February 22, 2012Free Business Journalism Workshop, "Follow the Money, Tracking Companies' Influence on Politics"

"Follow the Money: Tracking Companies' Influence on Politics"

The 2012 election campaign promises to be one of the most expensive ever, with companies contributing even more because of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Citizens United case in 2010. That ruling says that government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections.

But corporate influence on politics extends beyond campaign contributions to lobbying expenditures and contributions to independent groups trying to sway elections. Then, there’s the question of how to tie it all together – what’s the connection between corporate spending and legislative or regulatory actions?

Where:
St. Louis Union Station Marriott,
One St. Louis Union Station
St. Louis, MO 63103

Instructors:
Ron Nixon, New York Time domestic correspondent; Bill Allison, editorial director, Sunlight Foundation.

Hosts: Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting, Missouri Press Association, Illinois Press Association.

Workshop is the afternoon before IRE’s Computer-Assisted Reporting (CAR) Conference, Feb. 23-26, 2012.

Register here for this free workshop.

Read more about the workshop.

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Can’t make it? Here’s more free training from the Reynolds Center

Learn in just one hour a day with these free Webinars:
·       How Not to Be Bamboozled by Local Economic Studies: Feb. 8-9.
 ·      Getting LinkedIn – Sourcing through Social Networking: Feb. 28.
 ·      Using EMMA to Find Great Stories in Municipal Bonds: March 27-28.
·       Business Editing in Depth – 10 Things You’d Better Know: May 1.
·       Unlocking Financial Statements: May 14-18
·       Economics 101 with NPR’s Marilyn Geewax: June 26-28

And don’t miss these free workshops:
·       Be a Better Business Watchdog – CAR for Business Journalists: Indianapolis, March 15 (pre-SABEW    Conference).
·       Uncovering the Best Local Business Stories: Lexington, Ky., April 13; and Fort Worth, April 26.
·       Follow the Money – Tracking Companies’ Influence on Politics: Boston, June 13 (pre-IRE Conference)


Click here to view the free-training calendar at BusinessJournalism.org.

 

January 27, 2012

January 6, 2012Day at the Capitol Feb. 9; Legislators Reception Feb. 8

The Missouri Press Association and The AP invite you to their annual Day at the Capitol in Jefferson City on Thursday, Feb. 9. You also are welcome and encouraged to attend a reception with legislators on Wednesday evening, Feb. 8, in the DoubleTree Hotel in the capital city.

This is a free program for MPA and AP members, but you must register by Feb. 3. (If you register and do not attend, your newspaper will be billed $25 per person to help cover costs of food and materials.)

Wednesday: Reception 5-7 p.m. Feb. 8.

Thursday: 10 a.m. - Senate Lounge, 3rd Floor of Capitol; discussion with statewide officeholders.

Noon - Lunch with Gov. Jay Nixon in the Governor's Mansion followed by discussion with the governor and legislative leaders.

For a hotel room for Wednesday night, call the DoubleTree at 573.636.5101 and ask for the MPA's $104 rate.

A registration form is here.

January 5, 20122012 Newspaper Directory Available Now

  The result of several months of effort to gather thousands of details and compile them for your benefit and use is complete.  Most of this information is not compiled anywhere else, making the MPA Newspaper Directory a valuable and unique source of information.

Order your copy today, in print, on a CD or via an online database!

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