Struggling urban dailies could learn a thing or two from small papers Media Life For all the troubles they face, and they are legion, newspapers still enjoy what matters the most for any medium: the finest of audiences. People who read newspapers are the best-educated and most affluent of any[Read More…]
Month: July 2016
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, July 20
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. IN BUMPY CORONATION, TRUMP TAKES THE CROWN The roll call of states delivers[Read More…]
Uber services available in West Virginia
Gov. Tomblin, U.S. Sen. Manchin hep launch program; Ridesharing service initially available in Charleston and Morgantown CHARLESTON, W.Va. (July 19, 2016) – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin today took the first Uber ride in West Virginia — from the Capitol Market to the State Capitol to announce the official[Read More…]
Donations to WVU Foundation for flood assistance top $300K
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A $500,000 challenge match from West Virginia University alumnus Ken Kendrick has helped bring in more than $300,000 in gifts so far for flood relief efforts in southern West Virginia. The Princeton, W.Va., native said June 29 that he would match contributions to the WVU Foundation dollar-for-dollar up to $500,000. “What[Read More…]
Media Advisory: WVU presenting findings from shale gas field lab
CANONSBURG, Pa. — MEDIA ADVISORY: WVU to present findings from shale gas field lab near Morgantown at new oil and gas workshop; also features “best of” environmental research on shale gas resources What: A new oil and gas workshop entitled “Appalachian Basin Technology” will present updates of environmental research on hydraulic fracturing, which[Read More…]
Historian, flatboat pass through Northern Panhandle
NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — The Ohio River can bring some strange guests, even in the 21st century, when nobody travels by flatboat anymore. Nobody except for a best-selling author and group of fellow travelers heading from Pittsburgh to New Orleans. Last Wednesday, New Cumberland resident and historian George Hines was[Read More…]
Greenbrier River Trail has ‘mother of all landslides’
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The good news was overshadowed by the bad when West Virginia’s chief of parks, Sam England, delivered a report to the Greenbrier County Commission last week on flood-related damage sustained by local recreational resources. England led off on a positive note, advising commissioners that Greenbrier State Forest[Read More…]
Texting and driving is a dangerous combo
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — State police officers in six states, including Ohio and West Virginia, will be cracking down on distracted driving this week. As people become more and more attached to their electronic devices, drivers are ignoring the common sense that tells them[Read More…]
Berkeley school board struggles to fill vacancies
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Board of Education is struggling to meet staffing requirements for the upcoming school year. The concern was discussed at the Board of Education’s Monday meeting in Martinsburg. Since April, the board has advertised 252 teaching positions, but only 112 new hires have been made,[Read More…]
House speaker condemns legislator’s Clinton tweet
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – – Delegate Mike Folk, R-Berkeley, has continued to catch heat for his tweet saying Hillary Clinton should be hanged, including from leadership in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Speaker of the House Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, issued a statement Monday condemning the Friday tweet, which has since[Read More…]
