2019 News Archive

  • KPA joins national First Amendment effort

    August 21, 2019

    The Kansas Press Association has joined with the Kansas Association of Broadcasters and other associations nationwide to promote the “Think F1rst” Campaign. “Participation in this project is...

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  • KPA adds Journalist of the Year award

    August 21, 2019

    A new annual award will debut at the 2020 Kansas Press Association annual convention in Newton — the Kansas Journalist of the Year citation. The award will be presented along with the Awards of...

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  • Not just war correspondents suffer from stress

    August 13, 2019

    By Baily Dick, for the Columbia Journalism Review Most journalists think they are good at dealing with stress. But they are not.  “Things like addiction problems, high anxiety, promiscuity and PTSD...

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  • GateHouse, Gannett merge operations

    August 6, 2019

    NEW YORK (AP) — Two of the largest U.S. newspaper companies have agreed to combine for roughly $1.4 billion, creating a new industry giant that hopes to manage the crisis of print’s decline through...

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  • Salina to close printing operation; move to Hutchinson

    August 6, 2019

    GateHouse Media, owner of The Salina Journal, announced Monday that The Journal will no longer print in Salina and all of its print production will be outsourced to its sister newspaper, The...

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  • KPA, KAB join in 'Think First' campaign

    August 2, 2019

    The Kansas Press Association and the Kansas Association of Broadcasters have joined 20 other states in the "Think F1rst" campaign.

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  • Gannett, GateHouse in merger talks

    July 18, 2019

    From MarketWatch USA Today publisher Gannett Co. is nearing a deal to combine with rival GateHouse Media, a move that would join the nation’s two largest newspaper groups by circulation. The...

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  • AG rules on complaints about closure

    July 18, 2019

    The Kansas Attorney General’s Office dismissed part of a formal complaint and planned to continue investigation of whether the public was denied the right under the Kansas Open Meetings Act to...

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  • KPA listens, makes convention changes

    July 18, 2019

    A significant change in the format of the annual convention of the Kansas Press Association is coming in 2020. Next year’s convention of the Kansas Press Association, including news and advertising...

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  • KNF may fund news internships

    June 20, 2019

    The Kansas Newspaper Foundation Board of Trustees met last week to make plans for underwriting future programs and events, with a newspaper internship program coming out as one of the potential...

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