Federal Court Puts New Overtime Rule on Hold
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,...
Ayers Steps Down As Anniston Star Publisher – Davis Moves to Paper’s Top Job As Others Take New Titles With Company
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...
Alabama Media Group shifts printing to Atlanta, Nashville
By AL.com View the original article: https://blog.al.com/press-releases/2016/10/alabama_media_group_shifts_new.html#incart_river_index Printing of The Birmingham News and Huntsville Times will shift from Birmingham to Atlanta and Nashville in January. The parent...
Still confused about the changes coming to the federal overtime laws?
Thursday, Nov. 3 10 a.m. Tonda Rush, American Press Works director, will explain the new rule, which is due to take effect on Dec. 1, and how it changes current federal labor laws. She will describe which types of newspapers and employees are exempt,...
National Newspaper Week Should Be Every Week
Newspapers ARE the “Way to Know.” Newspapers across America recently celebrated national newspaper week by collectively touting the importance of our industry to our readers and to our society. But, why do we only do this for a week? We should remind our readers on a...
Fall Festivals = Network Success
Well, it looks like last month’s tips paid off! Just kidding, I won’t take the credit – this was all you guys… September’s Newspaper Display Network featured three weeks of ads sold by newspaper reps! The Decatur Daily sold a 2x2 ad in the North Region for the weeks...
What’s in a name? A Lot More Than You Might Think
Ad Vice Brad English APA Advertising Manager Brad can be reached at: 205.871.7737 or by email As we continue the expansion of our collective “toolboxes” to include more and more digital products, the question that must be answered is what makes us different from all...
Smithsonian Museum Features Top Community Newspapers and their Families
From: NNA Leading community newspapers are featured in a new virtual exhibition by the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. The exhibition, “America’s Mailing Industry,” was launched in a reception at the museum Sept. 13. The National Newspaper Association developed...
The Plainsman is a Pacemaker Finalist….Again
The Associated Collegiate Press has announced the 30 college newspapers that are finalists for the 2016 Pacemaker Award, collegiate journalism’s preeminent award. The list includes The Plainsman, Auburn University’s student newspaper. The newspaper has been awarded...
