Thursday NNA webinar will help community journalists cover elections; $20 for non-members, $5 for faculty, students - Entrepreneur Generations

The National Newspaper Association will host a webinar at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 5 to discuss the critical role election coverage plays in preserving democracy, as well as overall issues newsrooms face in the process. From the website: "Newspapers should view election coverage as the most fundamental element of their service to democracy in action. Solid coverage and commentary help voters elect better people to make decisions on their behalf. This webinar will address some of the overall issues that newsrooms face as they lay a foundation for substantive coverage of elections."

Lead presenter Jim Pumarlo and Al Cross will feature. Pumarlo is a newsroom trainer who worked for 27 years at dailies in rural Minnesota and served 16 years as the communications director at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. He is author of three books: "Bad News and Good Judgment: A Guide to Reporting on Sensitive Issues in a Small-Town Newspaper"; "Votes and Quotes: A Guide to Outstanding Election Campaign Coverage"; and "Journalism Primer: A Guide to Community News Coverage for Beginning Journalists."

Cross, a former editor of rural newspapers and longtime political reporter for the Louisville Courier Journal, is the University of Kentucky's extension journalism professor. He is also the director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, which publishes The Rural Blog.

The webinar is free for NNA members, $20 for non-member journalists, and $5 for students and professors. Click here for more information or to register.

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