By JESSICA HARNISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Register-Herald head photographer Rick Barbero and videographer Jenny Harnish have both been recognized by the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association for their work in southern West Virginia. Barbero’s photo “Teacher’s Walkout” pulled in the popular vote in the “Reader’s Choice” competition with second place[Read More…]
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Jury begins deliberations in Justice Loughry trial
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a morning filled with last-minute appeals by the prosecution and defense, the jury determining the guilt or innocence of Allen Loughry, a justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, began its deliberations Wednesday afternoon. After[Read More…]
National Newspaper Week: Community journalism matters because communities matter
By Matt Geiger Executive Editor News Publishing Co. BLACK EARTH, Wis. — “Everything in this newspaper is important to someone.” It’s become something of a mantra for me, in recent years. Weekly community newspapers are eclectic, to say the least. We publish photos of ribbons being cut at bakeries, and donations[Read More…]
National Newspaper Week: Journalism matters because democracy matters
By Dave Zweifel Editor Emeritus The Capital Times, Madison, Wis. An in-depth newspaper investigation revealed that a state-operated home for aged military veterans was providing sub-standard care and that taxpayer money that was to go to improve the home was spent elsewhere. The result was the replacement of the state’s[Read More…]
WV Secretary of State Warner presents mobile voting app for military voters
Release from the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office: WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Elections Assistance Commission (EAC) invited West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner to participate in a program the EAC hosted on election preparation for the November General Election. The Election Readiness Summit took place today in the[Read More…]
WVU College of Media partners with PolitiFact
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Reed College of Media is partnering with PolitiFact, a Pulitzer Prize-winning news organization, to help train student journalists how to properly fact-check. Bob Britten, a teaching associate professor in the College of Media, is leading a class that has been working[Read More…]
Changes in printing for TimesWV
Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — As of Oct. 1, the Times West Virginian’s print publications will be printed at the press facility operated by its sister newspaper, the Register-Herald, in Beckley, W.Va. The printing press located at the TimesWV building in Fairmont will no longer be in use, as[Read More…]
WVPA Reminder: Oct. 1 deadline for newspapers to file statement of ownership; WVSOS affidavit of circulation by Nov. 1
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s time for West Virginia newspapers to file the Statement of Ownership form with the US Post Office and the Affidavit of Circulation form with the WV Secretary of State office. The WVPA has been working with government agencies to get the forms updated. The correct forms for the 2019-20[Read More…]
Hampshire Review looking for full-time sports reporter
ROMNEY, W.Va. — The Hampshire Review is looking for a full-time sports reporter capable of doing it all. “As the best big weekly in the state, the standards are high. You’ll need to be able to report and write, but you’ll also need to do more such as shooting photos[Read More…]
Hampshire Review looking for full-time journalist
The Hampshire Review is looking for a full-time member for our editorial team, which produces the best weekly in the state (9 of the last 10 years), runs a robust website and keeps up an active Facebook page. You need to bring the tools of a 21st-Century journalist — solid writing[Read More…]
