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COEUR D'ALENE PRESS
The Coeur d'Alene Press welcomes back Bill Buley as assistant managing editor. For the past seven years, Buley was editor-in-chief of The Garden Island in Kauai. Prior to that, he was city editor at the CDA Press for 12 years.
KIFI / KIDK TV
Jill Hodson is a new morning producer; she’s a graduate of Utah … [Read more...]
By Betsy Russell
The Idaho Press Club has won a significant legal ruling in our lawsuit against Ada County, the state’s largest county, over its non-compliance with the Idaho Public Records Act.
We sued, with the support of numerous news organizations in Idaho, and we won. In a sharply worded 31-page ruling, 4th District Judge Deborah Bail found that the county “not only did not follow the Idaho Public Records Act, it acted as though a different Act had been enacted – a reverse image of Idaho … [Read more...]
By Melissa Davlin
Judge Deborah Bail's decision in our lawsuit against Ada County over its illegal public records practices didn't just admonish the attorneys responsible for breaking Idaho's public records laws. It also ordered the county to turn over the unredacted documents the Idaho Press Club, Idaho Statesman and Idaho Education News had requested.
And now, because we sued on behalf of Press Club members, we are turning the documents over to you for reporting purposes, along with this summary of our findings … [Read more...]
The Idaho Press Club’s annual excellence in journalism contest is now open for entries. Be sure to submit your best work from 2019 — you deserve the recognition!
Our contest is, in many ways, the heartbeat of the Idaho Press Club. It showcases the best work of Idaho journalists, in all media, large and small, all across the state. It bestows well-deserved recognition for fine work, allowing Idaho journalists to distinguish themselves as they build their careers and resumes. It includes categories for student journalists, periodicals … [Read more...]
IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION
While Idaho Reports host Melissa Davlin is on maternity
leave, Gemma Gaudette of Boise State Public Radio's Idaho
Matters will fill in for her at the anchor desk. Idaho Public Television
associate producer Devon Downey will take over as lead
producer of Idaho Reports for the 2020 legislative session, while
producer Seth Ogilvie works on other projects.
KTVB-TV 7
Jessica Mullins, who previously was KTVB digital managing editor,
has been promoted to … [Read more...]
By Betsy Russell
As winter arrives, we’re looking ahead to some Press Club landmarks on the calendar: Our annual journalism contest, for which entries will open in December; our annual Don Watkins Memorial Scholarship contest, with categories both for students and mid-career journalists, for which entries are due by Feb. 15; and the legislative session that starts in January, when our 1st Amendment Committee will swing into gear to advocate against legislative proposals that would shut down public access to our … [Read more...]
By
Melissa Davlin
On Nov. 6, the Idaho Press Club appeared in court for a second time to defend
its challenge against Ada County for its unlawful public records practices,
this time focusing on Ada County's motion to dismiss based on standing. At the
hearing, 4th District Judge Deborah Bail announced in the courtroom
she will soon make a ruling on both standing and the merits of the case.
In September, the Idaho Press Club filed the request for declaratory judgment
after the county's repeated violations of public … [Read more...]
On a late September weekend, Boise State Public Radio hosted a training workshop by IRE, the Investigative Reporters & Editors. Earlier in the week, IRE had provided the radio team with “Total Newsroom Training,” a two-day intensive into data journalism led by Francisco Vara-Orta of Texas. The weekend workshop, however, was open to all Idaho journalists and 65 attended on that Saturday.
Vara-Orta began the day by introducing Mary Hudetz (AP New Mexico), Les Zaitz (Malhuer Enterprise) and Cynthia Sewell (Idaho Statesman), who … [Read more...]
New faces in your newsroom or communication department? Let everyone know. Send your Media Moves to: email@idahopressclub.org
IDAHO BUSINESS REVIEW
Catie Clark has joined the Idaho Business Review as a staff writer covering development and health care. Catie holds a Ph.D. in geology and had a successful career in that field before moving over to journalism a few years ago. She most recently worked in Eastern Idaho at the Blackfoot Morning News and Bingham County … [Read more...]
By Betsy Russell
It's not every day that journalists from Angola, Costa Rica, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore and Tanzania are checking out Idaho’s state Capitol, meeting with student journalists at Boise State, stopping by Idaho Public Television and meeting with various Idahoans. But it happened in June, as the State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program brought the group to Boise, after trips to Washington, D.C. and Tampa, Fla., and before a visit to Boston.
They were part of a group … [Read more...]
By Tom Michael
As part of its work with the Mountain West News Bureau, Boise State Public Radio has launched LOCKED, a limited-series podcast about a transgender inmate who is suing the state of Idaho for sex reassignment surgery.
It looks at the case of Adree Edmo, which is now being weighed before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. If Edmo wins, she’ll be the first inmate to receive surgery through court order, and that could create ripple effects in prisons across the west and potentially the … [Read more...]
Mid-Career Scholarship winner’s report: 360-degree video
By Troy Shreve
Editor’s note: The Idaho Press Club’s Don Watkins Mid-Career Scholarship awards $500 for an Idaho Press Club member to use for any training or project that will improve the working press in Idaho; the deadline to apply is Feb. 15 each year. This year’s winner, Troy Shreve of Idaho Public Television, shares what he learned.
A couple years ago at a strategic planning event for Idaho Public Television, I was part of a group … [Read more...]
Press Club spring training draws crowd; more in the works
The Idaho Press Club sponsored a full weekend of free
training for our members the weekend of this year’s annual awards banquet, and
both the Saturday and Sunday sessions April 27-28 were high-quality and
well-attended.
On Saturday, we held the 2nd annual Institute for Journalists on
Covering the Courts, in collaboration with Attorneys for Civic Education, the
Idaho Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the
District of Idaho and the … [Read more...]
Jennifer Swindell, founder, CEO and managing editor at Idaho Education News
Jennifer Swindell has been an Idaho journalist for 30 years. She spent 20 years with the Idaho Statesman in a variety of writing and editing roles before becoming an information director for the Caldwell School District and then a communications director at Boise State University. While at Boise State, she launched her “big idea” to start Idaho Education News. Six years later, IdahoEdNews.org hosts thousands of page views a day and has seven … [Read more...]
The Idaho Press Club serves journalists across the state, helping newsrooms access public documents, challenge open meeting violations, and providing tools and training so reporters are confident navigating Idaho courtroom rules and legislative decorum. We are committed to protecting access to information and advocating for government transparency. We also celebrate excellence in journalism at our annual banquet and awards ceremony, and provide scholarships for students and mid-career journalists. You can find our latest news in the Idaho Press Club Communicator, including information on upcoming events and trainings. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to reach out through the “Contact Us” tab.
Melissa Davlin, President
