Anchors away: Boise TV station overhauls newscasts with focus on ‘neighborhood reporters’

February 20, 2024 by

By Don Day

NOTE: This column first appeared on BoiseDev, November 16, 2023; it is reprinted here by permission.

For decades, getting news about your local area meant one of two options: a printed newspaper delivered to your doorstep or watching a couple of nicely dressed folks read you information on your TV.

But the last 25 years have largely eroded both of those models as news shifts largely to digital consumption. In Boise, the Idaho Statesman recently stopped printing six days per week, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Winter 2024

Meet Your IPCNate Sunderland

February 20, 2024 by

Nate Sunderland is the managing editor for EastIdahoNews.com and new member of the Idaho Press Club board.

Interviewed by Melissa Davlin

Hometown: 

I grew up in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. But I’ve lived in eastern Idaho for more than two decades now, and claim Idaho Falls as my home.  

Current job: 

I’m the co-founder and managing editor of East Idaho News in Idaho Falls. I’ve been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Winter 2024

Media Moves

February 20, 2024 by

IDAHO STATESMAN

Sarah Cutler joined the Idaho Statesman in Januaryas the City of Boise reporter. She earned a master's degree from Columbia and most recently was a fellow at PBS NewsHour.

KTVB

Meteorologist Jim Duthie retired after 25 years forecasting in the Treasure Valley.

Rachel Garceau joined the Wake Up Idaho team.

Hector Mendoza has been promoted from a multi-skilled journalist to MSJ for Wake Up Idaho/weather anchor. He continues to serve our Spanish-speaking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Winter 2024

President’s Column: Awards contest and the Legislative Preview Event are coming up soon

December 9, 2023 by

It’s contest time – get ready to enter your best work!

The Idaho Press Club’s “Best of 2023” annual awards contest will open for entries on Monday, December 11.  It’s time to review and prepare to enter your best work of the year; you deserve the recognition!
 
The deadline to enter the contest is Jan. 20. All entries are submitted online at www.idahopressclub.org.  Go on there now, check out the categories and divisions, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fall 2023

Two Idaho weeklies shut down

December 9, 2023 by

By Scott McIntosh

NOTE: This column first appeared in the Idaho Statesman on Nov. 9, 2023; it is reprinted here by permission.

You’d think that after 48 years and covering an estimated 1,000 City Council meetings, Mark Steele would take a break. 

But last week, even after he ceased operation of his weekly newspaper, the Caribou County Sun, Steele found himself at Soda Springs City Hall. 

“Believe it or not, I was driving past the City Council meeting the other night, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fall 2023

Meet Your IPC: Mario Miguel

December 9, 2023 by

Mario Miguel, a student at BYU-Idaho, is just completing his term as the student representative on the Idaho Press Club board.

Interviewed by Melissa Davlin

Hometown?
I was born in California but grew up in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area. I have grown to love the West, however, and plan to stay on this side of the country for as long as I can.
 
Current job?
I am a staff reporter for BYU-Idaho Scroll, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fall 2023

Media Moves

December 9, 2023 by

New faces in your newsroom or communication department? Let everyone know. Send your Media Moves mail to:email@idahopressclub.org

BOISE STATE PUBLIC RADIO

Murphy Woodhouse joins the public radio team as the Idaho reporter for the Mountain West News Bureau. Previously Murphy was reporting from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, covering cross-border issues for KJZZ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fall 2023

President’s Column: Press Club working to increase professional development opportunities

September 13, 2023 by

I want to thank members of the Idaho Press Club for trusting me with this position, and thank Betsy for her years of service and continued support.

As president, my priorities include increasing professional development opportunities for journalists across the state, fundraising, and continuing to fight for access to public records and transparent government.

Over the next few months, we are working to set up a professional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Summer 2023

Mid-career grant winner: Eric Westrom

September 13, 2023 by

Two-day training focused on techniques and best practices

Eric Westrom is this year’s winner of the Idaho Press Club’s Mid-Career scholarship.  His article shares what he learned at the Director of Photography Creative Conference.  It was a two-day training event that focused on multiple techniques and best practices for cinematographers, videographers, and production crew who film narrative stories and documentaries. The presenters ranged from the director of aerial photography for Top Gun Maverik to internationally … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Summer 2023

MEET YOUR IPC: Steve Kiggins, Times-News

September 13, 2023 by

Interviewed by Betsy Russell

Name: Steve Kiggins

Age: 48

Job: Editor, Times-News

Press Club position: Board member

Education/career path: I got my first professional byline at 16 years old, a sports gamer in my local twice-weekly newspaper, and I worked as a weekly sports editor through college. My first daily job was on an island in Alaska, where I made it (but just barely!) for a year and a half, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Summer 2023

Media Moves

September 13, 2023 by

New faces in your newsroom or communication department? Let everyone know. Send your Media Moves mail to:email@idahopressclub.org

IDAHO CAPITAL SUN

The Idaho Capital Sun welcomes Kyle Pfannenstiel as a full-time reporter covering health care and the Idaho Legislature, as well as other state agencies and capital city issues. He replaces Audrey Dutton, who has taken … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Summer 2023

Melissa Davlin – President

May 16, 2023 by

Melissa Davlin is host and lead producer of Idaho Reports on Idaho Public Television. Davlin also produces for IdahoPTV’s history documentary series, Idaho Experience. She previously worked at the Twin Falls Times-News, where she covered politics, human interest stories, and refugee resettlement.

Davlin has won multiple awards for her work, including a regional Emmy for her documentary on Chinese immigration in the northwest, the 2019 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Board Members

James Dawson – Vice President

May 15, 2023 by

I cover politics and a bit of everything else for Boise State Public Radio. As a Lewiston native and University of Idaho graduate, I have strong feelings about which parts of the state count as "North Idaho." Outside of watching public meetings, you can find me fishing, making cool things out of leather, or watching the Seattle Mariners' latest rebuilding season. 

… [Read more...]

Filed Under: Board Members

Best of 2022 Awards Banquet to Honor Winners

April 3, 2023 by

By Deanna Darr

It’s time to celebrate some of the best work of Idaho journalists in the last year. Join us on Saturday, April 29, for the Best of 2022 Annual Awards Banquet.  

We’ll be gathering at the Boise Centre East in the heart of downtown Boise. We’ll be in the ballroom on the fourth floor of the Boise Centre beginning at 6 p.m. for a social hour featuring a no-host bar and a chance to catch up with colleagues. You can enter from the Boise Center East entrance just across the Grove from the main … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2023
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