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Today marks the release of the first set of 2023 Nevada Press Foundation BNC Award Winners. We will be releasing a portion of the winners each day this week (9/18/23 through 9/22/23) on this website and the on the Nevada Press Association X account (formerly known as Twitter). Tune in …
Read More »Take steps now to report on 2024 budgets
By Jim Pumarlo We’re more than halfway into 2023, and many local governments are well involved in exploring 2024 budgets. Are your newsrooms aware of the process? Are you keeping readers abreast of the dynamics? It’s not too early to brainstorm ideas for timely and meaningful coverage. Shaping and adopting …
Read More »Are your news, ad departments on same page?
By Jim Pumarlo Editors often raise red flags – or at least hesitate – at requests for business news, and often for good reason. A store seeks a story for its grand opening – three months after the doors have opened. A request for a restaurant review, though maybe a …
Read More »Take inventory of your newsmakers
By Jim Pumarlo Here’s a periodic action item for every newspaper: The exercise can be quite revealing in evaluating how you are connecting with various audiences. It is even more important in today’s fractured media landscape and as everyday interaction can still be challenging in the aftermath of the pandemic. …
Read More »Resolve to be accessible, stay relevant
By Jim Pumarlo Surviving in today’s fractured media landscape depends on your ability to identify, collect and deliver the relevant community news. That job becomes more challenging if readers become frustrated in their attempts to connect with reporters. The normal channels of communication took a serious hit during COVID-19 as …
Read More »Robust public affairs coverage requires more than recording meetings
By Jim Pumarlo My formula for shaping newspaper content is straightforward: Present a blend of stories that people like to read and stories they should read. Under the “should read” category, consider me an advocate of vibrant coverage of local government. Another basic element to writing any story, whether hard …
Read More »2023 Call for Entries
Call for Entries for the Nevada Press Foundation Awards of Excellence is now open. Click HERE for rules, how to enter, and changes to this year’s competition.
Read More »Six essential journalists honored at HOF Lunch
Last weekend in Las Vegas, five new members and one existing member of the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame were officially inducted into the group, which already includes two former Nevada governors, the first woman to report on the Nevada Legislature, Hank Greenspun and Mark Twain. The proceedings were emceed …
Read More »Keep eye out for 11th-hour election volleys
By Jim Pumarlo Election Day is only weeks away. The hyper partisanship of races at all levels – from local to state to federal – demands that editors pay extra attention to press releases and letters to the editor. The editing and delete buttons on your keyboard are likely to …
Read More »German to be honored at Convention
The late Jeff German will be inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame at the Nevada Press Foundation Annual Convention next weekend. The Foundation’s Board of Trustees this week approved his early entry into the august group of Nevada journalists, which includes figures like Mark Twain, Nellie Mighels Davis, Hank …
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