At the outset, you may have difficulty, as I did, deciding whether “Editing: The essential guide to better writing across today’s media,” is best suited for writers seeking to …
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Bill Horner III
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10/24/24
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The NC Local News Workshop has established the “WNC Helene Hub” to provide support to news and information organizations across Western North Carolina. Please see the below offerings and …
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NC Local News Workshop
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10/24/24
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Four individuals who have made significant contributions to scholastic journalism will be honored as Friends of Scholastic Journalism this fall. They will be formally recognized during …
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Louisa Avery, MJE, awards chair
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8/16/24
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Dear Newspaper Executive, This letter is a personal one. Although I am fortunate as chair of the 139-year-old National Newspaper Association to see trends across our industry, this is about something …
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National Newspaper Association
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8/5/24
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Luke told me about a business panel discussion in which he participated. He represented the ad department of the local newspaper, and others represented industries like banking, accounting, and …
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John Foust
Greensboro, NC
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8/5/24
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Lately I’ve been thinking about the well known television campaign for Wrangler jeans. This was the one with the tagline that was spoken as it appeared on the screen: “Real. Comfortable. …
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John Foust
Greensboro, NC
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7/1/24
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National Newspaper Association today delivered letters from more than 200 newspaper titles to the Postal Regulatory Commission, complaining about inadequate mail delivery and escalating postage …
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Lynne Lance, executive director, lynne@nna.org
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6/28/24
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My wife and I have family friends who told us about their boating experiences in northern Virginia. They had a pontoon boat which was docked at a local lake. During the cold months, they used a …
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John Foust
Greensboro, NC
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5/1/24
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When I recently heard about a major news event in an area where I have friends, I instinctively called up the website of the local newspaper. What I found was unfortunately all too common – …
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Benjy Hamm
Director, Institute for Rural Journalism
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4/12/24
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We’ve all heard challenges described as puzzles. With that in mind, let’s take a look at a real puzzle and see how it relates to the particular challenges of creating advertising. Jigsaw …
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John Foust
Greensboro, NC
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4/3/24
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—March 25, 2024
Three years of planning and effort by the National Newspaper Association and its partners resulted this weekend in an emphatic recognition by …
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Lynne Lance, NNA executive director, lynne@nna.org
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3/25/24
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Sunshine Week is a nonpartisan collaboration among groups in the journalism, civic, education, government and private sectors that shines a light on the importance of public records and open …
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3/8/24
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Jim, who used to work with a local volunteer fire department, told me about the technique they used to keep everyone on the right roads to arrive at fire sites. “It was in the days before …
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John Foust
Greensboro, NC
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2/5/24
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It’s become conventional wisdom that the advertising-based business model of newspapers has failed. But that is not true in many small communities, which could become the nuclei of a national …
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Al Cross
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1/9/24
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Anthony is a veteran ad salesperson with a common sense philosophy. “You’ve got to have a parachute,” he told me. “When you’re in the middle of a presentation, and you …
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John Foust
Greensboro, NC
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1/9/24
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The International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors (ISWNE) is accepting entries for its annual Golden Quill editorial writing contest. Deadline is Feb. 1, 2024. Entries should reflect the purpose …
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1/3/24
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Erik Wemple’s coverage of the Scranton, Pa., newspaper’s sale reflected a daily newspaper journalist’s take on the newspaper world [“ Could the local news crisis get any …
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K. Brett Wesner, San Francisco
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1/3/24
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The Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications will educate Americans about the right to public …
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12/15/23
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Contact: Belinda Williams bwilliams@newsleaders.org
Release Date: December 11, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project will lead Sunshine Week; NLA …
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12/11/23
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Journalist Philip Meyer, who developed ground-breaking computer-assisted reporting methods during his Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, died from complications of Parkinson’s …
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NIEMAN NEWS
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11/14/23
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