Tell the truth, and don’t be afraid. For anybody who has worked at a newspaper, the reasons behind Thursday’s shooting at The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md., likely brought to mind at least one nasty phone call or angry confrontation. It happens. Somebody didn’t like something printed in the paper. …
Read More »Help needed to stop tariffs
On July 17, the International Trade Commission will hear testimony on the preliminary tariffs on Canadian groundwood paper, from which newsprint is produced. The News Media Alliance has asked members of Congress to testify or submit comments for this hearing, and describe the impact of these tariffs on their local …
Read More »Community newspapers that do things right
By Kevin Slimp Over the past week or so, I received an email from a publisher asking if I could send examples of community newspapers who are doing things right. His plan was to contact these publishers to learn if he could benefit from their experiences. I told him I …
Read More »Scott is headed for Alabama Media
Nevada Press Association board member Kelly Scott is leaving her post as executive editor of the Reno Gazette Journal for a new job as vice president of content at Alabama Media Group. Here’s the announcement today. Scott was president of the NPA board in 2016-17 and has served on the …
Read More »One v. Many
The best politician I heard this year
By Kevin Slimp Disclosure: I have neither voted for, nor endorsed, any political candidate mentioned in this column. Spring has come to an end. I could have come up with that brilliant assumption from the sounds of the birds as I walked my neighborhood this morning, or the noticeable decrease …
Read More »Ethics case turns into open-meeting ruling
By Barry Smith The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a strict reading of the state’s open-meeting law in a case that began with wildlife traps set by a Nevada state legislator five years ago and transformed into an ethics complaint. It all began when Assemblyman Ira Hansen, a plumber, outdoorsman, …
Read More »Northern Nevada weekly goes monthly
The Northern Nevada Business Weekly has gone monthly, which means it also needed a new name. It’s now Northern Nevada Business View. Publisher Ben Rogers announced the new name on Monday. “Despite the change to a new monthly format for our print edition, we will continue to produce our daily …
Read More »The Truth: It’s what we do
Elon Musk has a great idea for rating the credibility of the media. But it’s not a new idea. In fact, it’s the foundation of the First Amendment. Perhaps you’ve read about his tweet (above). Journalists love to discuss this stuff. It’s what we do. Obviously he recognizes this. He …
Read More »Open meeting law violations — the best and worst
by Barry Smith In one case, a city council paused its meeting for a three-minute recess and huddled in private before the mayor announced, “We’ve got this figured out.” In another, the board’s policy on public comments advised its members “not to respond to even the most ridiculous statements.” And …
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