Wabuska Mangler

The Wabuska Mangler was the name given to a mythical newspaper in 1889 by Sam Davis, then the editor of the Nevada Appeal. Wabuska is a small community in Lyon County east of Carson City.

Judge gives broad definition to Nevada shield law

A recent ruling by a Clark County district judge has bolstered Nevada’s already-strong shield law. As explained in this story by Sandra Chereb for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the shield was extended to a documentary filmmaker who had interviewed a witness in a criminal trial. Lawyers for Robert Sharpe III, …

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Creating focus on enterprise news

The Medford Mail Tribune’s recent participation in GateHouse’s Better Journalism Project revealed several best practices for consistently creating enterprise news, as well as developing a highly visible campaign for readers. In this session, learn how to plan for, execute and promote enterprise journalism on a weekly basis. Registration deadline: Monday, …

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Overtime rules would harm employees unintentionally

Department of Labor

By David Chavern President and CEO, NAA In June, the Department of Labor proposed increasing the salaries test used to determine if an employee is eligible for overtime from the current threshold of $23,660 to $50,440 annually. This means that employees – such as managers, supervisors and other professionals who …

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Reno editor working on Fatal Encounters project

fatal encounters

Reno News & Review editor D. Brian Burghart has stepped down to devote full time to a project, Fatal Encounters, that has generated national attention in recent years. The site is a national database of police killings and was started when nothing like it existed. Fatal Encounters gained considerable traction …

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