News from our members

  • 2020 legislative session has quick start

    January 15, 2020

    By Doug Anstaett, KPA lobbyist The Kansas Legislature kicked off its 2020 session this week, and we’ve already got issues of interest to Kansas newspapers. HB 2424 The first, House Bill 2424,...

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  • Slimp to headline 2020 KPA convention

    January 15, 2020

    Kevin Slimp, nationally known newspaper consultant and industry champion, will headline the 2020 Kansas Press Association annual convention scheduled for March 19 and 20 at the Meridian Center in...

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  • Business models must change

    January 8, 2020

    By Mark Glaser Predictions are a tricky business, but there is one sure thing for 2020: local news publishers cannot depend on the old ways of doing business. The time for chain newspapers wielding...

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  • Journalism: A look into the future

    December 26, 2019

    Daniel Green | journalism.co.uk The past decade has transformed the journalism industry, from the surge of smartphone reporting to the important transformation of business models as media...

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  • KPA to pursue KORA cost containment bill

    December 18, 2019

    The Kansas Press Association and its partners for open government will concentrate this year on legislation to rein in the high costs associated with Kansas Open Records Act requests.

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  • Iola, Ellsworth get incubator grants

    December 18, 2019

    The successful applicants for Montgomery Incubator Project funding plan to rev up their digital efforts and — if successful — become possible models for other small dailies and weeklies. Projects...

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  • A sad day: Newseum to close Dec. 31

    December 3, 2019

    By Ken Paulsen USA TODAY Founder Al Neuharth was a brilliant news executive, but he had his quirks. Proud of his South Dakota roots, he had something of a chip on his shoulder, disdaining East Coast...

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  • Consider sponsoring a Civics Game team

    November 29, 2019

    Members newspapers of the Kansas Press Association might want to consider organizing a local team to particular in a new project sponsored by the association, the first Sunflower State Civics Games...

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  • President's Gala set for June 2020

    November 25, 2019

    The 2020 Kansas Press Association President's Gala will be held on Friday, June 19 at the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka. Please plan to join us as we induct the newest members of the...

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  • Paywalls work: Shawnee Mission Post

    November 21, 2019

    By Christine Schmidt Nieman Lab Paywalls are working at some (inter)national news organizations. But how are they working on the local — or even the hyperlocal — level?

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