Rallies, campaign events, protests—they are all part of the election beat, and they are also potential flashpoints for the journalists covering them. During elections, journalists are at increased risk of attack, arrest, and physical or digital harassment, the Committee to Protect Journalists has found. Ahead of the U.S. presidential election …
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The Reynolds Journalism Institute is looking for people who have journalism challenges they want to tackle and have a project idea that could benefit not only themselves and their organization, but the industry. RJI Fellowship projects typically devise new strategies or models for solving a problem, build new tools, …
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It was a very good year for public notice in the U.S. The newspaper business has had a tough year but not because of public notice. Public Notice Resource Center tracked about 360 distinct public-notice-related bills introduced in 2019, including 80 that passed and were signed into law. …
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After nearly 40 years in its building on Kuenzli Street, the Reno Gazette Journal is moving its news and advertising operations to downtown Reno. The newspaper has signed a lease for 5,200 square feet of office space on the second floor of the Palladio building on First and Sierra streets. …
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The Nevada Supreme Court has applied the state’s shield law to journalists who work for online-only news outlets in the case of a Virginia City blogger who was sued for libel by a county commissioner and brothel owner. “Just because a newspaper can exist online, it does not mean it …
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The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) recently received a grant from the Knight Foundation to hire lawyers to provide pro bono legal support for journalists in up to five jurisdictions. The goal of the Washington-based nonprofit’s Local Legal Initiative is “to help local journalists and news organizations …
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Steve Ranson, retired editor, contributing writer, Lahontan Valley News by Kim Palchikoff How did you get into the media business? I became interested in journalism when I was a teenager in the late 1960s. In high school, I was a disc jockey, newscaster and radio play-by-play sportscaster for KBET Radio …
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Nevada will be among the states to benefit from The Associated Press’s collaboration with Report for America to add 14 statehouse reporters, providing local newsrooms with essential accountability journalism and state government coverage. Report for America, an initiative of The GroundTruth Project, will help fund the 18-month positions and recruit …
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By Peter W. Wagner There’s times when producing a community paper can seem like being in a circus. One moment you are the acrobat balancing your way across a high wire and the next you’re the featured clown. I learned, while attending seminars in Massachusetts recently, that the small tent …
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Now an emeritus faculty member, Professor Bob Felten taught and mentored students in the Reynolds School of Journalism for nearly 30 years. He served on the boards of the American Marketing Association and the American Advertising Federation, advocating for progress within the industry and acting as a bridge between these …
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