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Williamson Daily News names Kyle Lovern editor

WILLIAMSON, W. Va. – Longtime Williamson-area journalist Kyle Lovern has been named editor of the Williamson Daily News. The announcement was made by Jim Lawitz, vice president of editorial operation for Civitas Media, the newspaper’s parent company… “Kyle has guided the sports section at the Daily News into one of[Read More…]

Herald-Dispatch journalist speaks at Marshall

  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) had its first event of the semester, “Q&A with PRSSA” Thursday in the John Deaver Drinko Library. Dave Lavender, features reporter for the Herald-Dispatch, was the event guest speaker, who spoke about his experience working in media[Read More…]

How to find details that make a powerful story

  I was 11 years old on the November Friday when President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Does anyone else remember what Jackie Kennedy was wearing that day? A pink suit. Not an important detail at first glance, except that this designer suit bore the bloodstains left behind after the[Read More…]

Parkersburg, Marietta sports staffs join forces

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Two seasoned sports staffs are joining forces to form the Parkersburg News and Sentinel/Marietta Times Sports Department. “We know sports coverage is very important to our readers,” said Jim Spanner, publisher of The Parkersburg News and Sentinel. “Operating as one unit will give us the opportunity to[Read More…]

Herald-Dispatch site launches new events calendar

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A new events calendar at www.herald-dispatch.com offers many new features. With the new calendar, community members can add basic event listings for free and promote their events for as little as $10 a day. Users also have the ability to search by category or location, along with[Read More…]

Bill would make journalists protected workers

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A week after terrorists stormed the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people, several members of the West Virginia House of Delegates introduced a bill that would create harsher penalties for violent crimes against journalists. Bill sponsors brought up the attack on Bob Aaron, a WCHS[Read More…]

Daily Mail’s McGill is W.Va. Sportswriter of the Year

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Daily Mail sports editor Chuck McGill has been voted the 2014 West Virginia Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, the organization announced Thursday. It is the second consecutive year McGill has received the honor, and the third win for him in[Read More…]

9 ways to use numbers in advertisements

RALEIGH, N.C. — Whether on a printed page, monitor or mobile device, the headline is the most important part of an ad. It tells the reader what the ad is about. With the blink of an eye, he or she decides whether it’s worth the effort to keep reading. Numbers can[Read More…]

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