2018 News Archive

  • Publishers seek Facebook policy exemption for news

    June 11, 2018

    Seven media organizations representing over 20,000 media publishers and professionals in over 120 countries around the world have come together to express concern over Facebook’s new advertising...

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  • Survey shows gap between journalists, news consumers

    June 11, 2018

    This research was conducted by the Media Insight Project — an initiative of the American Press Institute and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

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  • Benefit planned for Samantha Branson

    June 7, 2018

    A benefit is planned soon for Samantha Branson, wife of Greg Branson and daughter-in-aw of Paul Branson, long-time advertising sales representative at the Osawatomie Graphic. 

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  • Canadian official urges editors to mobilize

    June 7, 2018

    Stephane Lessard has a simple message for editors and publishers: become more vocal in your opposition to the tariffs on newsprint. Lessard said the Trump administration's decision to embrace...

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  • Former Kansas publisher Buzbee dead at 86

    June 7, 2018

    The funeral service for Dick Buzbee, former editor and publisher of The Hutchinson News and Olathe Daily News in Kansas, has been set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 23 at Trinity United Methodist...

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  • Kansas Sen. Moran wants newsprint tariff gone

    May 18, 2018

    Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran has joined a number of other senators supporting legislation that would protect publishers and printers from harmful tariffs.The bipartisan group of 10 senators has introduced...

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  • KPA ponders sale of building

    May 18, 2018

    By Andy Taylor, KPA presidentThe Kansas Press Association headquarters in Topeka may be in a state of change.The KPA executive board recently agreed with a recommendation from KPA executive director...

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  • Some sunshine peaks through the clouds

    May 2, 2018

    Shown (from left) prior to the bill signing ceremony May 10 were Doug Anstaett, Mike Kautsch, Gov. Jeff Colyer, Ron Keefover, Max Kautsch and Kent Cornish.By Sherman Smith, Topeka Capital-JournalAs...

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  • ESU, WSU student newspapers recognized

    May 1, 2018

    The Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government presented its 2018 “Above and Beyond” awards to two state university student newspapers in presentations Friday in Wichita and Emporia. Recipients...

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  • KPA past president's daughter dies in hiking accident

    April 27, 2018

    Services for Sarah Ann Zimmerman, 30, Seattle, are pending. Sarah, who moved to Seattle from Lawrence in 2015 with her partner, Kathryn Presley, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in an accident as Sarah...

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