Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics Preamble Members of the Society of Professional Journalists believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. Ethical journalism strives to ensure the free exchange of information that is accurate, fair and thorough. An ethical journalist acts …
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Urban 1. Matthew Crowley, Las Vegas Review-Journal Hazardous waists, Taming of the achoo, Wrappers’ delight 2. Steve Bornfeld, Las Vegas Re- view-Journal If you can’t stand the wheat, get into the kitchen; Well done, readers, on making rare steak suggestions; Man who cried Wolfgang 3. Brad Bynum, Reno News …
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Silver Star Award Danny Miller Nevada Magazine From the nomination: Danny Miller is the production manager for Nevada Magazine, but that’s just his title. His dedication to the continued success of the magazine and it’s website goes far beyond the job description. We couldn’t do this without him. Judge’s comment: …
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Allow me to expand a bit on Eric Hartley’s story in the Review-Journal about Henderson’s short-lived policy prohibiting him from taking pen and paper with him to watch police dash-cam videos. Eric quoted me accurately, but of course he didn’t include everything I said. Like, ‘This is bull—-.’ I doubled down …
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This year marks the 75th anniversary of National Newspaper Week (NNW), October 4-10, 2015. This observance underscores the impact of newspapers to communities large and small. Your NNW content kit contains editorials, editorial cartoons, promotional ads and more that are available for download at no charge to newspapers across North America. …
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We needed to pause for a minute to thank Marie Wujek, who was publisher of the Pahrump Valley Times and Tonopah Times-Bonanza for a decade and a member of the NPA board for a good part of that time, for her contributions to the association and to the newspaper industry …
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Thanks to the Reno Gazette-Journal for being willing to go to court to clarify the law on public records cf medical marijuana establishments. The city of Sparks, for some reason not readily apparent, is holding onto an interpretation of a poorly worded statute intended to protect medical-marijuana cardholders’ and physicians’ identities …
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Legislature makes news even during recess By Jim Pumarlo It’s March 1. The Legislature is in full swing. Your newsroom is primed to follow every twist and turn in the legislative hallways. As the saying goes, “The lawmakers are back. Protect your pocketbooks.” Newsrooms are on full alert to follow and translate the …
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You plan for your print paper; why wouldn’t you plan for digital? You don’t just produce a newspaper anymore — so you should know what you have and what you need to provide news on all platforms. This presentation will answer questions, including: • When should your staff meet, and …
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While I was pondering ‘What is a journalist?‘ the other day, the flip side is also worth considering. With a camera in every pocket, people are recording faces, events, news, their dinner, sunsets and everything else at a dizzying pace. When I ask Google how many, I get an answer …
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