.) Take …
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I came across this cheat sheet I used for years as a story-planning guide, so I thought I’d update it. Below is a .pdf to download. I know I stole it from some workshop I attended years ago, so I’m sorry I’ve forgotten to whom it should be attributed. And …
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The 2016 convention and awards banquet of the Nevada Press Association will be Sept. 23-24 at the CasaBlanca in Mesquite. We’ll get more details to you as the date draws closer. NPA last met at the CasaBlanca in 2008. I’m pretty sure a good time was had by all. I …
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Congratulations to Gary Cook, an NPA board member who has moved to the Sparks Tribune from the Ely Times, and to Rob Galloway, who has taken over at the Tahoe Daily Tribune after working for the Reno Gazette-Journal. In Sparks, Cook replaces Kent Lauer, former executive director of NPA. Cook …
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Thanks to the Reno Gazette-Journal for adding to the chorus of those who believe the Nevada Legislature, through its lawyers, went too far in sealing itself off from public scrutiny. The best part of the RGJ’s editorial is the slideshow of 14 examples of public records that “made Reno better …
Read More »We were very sorry to hear of the death of Tom Gardner, longtime Associated Press reporter in Reno, who had been living at a long-term care facility in Yerington in recent months after a years-long battle with cancer. No services are planned. Here’s a link to a short obituary in …
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