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August 2026 Missouri Press News

Missouri Press Association's monthly magazine.

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In this issue

  • Missouri Press Insider: Evan Wood

    Friday, August 7

    Evan Wood is publisher of Missouri Life Magazine, which publishes eight times a year and is distributed to almost every state.

  • Alyssa Christensen receives Gierke Family Memorial Scholarship

    Tuesday, August 4

    The 2026 recipient of the Gierke Family Memorial Scholarship is Alyssa Christensen, daughter of Sean and Kristen Christensen, of Louisiana, Missouri. Alyssa will receive $2,000 toward her …

  • Bushnell led Northeast News for 26 years

    Monday, August 3

    Michael Bushnell, along with his wife, Christine Adams, bought The Northeast News in 1998. They converted it from a weekly tabloid shopper into a viable community news source serving the historic …

  • Chamber helps Northeast News look toward 100th anniversary

    Monday, August 3

    Newspaper ownership today comes in all sorts of varieties and structures. There are family-owned papers, papers owned by corporations and hedge funds, cooperative models ( see my column about the …

  • California comes calling

    Sunday, August 2

    Across the country, websites — including yours — often incorporate Google Analytics, ad tracking pixels , social sharing tools or an archive search bar. These can be standard offerings from a web …

  • Your newspaper is the historical record for community memories

    Saturday, August 1

    Every so often, someone will say to me, “nobody reads newspapers anymore.” I usually just roll my eyes and move on. But a few weeks ago, I had an experience that made me wish those people had …

  • Golden Dozen: We must prove who we are or lose our community identity

    Saturday, August 1

    Four Missouri journalists were part of this year’s Golden Dozen, 12 of the best editorials submitted in the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editor’s Golden Quill contest. Missouri Press …

  • Golden Dozen: Five must go

    Saturday, August 1

    Four Missouri journalists were part of this year’s Golden Dozen, 12 of the best editorials submitted in the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editor’s Golden Quill contest. Missouri Press …

  • MPA members will vote on proposed bylaw changes

    Friday, July 31

    Missouri Press Association members will vote on proposed bylaw changes at the Sept. 25 business meeting held during the 160th Annual Convention and Trade Show. The proposed changes will reduce the …

  • Vote on MPA’s 2027 officers, directors during the 160th Annual Convention

    Thursday, July 23

    Missouri Press Association’s Nominating Committee met in July and finalized a slate of MPA officers and directors for 2027, effective Jan. 1. The election of officers and directors is …

  • Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame inducting five for 2026

    Monday, June 22

    The Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame is growing by five this year as the 36th class of honorees will be inducted during Missouri Press Association’s (MPA) 160th Annual Convention and Trade Show in …