December 2018

In this edition:

• APA sells building in Birmingham
• Wigfield named managing editor
• A Newspaper Tree
• Alabama newspapers represented at three-state Rural Tourism Conference

October 2018

In this edition:

• Nominate someone for APA’s Lifetime Achievement and Emerging Journalist awards
• New owner at the Blount Countian
• Marshall County papers join forces to hos debate
• Archibald and Wright honored at Auburn University

September 2018

In this edition:

• National Newspaper Week
• Statement of ownership filing due for Oct. deadline
• Community college sued on open records violation
• Newsprint tariffs reversed

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

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

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