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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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Not many names of Nevada journalists come up on the national radar more often than Frank McCulloch, the Fernley native and University of Nevada, Reno standout who became a war correspondent and led some of the most notable news operations on the West Coast. Read Warren Lerude’s obituary of McCulloch, …

By Peter Wagner What could you get for your newspaper or shopper if you decided to sell it in today’s market? Publishers could expect to retire comfortably on the proceeds from selling their family publishing company 10 years or more ago.  But that’s all changed. I learned recently of a …

Bill would suspend newsprint tariffs while government studies effects ARLINGTON, Va. – Today, in an effort to protect printers and publishers from unwarranted tariffs, senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced S. 2385, the “Protecting Rational Incentives in Newsprint Trade Act of 2018,” or “PRINT Act.” Senators Roy …

By Tonda F. Rush NNA Director of Public Policy WASHINGTON, D.C. — July 17 will be the critical date for the Stop Tariffs on Printers and Publishers Coalition, as it tries to roll back tariffs imposed upon Canadian newsprint shipments into the U.S. That is the date when the International …

By Bart Pfankuch Among all the changes in the news industry, perhaps the most impactful for writers is the dramatic expansion of outlets to obtain information. The grand old print paper and hard-copy magazines are still clinging to life, but now there is Facebook, MSN and Yahoo, blogs and Twitter …

NFOIC requests Google disable Gmail ‘self-destructing’ feature for government communiqués New feature undermines open government and records retention laws The National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) has contacted Google about Gmail’s new “self-destructing” email feature. The feature could allow government employees to delete public records subject to federal, and state …