This is the next in a series of stories on some of the diverse publications that have become members of the Nevada Press Association since non-newspapers were granted full membership in 2019. What do you do when your clients are ordered closed by the governor as a result of a …
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This is the next in a series of profiles about news organizations that have been admitted into the Nevada Press Association since non-newspapers were granted full membership in 2019. The Sierra Nevada Ally isn’t trying to be all things to all people. Instead, its founders are working to make it …
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Advocates of open government had a very good session in the Nevada Legislature in 2021. Only two bills containing provisions the Nevada Press Association opposed became law and their impact on transparency will be relatively minor. The other bills we fought either died in committee or were amended to our …
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By Bart Pfankuch Depending on where you live and work as a journalist, there are two basic levels of importance when it comes to coverage of the agriculture industry: “very important” or “extremely important.” How and where food is grown or raised, how it is processed and transported, what it …
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The Nevada Press Foundation (NPF) announced this week that it has listed for sale its headquarters building at 102 N. Curry St. in downtown Carson City. NPF has owned the Rinckel Mansion since 2000, when the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation made a grant to the 501(c)(3) charitable organization to purchase …
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Here is the first in a series of profiles about new members that have been admitted into the Nevada Press Association since non-newspapers were granted full membership rights in 2019. By Nevada Press Association This Is Reno is perhaps as good an example as any of how news organizations are …
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By Ken Paulson The 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence knew what they were getting into. As we celebrate the 4th of July 245 years later with flags and fireworks, it’s easy to forget that these patriots risked death to give a new nation life. If you’ve never …
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On Thursday, May 13, the Nevada Press Association Board of Directors held a meeting via Zoom and approved three new publications as affiliate members of the organization. By the end of the day, only two of them were still publishing. After its membership application was approved, the Mesquite Citizen …
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For advocates of open government in Nevada, two of the most problematic bills introduced so far in the 2021 legislative session would override the state’s existing transparency standards in favor of more-secretive rules imported from the federal government. Assembly Bill 39, sponsored by the Department of Public Safety, would create …
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