Two students entering their junior year at the University of Missouri School of Journalism have been elected as the 2025 recipients of the Rural Missouri Newspaper Scholarship. The scholarships … more

National Newspaper Association — Although Louis DeJoy has finally left USPS, the USPS Board has still decided to move forward with his disastrous Delivering for America plan — including a … more

The Missouri Press Association nominating committee will meet during the summer to decide on candidates for 2026 MPA Second Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and four Directors. The terms of … more

My first legislative session help­ing to represent the Missouri Press Association ended on May 15 with great relief. Relief that the state’s newspapers didn’t lose any ground. … more

Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) last month approved an increase to postage rates, including seeking a nearly 10 percent increase for periodical rates. Periodicals will see an overall increase … more

Reporters should not be forced to guess what the magic words are to spring open public documents. Specifically, a records-seeker should not need to know the name of the type of file under which an electronic record has been stored. The file type does not matter – the underlying information is what is important. more

The death of Christopher S. “Kit” Bond (May 13, 2025) reminds me of a story that links me to a pair of Missouri GOP celebrities – Christopher Bond and John Ashcroft, although … more

In recognition of their journalistic excellence, three reporters have been selected by Missouri Press Association to receive this year’s William E. James Outstanding Young Journalist award. … more

NNA needs your help. Postmaster General DeJoy is gone, but his destructive ‘Delivering for America’ plan goes on with another huge rate increase coming and more degraded service. NNA is … more

With the 2020 purchase of the Cook County News Herald in Northeast Minnesota, Jeremy Gulban launched the fast-growing CherryRoad Media chain of community newspapers. The company’s portfolio has ballooned to 94 newspapers — all but one print, most weekly — as CEO Gulban tries on the fly to make his business model sustainable for CherryRoad and a greater local news industry working in the shadows of Big Tech. more

Austin Lewter is always on the move. If he’s not at his newspaper in Whitesboro, Texas, he might be teaching in a Tarleton State University classroom about 140 miles away in Stephenville. He could be visiting a newspaper publisher out in the Texas Panhandle on behalf of the Texas Center for Community Journalism more

David Steiner, a former CEO of the nation’s largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors, is poised to take over control of the U.S. Postal Service , … more

For the past year or so, we’ve been experimenting with more advanced AI and its potential to help manage the flow of news on a consistent basis. We’ve found some things it’s very good at, but it does have some flaws. more

We are now the newspaper serving four markets which previously had their own newspapers, so finding a way to make sure everyone feels like we are their local paper and balancing content for various cities/schools as well as a very diverse demographic that ranges from very rural to upper-middle-class suburban. more

Hey Post Office, let’s remember our history and agree that delivery is a priority As newspaper publishers and all Americans brace for a proposed postal rate increase in July, I thought … more

Failure to publish proper notices in our newspapers has real-word consequences. I am sometimes asked what happens when a city fails to run a required notice before making a decision – and the … more

Newspapers are always looking for ways to engage younger readers, and the Gasconade County Republican seems to have found a great opportunity. The newspaper has started partnering with the local high school to start a journalism class. more