2021 News Archive

  • KPA hires 1861 Consulting for lobbying

    December 15, 2021

    The Kansas Press Association has contracted its legislative lobbying services with 1861 Consulting LLC.

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  • It time to prepare your AOE entries

    December 15, 2021

    It’s time to begin identifying and assembling your entries for the 2022 Awards of Excellence contest put on annually by the Kansas Press Association. The deadline for entries is set for Feb. 28,...

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  • KPA to offer digital press pass option

    December 9, 2021

    The Kansas Press Association now offers the option of a digital press pass for members. Now, there will be no more waiting on press passes or sending mugshots. Digital press passes can be delivered...

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  • NNA, NMA partner on postal, public policy

    December 9, 2021

    The News Media Alliance and National Newspaper Association, both long-standing newspaper advocacy organizations with Washington, D.C., area offices, have created a joint policy group to assist their...

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  • KPA to cohost courthouse webinar

    December 9, 2021

    The KPA will be cohosting "Courthouse Reporting in the Modern Era" with the Kansas Association of Broadcasters and the Kansas Bar Association at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 10. This webinar panel...

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  • Montgomery Symposium to focus on sustainability, succession

    November 17, 2021

    This year’s Montgomery Symposium will focus on sustainability and succession for community newspapers. The seminar will be a Zoom meeting. Presenters at the 11 a.m. event this Friday will be Teri...

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  • Brown Bag session to look at courts

    November 17, 2021

    Do you have questions or concerns about your access to court news? Do you wonder why you can’t get access to certain files that you did in the past? If so, the December Brown Bag and B.S. session...

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  • Jeannie Eblen, 77, dies after cancer battle

    November 16, 2021

    Jeannie Kygar Eblen, who inspired generations of journalists with her boundless energy, appreciation for quality journalism and decades of volunteering for key projects across Kansas and Oklahoma,...

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  • Montgomery Symposium set Nov. 19

    October 21, 2021

    This year’s Montgomery Family Symposium will focus on sustainability and succession. While the webinar is free, registration is required for the event, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m on Friday...

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  • Four inducted into Newspaper Hall of Fame

    October 18, 2021

    At the Oct. 9 Kansas Press Association President's Gala in Newton, four new members were inducted into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021. They are: • The late Lloyd Ballhagen, a...

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