Newspaper industry

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 …

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 …

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 …

I live in Carson City, which is neither urban nor rural. It is more than a town and less than a city. We have most of the conveniences of an urban area, but not a lot of choices. We can, of course, drive 20 minutes north to Reno. Or four …

Elizabeth Thompson, editor of the Territorial Enterprise, addresses the crowd inside Adele’s during the launch party Thursday evening. MacAvoy Layne readies for his welcome as Mark Twain.  It’s always news when a newspaper launches, and the resurrection of the Territorial Enterprise has plenty of story lines. There’s the history itself, …

Reporters are among the last remnants of old-time newspapering that haven’t been replaced by technology yet. But they’re working on it. When we moved from typewriters to computers, it was a great thing for the newsroom. Not so good for the paste-up department, where pink slips were handed out. (At …

I’m the guy who tried to cancel Alley Oop. So when I read on Jim Romenesko’s blog about an 8-year-old boy who called an editor a ‘s—hole’ for canceling several of his favorite newspaper comics, I could relate. Alley Oop was created as a comic strip in 1932. When I …

I just want to add my condolences, on behalf of the Nevada Press Association, to the family of Ed Vogel, who worked alongside us here at the Press Center until his retirement and will be greatly missed. Much already has been written about Ed’s career, from the well-written obituary by …

Earlier this week, officials in Baltimore opened a 200-year-old time capsule buried in a cornerstone of the city’s Washington Monument. Rather unremarkable, except … Inside the time capsule were some hand-blown bottles, a plaque and four newspapers. The newspapers, it was said, were in ‘remarkably good shape.’ In other words, …

The sale of Stephens Media, owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, was one of those surprises that most saw coming. As leadership changed and strategies unfolded, it certainly looked like the company was positioning itself to be attractive to a buyer. New Media Investments has been buying or investing in …