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‘Bob’ Smith III
Mar 1, 2020
Former Lebanon (Missouri) Daily Record publisher R.B. “Bob’’ Smith III died Thursday, January 16, 2020, in Lebanon. He was 80. Smith was publisher from 1988 to 1994.
Corcoran dominates logo contest, wins ticket to Jacksonville
Mar 1, 2020
Pensacola, Florida — A New Jersey graphic artist has once again topped all others in the National Newspaper Association's annual contest to design the convention logo. Patrick Corcoran, ...
Digging deeper: How to find opportunities (and time) to go in-depth
Mar 1, 2020
Has the daily grind got you down? Are you missing on opportunities to move up in your career because your stories are stuck on average? Is it hard to remember the last time you broke a big story, produced ...
Is it part of a community newspaper’s role to advise its readers how to vote in statewide or national elections?
Mar 1, 2020
If you’re a big city metro, statewide or national newspaper, you can make a tantalizing splash by endorsing a political candidate for president of the United States.
Local journalism serves a crucial role in helping engage our communities about why we are here, why we do what we do
Mar 1, 2020
We don’t often hear from readers at the magazine where I’m editor. The majority of our readers at Gateway Journalism Review are educators, reporters and editors. Our coverage — and our ...
Affinity Publisher and IDMarkz: One thumbs up, one thumb sideways
Mar 1, 2020
I spent my morning writing about mergers, buyouts and bankruptcies. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to spend a few minutes on something more fun.For the past three or four months, I’ve ...
News-Register hires new managing editor
Mar 1, 2020
MCMINNVILLE, Oregon — Jodie DeJonge began work Monday, Feb. 3, as the managing editor of the News-Register. She replaces Associate Publisher Ossie Bladine, who took over the duties when longtime ...
Not all local content is created equal
Mar 1, 2020
Local communities have many of the same challenges as newspapers: stagnant or declining revenues while expenses are increasing. As a result, many of our local communities are struggling and even ...
Obituaries are big news, but you wouldn’t know that from newspapers
Mar 1, 2020
The most valuable lesson I learned in eight years as a newspaper editor was the lesson I learned after my paper — one of two competing city weeklies in Pittsburgh at the time — was abruptly ...
