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A community can have local newspapers and still lack local news - Poynter California’s local news landscape — from a thriving weekly in Carmel to a one-reporter newsroom in Merced — shows why counting newspapers isn't enough

Today is July 22nd ! On July 22nd, 1887, Henry Harold Brookes published the first issue of the Panhandle Herald in Panhandle, Texas. Now the oldest continually published newspaper in all of the Texas Panhandle. This July 22nd 1982 issue from the Carson County Area Newspapers Collection celebrates the newspapers 95th birthday of the newspaper. Today in 2026 the Panhandle Herald reaches its 139th year of publication! You can check out this long-lasting newspaper and many others on the Portal to Texas History.

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Don't forget that The Portal to Texas History is currently accepting applications for its 2025 Rescuing Texas History program.

Each award will provide up to $1,000 of digitization services to libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, private partners, and other groups that house historical or cultural heritage materials, as work in kind. All materials will be scanned at the UNT Libraries and hosted on The Portal to Texas History. Non-newspaper archival collections will be considered for digitization. The deadline for receipt of applications is August 7, 2025.
Read more about the process and learn how to apply at https://library.unt.edu/digital-projects-unit/partners/call-submissions-portal-texas-history/

Showing off general excellence awards in the Panhandle Press Association Better Newspaper Contest are Roger Estlack, (left) The Clarendon Enterprise in Division 1; and Tim Ritter, The Canyon News in Division 2. Awards were presented at the 117th Annual Panhandle Press Association convention in Hereford this weekend. (Photos by Sue Brown)

Anthony Perez, manager of Member Programs & Services at Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, spoke at the opening luncheon of the 117th Annual Panhandle Press Association convention in Hereford. Golden Spread Electric Cooperative has been a PPA sponsor for over 30 years. (Photos by Sue Brown)

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Organize your curiosity: Generative AI tools prove adept at structuring volumes of information - Editor and Publisher Curiosity comes easy, but turning it into expertise is hard. E&P Columnist Chad Davis argues that one of AI’s greatest strengths may be helping people gain and structure knowledge deliberately. He tested the theory with a generative AI-driven workflow that transformed dozens of books into a yearlo...

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How to turn FOIA requests into investigative scoops - Editor and Publisher At 28, Samuel B. Parker’s journalism career is already remarkable and impactful. The award-winning Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter files as many as 10 FOIA requests a week, turning the findings into daily scoops. In this month’s “Shoptalk,” guest columnist Chris Coates — senior director, ...