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The Homeless Editor: When the storyteller becomes the story

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 statenews 465 Views

Thursday, May 7, 2020 Lou Gehrig kiss my ass — because I’m the luckiest man on the face of the

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Columbia: Leadership changing at Columbia Daily Tribune

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 statenews 567 Views

Publisher Terri Leifeste is leaving the Columbia Daily Tribune, effective Friday, to lead a group of privately owned newspapers. She

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Oak Ridger: Richardson leaving The Oak Ridger at end of the month

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 statenews 426 Views

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The Oak Ridger has announced Publisher Darrell Richardson, an Anderson County native, will be leaving the

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Worcester, MA: Publisher leaving The Item

March 15, 2020March 16, 2020 statenews 458 Views

This week, Coulter Press and The Item announced Publisher Gary Hutner will be leaving the company April 3. Hutner first

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JDNews.com: Leadership transition announced for The Daily News

March 14, 2020March 16, 2020 statenews 517 Views

This week, The Daily News announced publisher Mike Distelhorst will be leaving the company April 3. Marsha Brown, an HR

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Register Guard: Leadership transition announced for The Register-Guard

March 13, 2020March 16, 2020 statenews 520 Views

This week, The Register-Guard announced Publisher Shanna Cannon will be leaving the company in early April. Executive Editor Alison Bath

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Daily Herald: ‘Daily Herald’ publisher to leave newspaper April 3

March 13, 2020March 16, 2020 statenews 299 Views

The Daily Herald’s publisher will be leaving the newspaper April 3. Keith Ponder told staff in Columbia last week of

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Galveston: Southern Newspapers names new president, chairman

December 29, 2019 statenews 278 Views

Southern Newspapers Inc., the Houston-based media company that owns The Daily News and 11 other papers in Texas and Oklahoma,

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FastCompany: Helvetica, the world’s most famous typeface, gets a makeover

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 statenews 663 Views 0 Comments

BY MARK WILSON Fast Money Helvetica was dreamed up as a universal typeface in 1957 and it’s still incredibly popular –you see

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New Hampshire: Seacoast Media Group Sues Union Leader, Concord Monitor in Printing Contract Dispute

April 8, 2019April 10, 2019 statenews 715 Views 0 Comments

By NANCY WEST, InDepthNH.org BRENTWOOD – Seacoast Newspapers Inc. is suing the Union Leader Corp. for pulling out of its printing

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Industry Experts

Kevin Slimp: New Year Predictions for Newspaper Industry
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Kevin Slimp: New Year Predictions for Newspaper Industry

January 6, 2021 statenews 0

As I write this column, vaccines are beginning to make their way to first responders, the New Year has begun,

Affinity Publisher: Could this be the layout software newspapers have been waiting for?
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Affinity Publisher: Could this be the layout software newspapers have been waiting for?

November 5, 2020 kevin@kevinslimp.com 0
Kevin Slimp: Why are some metros closing while other papers are growing?
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Kevin Slimp: Why are some metros closing while other papers are growing?

October 28, 2020 statenews 0
Joey Young: WHY NEWSPAPERS SHOULDN’T GET TOO CLOSE WITH INTERNET GIANTS
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Joey Young: WHY NEWSPAPERS SHOULDN’T GET TOO CLOSE WITH INTERNET GIANTS

October 21, 2020 statenews 0
Kevin Slimp: Generating Revenue in Times of Crisis
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Kevin Slimp: Generating Revenue in Times of Crisis

April 28, 2020 statenews 0
Opinion: Gannett isn’t fooling anybody anymore
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Opinion: Gannett isn’t fooling anybody anymore

April 8, 2020 statenews 0

Newspaper Market Watch

MarketWatch: How the death of your local newspaper could cost you money
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MarketWatch: How the death of your local newspaper could cost you money

July 26, 2018 statenews 0

A recent study from researchers at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Illinois found that the closure of local

Michigan Public Radio report: Newspapers struggling with a Trump tariff on newsprint
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Michigan Public Radio report: Newspapers struggling with a Trump tariff on newsprint

July 19, 2018 statenews 0
Washington Post: Trump’s trade war threatens the U.S. newspaper industry
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Washington Post: Trump’s trade war threatens the U.S. newspaper industry

June 23, 2018 statenews 0
Candidate who asked South Dakotans to “support their local newspapers” wins primary handily
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Candidate who asked South Dakotans to “support their local newspapers” wins primary handily

June 5, 2018 statenews 0
NPR: Tariffs On Canadian Newsprint Choke Already Troubled American Papers
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NPR: Tariffs On Canadian Newsprint Choke Already Troubled American Papers

April 20, 2018 statenews 0
CLAY FOSTER: Local news will be impacted by tariffs
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CLAY FOSTER: Local news will be impacted by tariffs

April 11, 2018 statenews 0

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