The Missouri Press Association is proud to join with newspapers from across Missouri and throughout the nation to celebrate Sunshine Week 2010. This coming Spring we will provide a number of resources to help your paper provide your readers with the information they need to know. Check the Association News page for material free for all member publications which may be reprinted.
Don't forget to check the MPA Newspaper Toolbox page for more Sunshine Ads to run.
Also, visit the national Sunshine Week web site for more ideas.
Logos designed specifically for Sunshine Week are available for you to download:
Logo 1 , Logo 1 (bw) , Logo 2 , Logo 2 (bw)
Editorial cartoons featuring Sunshine Week issues have been made available from a number of sources.
![]() | KC Star: Sunshine Lee Judge |
![]() | Columbia Tribune: Sunshine John Darkow |
![]() | KC Star Cartoon 2004 |
![]() | Columbia Missourian Cartoon 2004 |
MPA is not the only great source for Sunshine Week material. Check out the other sites below for information that might pertain to your paper.
www.sunshineweek.org
Freedom of Information Center
National Newspaper Association
Newspaper Assocation of America
State law mandates that public governmental bodies develop a Sunshine Law policy. The Missouri Press Association here offers a sample draft for governmental bodies in Missouri.
Proposed Draft of Sunshine Law Policy for Public Governmental Bodies in the State of Missouri