Obituaries published in the January 2021 edition of the Texas Press Messenger

As journalists, social media can be one of our best newsgathering tools. It opens the door to diverse sources as well as valuable photo and video content, but it is also full of pitfalls if you aren’t careful.

By Amy Kristin Sanders
Associate Professor, Journalism and Media, University of Texas at Austin

As I write this, most families are readying themselves for the upcoming holiday and new year.
However, many of us in the Texas newspaper industry are readying ourselves for Jan. 12 — the beginning of the upcoming session of the Texas Legislature. 
This session will be different from any session we have seen in the past—but how different? 

A live webinar going over the stimulus package and how it relates to the newspaper industry is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 28. The FREE event starts at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28.

From Executive Director Thomas A. Silvestri here is a list of benefits from the Relevance Project, an initiative of Newspaper Association Managers whose trade groups represent collectively more than 8,500 newspapers in North America.
For more information, and to download the free materials, visit www.relevanceproject.net.

For five of the Revenue Resource categories — Heating and Air Conditioning Services, Banks, Jewelry Stores, Opticians or Eyeglass Stores, and Continuing Education Services — newspaper publishers can obtain - at no charge - access to household buying research presented in a teaser graphic as well as free creative services that provide up to 10 options for personalized ads that sales reps can tak