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Today marks the release of the first set of 2023 Nevada Press Foundation BNC Award Winners. We will be releasing a portion of the winners each day this week (9/18/23 through 9/22/23) on this website and the on the Nevada Press Association X account (formerly known as Twitter). Tune in …
Read More »Take steps now to report on 2024 budgets
By Jim Pumarlo We’re more than halfway into 2023, and many local governments are well involved in exploring 2024 budgets. Are your newsrooms aware of the process? Are you keeping readers abreast of the dynamics? It’s not too early to brainstorm ideas for timely and meaningful coverage. Shaping and adopting …
Read More »Update on 2023 legislative session so far
By Brian J. Allfrey Executive Director, Nevada Press Association & Nevada Press Foundation With only about 4 weeks left in the 2023 Legislative Session, I wanted to update the membership on where we are at. We have had a very successful session so far. The Nevada Press Association has been …
Read More »Are your news, ad departments on same page?
By Jim Pumarlo Editors often raise red flags – or at least hesitate – at requests for business news, and often for good reason. A store seeks a story for its grand opening – three months after the doors have opened. A request for a restaurant review, though maybe a …
Read More »Take inventory of your newsmakers
By Jim Pumarlo Here’s a periodic action item for every newspaper: The exercise can be quite revealing in evaluating how you are connecting with various audiences. It is even more important in today’s fractured media landscape and as everyday interaction can still be challenging in the aftermath of the pandemic. …
Read More »Resolve to be accessible, stay relevant
By Jim Pumarlo Surviving in today’s fractured media landscape depends on your ability to identify, collect and deliver the relevant community news. That job becomes more challenging if readers become frustrated in their attempts to connect with reporters. The normal channels of communication took a serious hit during COVID-19 as …
Read More »Utah Press to manage NPA, NPF
On December 1, Brian Allfrey and the Utah Press Association (UPA) will replace Richard Karpel and Karpel Public Affairs as the executive director and manager of the Nevada Press Association (NPA) and Nevada Press Foundation (NPF). Karpel announced earlier this year that he would be moving out of state to …
Read More »NPA, NPF elect new leaders
Las Vegas Review-Journal Executive Editor Glenn Cook and The Nevada Independent environmental reporter Daniel Rothberg were elected as the volunteer leaders of the Nevada Press Foundation (NPF) and the Nevada Press Association (NPA), respectively, at the annual meetings of the organizations that were held earlier this month. Cook (picture at …
Read More »Robust public affairs coverage requires more than recording meetings
By Jim Pumarlo My formula for shaping newspaper content is straightforward: Present a blend of stories that people like to read and stories they should read. Under the “should read” category, consider me an advocate of vibrant coverage of local government. Another basic element to writing any story, whether hard …
Read More »Go beyond ‘votes and quotes’ when delivering election results
By Jim Pumarlo Newsrooms have toiled the past many weeks churning out stories to help voters make informed choices on Election Day. Now you’re ready to put the exclamation point on coverage. “Votes and quotes” are the typical charge for delivering results by producing voting charts and soliciting quotes from …
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