Here are the results of the 2020 Nevada Press Foundation Awards of Excellence, honoring the best in Nevada journalism, advertising, design and photography. The top link (“Awards Tabloid”) is a PDF of the 24-page tabloid featuring the complete results along with judges’ comments as well as photos and graphics from …
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Five journalists who collectively span three centuries and the 450 miles between Las Vegas and Reno-Tahoe, were inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame today. Nellie Mighels Davis, Don Digilio, Dennis Myers, Cory Farley and Thomas Mitchell are the latest journalists to join Silver State giants like Mark Twain, …
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A photo by RGJ staffer Jason Bean of a protest in Minden caught national attention — in some cases, for the wrong reasons. But Jenny Kane’s follow-up story shows why reporting, context and local knowledge — the standard stuff of journalism — remain the keystones for information in chaotic times. …
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The following is reprinted with permission from Grassroots Editor, a publication of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors, and was written for its annual Golden Quill awards for excellence in editorial writing. By Barry Smith When I was writing editorials, I kept in the back of my mind two …
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By Bart Pfankuch Writing a great news article takes thought, concentration and a basis of solid reporting. Some articles flow from the fingertips like a flood, gushing forth in a logical manner, flowing at a proper pace with clear meaning. Others require a struggle that can seem insurmountable. Either way, …
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By Layne Bruce Layne Bruce A move by the USPS to slow down mail service by cutting overtime and reducing sortation sure seems like a gambit by the Trump administration to impact voting by mail this fall. He practically said as much Aug. 13 on Fox Business. Democrats have proposed …
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by Peter W. Wagner With COVID-19 pressing many families to cancel distant summer vacations, it’s a good time to consider publishing one or more “StayCation” sections. Our Iowa Information team produced a four-week series of “StayCation” sections in 2011 when America’s high gas prices also kept families close to home. …
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The NPA Board of Directors approved the membership applications of four news websites on Tuesday, marking the first time in its 96-year history the association has welcomed non-newspapers into the organization as full-fledged members. The membership applications of Nevada Current, The Nevada Independent, This is Reno and The Sierra Nevada …
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by Peter W. Wagner When my wife, Connie, and I founded our first publication, The Golden Shopper, we were still in the first year of our marriage. It was October 3, 1962. Our little town of Sibley had less than 2,500 population and we only printed 3,000 copies each week. The …
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Called a “take back the night” movement, The Relevance Project is a coordinated promotion and marketing campaign by the Newspaper Association Managers (NAM), which includes the Nevada Press Association. It’s designed to reposition, rebrand and harness the collective reach of 9,600 newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada to create a …
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