2018 AlaPressa
August 2018
In this edition:
- Newsprint tariffs remain as high as 20 percent
- Journalists invited to apply for Media Law School fellowships
- “My summer at the Hartselle Inquirer”
- Shed light on the epidemic of suicides
June 2018
In this edition:
- 2018 summer convention
- Alabama newspaper executives lobby against newsprint tariffs
- Judge orders Alabama to release lethal injection information
- How to hire a millennial
May 2018
In this edition:
- Registration now open for 2018 summer convention
- Prestridge named publisher in Greenville
- Bob Davis leaving The Anniston Star for public radio
- AG opinion limits open records to Alabama citizens
April 2018
In this edition:
- APA Summer Convention coming in July
- Proposed APA bylaw amendment to be presented at the Summer Convention
- Newspapers join forces in Frist Amendment fight
- The Clayton Record is back
March 2018
In this edition:
- APA Media Summit recap
- Kenneth Boone named new APA President
- New paper tariffs could cost jobs at U.S. Publishers
- BNC Advertising and Magazine deadlines approaching
January 2018
In this edition:
- ALLDOT communications chief meets with APA board
- Fort Payne and Scottsboro move to three-day printing cycle
- Garner named publisher of The Atmore Advance
- Newspaper publishers invited to visit updated public notices site
2017 AlaPressa
November & December 2017
In this edition:
- ALLDOT communications chief meets with APA board
- Fort Payne and Scottsboro move to three-day printing cycle
- Garner named publisher of The Atmore Advance
- Newspaper publishers invited to visit updated public notices site
October 2017
In this edition:
- APA unveils new public notice website
- Pulse of America ressearch will drive sales for you
- Raycom Media, CNHI announce merger
- Nomiations begin for APA’s inagural Lifetime Achievement Award
- Ellis named publisher of the Valley Times News in Lanett
September 2017
In this edition:
- Boone newspapers in Texas hit with flooding from Hurricane Harvey
- Southern Star honored by Ozark City Council
- Cherokee County Herald sold
- Cox named publisher in Scottsboro
- Valley Times-News sold
- Martin retires from The Montgomery Independent
- Start planning now for National Newspaper Week: Oct. 1-7
- Greer named president of AEJMC
July / August 2017
In this edition:
- APA Summer Convention back in Alabama
- Changes coming for APA’s public notice website
- Patterson named publisher in Albertville
- Troy University student journalists win national and regional awards
- Two newspapers celebrate milestone birthdays
May 2017
In this edition:
- Convention registration is open
- APA welcomes two new staff members
- Citronelle publisher to run for state legislature
April 2017
In this edition:
- APA Summer Convention returns to Orange Beach
- APA says farewell to two staff members
- Clayton Record sold
- Goldsmith wins Chopped Junior
- Advocate receives Media Excellence Award
- Progressive Era sold out
- Gulf State Park Lodge on track for 2018 opening
- APA Journalism Foundation board meets at Miles College
March 2017
In this edition:
- APA elects new officers
- APA welcomes new active and associate members
- Alabama entrepreneurs showcase products, talents at APA summit
- UA launches new journalism CAMP
- Bobo and Cargile inducted into the Alabama Newspaper Hall of Honor
- Rainsville publisher elected House Majority Leader
- Fight fake news with the real thing
2016 AlaPressa
Nov./Dec. 2016
In this edition:
- Ayers steps down as AnnistonStar publisher
- Ruff and Weaver to receive APA Lifetime Achievement Award
- Sharing initiative
- Auburn journalism students take an impressive road trip
- Hartselle names new publisher
- Alabama Media Group donates photo collection to Archives
- Bolton named to NNA board
October 2016
In this edition:
- Montgomery Advertiser has new leadership
- Nominations sought for 2017 APA Hall of Honor
- Do you need a postal statement review?
- Learning Experience
- WWI story available for News Content
- Sharing initiative
- Nominate someone for APA’s Lifetime Achievement award
- APA’s website gets a fresh, new look
- National Newspaper Week should be every week
- Good idea: Refurbished news racks
August 2016
In this edition:
- New Overtime Rules looming
- Who is preserving our history?
- State Records Commission has protected public records since 1955
- Gordon completes internship in Hartselle
- Mobile reporting: Apps for Journalists 2016
- Scott Goldsmith announced as President and Managing Shareholder of JamisonMoneyFarmer PC
July 2016
In this edition:
- Summer Convention a success
- DuBois elected to APA board
- Garrison to run for Hartselle mayor
- A soldier’s D-Day story
- Study reveals advertising with newspapers triples ad campaign effectiveness
- Knight retires after 52 years as newspaperman
- Judge rules lawsuit against Gulf State
- Park hotel due for dismissal
- APA attorney Bailey honored
May 2016
In this edition:
- 2016 Summer Convention coming soon
- Baker named publisher at Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.
- Griesbach awarded J. B. Stevenson Scholarship for 2016
- Newspapers’ role in the local political landscape
- Ethics Commission deserves applause for transparency
April 2016
In this edition:
- Make plans to attend the 2016 APA Summer Convention
- Ethics Commission meetings now available online
- Cullman Tribune sells to CullmanSense
- Turner new editor of Opelika-Auburn News
- APA members head to Cuba
- APA Journalism Foundation Board visits Auburn University
- English marks 25 years at APA
- Cook and Free win it all
March 2016
In this edition:
- APA elects new officers and board for 2016
- Do you need a postal statement review?
- New publisher named in Jasper
- Summit showcases Alabama products and talent
- Scottsboro makes Newseum’s Top 10 twice in two weeks
- Daily Home editor dancing for a good cause
- Opelika-Auburn News finalist in Second Street Award
- Revenue Resources Revisited
- Public records come with stipulations
- Birmingham Times sold
- APA welcomes six new associate members
- Troy University changes requirements for MBA program
January 2016
In this edition:
- Cox and Moore will receive APA Lifetime Achievement Award
- Pulitzer-winning co-author of ‘Race Beat’ will speak at Troy University next on Feb. 11
- Summit to feature first-ever Alabama Products Showcase
- APA Journalism Summit program recognizes Alabama Pulitzer winners
- Hall of Honor set for Saturday, Jan. 30
- Gulf State Park convention center challenged in lawsuit
- Series available for young readers
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