WVUToday.wvu.edu MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University has issued the following media advisory: WHAT: West Virginia University will hold a grand opening ceremony to celebrate Reynolds Hall, the futuristic 186,000-square-foot business complex on Morgantown’s Waterfront made possible through the generosity of Bob and Laura Reynolds. The building is the new home of the John Chambers[Read More…]
Newspaper Industry News
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Media Advisory: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine to host 50th Anniversary Reception in Weston on Aug. 29
WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine has issued the following media advisory: WVSOM, the state’s largest medical school, which has a location in Bridgeport, W.Va., would like to invite you to attend and cover the 50th anniversary of our founding. What: WVSOM Central[Read More…]
Media Advisory: West Virginia American Water announces completion of $25 million upgrade to Kanawha Valley water treatment plant
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia American Water has issued the following media advisory: WHAT: West Virginia American Water will announce the completion of a $25 million upgrade to its Kanawha Valley Water Treatment Plant in Charleston. The treatment plant, which serves approximately 85,000 customers in parts of Kanawha,[Read More…]
WVPA Foundation funding access to industry training webinars for member newspapers
See the schedule of upcoming webinars CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association Foundation, in conjunction with Online Media Campus, is funding access to member newspapers to the OMC industry training webinar program. The Foundation has partnered with OMC and is paying all WVPA newspaper fees. While individual attendance[Read More…]
Register now for WV Press Legislative Lookahead on Jan. 7 in Charleston
WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Registration is now open for the 2022 West Virginia Press Association’s annual Legislative Lookahead is set for Friday, Jan. 7, at the W.Va. Division of Culture and History’s Culture Center on the grounds of the Capitol Complex. Registration is required. Members of the media[Read More…]
WVPA Reminder: Deadline for newspapers to file WVSOS affidavit of circulation is Nov. 1; Statement of ownership should already be filed with postal service
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — By Friday, West Virginia newspapers should have their Affidavit of Circulation form filed with the WV Secretary of State office for the coming fiscal year. The WV Secretary of State’s Affidavit of Circulation is attached. It is due Nov. 1. 2021. Note: The WVSOS form – Newspaper[Read More…]
National Newspaper Week is Oct. 3-9; WV Press, NAM sharing materials for newspapers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The 81st annual National Newspaper Week — Oct. 3 to 9 — is a recognition of the service of newspapers and their employees across North America and is sponsored by Newspaper Association Managers (NAM), which includes the West Virginia Press Association. Newspapers can visit the home page of National[Read More…]
The Monroe Watchman: It’s about knowing what a newspaper means to a community
By Lexi Browning, West Virginia Press Association UNION, W.Va. — For nearly 150 years, The Monroe Watchman has served as the authoritative news source for Monroe County, West Virginia. The weekly newspaper, located on Main Street in Union, West Virginia, published its first edition in 1872. Editor Craig Mohler is now[Read More…]
One template for local journalism: The Welch News serving a struggling market in West Virginia
By Lexi Browning West Virginia Press Association WELCH, W.Va. — At a time when many communities across the country have lost their local newspaper, The Welch News, an independent and locally owned newspaper, found a way forward to serve its community despite the economic struggles in McDowell County, West Virginia. In[Read More…]
The Daily Athenaeum: A 130-year legacy with 100 years of student-led history at WVU
By Lexi Browning, West Virginia Press Association Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of features on the newspapers in West Virginia. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Daily Athenaeum, as a student-led, independent print and online publication at West Virginia University, is far more than just a workspace that incubates[Read More…]
