2019 News Archive
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Inland, SNPA boards vote to merge
In concurrent board meetings held recently, directors of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association (SNPA) and the Inland Press Association unanimously approved a plan to consolidate the two...
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Media coalition files complaint about Senate
The Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government has sent a formal complaint to Attorney General Derek Schmidt, objecting to the removal of news media and clearing of the gallery during the sine die...
Long-time KPA attorney Merriam dead at 66
Michael W. Merriam, 66, former Legal Hotline attorney for the Kansas Press Association, Kansas Association of Broadcasters and the Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government, died May 19,...
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AI helps write Ohio high school sports stories
In the robots-are-coming-for-journalism world, it’s usually big news organizations like The Washington Post or The Associated Press experimenting with automating their articles. Now Richland Source,...
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KPA secures hotel rate for KSHSAA track
The KPA has secured a special rate of $79/plus tax at the 316 Hotel in Wichita for members covering the KSHSAA State Track Meet in May. There are only 10 king rooms available at the special rate...
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It's no joke; Georgia lawmakers become Big Brother
By Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post When Richard Griffiths, president of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation, heard about the bill filed last week in his state’s House of Representatives, he...
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KPA has contract to sell building
The Kansas Press Association has signed a contract to sell the KPA building in Topeka to Sunflower Association of Realtors, the local association that represents residential real estate salespeople...
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New non-profit to aid government transparency efforts
A new non-profit institute to aid efforts at making government more transparent has received tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service. The Kansas Institute for Government Transparency,...
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SPJ outraged by discovery of secret database
INDIANAPOLIS — The Society of Professional Journalists is outraged at evidence that the United States government created a secret database that includes information about journalists covering the...
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March 10-16 is National Sunshine Week
National Sunshine Week is March 10-16. Make plans now to join the American Society of News Editors and the Reporter's Committee on Freedom of the Press in the annual nationwide celebration of access...
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