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  • Ferguson discusses the 'death' of the industry

    Texas Press Messenger
    Created: Friday, 26 August 2011 08:55
    From "PRESSing MATTERS," Texas Press Messenger, August 2011 By Chad Ferguson, TPA President I, along with past presidents Larry Jackson and Phil Major, and current first vice president Russel Skiles, had the opportunity to represent the Texas Press Asso...

  • Time Lapse

    Texas Press Messenger
    Created: Friday, 26 August 2011 08:11
    Victoria Advocate uses time-lapse photography to document the restoration of a historic gristmill.   Photojournalist Frank Tilley explains the ins and outs of the project. Go online to watch the time-lapse photography sequence. By Frank Tilley, V...

  • Proposed constitutional amendments report is in

    Front Page News
    Created: Thursday, 25 August 2011 14:25
    Odd-numbered years mean two things: the Texas Legislature will be in session and there will be a list of proposed amendments to the state constitution. On Thursday, Aug. 25, the House Research Organization released its customary report detailing each of ...

  • Kilgore Goes Live

    Texas Press Messenger
    Created: Thursday, 25 August 2011 12:50
    Videographer Lucas Kitchen at work for KNH Marketing, a new venture from the Kilgore News Herald. Aaron May/Kilgore News Herald By Laura King, Texas Press Messenger Retailers in Kilgore can now turn to their local newspaper for the same type of servic...

  • 'Best Interest of the Child'

    Texas Press Messenger
    Created: Thursday, 25 August 2011 12:31
    FATHER AND SON REUNION — Jeremy Bratcher carries his son, Josh, to the car for the pair’s first visit in more than a month after they were reunited in April 2010 at the Hood County Law Enforcement Center. Earlier that week, County Court At Law Judge...

  • How do you use public information?

    Front Page News
    Created: Monday, 15 August 2011 10:39
    By Chris CoblerVictoria Advocate  This article was first published by the Victoria Advocate on Aug. 13.  Lots of good information shared Friday during the annual conference of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. Here are some of the tidbi...

  • Slimp reviews Russell Viers' Atomic News Tools

    Front Page News
    Created: Tuesday, 09 August 2011 09:55
    By Kevin SlimpInstitute of Newspaper Technology Over the past few weeks, my mailbox has been filled with new and updated software from several well-known and not so well-known vendors. Products like Adobe Creative Suite 5.5, QuarkXPress 9 and MultiAd Cr...

  • WTPA shares a few snaps of its 81st convention

    Front Page News
    Created: Friday, 05 August 2011 12:48
    The West Texas Press Association held its annual convention July 28-30 in Granbury. Here are a few mementos from the event, courtesy of Mark Engebretson at the Lake Country Sun, Graford. If you would like to share a photo, please send to lking@texaspress....

  • WTPA contest winners announced

    Front Page News
    Created: Friday, 05 August 2011 09:02
      Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 West Texas Press Association Better Newspaper Contest! (The image above was created by a free word cloud tool called Wordle. If you have a photo you would like to share of WTPA's convention or contest, pl...

  • 2011 James Madison Award recipient announced

    Front Page News
    Created: Monday, 01 August 2011 09:00
    Freedom of Information Foundation of TexasContact: Keith Elkins, Executive DirectorPhone: (512) 377-1575Cell: (512) 576-7128Email: keith.elkins@foift.org AUSTIN, TEXAS - The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas will present the 2011 James Madison A...

  • Postal Service considers closing 222 Texas post offices

    Front Page News
    Created: Wednesday, 27 July 2011 10:30
    Click here to see an online list of post offices in Texas that the Postal Service is studying for closure or conversion to a retail-replacement option. You can also download an Excel spreadsheet of the list, sorted by city, county, zip and population. PR...

  • Meet the Prez

    Texas Press Messenger
    Created: Tuesday, 26 July 2011 14:39
    TPA elects Chad Ferguson as 2011-12 President   Download a PDF of the president's bio at: http://texaspress.com/images/stories/newsreleases/chadferguson2011.pdf Note: There was mistake in the bio that was released earlier this morning (July 26) and the...

  • Desperately seeking judges

    Front Page News
    Created: Tuesday, 26 July 2011 07:42
    Members: Several categories in the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association's Better Newspaper Contest have not been completed! We need a few good TPA members to help judge the remainder. Washington has extended the deadline to Sunday, July 31. If you ...

  • Readers respond to my defense of 'the media'

    Front Page News
    Created: Monday, 25 July 2011 13:25
    By Donnis BaggettWaco Tribune-Herald Three weeks ago, I wrote a column asking folks to stop unfairly bashing the media. Man, did I kick the fire ant mound with that one. Specifically, I asked critics of my profession — many of whom do their bashing ...

  • TPA elects new board of directors

    Front Page News
    Created: Wednesday, 20 July 2011 14:43
    Texas Press Association is proud to announce the 2011-12 board of directors: Chad Ferguson, editor and publisher of The Banner Press Newspaper in Columbus, was elected the 134th president of the Texas Press Association on June 18 at TPA’s 132nd Annual ...

  • 2010 Texas Recycled Newsprint Survey Results:

    Front Page News
    Created: Friday, 15 July 2011 10:06
    In 1999 the Texas Legislature set forth an objective for newspaper publishers to meet at least one of two voluntary recycling goals. In 2010, 57 percent of respondents met this objective, with 47 percent meeting or exceeding both goals. The first goal ca...

  • Has the newspaper industry turned a corner?

    Front Page News
    Created: Monday, 11 July 2011 13:50
    By Kevin SlimpInstitute of Newspaper Technology In the speaking business, July, August and December tend to be the slowest months of the year. This year, however, things are different. A quick look at my calendar reveals no less than eight conferences be...

  • Free FOI workshop slated for August

    Front Page News
    Created: Wednesday, 06 July 2011 08:29
    The Texas Center for Community Journalism and the Texas Press Association are partnering to present a workshop on access to public meetings and open records on Aug. 4 in Fort Worth. The workshop, “The Right to Know: An FOI Shortcourse for Texas Co...

  • In defense of 'the media'

    Front Page News
    Created: Tuesday, 05 July 2011 14:42
    By Donnis BaggettWaco Tribune-Herald Pardon me while I vent. A few days before the July 4 holiday, someone emailed me two photographs that could tear your heart out. One photo depicted a Marine lieutenant’s flag-draped casket being offloaded from an ...

  • -30-: June 2011

    Texas Press Messenger
    Created: Friday, 01 July 2011 09:49
    Peggie Spencer MazziottaPeggie Spencer Mazziotta, one of the first women  to work as a photojournalist for the Dallas Morning News, the Dallas Times Herald and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, died April 25 in Dallas, the News reported. She was 83. Mazziott...