2015 News Archive
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Former LJ World editor named to AP news editor post
Julie Wright, an editor who has held senior newsroom management positions in Kansas, Alaska, Minnesota and Tennessee over a three-decade journalism career, has been named news editor for The...
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NNA asks DOL to slow down on overtime rule
The National Newspaper Association has called on the US Department of Labor (DOL) to scale back its aggressive push to raise salary thresholds for exempt workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act....
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KU, student, teacher with Koch ties reach settlement
By Sara Shepherd, The Lawrence Journal-WorldInstead of going to trial, the case of Kansas University School of Business teacher Art Hall v. KU is being settled out of court.KU announced today that...
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Newspapers are leveraging technology, audience data
By Caroline Little, CEO, Newspaper Association of America
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Junction City announces return to daily publication
From the Junction City Daily UnionAs famous American writer and satirist Mark Twain once exclaimed, “The report of my death was an exaggeration.”While the supposed demise of the printed version of...
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Deadline soon for KPA district meeting in Iola
The deadline for the first of five Kansas Press Association district meetings is noon Tuesday (Aug. 25)."We've had a great response so far, but we need to send a number to the caterer, so call or e-...
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Former Star editorial writer dead at 88
Robert “Bob” Parker Sigman, 88, passed away peacefully on Aug. 11, 2015, in Olathe, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. He was a long-time editorial writer for The Kansas City Star and the...
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Let's spruce up those public notices
Ed Henninger has some advice on what to do to keep public notices in newspapers.Henninger presented to the attendees at the 2015 KPA Convention in Junction City on newspaper design and received such...
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Newsroom jobs drop by more than 10.4 percent
By Ken Doctor, NeimanLabCigar maker. Elevator operator. Pinsetter. Iceman. Lamplighter. Switchboard operator.Local daily newspaper reporter?How soon will we have to add this once-stable occupation to...
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Attempted burglary at KPA damages building
Some time during the early hours on Monday, a person or persons tried to break into the Kansas Press Association office in Topeka.Although entry wasn’t gained, significant damage was sustained to...
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