“We won the Best Newspaper Affiliation for under a million, while the New York Times won the award for over a million,” said Andy Samuelson.
Samuelson is a Web Content Editor for the Las Vegas Sun. “I am actually from Kansas. I got a Journalism degree from Kansas University and followed my present boss out here,” said Samuelson.
Las Vegas, in Samuelson’s words held “good opportunities.” Samuelson is the overseer of the Web Department at the Sun. “I hire, not fire usually. We have all those guys from UNLV. We have a real good relationship with UNLV.”
“We have a new Media team and Sun reporters and I make sure the new team and the new elements are mixed into the website. I make sure they have audio and such when they go out to report,” said Samuelson.
Samuelson also said “we have a video team as well and 3 videographers.” Samuelson started out at the Sun about a year ago and brought a whole team together.
“The conference was a lot of fun, you kind of got to see what the industry is doing. You see people with a lot of resources and how you compare with a lot of those. When you see them using the same things you are, you know you’re on the right track,” said Samuelson.
Editor and Publisher Interactive Conference in Las Vegas took place in Rio Wednesday, May 14, 2008 and is taking place today, Thursday, a day later. Prominent editors and publishers have gathered in one great meeting at the Amazon Ballroom in Rio, discussing blogs, evolution of online advertising and much more.
Also, the Eppy awards were given out during the conference. Among these awards, the Best Business Blog Award went to MarketBeat (WSJ.com), NYTimes.com/DealBook and USA Today. The Best Entertainment Blog Award went to Copious Notes, a blog of Kentucky.com and LexGo.com; HandStamp, chron.com/Houston Chronicle; Kristin2Go, chron.com/Houston Chronicle; Pop Candy, USATODAY.com and Stuck in the ’80s, tampabay.com. The Best News/Politics Blog Award was given out as well as the Best Sports Blog Award.
To find out more about the Eppy Awards, visit http://royal.reliaserve.com/eppy/finalists.html.
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On About.com there is a section devoted titled “Women’s Issues” and the subtitle is “Prostitution Statistics and Rape. According to About.com, Linda Lowen, the writer of the issue, is a former broadcast journalist specializing in women’s issues and she has won both local and national awards for her work. She has also created, produced, and hosted women’s issues radio and television programs for NPR and PBS station affiliates including the award-winning talk show “Women’s Voices.”
Linda wrote that for women who are prostitutes, “rape is just as traumatic as it is for women who are not in the business.” The statistics, according to Melissa Farley and Howard Barkan in the 1990s based on a study they did, show that “out of 130 San Francisco prostitutes, 82 percent reported being physically assaulted since entering prostitution. Of the 82 percent, 55 percent were assaulted by their customers, 83 percent were physically threatened by a weapon and 68 percent reported on having been raped by prostitutes.”
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I just read an opinion blog which informs us of a private, liberal arts school in Lynchburg, Virginia called Randolph College. According to DNRonline.com on May 3, 2008, one of the subjects studied at the college is sexology and the students get a chance to go on field trips. One of these field trips led to the Chicken Ranch in Pahrump, NV., about 60 miles outside of Las Vegas.
The tuition for Lynchburg College is $34,860 a year. The writer of this opinion column thought it was hilarious what the college’s education is paying for compared with the more important things the students can and should be learning.
The school boasts of being well-known for its liberal arts and science degrees and according to the school’s website, http://www.lynchburg.edu/, “it is nationally recognized for going above and beyond in commitment to student success.”
I thought I would share this with my readers because I found it very amusing.
The website is http://www.dailynews-record.com/opinion_details.php?AID=16284&CHID=36.
Corrections: I referred to Randolph College as Lynchburg College. Someone commented me and let me know I had done that and I am very sorry about the mistake. It is Randolph College in Lynchburg not Lynchburg College. Thanks for the comment.
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Underage prostitution has become a problem in Las Vegas. Minnesota and Nevada were transporting women and underage girls between the two states. The leader of this prostitution ring, Darryl Taylor, was sentenced on April 16 on two counts of sex traficking and for allowing the underage girls to get jobs in strip clubs or escort services, according to Pioneer Press.
According to KTNV, Channel 13 News, Judge William Voy wants to make a safe place for underage prostitutes here in Las Vegas. This was reported by Channel 13 on April 21, 2008. The proposal is for a $2 million house. According to the Judge, the kids come out of the sexual lifestyle but when things get tough again, they fall right back into it. This plan would help the kids stay out of the hands of pimps and such. The Judge also wants the United States to help with this plan.
This is a developing story and it will be interesting finding out if Judge Voy’s plans go through and if the bill he’s fighting for passes.
For more on this, tune into Channel 13 Action News on http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8206277 or you can go to http://swoplv.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/clark-county-judge-proposes-safe-house-for-underage-prostitutes/ to read blogs regarding prostitution cases in Clark County.
