Newsfeed

  • Family-owned may be the future of newspapers

    March 9, 2020

    By Gretchen Peck, Editor & Publisher The stories are familiar now. A longtime newspaper family decides to sell off their publications to a larger public corporation (which then slashes costs and...

    Read more

  • KORA cost limits included in new bill

    February 21, 2020

    Following a slow start, activity picked up in recent days at the Kansas Legislature, at least as far as Kansas Press Association issues are concerned. While Senate President Susan Wagle continued to...

    Read more

  • KPA Day at Statehouse: We need a good showing

    January 31, 2020

    We're asking member newspapers of the Kansas Press Association to strongly consider attending KPA Day at the Statehouse on Thursday, Feb. 13 in Topeka. We have a small group signed up, but it is ...

    Read more

  • 2020 legislative session has quick start

    January 15, 2020

    By Doug Anstaett, KPA lobbyist The Kansas Legislature kicked off its 2020 session this week, and we’ve already got issues of interest to Kansas newspapers. HB 2424 The first, House Bill 2424,...

    Read more

  • Slimp to headline 2020 KPA convention

    January 15, 2020

    Kevin Slimp, nationally known newspaper consultant and industry champion, will headline the 2020 Kansas Press Association annual convention scheduled for March 19 and 20 at the Meridian Center in...

    Read more

  • Business models must change

    January 8, 2020

    By Mark Glaser Predictions are a tricky business, but there is one sure thing for 2020: local news publishers cannot depend on the old ways of doing business. The time for chain newspapers wielding...

    Read more

  • Journalism: A look into the future

    December 26, 2019

    Daniel Green | journalism.co.uk The past decade has transformed the journalism industry, from the surge of smartphone reporting to the important transformation of business models as media...

    Read more

  • KPA to pursue KORA cost containment bill

    December 18, 2019

    The Kansas Press Association and its partners for open government will concentrate this year on legislation to rein in the high costs associated with Kansas Open Records Act requests.

    Read more

  • Iola, Ellsworth get incubator grants

    December 18, 2019

    The successful applicants for Montgomery Incubator Project funding plan to rev up their digital efforts and — if successful — become possible models for other small dailies and weeklies. Projects...

    Read more

  • A sad day: Newseum to close Dec. 31

    December 3, 2019

    By Ken Paulsen USA TODAY Founder Al Neuharth was a brilliant news executive, but he had his quirks. Proud of his South Dakota roots, he had something of a chip on his shoulder, disdaining East Coast...

    Read more