Reno News .26 Review News & Review

1 reno news & review

1.1 events
1.2 noted stories
1.3 selected awards

reno news & review

the reno news & review (rn&r) founded in 1995, when news & review purchased assets of nevada weekly, changing name , creating third news & review paper. reno news & review has cumulative readership of 90,000, according winter 2015 media audit report, run international demographics. current editor d. brian burghart, noted national project, fatal encounters, uses crowd sourced data estimate number of killings law enforcement officers in united states. in 2016, acting editor brad bynum.

its well-known annual issues are:

best of, annual issue results of readers poll , editors choices of best places, people , things in northern nevada
summer, fall & winter guide, seasonal guides in northern nevada
prep playa, annual guide people plan make trek burning man in black rock desert

events

rollin on river began in 1996 community concert series, , has evolved 1 of reno s largest free summer music events. rollin on river held in wingfield park, island amphitheater on truckee river, during month of july , features both local , regional touring artists.

noted stories

fatal encounters, 2014: yearlong series focused on 6 specific areas of “when law enforcement kills,” series , accompanying fatal encounters website brought national attention current editor, d. brian burghart, appeared on daily show , writings , research featured in gawker , other news outlets
showdown in crescent valley, 2003: cover story 30-year battle of 2 western shoshone grandmothers trying live , raise cattle on ancestral lands
living through chemistry, 2002: 2 reno men talk s maintain lives lifelong drug addiction
mind on madness, 2001: exposé missing money , leadership problems @ nevada mental health institute yet-to-be-opened hospital
paying debts, 1999: rn&r investigation of campaign finances of reno city councilwoman sherrie doyle resulted in 16 felony indictments

selected awards

inaugural eddie scott/bertha woodard human rights advocacy award fatal encounters, on paper , when hate comes town in 2015, naacp reno-sparks branch no. 1112
freedom of press award in 2015, association of alternative newsmedia
1st place in story of year, freedom of press, best explanatory journalism, community service, best investigative/in-depth story or series, best spot news story, best non-staff story, best information graphic, best local non-staff column in 2015, nevada press association
1st place in freedom of press in urban weeklies category, best spot news story, silver star award, best non-staff story, best business feature, best non-staff column, best sports feature, best entertainment writing, best critical writing, best page 1 design, best large space ad, best special section or campaign advertising,best online writing in 2014, nevada press association
1st place in freedom of press, best local non-staff column, best investigative/in-depth story or series, best news feature story, best spot news story, best special section or campaign (advertising), best editorial writing, best-in-house promotion, best illustration, best information graphic, best non-staff story, editorial of year, best online writing in 2013, nevada press association
1st place in illustration in 2005, association of alternative newsmedia
1st place in cover design 2003, association of alternative newsmedia
golden pinecone award excellence in environmental reporting in 2003
1st place in editorial layout in 2003, association of alternative newsmedia




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^ fatal encounters . fatal encounters. retrieved 2016-03-03. 
^ summer guide - summer guide - guides - june 11, 2015 . reno news & review. retrieved 2016-03-04. 
^ 75 lessons learned - prep playa - guides - august 20, 2009 . reno news & review. retrieved 2016-03-04. 
^ 2013 rollin on river - chico news & review . chico news & review. retrieved 2016-03-04. 
^ burghart, d. brian. ve learned 2 years collecting data on police killings . gawker. retrieved 2016-03-04. 
^ shot in dark . comedy central. retrieved 2016-03-04. 
^ ten years before mast - feature story - local stories - february 24, 2005 . reno news & review. retrieved 2016-03-04. 
^ 2015 contest results . nevada press association. retrieved 2016-03-04. 
^ 2014 contest results . nevada press association. retrieved 2016-03-04. 
^ altweeklies awards . www.altweeklies.com. retrieved 2016-03-04.