Research: newspaper wages flat

LXXXII (2011)

August 2011

Published 09-01-11

By Adolfo Mendez Editor Newspaper industry wages increased less than 1 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to the recently released Newspaper Industry Compensation Survey (NICS),...

After 40 years, it’s hard to say goodbye

LXXXII (2011)

August 2011

Published 09-01-11

By Mike Peters You’d think it would be easy, say- ing good-bye to the job where you’ve spent almost four decades. “So long, ol’ job,” you’d say. “It’s time for me to play.” You’d think that...

Somalis dying in world’s worst famine in 20 years

LXXXII (2011)

August 2011

Published 09-01-11

By Katharine Houreld Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tens of thousands of Somalis are feared dead in the world’s worst famine in a generation, the U.N. said Wednesday, and the U.S. said...

Foreign TV journalists attend U.S. program

LXXXII (2011)

August 2011

Published 09-01-11

Twenty-three broadcast journalists representing five continents and 23 cities visited Denver under the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. The program,...

From the President

LXXXII (2011)

August 2011

Published 09-01-11

In the hustle and bustle of daily journalism, we don’t often get the chance to sit down and meet with the people we cover to discuss how things are going and how we can do better. But the...

Civic groups seek publicity; initiate discussion early

LXXXII (2011)

August 2011

Published 09-01-11

By Jim Pumarlo Civic organizations are the fabric of our communities. The number of groups and their range of contributions mean editors are routinely approached with requests for coverage. The...

Industry’s difficulties harm ability to serve as nation’s watchdog

LXXXII (2011)

August 2011

Published 09-01-11

By Marc Wilson Some of my best friends are newspapers reporters and editors—the same folks a new federal report has listed as a virtual endangered species. “Newspapers across the country have...

It’s almost contest time

LXXXII (2011)

August 2011

Published 09-01-11

It’s almost time to open the 2011 Colorado Better Newspaper Contest for 2010- 2011 entries. This year, entries to the contest will be submitted online using a web-based program at...

The blind designer

LXXXII (2011)

July 2011

Published 09-01-11

Let’s say you’re a newspaper designer.

If you were to go blind, could you still do design?

Yes...depending.

If you’ve had years of experience designing pages, then it would not be very...

A sales lesson on the golf course

LXXXII (2011)

July 2011

Published 09-01-11

By John Foust Raleigh, NC

Henry, a golf buddy of mine, watched me hit a drive that caught only a glimpse of the fairway before slicing deep into the woods. "John, your towards is off," he...