Florentino ‘Tino’ Duran
Florentino ‘Tino’ Duran of San Antonio, owner, former publisher and CEO of the bilingual biweekly newspaper La Prensa, died Sunday, June 25.
Born in 1934, Duran grew up “a tough Alazan Apache Courts kid,” according to a Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame biography. After graduating from Lanier High School, he served in the U.S. Air Force before returning home to attend San Antonio College. There, he worked on the school paper, The Ranger, and eventually earned his bachelor’s in political science and master’s in public administration from St. Mary’s University.

The best examples of journalism and community service are celebrated each year through the Texas Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. 

This year, the contest entry period opens Feb. 15. TPA members are invited to upload entries through the Texas BNC online contest platform. Deadline for entries is 5 p.m. March 23.

Winners will be announced at the TPA Newspaper Leadership Retreat in June. 

Professional magician and InDesign pro Jonathan Levit will be featured speaker at the Texas Press Midwinter Conference and Trade Show Jan. 19-21 at the Embassy Suites Dallas Frisco Hotel, Convention Center & Spa, at 7600 John Q. Hammons Drive in Frisco.

With more than 25 years experience in the desktop publishing and graphic design industries, and as an Adobe certified instructor and expert in InDesign, Levit is a popular trainer and consultant.

Help celebrate the 76th anniversary of National Newspaper Week Oct. 2-8.

The annual observance celebrates and emphasizes the impact of newspapers to communities large and small. This year’s theme is “Way to Know!” - Applauding and underscoring newspapers’ role as the leading provider of news in print, online or in palms via mobile devices. Free materials for newspapers are ready to download now at http://www.nationalnewspaperweek.com/

The $133 billion local advertising industry, responsible for 40 percent of all advertising, is more complex and counterintuitive than it might appear.

The untold story: Traditional media companies aren't dying, but morphing into something different and more relevant to advertisers.

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