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Bring more of your staff to the Annual Convention for less

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By Matthew Barba Verified
| Missouri Press Association
Missouri Press Association’s 160th Annual Convention and Trade Show is coming up in September, and to help mark this milestone, MPA members are being offered the chance to send even more staff to learn, network and celebrate Missouri newspapers. All attendees who register for this year’s Annual Convention can get a “buy one, get one” for their newspaper.
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Kristie Fortier returns to Missouri Press

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By Matthew Barba Verified, Kristie Fortier
| Missouri Press Association
Missouri Press Association Staff Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2026 3:08 pm Sometimes you have to leave to realize you were already home and in the place you were meant to be! I’m excited to share that I have returned to Missouri Press! I look forward to reconnecting with members, supporting our community, and carrying on the legacy — and yes, I’ll take good care of that purple chair.” If your eyes got whiplash between reading the March issue of Missouri Press News and the headline above, it’s...
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Make your newspaper the tour guide to your community

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By Matthew Barba Verified
| Missouri Press Association
Recently, the Reynolds Journalism Institute held a webinar to demo the projects from its 2025-26 Fellows. While all of the projects have appeal to some facet of journalism, one product in particular seems suited for many Missouri communities and their newspapers. Cara Kuhlman’s “A Tour Guide for Journalists” is intended to get industry professionals to give life to local journalism by stepping outside and taking a walk with the community.
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