The Newspaper Association Managers’ Relevance Project has released Revenue Resource 2020 to assist newspapers in aiding businesses of all kinds as the economy emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Our goal is to keep expanding this new resource,” said Steve Nixon, NAM president.
“We appreciate our associations’ support of The Relevance Project and the timely collaborations to strengthen community newspapers.”
The initial phase of the Relevance Project Revenue Resource has 18 sales promotions:
Nov. 16 is the deadline for the 2021 Lone Star Journalism Writing Contest, co-sponsored by Texas Press Association and the Interscholastic League Press Conference.
Through the annual contest, participating students write general-interest features for publication in their hometown newspapers. Cash prizes will be awarded.
Since UIL Academics does not have an amateur rule, students may participate in this contest as well as participate in UIL journalism competition or any other academic contest.
SEALY – Susan Rovegno began serving The Sealy News and the Katy Times as their new publisher on Aug. 24.
She holds a bachelor of arts in mass communication from Abilene Christian University and a masters in journalism from The University of Texas at Austin.
LUFKIN—LK Media Group has named Jackie Zimmerman as publisher of all its newspapers, including the Red River Sun, The Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon, the Knox County News-Courier and the Post Dispatch, replacing Bruce Green.
Zimmerman, a former city editor with the Lufkin Daily News who also owns a marketing and public relations firm in Lufkin, previously served as managing editor of all the papers.
“She has already made great improvements within the company,” said Stormi Pressley Clifton, director of operations & design.
KAUFMAN – Amy Fowler, who has worked for The Kaufman Herald since 2011, is the new publisher of the weekly newspaper.
Melanie Mazur, who joined the Herald staff a year ago as publisher, announced the appointment and added that she will remain on the Kaufman Herald staff as managing editor.
Fowler started in advertising sales and became the publication’s advertising director.
As publisher, Fowler will head up a staff comprised of office manager Wendy Perkins, reporter Sam Harmon, who also handles the Herald layout, and Mazur.
Promotions and other staff changes at Texas Newspapers.
Obituaries published in the October 2020 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.
Entry period is open now for the 2019-20 Texas Better Newspaper Contest - with about three and a half weeks left until the deadline.
Participants may upload entries on the contest platform, www.betternewspapercontest.com, through Monday, Oct. 5.
All material submitted for judging must have been published between Sept. 1, 2019, and Aug. 31, 2020.
GRANBURY – The Hood County News changed hands Aug. 13 when the twice-weekly newspaper became the first acquisition of the newly formed Hyde Media Group owned by Paul Hyde, a longtime Hood County resident and founder of the Hyde Law Firm.
The sale ended the HCN’s legacy as a member of the Roberts Publishing Group and the tenure of longtime publisher Jerry Tidwell, who recently retired.
JEFFERSON – Two former Jefferson Jimplecute editors purchased the newspaper in a deal announced Aug. 21.
V. Hugh Lewis, publisher of the online Marion County Herald, and Austin Lewter, a veteran community newspaper publisher, acquired the Jefferson Jimplecute from Strube-Palmer Media, LLC, Bob Palmer and Mica Wilhite.
They will serve as co-publishers of newly formed Marion County Media, which will oversee both the Jimplecute and the Herald. Both Lewis and Lewter are former editors of the Jimplecute, the fifth-oldest newspaper in Texas.