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It’s contest time – get ready to enter your best work!
The Idaho Press Club’s “Best of 2023” annual awards contest will open for entries on Monday, December 11. It’s time to review and prepare to enter your best work of the year; you deserve the recognition!
The deadline to enter the contest is Jan. 20. All entries are submitted online at www.idahopressclub.org. Go on there now, check out the categories and divisions, and … [Read more...]
By Scott McIntosh
NOTE: This column first appeared in the Idaho Statesman on Nov. 9, 2023; it is reprinted here by permission.
You’d think that after 48 years and covering an estimated 1,000 City Council meetings, Mark Steele would take a break.
But last week, even after he ceased operation of his weekly newspaper, the Caribou County Sun, Steele found himself at Soda Springs City Hall.
“Believe it or not, I was driving past the City Council meeting the other night, the … [Read more...]
Mario Miguel, a student at BYU-Idaho, is just completing his term as the student representative on the Idaho Press Club board.
Interviewed by Melissa Davlin
Hometown?
I was born in California but grew up in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area. I have grown to love the West, however, and plan to stay on this side of the country for as long as I can.
Current job?
I am a staff reporter for BYU-Idaho Scroll, … [Read more...]
New faces in your newsroom or communication department? Let everyone know. Send your Media Moves mail to:email@idahopressclub.org
BOISE STATE PUBLIC RADIO
Murphy Woodhouse joins the public radio team as the Idaho reporter for the Mountain West News Bureau. Previously Murphy was reporting from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, covering cross-border issues for KJZZ … [Read more...]
I want to thank members of the Idaho Press Club for trusting me with this position, and thank Betsy for her years of service and continued support.
As president, my priorities include increasing professional development opportunities for journalists across the state, fundraising, and continuing to fight for access to public records and transparent government.
Over the next few months, we are working to set up a professional … [Read more...]
Two-day training focused on techniques and best practices
Eric Westrom is this year’s winner of the Idaho Press Club’s Mid-Career scholarship. His article shares what he learned at the Director of Photography Creative Conference. It was a two-day training event that focused on multiple techniques and best practices for cinematographers, videographers, and production crew who film narrative stories and documentaries. The presenters ranged from the director of aerial photography for Top Gun Maverik to internationally … [Read more...]
Interviewed by Betsy Russell
Name: Steve Kiggins
Age: 48
Job: Editor, Times-News
Press Club position: Board member
Education/career path: I got my first professional byline at 16 years old, a sports gamer in my local twice-weekly newspaper, and I worked as a weekly sports editor through college. My first daily job was on an island in Alaska, where I made it (but just barely!) for a year and a half, … [Read more...]
New faces in your newsroom or communication department? Let everyone know. Send your Media Moves mail to:email@idahopressclub.org
IDAHO CAPITAL SUN
The Idaho Capital Sun welcomes Kyle Pfannenstiel as a full-time reporter covering health care and the Idaho Legislature, as well as other state agencies and capital city issues. He replaces Audrey Dutton, who has taken … [Read more...]
By Deanna Darr
It’s time to celebrate some of the best work of Idaho journalists in the last year. Join us on Saturday, April 29, for the Best of 2022 Annual Awards Banquet.
We’ll be gathering at the Boise Centre East in the heart of downtown Boise. We’ll be in the ballroom on the fourth floor of the Boise Centre beginning at 6 p.m. for a social hour featuring a no-host bar and a chance to catch up with colleagues. You can enter from the Boise Center East entrance just across the Grove from the main … [Read more...]
By Betsy Russell
Registration is open now for all three of our big events this month: A private, in-person, on-the-record Q-and-A in Boise with New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman for our members only on April 26, in conjunction with the Frank Church Institute; our top-notch Journalists Institute on Covering the Courts, which will be April 29 in Boise; and our gala annual awards banquet the evening of April 29 at the Boise Centre … [Read more...]
Idaho state Rep. Heather Scott held a Confederate flag for a photo and shared it online - her husband didn't want us to do the same
By Daniel Walters
This article is reprinted by permission from the Inlander, where it was first published March 16, 2023
Idaho state Rep. Heather Scott posted this copyrighted Inlander cover to criticize it./Illustration by Jeff Drew
It was March 27, 2022 — just after the end of … [Read more...]
James Dawson is a political reporter for Boise State Public Radio and former news director there, and is a member of the Idaho Press Club board. A University of Idaho graduate, he joined BSPR in 2018. He previously worked for Delaware Public Media and for Inland Northwest Broadcasting in Moscow.
Interviewed by Audrey Dutton
How do you wind down from covering the legislative session? (Tell us about your awesome … [Read more...]
New faces in your newsroom or communication department? Let everyone know. Send your Media Moves email@idahopressclub.org
IDAHO CAPITAL SUN, Boise
The Idaho Capital Sun welcomes back Mia Maldonado to a full-time reporting position. She'll cover the Idaho Legislature, statewide elections, LGBTQ+ issues and housing and growth issues. Maldonado was an intern through the Voces Internship of Idaho program with the Capital Sun in summer 2022 and later landed a … [Read more...]
By Betsy Russell
(Note: This column first appeared in the Idaho Press)
BOISE — It’s been quite a career.
I first decided I wanted to be a newspaper reporter when I was in the eighth grade, inspired by a fabulous junior high school journalism teacher. I edited both my junior high and high school newspapers, stirred up some controversy in the process, and started writing for my local … [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
