Mienk promoted to publisher of two East Texas newspapers
Jake Mienk, publisher of the Palestine Herald-Press and Corsicana Daily Sun, has expanded his publisher responsibilities to two additional Texas papers: The Huntsville Item and the Jacksonville Progress.
MOREReorganization combines New Bern, Kinston newsrooms
Sister newspapers in Eastern North Carolina are reorganizing their newsroom structures in a push to enhance local coverage on digital news platforms.
Newspapers primarily affected by the reorganization are the Sun Journal of New Bern and The Free Press of Kinston. The Daily News of Jacksonville is included in the reorganization, while additional resources will be provided by the StarNews in Wilmington.
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In Jacksonville, a new business model for the local editorial voice
Can a strong editorial voice become the center of a new local business model?
Yes, it can.
It's happening right now in Jacksonville, Fla., where Mark Nusbaum, publisher of The Florida Times-Union, has launched a new magazine with the mission of reviving the flagging downtown.
This is local advocacy journalism of a high order – an extension of The Times-Union's editorial page. And Mark and company have crafted a unique business model around it by recruiting 20 leaders of key institutions as premier partners/sponsors in support of the crusade.
Read this article for the details.
MORECarmage Walls Commentary Prizes awarded
Editorial staff members from The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville and the former editorial page editor of The Ledger in Lakeland, Fla., have been awarded top honors by SNPA in the Carmage Walls Commentary Prize competition.
First-place in the "over 50,000" circulation category went to Mike Clark, Roger Brown, Wayne Ezell and Ron Littlepage of The Florida Times-Union. First-place in the "under 50,000" circulation category was awarded to Glenn Marston, former editorial page editor of The Ledger.
Second-place honors went to John Railey, editorial page editor of the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal, and Anita Shelburne, opinion page editor of The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.
The awards were presented by Lissa Walls Vahldiek, CEO of Southern Newspapers, Inc., Houston, Texas. Vahldiek is the daughter of the late Benjamin Carmage Walls, for whom this award is named.
Walls, whose newspaper career spanned seven decades, primarily owned community newspapers and advocated strong, courageous and positive editorial page leadership.
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Free Webinar: Don't Forget About Social
In light of Facebook's changes, a lot of newsrooms are turning their focus away from social. But it's still vital to most of our readers, so we can't forget it. Here we will talk about a few tips and tricks to work with Facebook's algorithm and what makes a good Facebook group. Plus, what content does best on Twitter, LinkedIn and Reddit. SNPA members can register at no cost for this July 27 webinar.
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In light of Facebook's changes, a lot of newsrooms are turning their focus away from social. But it's still vital to most of our readers, so we can't forget it. Here we will talk about a few tips and tricks to work with Facebook's algorithm and what makes a good Facebook group. Plus, what content does best on Twitter, LinkedIn and Reddit. SNPA members can register at no cost for this July 27 webinar.
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