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Two changes went into effect recently on public notices involving name changes because of bills approved by the 2017 Legislature. No notice is required at all if the name change is for purpose of conforming to the person’s gender identity, according to Senate Bill 110. It went into effect upon …
Read More »Watching the police
Two recent rulings on the East Coast confirmed the ability of the public to take videos of police and to access the videos that police take on their body-worn cameras. Both help affirm that police videos are public record — as Nevada’s statute clearly states when it comes to body-cams. …
Read More »Ranson retiring from Lahontan Valley News
Former NPA president Steve Ranson, recently in the news for his appointment as president of an international newspaper association, has announced he’ll be retiring from the Lahontan Valley News on Aug. 1. Here’s his bittersweet column on calling an end to a long career at the LVN. Fortunately, he’s still …
Read More »Las Vegas Review-Journal back in the news
The Las Vegas Review-Journal has fascinated media-watchers for awhile now, since the relatively rapid sales from Stephens Media to New Media Investment Group, which put its operation under Gatehouse, to News + Media Capital Group, which turned out to be the Adelson family. Now come two stories in quick succession …
Read More »Nevada editor heads international association
Congratulations to Steve Ranson, editor of the Lahontan Valley News, who recently was elected president of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors. Ranson is past president of the Nevada Press Association and a member of the NPA board. He’s been editor of the LVN for more than nine years. …
Read More »Budget notices on government website leave Indiana citizens in the dark
Every once in awhile, we like to remind readers of the glaring difference between general-circulation newspapers and government websites. Below is a piece from Public Notice Research Center that re-emphasizes the point: Just because information is available on government sites doesn’t mean anybody looks at it. In 2014, then-Indiana Governor Mike …
Read More »Financial success depends on a strong newsroom.
By Peter W. Wagner Whenever the conversation turns to printed newspaper vs. digital publication my comment is always the same: The delivery platform isn’t as important as the information being delivered. In an age when almost any obscure fact can be found on the Internet, it is locally written content …
Read More »Advertising marijuana in Nevada
(Updated with additional information on the emergency regulations adopted this week. A second update adds a warning about mailing permits.) Recreational marijuana is set to go on sale legally in Nevada on Saturday, which means we can also expect more advertising for dispensaries. How much, though, remains to be seen. …
Read More »Questions … and, of course, answers
By Kevin Slimp Convention season has been a lot of fun for me this year. I just returned from visits with associations across the Midwest U.S. and Western Canada and there is a definite intensity brewing among community newspaper publishers. There were more publishers wanting a private moment to discuss …
Read More »How to judge Nevada’s newspaper and magazine contests
If you’ve volunteered to judge this year’s Nevada Press Association contest, here are detailed instructions. If you have questions, write to nevadapress@att.net or call us at 775-885-0866. Assign a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner for each category* along with comments for each selection. You may also add comments about …
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