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I’ve been fascinated by the controversy surrounding World Press Photo’s prestigious annual competition, where 20 percent of the submissions were rejected for being overly manipulated. It’s about truth. And truth is hard. As many have pointed out, the question of how far photographers can go in altering their images has …

Forget the guacamole. The Oklahoma Daily, student newspaper at the University of Oklahoma, received some good play for its story about a Jack White concert on campus mainly because they found a clause in the contract with some specific demands for guacamole. And no bananas. Those were the initial reasons …

Here’s a summary of Nevada Press Association testimony during the Feb. 9-13 week of the Nevada Legislature: SB104 — It makes some changes in political advertising, primarily to exclude clothing and inexpensive items such as pencils and candy from a requirement to have “paid for by” language on them. I …

What if the Review-Journal wanted to interview Henderson employees for a follow-up story to get their reactions to the new policy?

The key here is understanding the relationship you have with readers, and how to build it. Guardian digital chief: Killing off comments ‘a monumental mistake’

1. How do I get credentials? If you plan to be in Carson City, get a press badge from the Legislative Counsel Bureau by first visiting the ‘Press Information’ page. (As I write this, it still says 2013 session.) You fill out a form, get your picture taken in Room 1144 …

The Las Vegas Review-Journal was past due in taking down its reader comments yesterday. Frankly, they had become worse than a joke. They were the drunk uncle at a family reunion who didn’t care that we ignored his racist, homophobic, sexist rants. Somebody needed to shut him up. It has …

Are body-cam videos public records? (Originally published November 2014 at nevadapress When police wear body cameras, are the videos considered a matter of public record? As Las Vegas Metro police prepare to join a study in which 400 officers will wear the devices, it’s an open and largely untested question …

http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/01/14/city-sues-newspaper-in-reverse-foia.htm The problem here may well be the city’s personnel policies, rather than its open-records policy. Many governments — local, state, federal — go to great lengths to hide performance reviews, disciplinary actions, firings and malfeasance among their employees from being examined by the public who pay their salaries. And, …

I’ve noticed two recent trends — at least I hope they’re trends: The insistence on crediting original sources, and the discrediting of people who can’t get correct simple spelling and grammar. http://jimromenesko.com/2015/01/19/journalism-student-drops-class-after-prof-asks-that-his-name-be-spelled-correctly/