By: David Chavern 2016 was the year of “fake news.” It dominated the election cycle, it took over Facebook feeds and even caused crime. But as inundated as we were with fake news, it is not a new thing. For more than 150 years, newspapers have been in the...
March 16, 2017 By DAVID RAINER Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Now that Spring Break is in full swing on the Alabama Gulf Coast, loads of beachgoers are traveling between Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. And it’s almost certain that most are...
Kermit P. “Bo” Bolton and Dennis Richardson have been appointed to the National Newspaper Association board of directors. Bolton, owner and publisher of The Monroe (AL) Journal, has been appointed Region 3 director (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South...
FEDERAL COURT PUTS NEW OVERTIME RULE ON HOLD Judge Amos Mezzant of the US District Court of Eastern Texas has issued a preliminary injunction against new overtime rules scheduled to go into effect Dec. 1 The judge said his order would hold until further court review,...
By Eddie Burkhalter, Anniston Star Staff Writer, Nov 7, 2016 After leading The Anniston Star for 47 years, H. Brandt Ayers has stepped down as the newspaper’s publisher. The move was among several changes announced recently in the leadership of Consolidated...
Nomination forms for inductees into the 2019 Alabama Newspaper Hall of Honor are now available. Visit https://www.alabamapress.org/hall-of-honor/ for more information and to download the nomination form. Inductees are recognized for their leadership in the...
