Newspaper Industry News

Public notice reporting tips

Aug 1, 2023

Learning from the master: How Jim Lockwood weaves award-winning journalism out of public notices

Free requester paper asks readers for donations and is surprised with results

May 1, 2024

What is the harm in asking? As the long saying goes, you don’t know until you try. So here is what we did.

Impress upon readers the underlying value of public records

May 1, 2024

Consider these examples I encountered during my tenure as editor.

More ideas on how to generate income for your local newspaper

May 1, 2024

Newspapers must make money to survive, and the principle that “you cannot cut your way to prosperity” should incentivize newspapers to focus on how to bring in more money.

Preserving history for a big celebration

May 1, 2024

When the town of Apex in North Carolina celebrated its 150th anniversary, the bound volumes of the former weekly newspaper filled in the gaps.

Read the May edition of Pub Aux

May 1, 2024

Publishers' Auxiliary (Pub Aux) is the only national publication serving America's community newspapers.

NNA Member Alert: US Department of Labor imposes new salary requirements on many newspapers

Apr 23, 2024

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final ruling on extending mandatory overtime pay, increasing the salary threshold for employees who perform duties that classify them as exempt ...