CNPA Bulletin

The deadline is just three weeks away to apply for the all-expenses-paid 2018 California Data Fellowship, four days of intensive data journalism training plus a $2,000 reporting stipend and six …

By Jim Pumarlo High-profile deaths always grab headlines. Suicides especially draw attention as witnessed by the deaths of renowned fashion designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain. The news was …

The deadline is Aug. 24 to enter the EPPY Awards, presented by Editor & Publisher to honor the best media-affiliated websites across 30 diverse categories. California companies have captured EPPYs in …

Barbara Anderson is now publisher of the Half Moon Bay Review, the newspaper reports. Anderson, with The Review since March 2007, began as the newspaper’s classifieds manager before becoming …

Some of the smartest and most accomplished podcast professionals will help steer you through the world of podcasts, from developing an idea, producing and editing it, and making sure it grows and …

Need to cut out some time to plan that impactful enterprise story? We offer a number of tips on brainstorming, planning, and execution! And just to help you get started, we’ll be offering 30 …

Dean Bartee, former senior vice president of advertising, marketing and circulation at the San Jose Mercury News, died July 12, 2018, of cancer, the newspaper reported. He was 86. “My job was …

“Security Training For Newspapers: Active Shooter Preparation & Response” 11 a.m.-Noon Pacific, Friday, Aug. 10 Presented by Kevin W. Techau, Smith, Mills & Schrock Law FirmThis webinar …

The California Press Foundation seeks nominations for its annual Philip N. McCombs Achievement Award, which honors distinguished newspaper executives who are no longer fully active in the industry. …

Coverage of the Carr Fire in Shasta County (on Tuesday: 110,154 acres; 27 percent containment) was ably handled at the Record Searchlight, USA Today reports, by staffers that had evacuated their …

Residents of the mountain town of Idyllwild in Riverside County gathered Monday in a school gym to cheer the first responders who helped to save their town from the Cranston Fire (on Tuesday: 13,139 …

The Mendocino Complex of River and Ranch fires in Mendocino and Lake counties (on Tuesday: 74,408 acres; 12 percent containment) forced the evacuation of the Lake County Record-Bee office in …

Robert York, a former editorial and advertising executive at The San Diego Union-Tribune, becomes editor in chief of the New York Daily News. He had been publisher and editor in chief of The Morning …

Mark Katches, former editorial director at the Center for Investigative Reporting and previously with The Orange County Register, becomes executive editor of the Tampa Bay Times. He had been top …

The California Press Foundation seeks nominations for its annual Justus F. Craemer Newspaper Executive of the Year Award. The award recognizes the achievement of colleagues who have influence and …

Governmental affairs has been identified as the single most important thing CNPA does for membership. Being properly represented in Sacramento is crucial to the success of our mission to champion the …

The CNPA Board of Directors approved these applications for membership at its July 19 quarterly meeting: Digital News Member Long Beach Post, David Sommers, publisher 48hills, Marke Bieschke, …

Working journalists are invited to apply for fellowships to attend Media Law School 2018, to be held Sept. 19-22 in Columbia, S.C., at the University of South Carolina. Media Law School is an …

Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times restaurant critic, died July 21, the paper reported. Gold, 57, died of pancreatic cancer, the paper said. The disease was diagnosed in …

From the Summer 2018 edition of California Publisher Most of us will agree it’s never been a more challenging time to be in the media business. We face continued industry-wide headwinds in …

As soon as the legislative workload lets up in September, Legal Counsel Nikki Moore will hit the road with CNPA’s “Rights and Risks” seminar. With the turnover in newsrooms and all …

CNPA’s contest coordinator is looking for three more judges for the annual C.B. Blethen Memorial Awards, which your association administers on behalf of the Pacific Northwest Newspaper …

A federal judge on Tuesday reversed a U.S. District judge’s order requiring the Los Angeles Times to remove information in an article about a former Glendale police detective accused of working …

Arguments were to begin today, July 17, in California’s Third Appellate District Court of Appeal in the lawsuit filed against the Sacramento News & Review by former Sacramento Mayor Kevin …

TBC Media, which publishes The Bakersfield Californian, will vacate its historical downtown building and consolidate all operations at its Harrell-Fritts Publishing Center north of Bakersfield by the …

Swift Communications’ Tahoe Daily Tribune has reduced its frequency from three days a week to Fridays, Publisher Rob Galloway told readers last week. “In analyzing the businesses that …

Writing, editing, photography, videography, website and social media management: How much can one person do? And how can you find time to develop new skills? When you’re working in a small or …

Emily Charrier became publisher of the Petaluma Argus-Courier and Sonoma Index-Tribune. She is a former managing editor of The Argus-Courier and a former reporter at The Index-Tribune. Charrier …

Scott Kraft is now managing editor of the Los Angeles Times. He had been deputy managing editor and previously was front-page editor and national editor. He also had been a bureau chief in Nairobi, …

Glen A. Smith, a veteran First Amendment lawyer, becomes the inaugural FAC Legal Fellow at the San Rafael-based First Amendment Coalition. Smith is a former chief of litigation at the Los Angeles …

If you have editorialized against the tariffs on imported Canadian newsprint and armed your readers with information to let their representatives know how harmful these tariffs are, thank you. There …

We know your news organization deals in authentic, professional journalism, but does the Google-searching world? A project at Washington State University Vancouver aims to ensure that local-news …

CNPA members can attend the Association of Alternative Newsmedia’s 2018 Annual Convention, July 26-28 in San Diego, at AAN-member rates. That’s $399 for three days. The event will include …

Skye Kinkade is now editor of GateHouse Media’s Siskiyou Daily News in Yreka, the newspaper reports. She previously was a reporter at the company’s Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers (Mount …

The American Society for News Editors and Associated Press Media Editors have released a two-page guide to keeping a newsroom safe. The tip sheet contains “some of the best wisdom of journalism …

The CNPA Board of Directors will consider two Digital News Media applications at its July 19 quarterly meeting: The Long Beach Post, founded in 2007, bills itself as “a daily, digital-first …

Working with leading digital advertising exchanges, Tecnavia, a CNPA Allied Member, created a digital advertising network exclusively for Tecnavia eEdition clients. Tecnavia Advertising Network is an …

Joe Tarica is now editor of McClatchy’s The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, the newspaper reports. He had been senior editor and had served as interim editor since the retirement of Sandra Duerr in …

Christopher Livingston in May became managing editor of GateHouse Media’s Daily Independent in Ridgecrest, the newspaper reported. “I expect big things of Christopher and am sure the DI …

Ariel Carmona Jr. is now managing editor of Digital First Media’s Lake County Record-Bee in Lakeport, the newspaper reports. He had been editor of the Willits News since Fall 2016. Carmona …

Abbey Knupp became city editor of Digital First Media’s Willits News, the newspaper reports. She is a recent journalism graduate from Ohio University. Krupp succeeds Ariel Carmona Jr., who …

Jim Ewert, CNPA’s general counsel, told us last Friday about his trip to Washington, D.C., on behalf of CNPA to gather support for the effort to oppose the tariffs on imported Canadian …

Here’s your chance to find out what YOUR advertisers are thinking. Borrell Associates invites CNPA members to participate in its 2018 Local Advertiser Survey, which is underway through July. …

CNPA’s contest coordinator is looking for volunteers to judge the annual C.B. Blethen Memorial Awards, which your association administers on behalf of the Pacific Northwest Newspaper …

BH Media Group has engaged Lee Enterprises Inc. to manage its newspaper and digital operations in 30 markets. “I love our newspapers and am passionate about the vital role they serve in our …

Kevin Davis is now publisher of News Media Corp.’s Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press, The News reports. Davis’ career has included service at the Merced Sun-Star and Los Banos …

Norberto Santana Jr., publisher of Voice of OC, a CNPA Digital News Member, was re-elected to the board of directors of the Institute for Nonprofit News, where he has served since 2014. Voice of OC …

Tim Whyte is now editor in chief at the Santa Clarita Valley Signal, the newspaper reports. Whyte, who was editor of the paper from 1994 to 2004 and then its general manager for three years, has been …

Matthew Sarr is now editor of The Porterville Recorder, Publisher Bill Parsons reports. Sarr, a Porterville native, had been a staff writer since last August. He has a bachelor’s degree in …

“None of this means that all our troubles are over. Hurdles remain.” — Clay Lambert, Half Moon Bay Review editor, in “This small California publication provides a blueprint …