Don’t listen to what they say. Watch what they do. Here are two instances reported by Columbia Journalism Review of city officials trying to hide in plain sight. In one, a California town tried to claim video of its council meetings was copyrighted. The judge hearing the case, Michael Fitzgerald …
Read More »For the most up-to-date version, be sure to read the actual statute. COUNTY GOVERNMENT 244.085 — Notice of a change in a County Commission meeting under certain circumstances, such as a meeting outside the county seat, change of the meeting place or time or a meeting with another governmental agency. …
Read More »What are public notices? They contain information required by law to be distributed to the public. Examples include city ordinances, water-rights applications, ballot questions, bids on public works projects, hearings on zoning changes and many more. How do I publish a notice? Contact a newspaper in the county where the …
Read More »The Nevada Press Association’s statewide public notices website is online. Newspapers are posting notices daily, and more are added each week. The site is a searchable repository for notices published in newspapers around the state. To search for ads by county, newspaper or date on the site, go to the …
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By Jim Stasiowski It was a very busy day, and I really had no time to talk to a politician’s aide, but my boss said let’s be polite and give him a few minutes. So three of us – my boss, a colleague and I – listened as the smiling …
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Introduction This book is not primarily designed as a reference for lawyers. It is intended to give you, the reporter and editor, a quick and dirty explanation of how the legal system works, how to deal with it, and what to do when it doesn’t foster press freedom. It is …
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Below is a list of bills tracked by Nevada Press Association during the 2015 session that were of particular interest to members. Each bill is linked to the Legislative Counsel Bureau page with a history of the bill. To read the final version of bills that were approved, click on …
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The term ‘journalist’ gets thrown about fairly casually these days. There’s a good reason. We have mobile journalists and citizen journalists and the widespread opinion that, with the presence of social media, anybody can be a journalist. You no longer need to own a printing press, although that helps. You …
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2A: Open Records 2A1: Nevada’s Open Records Law Nevada’s Open Records Law is found in Chapter 239 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Extensive revisions were submitted to the 1993 Legislature based on hearings before an interim subcommittee. The revisions were designed to provide more certainty regarding record definitions, to create …
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