June 29, 2009Hall of Fame to expand by five
Five people will be inducted in October into the Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame. The program will be held during the Missouri Press Association's 143rd annual Convention, which will be held in the Sheraton Kansas City Sports Complex Hotel.
This will be the 19th class to be inducted, and it includes descendants of earlier inductees.
This year's honorees are the late Lucile Bluford, longtime publisher of The Kansas...
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June 29, 2009New t-shirt order to be placed tomorrow, June 30! Hats, TOO!
Missouri Press Foundation will be placing a new order for Know It. All. T-shirts Tuesday, June 30.
T-shirts are available in black and gray in adult and youth sizes. The cost for the shirts is $12 for sizes through adult XL and $15 for sizes 2XL and 3XL.... continued...
Missouri Press offering August workshop on shooting video for Web
Limited enrollment – so register today!
More and more newspapers are posting video to their Web sites, but most reporters lack skills in this area. Missouri Press Foundation has enlisted help from the experts – broadcast journalism instructors in the University of Missouri Journalism School – to lead a...
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June 26, 2009Who is your up-and-coming Outstanding Young Journalist
MPA is looking for two great young journalists.
That's right. Missouri Press Association is looking to reward dedicated professionals in the field of journalism. Are they working at your newspaper?
This fall, at the October Convention in Kansas City, MPA will award two $250 CASH Prizes to two journalists, one from a weekly and one from a daily. These individuals will have demonstrated excellence in the field of... continued...
June 26, 2009NNA's NIE competition to end soon!
NNA hosts NIE competition
Take a few minutes today and enter the Best of Newspaper In Education contest. Our goal is to recognize

community newspapers reaching out to young readers and to share their successes.
In recognition of the excellent effort made by many community newspapers to engage young readers, the...
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June 25, 2009Show-Me Press enjoys meeting, golf
Show-Me Press met at the Lake of the Ozarks for a day-and-a-half of meetings on June 12-13. The Porter Fischer Golf tournament was once again well attended. 
Show-Me also appointed new leaders for 2009-2010. They include director David Eales (Monroe County ... continued...
June 23, 2009June Legal Podcast from MPF is online!
Listen to Legal Podcasts from Missouri Press Foundation!
In March, Missouri Press Foundation began producing podcasts on law-related newspaper topics with MPA Legal Hotline Attorney Jean Maneke. We initially had trouble getting the programs linked through iTunes, but we’re pleased to report that there are now two ways to access the programs.
For those unfamiliar with iTunes, the programs can be...
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June 22, 2009Sports and Social Networking Seminar next week
Sports writers and editors will want to attend this spring's Mid-America Press Institute seminar this month.
"Covering Sports in a Twitter World" will be held in St. Louis June 29-30.
MPI works hard to provide low-cost practical training -- here's a great opportunity for writers and editors who want to learn new skills for a new age of sports journalism.
For more information, dowload the...
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June 22, 2009MPF bringing you more Ad Sales Training!
Last fall, Missouri Press Association surveyed its member newspaper professionals about what types of training would be most valuable.
Overwhelmingly, ADVERTISING, was where you said you needed help.
HELP HAS ARRIVED!...
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