Convention

The annual convention of the Nevada Press Association is held each fall, usually near the end of September, at venues alternating between the northern and southern regions of the state.

It includes sessions and seminars for members, the annual membership meeting to take care of association business, and an awards banquet to honor winners of the Better Newspaper and Magazine contests, as well as induction of Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame members.

Shooting, editing video on your phone

Here’s the best tip I learned from David Guzman’s video seminar at the Nevada Press Association convention: Your Apple earpods, which came with the iPhone and have a built-in microphone on the right-hand wire, function as a microphone when you’re shooting video. It’s rather obvious, but I never thought about …

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John L. Smith inducted into Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame

For more than three decades, John L. Smith was a daily columnist for the state’s largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where he was considered a must read by R-J readers. Born and reared in Southern Nevada, John’s deep roots in the Silver State provided context that no other columnist could …

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2016 Better Newspaper Contest award winners

Here are the winners in the 2016 Better Newspaper Contest, which was judged by members of the Arizona Newspapers Association. The awards were presented during a banquet on Sept. 24 at the CasaBlanca in Mesquite. Jump to   Intermediate   Community   Urban Weeklies   Magazines (The winners are in …

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Convention, awards banquet in Mesquite

We’re excited for the annual convention and awards banquet this weekend  at the CasaBlanca in Mesquite. Plan to attend a Friday evening reception at the CasaBlanca. On Saturday, we will begin with the annual general membership meeting of the Nevada Press Association, followed by training sessions and workshops for members. …

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Our best convention of the year

For all his protestations, John Maher was a terrific emcee for the NPA awards banquet on Friday at the Nugget in Sparks. The Reno Gazette-Journal publisher kept things moving, got off a few jokes and wry comments, and pronounced most of the names right. Las Vegas Review-Journal Publisher Jason Taylor …

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