News from our members

  • Press freedom: Is America vulnerable?

    February 20, 2017

    By Benjamin MullinPoynter.org During the campaign and since becoming president, Donald Trump has regularly undermined journalism’s role in healthy democracies.So says Joel Simon, the executive...

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  • Court of Appeals says leased hospital subject to KORA

    February 10, 2017

    From the Lawrence Journal-WorldTOPEKA — The Kansas Court of Appeals said Friday that financial records of a county-owned hospital are subject to the Kansas Open Records Act, even if the hospital is...

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  • Nielsen offers perspective on newspaper readership

    February 7, 2017

    Ever hear the phrase “print is dead”?Well if you check with almost 170 million Americans, they’d tell you that nothing could be farther from the truth.In fact, a recent Nielsen Scarborough study...

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  • Day at the Statehouse is Feb. 2

    February 1, 2017

    Thursday (Feb. 2) is the day set aside for Kansas newspaper editors and publishers to come to Topeka, discuss legislation and have lunch with legislators at the Kansas Press Association’s “Day at the...

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  • News, journalism much more than content

    January 24, 2017

    By David Chavern, News Media Association

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  • AOE contest deadline extended to midnight Thursday

    January 16, 2017

    The deadline is almost here for entries in the 2016 Awards of Excellence competition among Kansas Press Association members. Emily Bradbury, director of member services, has been working closely with...

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  • We need 20 more judges for Nebraska contest

    January 10, 2017

    While you're preparing your entries for the Kansas Press Association's Awards of Excellence contest, we're busy at the KPA office setting up the reciprocal judging that makes AOE happen. Nebraska and...

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  • Day at the Statehouse is Feb. 2

    January 10, 2017

    We have reserved Thursday, Feb. 2 as the day for Kansas newspaper editors and publishers to come to Topeka, discuss legislation and have lunch with legislators at the Kansas Press Association’s “Day...

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  • NJ Press Association staves off public notice attack

    December 21, 2016

    It isn’t unusual for politicians seeking revenge for negative press coverage to retaliate by sponsoring legislation that would eliminate public notice advertising in newspapers. It is unprecedented,...

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  • NMA applauds cross-ownership legislation

    December 9, 2016

    Bipartisan members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced legislation Thursday to repeal the 41-year-old rule preventing cross ownership of newspapers and broadcast stations in the...

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