Request for Reprints

Request for Reprints All material on this Web site is copyrighted. Permission is granted to reprint material only if accompanied by the following tagline: Jim Pumarlo writes, speaks and provides training on Community Newsroom Success Strategies. He is author of “Votes...

Interviewing candidates: Never a stupid question

Interviewing candidates: Never a stupid question Publishers’ Auxiliary/May 2008 All editors and reporters likely remember interviewing for their first job. What were the toughest and most meaningful questions – the ones that afforded an opportunity to...

‘Paid’ letters raise many questions

‘Paid’ letters raise many questions Publishers’ Auxiliary/April 2008 A Minnesota newspaper publisher generated national headlines when he started charging 5 cents a word for letters to the editor that endorse a candidate. He was frustrated with the...