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Missouri Press News, April 2014 www.mopress.com Newspapers are protection against the transmission of misinformation he past few months we have lost put their money in that machine are The purpose of a condom has not some great newspaper people looking to get lucky.” No more ques- changed, nor has the purpose of a Tincluding Bob Smith and Steve tions. Thank goodness. newspaper. Both exist to protect the Oldfield. Both Missouri Newspa- It made me think. Things that are people, and maybe have a little fun in per Hall of Fame normal to us (the the process. The newspaper should members, they above-40 crowd) inform the public of new laws, road will be remem- are foreign to the closures, disease outbreaks, foreclo- bered fondly. “Some under-40s may 25-and-under sures, city finances, pumpkin festi- Bob always crowd. The deliv- vals, etc. I could go on all day. had a joke to tell. never embrace print. ery mechanism People seem to be busier today than Steve was quick for many youths ever. Unless, something is going dras- witted when I is different than tically wrong, only a handful of peo- first met him, That's OK. It shouldn't it was when we ple show up for public meetings. This and always made were growing up. makes our job as journalists more im- me laugh. Here scare us. Our job is to Some order inti- portant than ever. is a story they mate items from I think there is always going to be a both would have gather information the internet, and need for the printed newspaper in my liked. it arrives dis- lifetime. Coming home creetly in an un- Some under-40s may never em- from a recent trip and distribute it to the marked box. Oth- brace print. That's OK. It shouldn’t to Oklahoma, we ers will go to the scare us. Our job is to gather informa- stopped to use community. We have local pharmacy. tion and distribute it to the commu- the restroom. My Some will ask a nity. We have the ability to, and many son, Owen, af- the ability to, and close friend for of us do, reach more readers, faster, ter finishing his one. And still oth- than ever before. business said, ers will drop by Let’s make sure we continue to con- “That’s weird, many of us do, reach the local service centrate on the message and be flex- why do they have station. ible with how we deliver it. Stay safe a lottery ticket more readers, faster, All of these out there. machine in the sound similar to bathroom?” Cu- than ever before.” ways we can get a rious, I turned newspaper. around to see a But there condom machine hanging on the wall. have been changes. If you don’t think Molly and I decided we would never delivery mechanisms have changed, lie to our kids, so I said the first thing ask a 20-something for a phone book that came to my mind, “People who or a dictionary. PRESIDENT: Trevor Vernon, The Advertiser, Eldon DIRECTORS: FIRST VICE PRESIDENT: Liz Irwin, Mary Wilson, Jackson County Advocate, Grandview Missouri Lawyers Media, St. Louis Donna Bischoff, St. Louis Post-Dispatch SECOND VICE PRESIDENT: Roger Dillon, Julie Moreno, Independence Examiner Shannon County Current Wave, Eminence Bryan Jones, Versailles Leader-Statesman SECRETARY: Ruby Bailey, Columbia Missourian Kevin Jones, St. Louis American TREASURER: Peggy Scott, Leader Publications, Festus Beth Durreman, Perry County Republic-Monitor, Perryville PAST PRESIDENT: James White, Amos Bridges, Springfield News-Leader Benton County Enterprise, Warsaw Hannah Spaar, The Odessan, Odessa EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Mark Maassen NNA Represenative: Sandy Nelson, The Courier-Tribune, ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: Ted Lawrence Liberty EDITOR: Matthew Barba MISSOURI PRESS NEWS (ISSN 00266671) is published every other month for $15 per year by the Missouri Press Association, Inc., 802 Locust St., Columbia, MO 65201-4888; phone (573) 449-4167; fax (573) 874-5894; email [email protected]; website www.mopress.com. Periodicals postage paid at Columbia, MO 65201-4888. (USPS No. 355620). POSTMASTER: Please send changes of address to Missouri Press Association, 802 Locust St., Columbia, MO 65201-4888. www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, April 2014 Missouri Press boards hold first meeting of 2020 Missouri Press' three Board of Directors held their first meetings of 2020 on Jan. 29, in Jefferson City, as part of the As- sociation's annual Day at the Capitol event. Members of the Association and Service boards attending the January meet- ing include, from left, Roger Dillon, Beth Durreman, Joe May, Dennis Warden, Hannah Spaar, Ruby Bailey, Mary Wilson, Kevin Jones, Trevor Vernon, Amos Bridges, Peggy Scott, Jeff Schrag, Bryan Jones, Liz Irwin, Sandy Nelson and Donna Bischoff. (Staff photos/Matthew Barba) Above, Missouri Press Association and Service boards of directors met Jan. 29, in Jefferson City for their first business meetings of 2020. The meetings are also held in connection with the annual Day at the Capitol event. Board members attending included, from left, Joe May with the Service board, Roger Dillon on the Associa- tion board, Dennis Warden with Service, MPA Member Services Director Kristie Fortier, and Association board members Mary Wilson, Hannah Spaar and Sandy Nelson. At right, Missouri Press Association President Trevor Vernon receives a briefcase from former MPA President Jeff Schrag. The annual presentation, performed at the first meeting of the year, is symbolic of past leadership handing over the reigns of the Association and prepares the new president to embrace the Association's business of promoting the newspaper industry in Missouri. Use your newspaper to shed light on Sunshine Week By Missouri Press Staff Several resources, dubbed The Sunshine Week toolkit, Missouri Press News are available for free to any participant. You can find the Newspapers will be recognizing Sunshine Week March toolkit online at sunshineweek.org/toolkit/ 15-21 this year. Organized by the American Society of For inspiration on the kind of work that can be done News Editors and the Repoters Committee for Freedom utilizing public information, please review the FOI in of the Press, participants are encouraged to promote open Action page at sunshineweek.rcfp.org/foi-in-action/ access to public information and what it means for you Links to more Sunshine Week resources can also be and your community. found online at sunshineweek.org/ Missouri Press News, March 2020 www.mopress.com 3 Gov. Mike Parson listens to a question from an attendee of the 30th Annual Missouri Press Association and Associated Press Day at the Capitol held Jan. 30, at the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City. Parson spoke about and answered questions on a variety of topics ranging from his anticipation of the Kansas City Chiefs' upcoming Super Bowl appear- ance to his office's stance on open-records requests. (Staff photos/Matthew Barba) About 100 attend Day at the Capitol By Matthew Barba Missouri Press News Around 100 reporters, editors and publishers, as well as others, joined the Missouri Press Association and Associated Press for the annual Day at the Capitol events in Jefferson City, including meeting with legislators and hearing from statewide elected officials. Lunch was held at the Governor's Mansion and included a question-and- answer session with Gov. Mike Parson. Above, MPA President Trevor Vernon In the morning, MPA members meets with State Treasurer Scott Fitz- heard from State Auditor (and patrick before he addresses the Asso- Democratic gubernatorial candidate) ciation's members. At top right, State Auditor Nicole Galloway also spoke to Nicole Galloway, State Treasurer the MPA membership during this year's Scott Fitzpatrick and State Sen. Dan Day at the Capitol. At bottom right, Hegeman, who is chairman of the State Sen. Dan Hegeman, R-Cosby, Senate Appropriations Committee. spoke about his motivation for filing legislation that will affect the Clean Among the topics discussed Missouri Amendment, particularly how during the day were how Parson’s it deals with redistricting. and Galloway’s offices handled open- records requests. Speaking at separate though he believes in the openness times during the day, Galloway of government, some identifying criticized Parson’s office for redacting information of constituents should be information from Sunshine Law withheld to protect privacy. requests, while Parson said that even Continued on Page 5 4 www.mopress.com Missouri Press News, March 2020 Spreading the word about newspapers Above, Missouri Press Association Executive Director Mark Maassen discusses some of the issues that are important to newspapers this legislative session in preparation for MPA members to meet with their local legislators during this year's Day at the Capitol, held Jan. 30. In total, about 100 people participated in the 30th Annual Day at the Capitol activities. (Staff photos/Matthew Barba) Jack "Miles" Ventimiglia of the Richmond News interviews Rep. Peggy Gloria Lloyd of the Call Newspapers in St. Louis, McGaugh, R-Carrollton, during Missouri Press' 30th Annual Day at the goes over talking points with MPA Executive Di- Capitol in Jefferson City. McGaugh is the sponsor of House Bill 1814, rector Mark Maassen. Members like Lloyd took to which requires all non-charter counties to publish a condensed ver- the halls of the Capitol building in late January sion of the annual financial statement, including salaries of elected to share with local legislators the importance of officials and employees, in the local newspaper. newspapers to their communities. Continued from Page 4: Spending the day at the Capitol Sen. Hegeman also spent time representation for communities, their elected representation, rather answering questions about legislation particularly those in far-flung, rural than being forced to include residents he has sponsored this session that will areas, will be drastically altered in of more distant, metropolitan area.