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Our co-founder, former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia. For more information: cartercenter.org/news/pr/2023/s…

On the Hill to talk #communityjournalism with some reps. @TexasPress @nnaonline

The @UvaldeNews staff did what journalists do. They held officials accountable and comforted a community in grief. @ExpressNews gift link: expressnews.com/opinion/articl…

“We need to see it as a critical need, like schools, roads, bridges, clean water and emergency personnel.” We subsidize oil and green energy initiatives, which are private interests. Some food for thought here. #localnews #communitynews @TexasPress …ntificamerican-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.scient…

The Rural Blog: Uvalde Leader-News Publisher Craig Garnett wins Gi... irjci.blogspot.com/2023/08/uvalde…

BREAKING: The journalism major at Texas A&M was just approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Students will be able to enroll in a B.S. and B.A. program for the fall. Full story to come.

Press friends. Are any of you experimenting with AI in your operations — either in newsrooms or with advertising efforts? I'm penning my next column for the @TexasPress Messenger and want to include some examples. Please respond or DM me. Danke!

Breaking: M. Katherine Banks has resigned as Texas A&M University's president following a week of turmoil over the botched hiring of a Black journalist to revive the university's journalism department. bit.ly/3Op5wMc

Jesse Abrams Thomas was a prominent Texas newspaperman, owning first the Leonard Graphic and later the Mineola Monitor. He served in the 29th & 30th Texas Legislatures representing Fannin County. Served on the school boards in Mineola and Leonard, was a @TexasPress President.

Texas A&M recruited UT journalism professor, then watered down offer after 'DEI hysteria' statesman.com/story/news/sta…

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Multimedia Teacher and Lion Yearbook Adviser at Ozona High School at Ozona High School!

When Texas A&M announced that Kathleen McElroy, a respected journalist with a long career, would spearhead the revival of the journalism program, there was fanfare. But, within days, McElroy said she was told there was a target on her back. bit.ly/3D9f8E9

Uvalde Leader-News publisher discussed covering tragic shooting one year later with @djnf @SWJournalist interns. Read what the interns thought on @collegemedia College Media Review — cmreview.org/uvalde-publish… @UvaldeNews

Congrats to our friend Kathleen McElroy on helping A&M restart its J-school. Though she was a prof at the U.T. School of Journalism and worked at larger publications, she has exhibited a care for our state's smaller publications (like ours). @TexasPress today.tamu.edu/2023/06/13/agg…

The @TexasPress convention was great! It provided so much information and opportunity to help strengthen community newspapers. Hats off to the many winners. Texas community newspapers is a giant in the arena of journalism.

ICYMI: Donnis Baggett, Executive VP of @TexasPress, joined The Infomaniacs this morning to discuss @theeagle's announcement about reducing print editions: wtaw.com/executive-vp-o…

FOI Foundation of Texas announces Ralph Langer Scholarship recipients foift.org/2023/04/27/foi…

“These increases are punitive and misguided,” NNA Chair John Galer, publisher of the Journal-News in Hillsboro, Illinois, said. nna.org/newspaper-mail…

The @TexasHouse State Affairs Committee heard another Texas Sunshine Coalition bill today, HB 2493 by @VoteGiovanni to provide certain public info in spreadsheet form. It will help everyone keeping a watch on government. Read more: foift.org/2023/04/05/hou… #txfoi #opengovt