News from our members

  • Hutchinson News, Topeka Capital-Journal win EPPYs

    October 27, 2016

    Two Kansas newspapers, the Topeka Capital-Journal and the Hutchinson News, were named winners Wednesday of Editor & Publisher EPPY awards for online coverage.The Topeka Capital-Journal won an...

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  • Help us design a new KPA T-shirt

    October 14, 2016

     We have a new sign in the front office of the Kansas Press Association.Board member Andy Taylor liked it so much he suggested we print the First Amendment on a new KPA T-shirt.It got us to thinking...

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  • Memorial is Nov. 12 for former KSU professor Bill Brown

    October 14, 2016

    Bill Brown, 91, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at St. Peter & All Saints Episcopal Church in...

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  • Memorial service set for High Plains Journal's founder

    October 1, 2016

    NOV. 11, 1918 - SEPT. 9, 2016Joseph G. ‘’Joe" Berkely, 97, was born Nov. 11, 1918, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., the son of Dr. Joseph G. and Goldye Johnson Berkely. He died Sept. 9, 2016, in Florida.A...

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  • Dronalism: using devices to improve news coverage

    September 15, 2016

    By Allen Etzler, Contributer, News Media AllianceAs floods ravaged Louisiana and claimed the lives of more than a dozen people, it quickly became obvious the situation was dire.But the breadth of the...

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  • Ninnescah Publishing buys Caldwell Messenger

    September 15, 2016

    Jeff Dafforn and Dave Steffen of Ninnescah Publishing, LLC, have purchased the Caldwell Messenger from Pat Weber.The purchase was effective Monday.Ninnescah Publishing also owns the Cunningham...

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  • 2016 Hall of Fame inductee Joe Berkely dies

    September 12, 2016

    Joe Berkely was inducted into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame this past April. He died Friday in Florida, where he had retired.NOV. 11, 1918 - SEPT. 9, 2016Joseph G. ‘’Joe" Berkely, 97, was born...

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  • NAA is now the News Media Alliance

    September 7, 2016

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The Newspaper Association of America announced it has changed its name to News Media Alliance and launched a new website, www.newsmediaalliance.org.The announcement is the...

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  • This is why newspapers continue to be essential

    August 25, 2016

    By DAVID CHAVERN, Newspaper Association of AmericaWhen Louisiana began flooding earlier this month, news coverage was split between the 2016 Rio Olympics and the upcoming presidential election. This...

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  • Native advertising not a panacea for publishers

    August 23, 2016

    By Jeff Jarvis, CUNY J-School professorI’ve been waiting for this: the leak in the native advertising balloon. Tablets were going to save the news business. Not so much. Paywalls were our salvation,...

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