Alabama Press Association

10/07/2024

Today begins National Newspaper Week! Alabamians depend on their local newspaper. ☀️🗞️

10/02/2024

09/23/2024

A fire at the Northwest Alabamian today has caused heavy damage to their office building in Haleyville. An air conditioning unit in the press room caught on fire, and even with the fire extinguishers in the building, the fire spread to the duct work.

Publisher Horace Moore says they are assessing the damage.

09/12/2024

Report for America deadline reminder!

Have you submitted your application for consideration as a Report for America host newsroom? Don't delay. Tomorrow (Sept. 13) is the deadline. Report for America is a national service program that places talented journalists — corps members — into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Find full details in this week's Solutions Newsletter from America's Newspapers: https://newspapers.org/stories/report-for-america,4165042

09/10/2024

Congratulations to John Archibald of Al.com for being named to the esteemed Pulitzer Prize Board!

From Al.com: The 19-member board, composed of top journalists and news executives across the United States and academics and leaders in the arts, oversees the Pulitzer Prize awards.

“It’s a ridiculous honor and I am proud to do it,” Archibald said. “I really do feel like it is important for local journalism in a place like Alabama to have representation. It says a lot about AL.com that they help us do the kind of work that draws this kind of attention.”

Columbia University announced the addition of Archibald, a two-time Pulitzer winner, to the 19-member board.

03/17/2024

Student journalists from the Daily Iowan, a non-profit paper, have purchased two local newspapers saving them from shutting down. Students from the University of Iowa will help both papers cover their communities.

03/05/2024

Each year in March, news media organizations across the country celebrate , highlighting the importance of transparency in government, and underscoring the vital work journalists do in the fight for access to records that shed light on government activity.

Throughout the year, APA continues to advocate, on your behalf, for more access to essential information from all levels of government.

In preparation for Sunshine Week, March 10-16, find out how you can participate by clicking the link below.

Sunshine Week Toolkit Sunshine Week Graphics Social Media Toolkit What Can I Do? FOI Fun Freedom of Information About FOI/FOIA

02/14/2024

02/08/2024

The registration deadline for the APA Media Summit is tomorrow, Friday 9. We hope you'll join us in Montgomery next week!

02/07/2024

In 2022 APA Summer Intern, Carter Dewees, interviewed DeWayne Patterson and colleagues for an AlaPressa article about the beginning of Patterson's newspaper career.

"Jason Bowen (sports editor for the Jackson County Sentinel) affirmed that Patterson does not view his work as a collection of assignments and deadlines, but as a meaningful way to contribute to his community."

02/07/2024

DeWayne Patterson passed away on Sunday, Feb. 4 after a battle with ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease). He was an incredible journalist and person, with a career spanning 34 years. On being a newspaper man at heart DeWayne said, “It’s in my blood. I loved every minute of it.”

A single tear runs down DeWayne Patterson’s left check.