Look in a mirror to find your best editor

In an era of constant cutbacks, it can be difficult for newspaper reporters to get good editing. Many experienced editors have fled or been forced...

Putting captions them in their place

Good news design is the practice of understanding how readers read — then using that understanding to make your newspaper easier, faster and more...

Enter 32 Categories In Better Newspaper Competition Advertising, Circulation, and Promotion Division!

The Advertising/Circulation/Promotion division of the Better Newspaper Competition is now open for entries. The competition consists of 32 competitive categories, and participation in the contest is a...
John Foust Advertising

The super sales person who wasn’t so super, after all

John Foust has conducted training programs for thousands of newspaper advertising professionals. Many ad departments are using his training videos to...

Enterprise reporting goes beyond the obvious

When it comes to interviewing reporter candidates, many editors want to see examples of so-called enterprise reporting. I just finished serving as a judge for...

What Documents Can Journalists Have Ready in the Event of an Emergency?

In a recent Foreign Press Correspondents USA tools and training article the organization asks the question, "What can you do as you watch your...
Newspaper-industry-news

Industry News – June 2017

Verna E. Gordon Rudy Kikel Eli Flam Pierrette Marguerite Delaforgue Roy Anne E. Roach Dwight Irving Gailey Buck Howe Margery Ball Mills MASSACHUSETTS Sean...

Pew reexamines local newspaper fact sheet

The transition to digital news consumption has hit the newspaper industry hard in recent years. Some national publications have managed to weather the storm...

NTVB Media Provides What to Watch to Newspapers for Free

NTVB Media will provide a weekly roundup of television viewing recommendations to newspapers at no charge until at least May 31.

Convention 2018

The winners and the audience at the New England First Amendment Coalition’s awards luncheon Friday, Feb. 23, are shown above, clockwise from top left:...