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News Law seminar provides journalists with practical insights
By GEORGE HOHMANN For the WVPA MORGANTOWN — Relevant legal information that journalists could put to immediate use was presented in a recent day-long seminar at the West Virginia University School of Journalism. Participants in the News Law Training Seminar learned key points about defamation law, privacy, state and federal[Read More…]
WVU Student Report: Education reform, state budget cuts will affect WVU
Editor’s Note: The Mountaineer News Service is produced by journalism students at West Virginia University. Students from the P.I. Reed School of Journalism report, write and produce multi-platform news and feature packages about newsworthy subjects in West Virginia. By Amit Batra, Will Hirsch and Taylor Eaton Mountaineer News Service MORGANTOWN,[Read More…]
WVU Student Report: VH1’s Save the Music supports musical education in West Virginia Schools
Editor’s Note: The Mountaineer News Service is produced by journalism students at West Virginia University. Students from the P.I. Reed School of Journalism report, write and produce multi-platform news and feature packages about newsworthy subjects in West Virginia. By Michelle Deehan, Brandon Hite and Laken Vita The Mountaineer News[Read More…]
Deadline for Oct. 23 News Law seminar is noon Thursday
Newspapers can request invoicing for staff members’ attendance MORGANTOWN — The registration deadline for the “News Law Training” seminar being hosted by West Virginia University on noon on Thursday, Oct. 17. Don Smith, executive director of the West Virginia Press Association, said that WVPA member newspapers have the option of registering by[Read More…]
From the Past President Pen: The Power of Newspapers
From the Past President’s Pen By David Corcoran Dear WVPA Publishers and Editors, Almost once a week, I come up with a newspaper success story that makes me proud to be a journalist and, thus, helping other people achieve their life’s goals. Just last week, a rough-looking individualist road into Glenville[Read More…]
Highmark W.Va. head says healthcare reform will require massive education effort
Editor’s Note: This article from the WVPA convention in August is being re-posted in an effort to help explain the Affordable Care Act. By GEORGE HOHMANN For the WVPA WHEELING – The federal Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, is going to require a massive education effort, said Fred Earley,[Read More…]
John Foust’s Ad-libs: Getting sales traction
By John Foust Raleigh, NC Traction is a key element in any business. Even the business of football. Many fans remember when the Green Bay Packers hosted the Dallas Cowboys in the 1967 NFL Championship game. The winner would go on to play the AFL’s Kansas City Chiefs in the[Read More…]
Ogden Newspapers’ Bob Nutting featured in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ogden Newspapers CEO Bob Nutting and the Nutting family are featured in a Sunday piece by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Nutting looks at the big picture with Pirates. NOTE: Bob Nutting is a past president of the West Virginia Press Association. Odgen Newspapers publishes the Wheeling News-Register, The Intelligencer, The[Read More…]
Policy symposium outlines child poverty issues
Advocates target SNAP funds for soft drinks Editor’s Note: The following is part of the West Virginia Press Association’s series on the “Our Children, Our Future” Coalition. The association is following the coalition’s efforts to develop and push legislation to combat child poverty during the 2014 session of the West Virginia[Read More…]
