Entries Open For SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards in Student Journalism
Annually, the Society of Professional Journalists presents the Mark of Excellence Awards, honoring the best in student...
Are you telling your own stories?
I circulated a column celebrating community newspapers earlier this year in recognition of Sunshine Week. Its publication prompted a few comments.
One reader, who hailed...
A. G. Sulzberger Receives NEFAC’s 2020 Hamblett Award on Feb. 7
A. G. Sulzberger | New York Times | February 7, 2020
The New York Times Publisher, A. G. Sulzberger...
Perspective: What to know about ‘unpublishing’ policies
Who wouldn’t want to get a “fresh start?”
Our life record has always been on display in some fashion...
Partnership expands ProJourn, pro bono legal initiative for local journalists
Together, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Microsoft Corp., the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Davis Wright Tremaine —...
Covid-19’s ‘new normal’ means fewer ad dollars, more readers
While local reporters rush to cover the decade’s most important stories, publishers have tried to find their financial footing in Covid-19’s “new...
Deadline Jan. 23 To Enter SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards For Student Journalism
Annually, the Society of Professional Journalists presents the Mark of Excellence Awards, honoring the best in student journalism.
Most categories are first judged on the...
NENPA Fall Conference keynote: Reader re-engagement could be as close as your next e-mail
Pick your cliche…"The best ideas are often the simplest ones.""Sometimes it's hardest to see things that are right in front of you.""The...
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Kevin Slimp
Kevin Slimp is director of the Institute of Newspaper Technology.
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kevin@kevinslimp.comConvention season has been a lot of fun for...
Freedom Forum Survey Finds 90% of Americans Believe the First Amendment is Vital, yet...
Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to fostering First Amendment freedoms for all Americans, recently released the 2025 edition of “The First Amendment: Where America...