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Journalists learn early on not to be intimidated. It’s necessary to almost any beat. Sportswriters deal with coaches and athletes who are used to getting their own way. Business tycoons often are taken aback by anyone who questions them. Police, attorneys and judges frequently use intimidation in their line of …

News services The Associated Press Organizations NV Energy Nevada Policy Research Institute Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism Individuals John Barrette Marilyn Newton Interested in joining? CARSON CITY County: Carson City Battle Born 2460 Fairview Drive Carson City, NV 89701 Telephone: (775) 887-7250 FAX: (775) 887-7256 Publisher: Bill Burks Editor: …

by Ken Blum Dear Black Inkling Readers, I need to lead this column with an important note. And that note is: no, I am not implying that reporters at community newspapers are loafers or laggards. I spent the first ten years of my career in community journalism as a writer …

I guess you could call it standard operating procedure.  When there is bad news, announce it late Friday afternoon.  That’s in the playbook of every sleazy, dishonest flack in the PR universe.  So what does it say about the EPA that it ended its foot-dragging on records about the Animas …

Here’s what irks me when government officials argue they have to keep public information secret, such as Sparks is doing with marijuana licensees. They never even notice they share it with other governments. They only want to keep it from us.  The marijuana regulation specifies how the state must share …

Among the media holdings at The Greenspun Corp. was one of the premier travel destinations in the country, Vegas.com. The sale for $15 million went to Remark Media, now located in Las Vegas.  Here’s the story in Vegas Inc., a Greenspun publication.      

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Nevada Press Association Convention 2015 at the Nugget in Sparks this Friday and Saturday. The annual awards banquet, honoring the best in journalism and inductions to the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame, will be Friday night, with cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. The schedule for the …

At the Nevada State Museum last night, Anna Fallini Berg talked about the life her family has lived for 150 years on a ranch east of Tonopah. Then she gestured at the photos hanging on white gallery walls around her. There it was, her daily life distilled into iconic scenes …