CNPA Bulletin

The State Assembly early last Saturday passed AB 170, which would provide a one-year extension to comply with a new landmark labor measure, AB5, USA Today reported. “The newspaper industry will …

The latest Rural Health News Service “Thinking About Health” column is “E-cigarettes May Be Leading to Lung Disease Epidemic.” The twice-monthly columns, free for publication …

The National Press Foundation seeks applicants for an all-expenses-paid fellowship for journalists to enhance skills, increase knowledge and recharge their reporting on criminal justice. The program …

L.A. Press Freedom Week continues through Thursday. The Los Angeles Times is a co-presenter, along with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, of this multi-day celebration of press freedom and the …

Rachael Garcia in August began as editor of Century Group Newspapers’ Record Gazette in Banning. Rachael Garcia Garcia recently served as associate editor of the Duncan McIntosh Company, Inc. …

Hector Hernandez Jr. is now editor of Century Group Newspapers’ Highland Community News. Hector Hernandez Jr. Hernandez, an Azusa Pacific University alum, had been a reporter for the Highland …

This Tuesday afternoon, the CNPA push continues to convince the state legislature to protect the independent contractor status of newspaper carriers. An exemption for freelancers has already been …

National Newspaper Week 2019 will be observed Oct. 6-12. The 79th annual celebration marks the impact of newspapers in their communities. This year’s theme is “Think F1rst – Know …

Tri-County Sentry has applied for membership in CNPA. Lisa Grace-Kellogg is publisher of the Oxnard-based Sentry, which was founded in 1978. The weekly broadsheet is billed as “The …

CNPA Legal Counsel Whitney Prout has left the association to become an associate at the law firm of Gordon and Rees in Sacramento where she will have a real-property practice. Prout was with CNPA for …

Journalists of color make up nearly a third of the full-time workforce among online-only news organizations, according to data collected in the 2019 ASNE Newsroom Diversity Survey. The survey …

Here are three opportunities to enhance your staff’s skills and your newsroom’s reach. 1. Report for America seeks applications for news organizations to host a corps member. Any type of …

CNPA offers a choice of two op-eds to consider regarding Assembly Bill 5, which could, if passed, end the home delivery of some newspapers in California. Staff requests that you consider publishing …

Media consultant Mike Blinder plans to publish Editor & Publisher, a CNPA Allied Member, under a new company called The Curated Experiences Group, E&P reports in a news release. The sale closed Aug. …

“It’s really kind of sad that at a time when the threat to information and democracy is at its highest … that that’s the time when we have a smaller staff. That’s not …

A memorial service will be held Sept. 17 in Upland for Steve Hunt, president, publisher and editor of GateHouse Media’s Daily Press in Victorville, five weekly publications and their websites. …

Janet Armantrout, editor of The Independent in Livermore for more than 30 years, died Aug. 24, 2019, of complications related to Lou Gehrig’s disease, the newspaper reported. She was 77. …

Paul Whitefield, a former editor who helped to produce many important stories and sections at the Los Angeles Times, died Aug. 14, 2019, after a five-year battle with esophageal cancer, The Times …

CNPA General Counsel Jim Ewert has contacted key people at your shops this week with an alert regarding AB 5. Please help Jim to help you. Meantime, here are three opportunities to enhance your …

From the Summer issue of California Publisher “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” I have been thinking quite a bit about the meaning of this proverb as …

The Modesto Bee and The Tribune in San Luis Obispo will convert their Saturday and Sunday products to a single weekend edition starting in November, Publisher Tim Ritchey said in a note to readers. …

Kim Fowler moves from publisher of the Del Norte Triplicate in Crescent City to general manager of GateHouse Media’s Ames (Iowa) Tribune. … Belinda Mills, former publisher of the …

News editors and publishers with an interest in grant-funded interns in 2020: The application deadline is Nov. 22 for the California Press Foundation’s internship grants program. The program …

West Hollywood-based WEHOville has applied to be a Digital News Member of CNPA. Hank Scott is publisher of the company, which was founded in 2012. “WEHOville has two primary goals,” its …

The Committee to Protect Journalists has released a revised digital safety kit for journalists. The brief informational outline shares practical advice to help journalists navigate digital threats …

Steven R. Nixon, executive director of the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association, was elected president of Newspaper Association Managers (NAM) during the group’s 96th annual summer …

Christina Smith plans to engage with the audience on two major discussion points concerning community newspapers. First, she will briefly discuss one of her current research projects that explores …

Own and operate newspapers for 60 years and you’ll earn a reputation.Stick around until you’re 90 and the recognition will keep finding its way to you. All you’ve got to do then is …

GateHouse Media owner New Media Investment Group will acquire The Gannett Co. for a combination of cash and stock. The deal is worth around $1.38 billion and is partly financed with new …

Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers in July acquired The Union Democrat in Sonora, Tuolumne County, the newspaper reported. The new owner is one of several companies with different investors that …

Arizona-based Times Media Group has acquired Southland Publishing, publisher of former CNPA Members L.A. Downtown News, Pasadena Weekly, The Argonaut, VC Reporter and San Diego City Beat, according …

You might have missed Janet DeGeorge’s “Classified Rescue” webinar hosted by Online Media Campus and offered FREE June 6 thanks to the California Press Foundation. To view the …

Peggy Pietrowicz is now publisher of The Union Democrat in Sonora, the just-sold newspaper reports. Peggy Pietrowicz Pietrowicz, advertising director since early 2018, first joined the newspaper in …

Jennifer Upshaw Swartz is now managing editor of MediaNews Group’s Marin Independent Journal in San Rafael, the newspaper reported. Jennifer Upshaw Swartz Swartz, a University of Oregon and …

With work commencing on production of the Summer issue of California Publisher, we thought it timely to remind members of the quarterly’s digital edition. If you’re a newer reader, you …

Superior Court Judge Rochelle East on July 18 quashed a warrant issued March 1 that targeted freelance videographer Bryan Carmody’s cellphone data. The judge said the San Francisco Police …

Melissa Diaz Hernandez is the new editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier, Co-Publisher Becky Clark reports. The new editor is a former editor at the Valley Chronicle in Hemet. Melissa Diaz Hernandez …

Larry Wakefield, former general manager of The Record Searchlight in Redding, died July 11, 2019, in Rancho Mirage, the newspaper reported. He was 82. Wakefield joined the newspaper in 1980 as …

Stephen Laxineta, 2002 CNPA President, died July 19, 2019. Laxineta was the former president and CEO of The Beach Reporter in Manhattan Beach. “While Steve was a valued colleague, business …

Vanessa Henderson has joined the CNPA Services Inc. team as Executive Assistant and Director of Events. Vanessa Henderson Henderson, a California State University, Sacramento alum, earned her …

A message from Tim Gallagher, chair of the California Press Foundation’s Justus F. Craemer Newspaper Executive of the Year Award Committee. Dear publishers and friends of CNPA: I know you care. …

Cal Western Circulation Managers Association (CWCMA) and Northwest International Circulation Executives (NICE), two longstanding trade organizations with members in media companies in 11 western …

“We’re not putting anything back on the walls” yet. — Jessica Weston, city editor, The Daily Independent in Ridgecrest, talking to CNN Business after two large earthquakes …

At its June 27 Quarterly Meeting, the CNPA Board of Directors gave a first look at proposed revisions to the organization’s bylaws that would permit Digital News Members to have full …

The twice-weekly Del Norte Triplicate in Crescent City now is part of Country Media, a Salem (OR)-based group of 15 non-daily newspapers and associated digital media in four states, The Triplicate …

Rochelle (IL)-based News Media Corp. has sold the weekly Register-Pajaronian in Santa Cruz County, the newspaper reports, to Good Times in Santa Cruz. Terms were not disclosed. “We were pleased …

The Southern Newspaper Publishers Association and Inland Press Association will merge in October. SNPA Executive Director Edward VanHorn writes: “Our united goal was to develop a new …

Just prior to the one-year anniversary of the shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, MD, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House and Senate to establish a permanent memorial to …

Marge Apperson, former editor-publisher of Southern Siskiyou Newspapers and a former CNPA director, died June 28, 2019, in hospice in Yreka after a short illness. She was 90. Marge and then-husband …

In which it is documented how the townspeople of Idyllwild stepped up with membership support, and it came to pass that the Town Crier’s owners sought the next stewards for a still-going …