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The Nevada Press Foundation is now accepting nominations for the Nevada Press Foundation Hall of Fame Class of 2026. The Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to journalism in Nevada—those whose work has strengthened the profession, served their communities, and upheld the principles of …
Read More »Six essential journalists honored at HOF Lunch
Last weekend in Las Vegas, five new members and one existing member of the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame were officially inducted into the group, which already includes two former Nevada governors, the first woman to report on the Nevada Legislature, Hank Greenspun and Mark Twain. The proceedings were emceed …
Read More »Nellie Mighels Davis
Nellie Mighels Davis was the first woman to cover the Nevada Legislature, reporting on the assembly in 1877 and 1879, when her husband Henry Rust Mighels owned the Nevada Morning Appeal. When he died in the spring of 1879, Nellie assumed ownership and took over as publisher of the Carson …
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