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College journalism students are living back at home now, and they are anxious to practice the skills they have learned
May 1, 2020
Most will not need to get paid if their college or university offers internship credit. You’ll have to take on a bit of paperwork in exchange. But I know many of my students willingly would work ...
Despite hardship, small town newspapers across the country keep the news flowing
May 1, 2020
No business cares about its community more than a local newspaper. From coast to coast, border to border, across the entire USA, newspapers are doing their damnedest to hold tight to their franchise and ...
Gloria Casarez and PGN awarded Pennsylvania historical markers
May 1, 2020
On March 14, the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) approved 24 new state historical markers, two of which commemorate Philly’s rich LGBTQ history — Latinx civil rights ...
HCN Publisher Jerry Tidwell retires after 47-year career
May 1, 2020
During his 47-year newspaper career — the last 41 at the Hood County News in Granbury, Texas — Tidwell pressed his reporters to find the good stories — and the good in people — ...
In search of the perfect headline
May 1, 2020
Years ago, a keynote speaker at a local Ad Club meeting asked us to put ourselves in a consumer’s shoes. “Let’s say your name is John Doe,” he said. “One day you’re ...
Johnson to retire after transition of Wisconsin’s Dodge County newspapers
May 1, 2020
There is a time and season for everything. My time as your hometown newspaper owner/publisher has come to an end.
Looking at the post-pandemic picture for local newspapers
May 1, 2020
But if there is one thing the pandemic has proved, it’s that the role of newspapers as a source of reliable information, locally focused content and community connection remains vitally important.
On this Memorial Day, we can all look at our American flags and think about the many sacrifices
May 1, 2020
At the time of this writing on April 23, there are only 240 veterans that have no photo at all, including seven from California, 10 from Georgia, three from Michigan, 111 from New York, four from Virginia, ...
Peter Wolff
May 1, 2020
Peter L. Wolff, a lawyer turned journalist who is credited with shedding light on important but often overlooked issues affecting D.C.’s local neighborhoods in his role as editor and publisher of ...
