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#MediaMonday – Mary Jo Pitzl
Scott Hanson | Aug 7, 2017
Scott first met Arizona Republic journalist, Mary Jo Pitzl, in the '80s! And while she's still at the Republic, she has recently made a small career transition. Read all about it in today's #MediaMonday blog post. [Click below for more]
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#MediaMonday – Carrie Watters
Sara Goodwin | Nov 28, 2016
Today's #MediaMonday comes from longtime journalist, Valley editor (and former social studies teacher) Carrie Watters of the Arizona Republic/AZCentral. Read her story here and maybe send her yours.
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#MediaMonday – Michael Kiefer
Scott Hanson | Feb 22, 2016
Michael Kiefer, courts and legal writer for The Arizona Republic, novelist and travel writer. I spent some time with him a recent Society of Professional Journalists mixer and he’s got some interesting stories. And more than his interesting stories – he’s an interesting guy! The most recent of his half-dozen novels is Another Monk’s Tale, […]
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#MediaMonday – Dennis Wagner
Rachel Brockway | June 1, 2015
I am honored to feature today’s #MediaMonday, Dennis Wagner, an investigative reporter at The Arizona Republic and correspondent for USA Today. After working with Dennis for the last few years, I finally had the honor of meeting him in person. Dennis has been with The Arizona Republic for the last 32 years and was the […]
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#MediaMonday – Republic nixes opinions
Abbie Fink | Aug 19, 2013
The recent layoffs at the Arizona Republic are also impacting the opinion pages, both print and online. A recent Phoenix New Times blog post goes into some of the details. It seems that the community sections will no longer be accepting letters to the editor, opinion pieces and the popular My Turn columns. I kind […]
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#MediaMonday – SPJ First Amendment Awards
Scott Hanson | May 20, 2013
The Valley of the Sun Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has recognized some of the top journalists in Arizona with its annual awards – spotlighting some of the best in the industry. The First Amendment Award honors published or broadcast work in 2012 that involved significant reliance on public records and open meetings. […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Jim Small
Scott Hanson | Sep 24, 2012
Each Monday, we are posting a blog to help our readers get to know the media just a little bit better. With a TWIST! No, we aren’t posting story pitch tips or media lists, but instead great stories from the media themselves about their lives, their work and other little known facts! Think of […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Arizona Republic launches new subscription model
Abbie Fink | Aug 27, 2012
I say it is about time! I have thought for quite some time that the newspaper industry was way behind the rest of the media business…providing all that content for FREE. What is up with that? Sure, it may have come as a surprise to most people when the Arizona Republic announced it […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Michelle Jacoby
Alison Bailin | June 4, 2012
Nerds, Unite! Today, we are pleased to profile one of our favorite fellow nerds, Michelle Jacoby! You may know her from her days at the Arizona Republic, Arizona Business Gazette or more recently from Process or MASK Magazine – but do you really know her? Find out today as she joins our 100+ #MediaMonday profilees! […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Brien McElhatten
Alison Bailin | Feb 13, 2012
As an “Alison” who spells her name with only one “L,” I can appreciate the importance of spelling others’ names correctly. As a “Brien” with an “E,” ABC15’s multimedia journalist Brien McElhatten can too. I first met Brien when he visited a Rocky Mountain Emmy meeting in late 2011, interested in joining our board. He […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Peter Madrid
Alison Bailin | Aug 15, 2011
At HMA, we are all about chatting people up. So much so, that each week we devote one blog to chatting up a member of the media. Rather than seek out tips on how to best work with their outlet, we want to really get to know them – and this week is not different. […]
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