By Jim Pumarlo I fondly characterize newsrooms as organized chaos. I witnessed that firsthand guiding staffs when resources were plentiful and community newspapers had captive audiences. Dynamics are even more frayed in today’s changing media landscape as editors grapple with diminished resources and increased constraints on news gathering. Editors and …
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By Jim Pumarlo It’s standard procedure at many newspapers to chronicle headlines in year-end editions. The continuing social and economic impact of COVID-19 is certain to capture a lion’s share of attention in most communities. Other noteworthy events can include the passing of key individuals; the success, or maybe failure, …
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By Jim Pumarlo Newspapers smartly are promoting their roles as government watchdogs to reinforce their strengths in the fractured media landscape. I join the chorus: Vibrant coverage of public affairs is at the foundation of vibrant communities. The theme was underscored in a couple of recent webinars. What do you …
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By Jim Pumarlo Many newsrooms, already strained by lean staffs, have seen resources exacerbated by the economic toll of the coronavirus. Circumstances have prompted editors and reporters to take shortcuts in gathering and publishing the everyday churn of news. Some of the practices have merit and can make for an …
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Elko Daily Free Press Advertising Director Nancy Streets was elected president of the Nevada Press Association at the organization’s Annual Meeting in Reno on Sept. 18. It will be Streets’ second tour of duty as NPA’s leader. She also served as the group’s president in 2007-08. “I’m honored to be …
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Here are the results of the 2021 Nevada Press Foundation Awards of Excellence, honoring the best in Nevada journalism, advertising, design and photography. The top link (“Awards Tabloid”) is a PDF of the 24-page tabloid featuring the complete results along with judges’ comments as well as photos and graphics from …
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UPDATE SEPT 3: – Registration rates will increase by $15 per registration after midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 7. In addition, we will not be able to refund canceled registrations after that date. The final deadline for registration is Sept. 14. UPDATE AUG 31: – Here’s an up-to-date Schedule of Events …
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By Bart Pfankuch Depending on where you live and work as a journalist, there are two basic levels of importance when it comes to coverage of the agriculture industry: “very important” or “extremely important.” How and where food is grown or raised, how it is processed and transported, what it …
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Hold the date! The Nevada Press Association’s Annual Convention and Awards Banquet will be held Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Depot Craft Brewery Distillery in downtown Reno. We’ll meet for beers at the Reno Gazette Journal the Friday afternoon before the convention and will join together in a Reno Pub Crawl later …
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On Thursday, May 13, the Nevada Press Association Board of Directors held a meeting via Zoom and approved three new publications as affiliate members of the organization. By the end of the day, only two of them were still publishing. After its membership application was approved, the Mesquite Citizen …
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