Two new books chronicle Courier-Journal’s 150 years of ‘stellar documentary photography’

For 150 years, the Courier Journal has been Kentucky’s storyteller, winning 10 Pulitzer Prizes for compelling stories, cartoons and photographs. It’s a proud newsroom tradition that has served generations of readers across the commonwealth. A community of photographers has passed along a tradition of amazing images from generation to generation. It includes Charles Betz’s photos of Babe Ruth and Charles […]

Getting positive about negatives

The story about the Courier-Journal’s two books chronicling 150 years of stellar photography reminded me to re-mention the project Stan McKinney is trying to get started. McKinney, a well-known newspaper photographer in his own right, is trying to save decades of Kentucky newspaper photographs by preserving newspaper negatives. If you are interested in helping Stan in this effort by committing […]

Courier Journal at the State Fair today: A way to celebrate its own 150th anniversary

The Courier Journal is kicking off activities to celebrate its 150th anniversary on Courier Journal Day at the Kentucky State Fair Friday, Aug. 17. We’ll be revealing some of our celebration plans at our booth located inside the South Wing Lobby of the Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane, including a first look at our traveling photo exhibit that will be making the […]

Have you registered for the KPA contests yet? Only 23 can answer ‘yes’ to that question

Entry period is October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018 Absolute contest entry deadline is Friday, October 19, 2018, at 4:59 p.m. (Eastern) Circulation divisions mostly the same as 2017. Only change is in the Daily Class 1, 2 and 3 Categories are the same as 2017 Well, school has started and football season is upon us and that must […]

National Newspaper Week set for October 7 – 13

Make plans now to start visiting the home page of National Newspaper Week at http://www.nationalnewspaperweek.com/. This year’s observance will be held Oct. 7-13. And in doing so, make sure to check for a Kentucky-specific house ad below. You’ll see a link for the 2018 NNW house ad and right below that is a link to specific house ads for each […]

Al Cross promoted to full professor

Al Cross began his 15th year as director of the University of Kentucky’s Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues this month with a new title: professor. Cross had been an associate professor with tenure in UK’s School of Journalism and Media since 2011, but this summer he was promoted to full professor, the highest academic rank. His appointment is […]

Jana Wiersema — KPA Intern with the Paducah Sun

She notes, Step one to being a journalist: Keep moving forward Whenever I told people that I was interning at the Paducah Sun, there was always something that seemed to surprise them. “They actually let you write articles?” people would ask. “And your name goes on them?” “Yes,” I’d reply. “It’s a newspaper. That’s kind of how it works.” All […]

Kentucky media forum tackles ‘fake news’

“In today’s digital age, it can often be challenging for consumers to determine what information is truly reliable. But whether it goes by the name of ‘propaganda,’ ‘hype’ or ‘spin,’ it is possible for news readers to identify ‘fake news’ and avoid it entirely,” Laura Harvey reports for The Messenger in Madisonville, Ky., in her story about a panel recently at Madisonville Community College, giving […]

Statewide Classifieds do work; just ask us

We hear it a lot. “Well, I can’t sell a Statewide Classified because I don’t have any clients who would want that.” Really? Think again. KPS decided to sell one of its two vehicles, a 2017 RAV 4. Oh we could have put a For Sale sign on it, parked it in front of the office or driven it around […]

Coast to coast, and in between, local news is standing up to Trump’s press attacks

By Brian Stelter CNN About 350 newspapers all had one thing in common on Thursday: A statement supporting the free press and decrying President Trump’s attacks against the media. From The Martha’s Vineyard Times to the Dallas Morning News… from the Yankton County Observer in South Dakota to the Bangor Daily News in Maine… the papers are all running editorials as part […]