CANAAN VALLEY, W.Va. – Four West Virginia newspapers earned first-place General Excellence awards, which honor outstanding achievement by circulation division, in the 2014 West Virginia Press Association Advertising Awards Contest. The General Excellence Award winners are The Dominion Post of Morgantown in Division I, The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg in Division II, The Spirit of Jefferson Advocate of[Read More…]
West Virginia Press Convention
WVPA Convention 2014: President’s Reception draws large crowd
CANAAN VALLEY RESORT — The reception for West Virginia Press Association President Perry Nardo, publisher of The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, opened Convention 2014 Thursday night. Highlights of the night included Nardo sharing information about his WVPA initiatives of the past year, West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee explaining the value of West Virginia University and Charleston[Read More…]
Look who is coming to Convention 2014
CANAAN VALLEY, W.VA. — Interesting in seeing who is coming to Convention 2014 and why? The West Virginia Press Association has released the following list of attendees and the latest program for Convention 2014: 2014 Convention Registration 2014 Convention Program
Blog: wvpress extra — Bring a jacket to Convention 2014
Aug. 5, 2014: Everyone is excited and working hard to prepare for WVPA Convention 2014. Just a reminder for you when packing your suitcase for Canaan Valley Resort and Convention 2014. And please share this with any staff members, your spouse or guests who will be attending convention with you. We are expecting sunny weather on Thursday[Read More…]
All WVPA Convention 2014 attendees invited to enjoy Timberline activities
Resort making activities available at no charge CANAAN VALLEY, W.Va. — Timberline Four Seasons Resort welcomes the West Virginia Press Association and its family of newspapers—and their families — to Wild and Wonderful Canaan Valley. Tracy Herz, vice president of Timberline Four Seasons Resort, invites all convention attendees to partake of the resort’s summer activities[Read More…]
Freedom of Information Act letter form available
EDITOR’S NOTE — As a member service and as part of the WVPA Freedom of Information Act effort, the WVPA offers this sample design for your FOIA requests. If you have questions, contact the WVPA. Downloadable: FOIA Form Public Official Public Official’s Office address Town, WV, zip Date: xx/xx/xx [Read More…]
AARP, WVONGA, AP and WVU participating in Convention 2014
CHARLESTON, W.Va — The West Virginia Press Association has added two new organizations to the list of organizations and individuals participating in Convention 2014 at Canaan Valley Resort, Aug. 7-9. “The WVPA works to make each convention an outstanding partnership, networking opportunity and educational experience, for both our membership and our guests,” said[Read More…]
Newspaper veteran Timothy M. Kelly representing AARP at Convention 2014
CANAAN VALLEY, W.Va — Timothy M. Kelly, a retired newspaper executive and member of AARP’s Board of Directors, will participate in the editorial board discussion at WVPA Convention 2014. The editorial board program — part newspaper industry training exercise and part AARP policy review — brings AARP representatives and West Virginia[Read More…]
You can follow WV Press Convention 2014 activity
CANAAN RESORT, W.Va. — For those attending the West Virginia Press Association’s Convention 2014, the easiest ways to follow the activities are on Twitter at #wvpress2014 or on wvpress.org on the Convention 2014 Page.
Blog: wvpress extra — Always stand for the public’s right to know
A blog by WVPA Executive Director Don Smith: March 28, 2014: The Freedom of Information Act battle brewing between the The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register newspapers and the Ohio County Sheriff is one every newspaper editor in the nation should watch. Look at the Columbia Journalism Review’s story on the situation[Read More…]
