Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. MAN WHO KILLED FORMER CO-WORKERS ON LIVE TV HAD[Read More…]
Month: August 2015
Gatehouse Media to host online ‘Photography for Reporters’ course
Reporters and editors looking to make their photography look more professional should consider registering for GateHouse Media’s upcoming webinar, Photograpy for Reporters, hosted Sept. 24 from 2-3 p.m. EST. In this session, photo composition, lighting and strategy will be reviewed, as well as tips from some of GateHouse’s top professional[Read More…]
NAA announces new Ad Council PSAs
First campaign just in time for Back-to-School season ARLINGTON, Va. – NAA is partnering with the Ad Council to provide PSAs for use in your print and online publications. The first campaign on Teacher Recruitment is just in time for the back-to-school season and beyond. The teacher recruitment ads, designed exclusively for NAA[Read More…]
CEO Column: Witnessing the evolution of the newspaper industry
By Caroline Little, president and CEO, NAA Four years ago, most of us wouldn’t have predicted award-winning TV series would debut via online streaming on websites such as Netflix and Hulu and would never be aired on cable or network television. Just four years ago, it seemed unlikely[Read More…]
This week in West Virginia history: Sept. 3-9
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Sept. 3, 1890: West Virginia Wesleyan College opened as the West Virginia Conference Seminary. In that first year, 201 men and women undertook a largely[Read More…]
Orion Strategies Poll: Trump leads Republican field and Clinton in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – If the 2016 General Election were held today, 26 percent of West Virginians would vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton, while 58 percent would vote for an unspecified Republican candidate, according to a survey conducted by Orion Strategies, a strategic communications firm with offices in Charleston and Buckhannon.[Read More…]
‘Golden Horseshoe’ play tour to start in Parkersburg
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – The history of West Virginia will be on stage at the Smoot Theatre in September. “Golden Horseshoe” is based on the history of the 35th state and is intended to teach students preparing for the Golden Horseshoe, a test for eighth-graders of their knowledge of West Virginia[Read More…]
Harpers Ferry foster pup recovered in Ocean City
LEETOWN, W.Va. — The efforts of the Animal Welfare Society of Jefferson County helped recover a puppy that was stolen from a foster home in Harpers Ferry recently. The dog, a German Shepherd-Chow Chow mix named Foxie, was discovered near Ocean City, Maryland, after being missing for several weeks, according[Read More…]
Pastor got teen to put down gun, end standoff
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — A local pastor who peacefully disarmed a troubled 14-year-old Tuesday at Philip Barbour High School said the student had been the victim of bullying the day before, but the county’s superintendent of schools said bullying at school may not have been the primary issue. Pastor Howard Swick[Read More…]
Active drilling rigs in W.Va., Ohio down by half
WHEELING, W.Va. — For the first time since the U.S. Energy Information started tracking the data, natural gas production from shale formations – including the Marcellus and Utica – is set to decline in September amid a glut of supplies related to inadequate pipeline infrastructure. Also, with natural gas prices[Read More…]
