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Kevin Slimp: New Year Predictions for Newspaper Industry

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 statenews 251 Views

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

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

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 kevin@kevinslimp.com 606 Views 0 Comments

The big issue with Affinity Publisher has always been the integration of PDF files.

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Kevin Slimp: Why are some metros closing while other papers are growing?

October 28, 2020November 5, 2020 statenews 386 Views

Answers from publishers at growing papers provide insights Over the past few weeks, I’ve spoken (virtually) at five state and

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Joey Young: WHY NEWSPAPERS SHOULDN’T GET TOO CLOSE WITH INTERNET GIANTS

October 21, 2020October 28, 2020 statenews 207 Views

By Joey Young I felt a little froggy this morning and decided to watch Editor and Publisher’s live panel on

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Kevin Slimp: Generating Revenue in Times of Crisis

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 statenews 598 Views newspaper, revenue, sales, slimp

  by Kevin Slimp, stateofnewspapers.com It’s a crazy time for all of us. I’m not telling you anything you don’t

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Opinion: Gannett isn’t fooling anybody anymore

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 statenews 1463 Views

by Kevin Slimp stateofnewspapers.com Ken Doctor wrote an excellent column today titled, “Poison pill swallowed, what’s next for Gannett?” It’s

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Joey Young: Warren Buffett’s sale doesn’t bother me

March 1, 2020 statenews 470 Views

I like to think I am well read. When Lindsey and I started this journey of newspaper ownership over seven

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Kevin Slimp: My math must be all wrong, or is it McClatchy’s?

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 statenews 614 Views gannett, Gatehouse, mcclatchy

by Kevin Slimp stateofnewspapers.com I remember working with a former executive of McClatchy several years ago and being told “The

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How do we reach Millennials?

December 4, 2019 statenews 602 Views millennial, newspaper

by Kevin Slimp, December 2019 Steve Andrist, executive director of North Dakota Newspaper Association, asked me an interesting question yesterday.

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Ed Henninger: 25 Newspaper On-the-Job Ideals

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 statenews 653 Views

After more than 30 years as the Director of Henninger Consulting, the time has come for me to shift my

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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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