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Editor ‘can handle mean,’ but can’t stand ‘baseless cynicism and unwillingness to think’
Feb 1, 2023
This month’s column is mainly from someone else because it illustrates a serious problem facing rural newspapers: How do they manage increasingly contentious public discourse and still maintain the ...
Have fun with your readers
Feb 1, 2023
Do you have fun in writing for your readers? You should. It’s near the top of my list of fun things to do with your clothes on. I’ll bet you might not know that conservative daily, The Wall ...
Prime time to take inventory of your newsmakers
Feb 1, 2023
Newspapers are shortchanging their readers — their customers — if they do not expand their definition of newsmakers in community conversations.
Series introduces young readers to inventors from around the world (NNA members)
Feb 1, 2023
The Missouri Press Foundation and NNA Foundation are offering a new, original, free series to newspapers across the country for publication. This year, readers will enjoy a short story in each chapter ...
2023 BNEC, BNAC open for submissions
Jan 1, 2023
The National Newspaper Association Foundation's 2023 Better Newspaper Advertising Contest and Better Newspaper Editorial Contest are open to NNA members and nonmembers.
A new mission: answering how rural communities sustain journalism that serves local democracy
Jan 1, 2023
This column, which we started almost 12 years ago as a guide to covering rural issues, using examples from The Rural Blog, has a new name: Sustaining Rural Journalism.
Closing your stories
Jan 1, 2023
Professional writers conclude stories with a bang, a laugh or telling quote.
Kevin’s To-Do List for 2023
Jan 1, 2023
As we get set to begin 2023, here are some steps I often recommend when visiting with community papers.
Resolve to be accessible, stay relevant
Jan 1, 2023
At its foundation, transparency means connecting with readers. Here are a handful of ideas:
