By Kevin Slimp I’ve been noticing a couple of patterns lately, and I wonder if you have been, too. More for fun than anything, and to keep up with as much as possible in the newspaper business, I created stateofnewspapers.com a few months back. A quick check at the unique …
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Newsprint tariff will only hurt consumers
By David Chavern Every day at the News Media Alliance headquarters, a stack of newspapers arrives for myself and the staff. But with the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission currently considering tariffs on Canadian newsprint, those days of screen-free reading could be coming to an end. The …
Read More »Newsprint tariffs could wreak financial havoc
A paper mill in Washington state won a ruling today from the U. S. Department of Commerce that will lead to antidumping duties on paper imported from Canada, increasing the cost to newspapers in the United States. Here’s the story from The Daily News in Longview, Wash., where the mill …
Read More »‘Courage, tenacity and integrity’
Cullen family of Iowa’s twice-weekly Storm Lake Times wins Tom and Pat Gish Award for courage, tenacity and integrity in rural journalism A Northwest Iowa family that has demonstrated courage, tenacity and integrity in the face of competition and powerful, entrenched local interests is the winner of the 2017 Tom …
Read More »New management seminar scheduled
What You Need to Know About Overtime and Independent Contractor Laws and Regulations Friday, October 16 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT Do you find yourself scratching your head when it comes to labor laws and regulations for independent contractors? Join Michael Zinser for this informative webinar to gain a better understanding of …
Read More »Slow down there, Labor Department
National Newspaper Association Urges US Department of Labor to Slow Down on Overtime Rule Hikes The National Newspaper Association today called on the US Department of Labor (DOL) to scale back its aggressive push to raise salary thresholds for exempt workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. DOL has …
Read More »‘Yellow journalism’ in Nevada?
On Tuesday’s episode of Nevada Newsmakers, former university regent Howard Rosenberg was asked about recent criticism of Chancellor Dan Klaich. After a few comments in defense of the university chancellor, who has been under fire recently, Rosenberg turned to what he sees as the problem. “What really bothers me is …
Read More »Reddit, Gawker discover world of publishing
Hey, Reddit and Gawker, welcome to the world of publishing. The two sites recently had high-profile changes at the top as a result of old-fashioned disagreements over just how far they should push the envelope. Reddit’s management team started cleaning up some of the worst dregs of its subreddits, the …
Read More »News as a byproduct of social media
With the vast and unprecedented power of the internet to share news comes vast and unprecedented power also to shape the news people actually see. In this thoughtful piece for the Columbia Journalism Review, Trevor Timm explores the relationship between a major newspaper like the New York Times and social …
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