CLARKSBURG — The Exponent Telegram has named Tammy Heitz as its new advertising multimedia sales manager. Exponent Telegram Publisher Andy Kniceley made the announcement, pointing out the new position merges the media company’s sales efforts across multiple platforms: Print, glossy, Internet, digital and social media marketing, including NCWV Media, the[Read More…]
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WVPA Reminder: Newspapers need to file statement of ownership, affidavit of circulation
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 attached a sample letter of “Notification of Legal Rates” that state code says you should provide to the[Read More…]
Newspapers are important during the election season
If the election merry-go-round makes your head spin, you can rely on your newspaper to help you keep things straight. For decades, newspapers have gathered and analyzed information for voters at the local, state and federal levels. As elections and news consumption habits have changed, newspapers’ strategies for engaging voters[Read More…]
New York Times offers WVU students free access
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Students are now able to take advantage of free access to NYTimes.com and all stories, editorials and extras that come with it through a partnership between West Virginia University and The New York Times. Laura Reino of The New York Times will present an informational workshop at[Read More…]
WVU journalism professor’s photos on display
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks shook the United States. In Iran and Afghanistan, families and everyday routines were fractured into unrecognizable pieces. Lois Raimondo, now the Reed College of Media’s Shott Chair of Journalism, traveled to the middle east two years after the attacks. She’s[Read More…]
The Register-Herald seeking multimedia reporter
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Register-Herald, a 17,000-circulation daily newspaper in Beckley, W.Va., has an immediate opening for a multimedia reporter. This position includes a wide range of coverage, including breaking news, enterprise, courts, government and features. The ideal candidate is self-starting with a strong work ethic. Candidates must possess strong reporting and writing skills and basic videography[Read More…]
WVU panel to focus on coverage of race issues
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Professors at the Reed College of Media think they’re training the best and the brightest of future journalists in West Virginia and across the nation. That’s why the college’s administrators and the Center for Black Culture and Research invited a series of media experts to the school[Read More…]
Shepherd student newspaper now digital only
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — The Picket is a student-run newspaper that has been around since 1896. It provides sports, feature and general news to Shepherd University students, staff and community. More recently, the paper has been trying increase its news presence throughout the local area. “Over the course of the last[Read More…]
Wheeling publishes 140-page football section
WHEELING, W.Va. — While it’s true the calendar tells us that fall doesn’t begin until Sept. 23, here in the Ohio Valley we have our own official reminder. The leaves have yet to turn and the weather may still produce sweat from our bodies, but the return of high school[Read More…]
AP sportswriter and W.Va. native fights rare cancer
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Readers of the Times West Virginian flip through the sports section daily and read about our local high school teams, West Virginia University and some professional sports. Loyal readers recognize the names of the writers of these pieces as reading the stories on the page of the[Read More…]
