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  • What happened to the news business?

    September 10, 2013

    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

    September 3, 2013

    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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  • College newspapers cut publication days

    September 3, 2013

    By Susan Hogan, Poynter Institute

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  • Oklahoma native buys Erie Record

    August 29, 2013

    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

    August 29, 2013

    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...

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  • Former KU writing coach Thien dead at 73

    August 26, 2013

    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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  • Osage City Council accepts KOMA settlement

    August 23, 2013

    The Osage City Council has agreed to accept a settlement agreement offered by Osage County Attorney Brandon Jones after he determined council members violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act on Aug. 13...

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  • Company reduces cost, setup fees for photos

    August 21, 2013

    MyCapture, an online program that allows newspapers to profit from photos or newspaper reprints, and the Kansas Press Association have agreed to a partnership that will allow KPA member newspapers to...

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  • Amazon's Bezos buys Washington Post

    August 8, 2013

    (From the Washington Post)The Washington Post Co. agreed Monday to sell its flagship newspaper to Amazon.com founder and chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos, ending the Graham family’s stewardship of...

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  • Akagi named KU student media manager

    July 29, 2013

    LAWRENCE — The School of Journalism has hired award-winning news veteran Brett Akagi to manage its student media operations, including KUJH-TV and the University Daily Kansan. Akagi owns his own...

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