ICYMI, you can view the recording of our Oct. 6 online event, where we assembled a crack panel of elections experts and veteran reporters who provide vital tips and resources for every Arizona journalist, but especially for journalists at smaller or rural media. It’s FREE.
View recording: SPJ’s free webinar on covering upcoming elections with more confidence
Get free resources and know-how to enhance your coverage of the 2026 midterm election at this webinar, designed especially for rural and smaller media. Get what you’ll need to report on upcoming state, county and local contests. Click below for access to a FREE recording of this Oct. 6 SPJ event, which featured a panel of veteran reporters and elections experts.
View the recording to hear these expected panelists’ insights:
Bill Gates (pictured), director, Mechanics of Democracy Laboratory at Arizona State University’s School of Public Affairs, Phoenix; Patty Hansen, former Coconino County recorder, Flagstaff; Joseph Jaafari, founder and editor-in-chief, LOOKOUT, Phoenix; Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, reporter, Arizona Mirror, Phoenix; Becky Pallack, co-founder, Arizona Luminaria, Tucson; Camryn Sanchez, senior field correspondent, KJZZ-FM, Phoenix.
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