Texas Press Association

10/14/2026

The job market is brutal, but journalists are still finding new roles — and more than half of those we surveyed landed better pay and benefits

10/14/2026

10/12/2026

The magazine’s first editor and Oscar-nominated screenwriter will be writing more regularly for us.

10/12/2026

Remember, Online Media Campus webinars are free to TPA members. Contact Mike Hodges or Candace Velvin at TPA for the association code to use when registering.

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10/12/2026

Newsroom leaders: there is only ONE week left to apply to become a 2027-2028 Report for America newsroom partner!

As a Report for America partner, you receive many benefits, including:

✅ a dedicated journalist ready to cover a needed beat in your community
✅ direct salary support, up to $30,000 (depending on experience)
✅ a hands-on local sustainability team ready to help your newsroom fundraise through trainings, workshops and more

Learn more and apply: www.reportforamerica.org/news-rooms

10/11/2026

https://www.cjr.org/analysis/fake-caroline-williams-science-nature-magazine-ai-influx-pitches.php

Editors are facing an influx of AI-written pitches, including at science publications like mine. What now?

10/08/2026

The Texas Center for Community Journalism is excited to offer a FREE virtual workshop for Texas community journalists!

🏐 WRITING AT THE NET: A GUIDE TO VOLLEYBALL COVERAGE
Featuring nationally recognized sports journalism educator and author Joe Gisondi

📅 Thursday, Oct. 8
⏰ 4 p.m.
💻 Live via Zoom
💰 FREE

Whether you’re a veteran sportswriter or a general assignment reporter who occasionally finds yourself courtside, Joe will share practical tips for covering one of the most popular high school sports in Texas.

This session is part of the Texas Community College Journalism Association Convention at Tarleton State University, but we’re opening the Zoom session free to Texas community journalists.
Join us Thursday! Click the link below to attend.

https://tarleton.zoom.us/j/99108930153

10/06/2026

There's still time to apply for the 2027 Report for America program.

We’re building stronger newsrooms, stronger communities and a stronger future for local news. Read our 2026 Impact Report.

10/06/2026

Forty states now have laws protecting citizens and newsrooms from meritless lawsuits designed to sue them into silence.