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2003 Archives

December 2003

Circulation drops at half of Texas newspapers
Combined numbers remain high at 4.2 million

Plan ahead for contests
Year-end is great time to review entries

Mission: Obtain open records as private citizens
Rio Grande Valley newspapers conduct local FOI compliance audit
SIDEBAR: Reporters' Anecdotes
Read what they experienced

Writer's block constipates the mind
WWW President's Column, Willis Webb

Frontlines
News Briefs
Newsmakers
Obituaries

November 2003

2 free dailies launch in Dallas
ACM, Morning News compete for mobile professionals

Newspaper's editorial page is its soul
WWW President's Column, Willis Webb

Frontlines
News Briefs
Newsmakers
Obituaries

October 2003
Nov. 1 deadline nears for First Amendment Institute
2003 scholarship recipient gains new understanding

Pulitzer Prize-winning papers 'come home to roost'
Sidebars
Pulitzer winner's daughter carries on family tradition
19 Texas newspapers hold Pulitzers

Newspapers leave lasting legacy
WWW President's Column, Willis Webb


Letters to the Editor
TASB award gets mixed reactions

Frontlines
News Briefs
Newsmakers
Obituaries

September 2003
Senate cancels subscriptions for absentees
Democrats lose newspaper privileges

TPA, TDNA question Senate's sanction meeting
Open meeting questions surface

A&M president wants to continue journalism education

State wins 1st known Public Information Act conviction

Legislative Wrap-up
Good and Bad bills that passed the 78th Legislature

TASB award criteria bothersome
WWW President's Column, Willis Webb


Frontlines
News Briefs
Newsmakers
Obituaries

August 2003
New fax rules prohibit advertising
NNA, NAA fight regulations set to go into effect Aug. 25

Aggie journalism department writes own obituary

Grads, working journalists oppose plan to close A&M's program

Modern times reach across centuries
WWW President's Column, Willis Webb

Frontlines
News Briefs
Newsmakers
Obituaries

July 2003
'Space is going to be our frontier for the rest of time'
Astronaut tops stellar convention program

Brotherhood of Community Newspapering
WWW President's Column, Willis Webb

Jasper publisher is new TPA president

Frontlines
News Briefs
Newsmakers
Obituaries

June 2003
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May 2003
HIPAA hinders newgathering, reporting process
Texas dailies hire more minorities
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Newsmakers
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April 2003
Open Records Act celebrates 30th anniversary
Frontlines
News Briefs
Newsmakers
Obituaries

March 2003
Oldest TPA past president Art Kowert dies
Frontlines
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Newsmakers
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February 2003
Frontlines
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Newsmakers
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January 2003
306 attend Midwinter Conference
News Briefs
Newsmakers
Obituaries