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By Jim Stasiowski Today (meaning whatever day you’re reading this) marks the end of my career in newspapers. I actually retired in 2016, leaving the job of city editor of the Rapid City Journal. I have continued this monthly column, but today’s (see above) is my last. After 26 years …

by Peter Wagner I admit I get confused when the conversation turns to the loss of “classified” advertising. Are we talking about those small 30- to 50-word reader ads, or the more serious classified display? If the discussion is how to resurrect the small reader ads — advertising an apartment …

That’s not how journalism works. When the Washington Post exposed the attempt by a woman to infiltrate the social circles of journalists in an attempt to discredit them and their publications, it also revealed the chasm between how reporters do their jobs and how much of the public thinks journalism …

By Barry Smith Much has been written about the colorful and controversial character named Christopher (Kit) Carson — studious biographies, every history book about the West, plenty of newspaper articles and whole series of lurid dime novels. But the first time his name appeared in print was a public notice. …

By Jim Stasiowski Maybe I was just in the right mood for a metaphor, or maybe the girl on the swing was just a girl on a swing. But she bolstered my faith in the resurgence of newspapers. On a chilly Saturday morning, as my wife, Sharon, and I walked …

By Kevin Slimp I remember the first time I spoke in Chattanooga, Tenn. It was 1994 and I had just developed a new way to create and transmit newspaper ads. Preparing to speak from the stage at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel, I looked over the audience of 150 or so publishers …

By Al Cross A year ago this month, Donald J. Trump surprised most of the world and probably himself by winning the presidential election. He couldn’t have done it without rural America. The numbers in the exit polls were clear. Trump won 62 percent of the rural vote, more than …

We dropped in at Sundance Books in Reno on Tuesday to listen to a conversation between authors and journalists Sally Denton and John Smith, a precursor to her speech that night as part of the Nevada Humanities Laxalt Distinguished Writers Program. I was sorry to miss the speech itself, where …

By Peter Wagner There are times when It seems that every local business is turning to the internet in the belief it is free and the only way to connect with younger Americans. It is a movement, say so-called experts, that will bring an end to the newspaper industry. But …

Listen in for the Nevada Press podcast, where Barry Smith talks — briefly, thank goodness — about stories from the newspapers around the state and issues involving journalism and media. Available now on TuneIn, which means you can request it by asking Alexa on your Amazon devices. You can subscribe …