In this edition:

• Plan now for National Newspaper Week
• Statement of ownership filing due in October
• The Western Star in Bessemer has a new owner
• APA Journalism Foundation internships pay off for newspaper

In this edition:

• APA Journalism Foundation internships pay off for newspapers
• Geneva County has a new newspaper
• Boone Newsmedia, Inc. names Alec Etheredge as vice president
• The Courier celebrates its 130th birthday
• FTC to re-release its restrictive proposed ‘negative option’ rule, affecting auto-renew subscriptio

In this edition:

• APA Summer Convention approaching
• Advertiser-Gleam back to one day
• Marion Times-Standard and Perry County Herald merge
• Gwin named Editor Extraordinaire

In this edition:

• APA Summer Convention coming in June
• Foundation Board visits Miles College
• The U.S. Postal Service is Threatening the Future of Local Newspapers (by Congressman Robert Aderholt, AL-04)
• Congress approves NNA language directing HHS advertising to community media

In this edition:

• APA Elects New Officers
• Towns joins Alabama Media Group
• Remkus recognized by E & P
• Retired Navy man and attorney John Fry to serve Consolidated Publishing Co.

In this edition:

• Study reveals trust in Alabama local media among the highest in America
• Etheredge named publisher at the Shelby County Reporter
• ISWNE Golden Quill contest accepting entries

In this edition:

• Elba Public Library honors The Elba Clipper during National Newspaper Week
• The Vanguard, University of South Alabama’s student newspaper, returns to print
• Joint separation of Boone Newsmedia and Carpenter Newsmedia announcement

In this edition:

• TPI’s Gwin receives national journalism award
• Scott leaving Alabama Media Group for Houston
• National Newspaper Association calls proposed new postal rates ‘punitive’

In this edition:

• Baldwin County Bridge decision does not directly address executive privilege
• Cassidy Armstrong joins APA staff
• Leech named BBJ managing editor
• Winfrey named CNHI sports editor

In this edition:

• North Alabama newspaper turns 43
• CNSB Act backs advertising, hiring incentives for local news
• Change in ownership of some south Alabama newspapers
• Kansas newspaper: “Seized, but not silenced”

In this edition:

• Whisenant buys Arab newspapers
• Another APA Summer Convention in the books
• Jeremy Gulban says success is up to communities
• Football pass program comes to an end

In this edition:

• APA Summer Convention has an all-star program
• Proposed APA bylaw amendment to be presented at the Summer Convention
• NNA asks Postal Regulatory Commission to stop hammering newspapers with rate surcharges

In this edition:

• APA is MOVING!
• Daily Mountain Eagle has new office
• Majority of Millennials and Gen Z are paying for news
• Robinson named editor in Opelika and Dothan

In this edition:

• APA elects new officers
• How is APA helping you find and train employees
• Newspaper readership remains strong in Alabama
• New internship grant opportunities from APA Journalism Foundation Program

In this edition:

• 2023 APA Media Summit Feb. 10 in Birmingham
• APA and ABA visit with Legislature during the Organizational Session
• USPS announces 30-day grace period for eliminating sacks for periodicals
• What’s next for the JCPA?

In this edition:

• Good Life Magazines bought by Hudson Shelton
• Ed Williams among honored
• Vanessa Vargas – Community Connector
• New Justice Department policy marks ‘historic shift’ in press protection

In this edition:

• UA College of Communication and Information Sciences welcomes new dean
• There is still time for nominations for APA’s Lifetime Achievement and Emerging Journalist awards
• Newspaper is passion project for the owners of the Greene County Democrat
• Newspaper Periodical postage rates to rise dramatically in 2023

In this edition:

• JSU hosts mental health and digital skills workshop
• Southeast Sun in Enterprise says farewell
• APA Past President Jim Oakley focus of Flowers column
• Sports editor and English teacher set Patterson on path to being a publisher

In this edition:

• APA Summer Convention focuses on revenue
• Full Circle (feature on Aimee Wilson, The Blount Countian)
• Accident reports: What can you see?
• Getting Started with Digital Sales

In this edition:

• 2022 Summer Convention hotel deadline extended to Thursday, May 26
• Endowed support fund established in memory of Tuscaloosa News’ Cecil Hurt
• Voters list posted to alabamapublicnotices.com
• New dean announced at UA College of Communication and Information Sciences

In this edition:

• 2022 Regular Legislative Session – a good one for APA
• APA 2022 Summer Convention June 23-25
• Alabama publisher featured in NNA’s Publishers’ Auxiliary
• Congress passes Postal Reform Act of 2022, but ‘our work is not done’
• The importance of proofreading
• Seize opportunity to steer, moderate election noise

In this edition:

• Campbell elected president of APA
• Clarke County Democrat launches audio articles
• Mason to be awarded Betsy Plank Distinguished Achievement Award
• DOJ FOIA guidelines call for more transparency

In this edition:

• APA planning conventions and programs for 2022
• Ozark newspaper sells to Maine publisher
• Tuscaloosa News gets mention on Jeopardy
• Mastering the Top 10 Critical Sales Questions

In this edition:

• National Newspaper Week 2021- October 3-9
• Huntsville judge orders police body cam footage released
• No new advertising rules expected on alcohol delivery
• No postage increase in January, but two are on deck each year beginning January 2023

In this edition:

• AL.com investigative reporter awarded $35,000 grant
• Boost ad sales with Latest ‘Relevant’ Research
• Wisconsin executive named president of NNA
• Legacy.com’s new platform

In this edition:

• Gov. Ivey kicks off APA’s 150th celebration
• AL.com wins Pulitzer
• Friends start newspaper in Alabama neighborhood 
• Poor customer service a threat to newspaper notice

In this edition:

• APA celebrates 150 years

• Alabama unveils new emergency alert system- CodeRED

• Carden retires after 47 years at The Daily Home

• Relevance Project now offers a growing Revenue Resource

In this edition:

• APA celebrates 150 years
• APA welcomes new magazine member: LiveLee (Opelika)
• NC judge sides with media in public records case
• APA Journalism Foundation awards 10 internships, scholarships and grants

In this edition:

• 2021 APA Lifetime Achievement and Emerging Journalist Award announcements
• APA Past Presidents meet via Zoom during the 2021 APA Media Summit
• Auburn Plainsman goes online: ‘A spirit that is not afraid to change’
• The Consulate General of Israel to the Southeast returns to Alabama

In this edition:

• Time to register for the 2021 APA Virtual Media Summit
• Daily Mountain Eagle moves from five to three print days in strategic move
• How to improve media literacy in the age of misinformation
• Newspaper Association Managers launch nationwide public notice website

In this edition:

• APA Conventions in 2021
• Stiefel named publisher in Fort Payne
• Examining the difference between weekly and daily newspapers

In this edition:

• The Decatur Daily sues for access to 911 transcripts
• Bennett named executive editor in Anniston
• ‘Now is not the time to stop talking about COVID-19’

In this edition:

• National Newspaper Week October 4-10, 2020
• Ozark editor marks 63 years on the job
• APA Journalism Foundation internship narrative

In this edition:

• APA presents ad sales workshop with Ryan Dohrn
• Do you know a struggling journalist?
• NNA online convention coming in October

In this edition:

• APA Media Awards announced
• New APA Legal Hotline Series- Aggregation
• AlabamaPublicNotices.com

In this edition:

• APA announces plan for the contest awards presentation
• Alabama newspapers make changes to deal with pandemic fall out
• House leaders introduce appropriation to help U.S. Postal Service

In this edition:

• APA cancels 2020 summer convention
• APA Legal Hotline posts a new web video
• “Positioning ourselves, and our customers, to come back strong”

In this edition:

• 2020 Hall of Honor Inductees Annoucned
• APA elects new officers and board members
• Sunshine Week 2020

In this edition:

• Programs for everyone at the APA Media Summit
• Stewart and Beck to be honored at APA Media Summit
• New features from the APA Legal Hotline for 2020

In this edition:

• Longtime Journal Record editor announces retirement
• Freelancer and Grant Databases coming to APA website
• APA President Horace Moore appointed as Winston County Sheriff

In this edition:

• 4 APA women named Top Women in Alabama Media for 2019
• U.S. Postal Service taken to task for spotty service
• Federal government increases overtime salary threshold

In this edition:

• National Newspaper Week
• Statement of Ownership due in October
• Why We Call It “Public Notice”

In this edition:

• Be a part of the THINK F1RST campaign
• Gannett and GateHouse announce merger
• Top Women in Alabama Media
• Terry Connor returns to Dothan

In this edition:

• Two Alabama courts render rulings in favor of openess
• Democrat-Reporter in Linden publishing under new ownership
  
• Majors named publisher in Andalusia
• SNPA and Inland to merge on October 1

In this edition:

• APA Summer Convention has lots to offer
• TownNews enlists Jerry Lyles to energize strategic partnerships
  
• Southern Newspapers Inc. sells to former employee
• Vietname veterans pictures sought

In this edition:

• New offices for APA
• APA elects new officers
• Democrat-Reporter in Linden suspended
• 2019 Summer Conference

In this edition:

• Something for all at the 2019 Media Summit
• Miller named Publisher in Scottsboro
• Judges needed for Illinois Contest
• Allen purchases Birmingham Fun and Family

In this edition:

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

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

In this edition:

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

• 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

• 2018 summer convention
• Alabama newspaper executives lobby against newsprint tariffs
• Judge orders Alabama to release lethal injection information
• How to hire a millennial

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Convention registration is open
•  APA welcomes two new staff members
•  Citronelle publisher to run for state legislature

•  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

•  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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

•  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