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Public notice reporting tips

Aug 1, 2023

Learning from the master: How Jim Lockwood weaves award-winning journalism out of public notices

Tips to protect yourself when covering a protest

Jun 12, 2025

Our friends at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press shared this tipsheet to help newspaper reporters safely cover a protest.

Explore ways to bring everyday statistics to life

Jun 1, 2025

Reporters are tasked with analyzing local impacts. It’s important to present numbers in an easy-to-understand fashion. Simple graphics can highlight the data at a glance. The final step is to put ...

Who wouldn’t enjoy recognizing their favorite teacher?

Jun 1, 2025

This is a guaranteed sales success story for Shaw Media, of course, but its obvious appeal can easily be transferred to the smallest community and newspaper in any market! After all, who doesn’t ...

Webinar, How to Make Community Content a Significant Monetization Channel

May 15, 2025

Join Hyperlocal News Network (and TAPinto) founder Mike Shapiro for an insightful webinar on Thursday, May 15, 11 a.m ET/10 a.m. CT/9 a.m. MT/8 a.m. PT, on how local news publishers and media ...

Apply the newspaper trifecta for increased revenue

May 1, 2025

How to generate increased revenue — that’s the topic that never grows old in the newspaper business. But finding answers seem to be more elusive with each passing year.

Strong editorial content can lead to great ad revenue

May 1, 2025

This column is going to devote itself to the combination of innovative, creative, editorial content to accompany related advertising content.

Vibrant news product is key to generating revenue

May 1, 2025

Editors and reporters must be well grounded in the basics of journalism if newspapers are to remain relevant and make their case to sell subscriptions and advertising.