The National Newspaper Association, a group comprised of community newspapers, is looking for volunteer judges for their BNC contests. They hope to assign judges in early May and are looking for …
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4/24/17
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Gene Fowler, former president of Great Southern Media Inc. and publisher of The McDowell News from 1969 until 1982, died Monday at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia at the age of …
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1/31/18
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74 senators sent a letter to the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget asking him to direct federal agencies to shift existing government advertising campaigns to local newspapers …
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Paul Boyle, NMA
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4/27/20
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ASHEVILLE – Long-time journalist Karen Chávez has been named interim executive editor of the Asheville Citizen Times, Mark Russell, executive editor of The Commercial Appeal in Memphis …
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11/15/22
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What’s the first word you associate with editorials? Editorials can serve a variety of roles.They educate. What are the current rental codes and how would they be strengthened under a proposed …
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Jim Pumarlo
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4/24/17
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Paxton Media Group announced Tuesday the purchase of The Daily Herald from Wick Communications. Paxton Media, a family-owned company headquartered in Paducah, Kentucky, owns more than 35 daily …
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2/1/18
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A recommendation for final action on the newsprint tariffs by the International Trade Commission is said to be happening in September.
This is in response to recent tariffs that threaten the …
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Al Cross
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4/10/18
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Under pressure from advocacy groups and media organizations, North Carolina health officials said they would release details for the first time Monday on the locations of dozens of nursing homes and …
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4/27/20
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Obituary of John Franklin Owensby John Franklin Owensby, 77, of Kernersville, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022. He was born and raised in Gastonia, NC on March 3, 1945 to the late Paul Ausbert …
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11/15/22
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Kevin Ellis has been named managing editor of the Gaston Gazette, Gastonia. Ellis, a veteran journalist who has spent the last 20 years in Gastonia, takes on the promotion following the retirement of editor Hunter Bretzius.
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12/9/16
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Nazareth, PA (April 10, 2018) – SCS is pleased to announce that Times-Shamrock Creative Services (TSCS), of Scranton, PA, has replaced its legacy ad tracking system with SCS/Track. The project went …
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4/11/18
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The INMA Consumer Engagement Summit on Thursday talked about habits and how they can work to a news organization’s advantage.
Habits have cues, routines and rewards, and engagement …
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Carly Price
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11/8/18
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Veteran journalist Sherry Jones has been named executive editor for Gannett’s eastern region of North Carolina, overseeing the Wilmington StarNews, the Fayetteville Observer, the Jacksonville …
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4/28/20
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Foster — a cigar-chomping, UNC Tar Heel-loving bear of a man who was an award-winning staff photographer and videographer for the Observer for the better part of three decades — was found …
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5/27/21
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Gannett reported a disappointing first quarter this week. While acquisitions led to some revenue growth, print advertising was down 17.7 percent compared to Q1 2016 and circulation revenues were down …
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4/26/17
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Newspaper publishers across the U.S. already strapped by years of declining revenue say they're dealing with an existential threat: Recently imposed tariffs on Canadian newsprint …
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IVAN MORENO, Associated Press
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4/12/18
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Paxton Media Group is buying Landmark Community Newspapers, including all 47 newspapers in the Shelbyville, Kentucky-based chain.
The sale, announced Wednesday, will give Paducah-based Paxton …
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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5/27/21
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Rick Thomason, publisher of The Robesonian, Lumberton, is now publisher of the Kingsport Times-News in Tennessee, which is owned by Sandusky Newspaper Group. Thomason will also serve as senior vice president of content for Sandusky's eastern Tennessee newspapers, including the Johnson City Press and three weeklies.
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12/9/16
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Local newspapers that have been struggling are trying to get feedback from readers about what they can do better in order to maintain high readership. They are getting feedback from surveys, but most …
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Kat Duncan
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11/9/18
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