Here’s a list of top awards in the 2013 Nevada Press Association “Better Newspaper Contest,” announced at the association’s annual convention in Elko: General Excellence: First Place: Class I (urban daily newspapers with circulation of 15,000 or more) – Las Vegas Review-Journal. Judges’ comments: “‘Comprehensive’ would be an understatement. LVRJ …
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Intermediate, Community Outstanding Journalist Steve Ranson, Lahontan Valley News The category is journalist of the year, not reporter of the year, and the first-place nod goes to a community journalist who filled both roles with excellence this year. The response to the train wreck, especially, showed first-rate reporting as well …
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Story of the Year Marshall Allen, Alex Richards, Staff, Las Vegas Sun “Do No Harm: Hospital Care in Las Vegas” “Hands down the top entry in this category. True public service journalism that got results. Putting names and faces with the data made this highly readable and gave it …
Read More »Outstanding Journalist Urban newspapers (classes 1 and 4) 1. Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal “If the highest aspirations of a journalist include telling the truth, being believed and thereby eliciting some form of change for the better, then Martha Bellisle is more than worthy of those aspirations. Her reportage into various …
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Story of the Year “AFFORDABLE HOUSING STORIES” Robert Stern, Tahoe Daily Tribune ”Stories were well-crafted. It was compelling from the first paragraph. The (series) was timely and dealt with a pressing issue.” Editorial of the Year “DON’T APOLOGIZE FOR FREE SPEECH” Steve Falcone, Reno Gazette-Journal “Well-balanced, easily followed editorial. The …
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Story of the Year “PREVAILING WAGE SERIES” A.D. Hopkins, Las Vegas Review Journal “Effected major reform in state’s second largest industry affecting thousands of people and saving taxpayers thousands. Big impact because of it.” Editorial of the Year Photo of the Year “RESPITE CARE” Debra Reid, Sparks Tribune “Emotional moment …
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By Jim Stasiowski It was a very busy day, and I really had no time to talk to a politician’s aide, but my boss said let’s be polite and give him a few minutes. So three of us – my boss, a colleague and I – listened as the smiling …
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Introduction This book is not primarily designed as a reference for lawyers. It is intended to give you, the reporter and editor, a quick and dirty explanation of how the legal system works, how to deal with it, and what to do when it doesn’t foster press freedom. It is …
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2A: Open Records 2A1: Nevada’s Open Records Law Nevada’s Open Records Law is found in Chapter 239 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Extensive revisions were submitted to the 1993 Legislature based on hearings before an interim subcommittee. The revisions were designed to provide more certainty regarding record definitions, to create …
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By Kevin Slimp Back in February, I spoke on the topic of Customer Service at the Ohio Newspaper Association Winter Convention. Shortly after, I received an email asking if I would lead a webinar in late summer or early fall for all the staffs of member papers of ONA, covering …
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