PRESIDENT'S CORNER: We are different now This past week it was announced that Rupert Murdock's company will be putting out an electronic web newspaper called The Daily that will be formatted for the iPod.
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RICHARD SHAW, UPA presidentUtah Press Association
Black Inkling: Tip for Hometown Papers This reader-propelled issue focuses primarily on the electronic side of newspapers, including the use of Facebook for reader input; and opinions and observations on the local websites - called Patc...
AD-LIBS: Six quick fixes for headlines Research shows that the headline is the most important part of a print ad. If you have a headline that hits home with a reader, there is a good chance that he or she will read further. If not, you'...
ED HENNINGER: Readers react to posed photos Last month’s column was “borrowed” from friend and colleague Ken Blum. It focused on a defense of posed photos. His column drew considerable response from his readers and Ken has again been graciou...
THE UN-COMFORT ZONE with Robert Wilson: Keep Your Power "Baby Bobby! Baby Bobby!" The words stung and Mike knew it - he could read it in my face.
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me!" I yelled back.
Mike just laughed; h...
Tech Bit: Easy Way In In a recent Tech Bit I wrote about an easy way to opt out of a lot of email newsletters you might have subscribed to, often just to get to something else.
The reality is a lot of the web's content...
PRESIDENT'S CORNER: Facing the innovation Newspapers have always faced challenges, and at periods of time in the history of the printed word it appeared that these publications may go the way of the dinosaur.
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RICHARD SHAW, UPA presidentUtah Press Association
LEGISLATIVE WATCH: Legal notice, bill expected for 2011 Legislature The Utah Legislature gets under way Jan. 24 and ends March 10. Sen. Steve Urquhart’s bill to change the two-year-old legal notices bill appears on its way to drafting. In essence, the bill would co...
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Joel Campbell, UPA Legislative MonitorUtah Press Association
Register for Winter Convention, March 17-19 Join us for Winter Convention, being held March 17-19 in sunny St. George. There will be education, entertainment and enjoyment for all! Register online
San Juan Record's 2011 calendar featured on KUER 90.1 The San Juan Record's publisher Bill Boyle was recently interviewed by Dan Bammes on KUER 90.1, the Utah NPR radio station broadcasting from the University of Utah. The topic was the Record's stunn...
Black Inkling: Tips for Hometown Papers Note: This Pressing Issues includes two Black Inkling columns, and the second mentions the Richfield Reaper. Read on!
AD-LIBS: The power of "Tomorrow I'll" Recently I was browsing through a used bookstore and ran across a gem of a children's book entitled "Me and My Flying Machine" by Marianna and Mercer Mayer.
ED HENNINGER: In defense of posed photos This column is a departure from the norm. It was written years ago by my friend and colleague Ken Blum, who recently ran it again as part of his “Black Inklings” newsletter. Ken stated his case so...