2013 News Archive
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Remember: annual Publisher's Statement is due
Oct. 1 is the deadline to get your Annual Publisher's Statement to your local post office.It doesn't have to be printed in your newspaper by then, but the report should be in the hands of your...
Former Lyons publisher dead at 77
Paul Edward Jones, long-time publisher and editor of the Lyons Daily News and former four-term mayor of Lyons, died Sept. 12, 2013, at Hospice House in Hutchinson. He was 77.Jones was born at the...
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Judiciary Committee approves federal shield law
From USA TodayA bill that would allow journalists to protect the identity of confidential sources moved forward Thursday after lawmakers reached agreement on the tricky question of just who is a...
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Issue of falsity must be considered in defamation case
A Colorado Supreme Court ruling that allowed a defamation claim to stand without considering whether the statements at issue were substantially true could have a chilling effect on the First...
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What happened to the news business?
For most of the 20th century, any list of America’s wealthiest families would include quite a few publishers generally considered to be in the “news business”: the Hearsts, the Pulitzers, the...
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Reporters' Committee has mobile app for emergencies
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has launched RCFP FirstAid, a mobile application that gives reporters in the field immediate access to legal resources, particularly in situations...
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Oklahoma native buys Erie Record
Oklahoma native Eddie Hibbs III has purchased the Erie Record. The sale was finalized Aug. 16.Hibbs said, "I think this is a golden opportunity. I hope, in time, the community feels likewise."Hibbs...
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Former Kansas publisher transfers to South Carolina
Stephen Wade, former senior group publisher for GateHouse Media in eastern Kansas and western Missouri, has been named publisher of the Morning News of Florence, S.C. He began his new duties Aug. 26...
Former KU writing coach Thien dead at 73
Richard “Dick” Nash Thien, 73, a longtime newspaper editor who worked in several states and coached countless young journalists, died of natural causes Friday at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St....
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