CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Adell Crowe is on a mission. She spent most of Wednesday driving from West Virginia University to Wheeling to shake hands and network with newspaper editors there. This was just the first of many trips she hopes to take this summer to introduce herself and tell folks[Read More…]
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Dominion Post editor announces retirement
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Dominion Post Editor Geri Ferrara has announced her retirement. David A. Raese, publisher and co-owner of the multimedia company, assumes the role of editor and publisher, effective immediately. “I think it is time for me to spend more time with my family,” Ferrara said. “My three grandsons and daughters live in northern California and my son in New York. I[Read More…]
Russian journalist arrives to work with Gazette-Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hi, my name is Yana Goncharova, and I’m a journalist from Russia. Since my arrival in Charleston on Saturday, I’m strongly considering making a nameplate that says “Russian Girl,” so everyone can understand why they haven’t seen me around town and why my language is so slow and[Read More…]
Why one local paper launched an online section for older readers
Figuring out how to reach younger readers online is one of theperpetual concerns of the newspaper business. But a new effort from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this spring is a little unusual: It’s aimed directly at older audiences. In April, the paper launched Aging Edge, a section of its website dedicated[Read More…]
New reporter named for Williamson, Gilbert papers
GILBERT, W.Va. – Local Civitas Media Managing Editor Kyle Lovern announced today that Kendra Mahon has joined the Mountain District Group as a reporter. Mahon will be working for the Gilbert Times and the Williamson Daily News. Mahon lives in Pike County, Ky. and has lived in the Tug Valley[Read More…]
Longtime Daily Mail photographer dead at 86
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Chester Franklin Hawes, photographer for more than four decades for the Charleston Daily Mail, has died at age 86. Hawes passed 6 a.m. Saturday at the Hospice facility located at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer, said his son, Charles Hawes, of St. Albans. Known[Read More…]
Herald-Dispatch celebrates top citizens
HUNTIINGTON, W.Va. — At The Herald-Dispatch’s Citizen Awards presentation at the Huntington Museum of Art Sunday, some recipients were speechless, while others had plenty to say. Each year, The Herald-Dispatch’s calls for the community to nominate citizens for their efforts in citizenship and volunteer work and accomplishments in business, athletics[Read More…]
Former NNA president Hawkins died April 8
OSAWATOMIE, Kan., — Allen Webster “Web” Hawkins died Friday, April 8, in Osawatomie. Funeral services for Hawkins, former president of both the Kansas Press Association and the National Newspaper Association, have been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at the First United Methodist Church in Osawatomie. The church is at[Read More…]
Editor & Publisher recognizes Clarksburg Publishing owner
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — When Brian Jarvis bought the newspaper company that his late father, Cecil Jarvis, had owned stock in and helped direct for years, he knew he wanted to marry the company’s longstanding tradition of excellence and integrity with the innovation of digital media. Fast forward four-plus years and[Read More…]
Charleston reporter gives lecture on Blankenship trial
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A reporter who covered the trial of former Massey executive Don Blankenship, who last week was sentenced to one year in prison and a fine of $250,000 for conspiring to violate federal mine safety and health standards, said he hopes West Virginians understand the historical significance of the[Read More…]
