News from our members

  • Hiatts buy Baxter Springs newspaper

    March 17, 2021

    Larry and Sharon Hiatt, publishers of the Columbus News-Report, have announced their acquisition of the Cherokee County News-Advocate and SEK Voice from Gannett Co., Inc. The Cherokee County News-...

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  • NMA applauds JCPA reintroduction

    March 16, 2021

    A bill titled the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act has been reintroduced in Congress. The bill, sponsored by House Antitrust Chairman David Cicilline (D-RI), Ranking Member Ken Buck (R-CO...

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  • Sunshine Week is March 14 to 20

    March 5, 2021

    Sunshine Week was launched in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors — now the News Leaders Association — and has grown into an enduring initiative to promote open government. Join the Kansas...

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  • Project captures journalism during a pandemic

    March 5, 2021

    A new project preserving the history of the impact of COVID-19 on community journalism in the middle of the country is now live on Poynter’s website. About 700 pages worth of interviews with...

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  • KU interns provide legislative coverage

    March 5, 2021

    LAWRENCE — Journalism students at the University of Kansas have begun producing stories from the legislative session and they are now available to Kansas newspapers. This service, called the KU...

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  • A media code to save journalism?

    February 8, 2021

    By David Chavern, CEO, News Media Alliance The proposed bargaining code between Australian news publishers and big tech platforms represents a critical turning point in worldwide efforts to create a...

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  • Groups challenge postal rate move

    January 12, 2021

    The News Media Alliance and the National Newspaper Association – representing thousands of local newspapers across the United States – have joined a legal challenge of an order by the Postal...

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  • Independent contractor rule released

    January 8, 2021

    The final rule published Thursday, Jan. 7, in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Labor with regard to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification" uses an "economic reality" test...

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  • Get ready for PPP 2.0

    January 2, 2021

    Tonda Rush, National Newspaper Association Public Policy director, says it's not too early to queue up with lenders who will manage the next Paycheck Protection Program loans. The COVID-19 stimulus...

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  • Local news provisions of stimulus bill outlined

    December 22, 2020

    By Dean Ridings, CEO, America's Newspapers The House and Senate have passed a $900 billion relief bill that will provide direct relief to newspapers and other local news media. The bill is...

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