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Wyoming Press Association (WPA) is excited to announce that member newspapers will have access to the “Earn Your Press Pass” course developed recently by Kansas Publishing Ventures (KPV) in conjunction with the Kansas Press Association.  

“Earn Your Press Pass” is a self-paced, online training course designed to help prospective and new employees of WPA member newspapers get their feet on the ground more quickly. Darcie Hoffland, WPA executive director, said, “Publishers can think of it like a journalism crash course for rookies or it can even be used as a refresher tool for anyone that’s interested.”...

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Committees this year include: Hall of Fame, Legislative, Marketing, Contest & Convention, and Media Literacy. To view a list of all committee members go to wyopress.org/site/board_members.html. If you would like to work on any of the WPA committees, please contact Darcie at the WPA Office...

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At the 202WPA annual general membership meeting publishers made pledges to the Foundation (WPAF) in the form of advertising to be deducted from the 2023 Wyoming Department of Insurance payment for 28 newspapers 

The WPAF is dedicated to supporting and ensuring the highest degree of professionalism among journalists through journalism education. The foundation also promotes the education of the public regarding its right to know and the role the free press plays in a society...

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Download the PDF of the "grassroots editor" to read David's winning piece and see other winners. ---- PAGE 13: "Important to maintain public notices in print", David Peck, Editor/Publisher of the Lovell Chronicle. Judges Comments: "Sometimes our industry needs to be self-serving, especi…

The WPA was named "Best of NNA" for the third year in a row! Attached is a PDF listing all Wyoming winners in the NNAF Better Newspaper Contests. We're proud of all members who entered, and would like to spotlight the 81 who placed.