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UPDATING YOUR PAPER ⁠— tips to make your pages attract more readers

Mar 1, 2022

Like a lot of you, I stay busy. Most of my workdays begin around 9 a.m. and end between 2 and 4 a.m. During those hours, I’m overseeing my businesses, leading webinars several days most weeks, and ...

What role, if any, do local news outlets have in covering the Russian invasion story?

Mar 1, 2022

We have an obligation to our readers to point them to credible news sources about Russia and Ukraine, even if we might not be covering the story ourselves. Russia’s propaganda machine is effective ...

Your community, your spokesperson

Mar 1, 2022

Our newspaper has a president in our corner. We have for years. Ulysses S. Grant lived in Galena for roughly a year before the Civil War. He worked in the leather goods shop run by his two brothers, and ...

Share your life stories

Feb 1, 2022

If you write columns, essays, observations from your own life or just a letter to Mom, you might use a model from best-selling author Robert Fulghum.

Stand up for the truth in your community

Feb 1, 2022

‘I got tired of the paper being part of the problem with people treating each other with a lack of respect. I realized we weren’t going to change anyone’s mind, and it wasn’t worth ...

AP lets nonmember weeklies republish its investigative story about 2020 election fraud

Jan 1, 2022

The truth has prevailed among most Americans, but not among most Republicans, and that’s a real problem for democracy — and for journalism, which is supposed to serve it.

Are you ready for the new year? Take inventory, prepare calendar

Jan 1, 2022

Many of the things you cover spanning hard news and features are the same year after year. Use the opportunity to explore new ideas and approaches for coverage. When is the last time you’ve really ...

COVID-19 remains a local story

Jan 1, 2022

COVID-19 remains a local story, especially if elective surgeries are getting canceled again, especially if our hospitals are running out of beds again, especially if our beleaguered health care systems ...