University of Florida launches $25,000 Collier Prize for state government accountability

Awards program accepting entries Gainesville, Fla. — The Collier Prize for State Government Accountability is now accepting entries for the $25,000 prize, one of the largest journalism prizes in the nation. Information about the prize and how to submit entries is available on the Collier Prize site. The University of …

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C.J. Hadley

C.J. Hadley, Holly Rudy-James and the late Vail Pittman were inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame last weekend in Ely in a luncheon held during the Nevada Press Association’s 95th annual convention. A brief biography of Ms. Hadley is posted below. Here’s a video of her moving acceptance …

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Holly Rudy-James

C.J. Hadley, Holly Rudy-James and the late Vail Pittman were inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame last weekend in Ely in a luncheon held during the Nevada Press Association’s 95th annual convention. Here’s a brief biography of Ms. James, along with photos from her induction ceremony. Holly Rudy-James …

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Vail Pittman

C.J. Hadley, Holly Rudy-James and the late Vail Pittman were inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame last weekend in Ely in a luncheon held during the Nevada Press Association’s 95th annual convention. Here’s a brief biography of Mr. Pittman. Vail Pittman Vail Pittman is the second Nevada governor …

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NPA names six as 2019 First Amendment Champions

The Nevada Press Association’s highest legislative priority in 2019 was improving government compliance with the state’s Public Records Act. The vessel for our aspirations was Senate Bill 287. The final version of SB 287 established penalties for local governments and state agencies that willfully violate the law; limited their use …

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NPA proposes historic changes to membership rules

The Nevada Press Association Board of Directors has proposed amending the organization’s governing documents to allow online news sites, magazines and other types of news publishers in the Silver State to apply for full membership rights in the association. Under NPA’s current rules, only newspapers that are statutorily authorized to …

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