The NCPA and a coalition of 26 media orgs are urging that an obstruction charge against Alamance News reporter Tomas Murawski be dropped and the Police Department offer a public explanation on the charge rcfp.org/briefs-comment…

Big #opengov court decision this morning: The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled video from an exterior Jefferson County Courthouse security camera that captured the shooting of a judge is not a “security record” and must be released to the Associated Press. courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2020/SCO…

JUST NOW: Tammy Duckworth tells us on CBS News that a "Quick-thinking" Senate aide seized copies of the Electoral College certificates before they all evacuated the chamber.

BREAKING. Mob of Trump supporters swarm the media near the US Capitol. They yell what Trump frequently says, “the media is the enemy of the people.” They destroy equipment and chased out reporters. I’ve never seen anything like this in my 20 year career: NBC4 Washington MSNBC

President-elect Joe Biden called the rioting “insurrection” and “chaos" and called on Trump to urge his supporters “to demand an end to this siege.”⁠ bit.ly/3pWgARP

Here's what reporting on the Capitol rioting was like for journalists who were there. cnn.com/2021/01/07/pol…

“Murder the media” was scratched into a door of the Capitol. Violent protesters smashed equipment and punched a photographer. nytimes.com/2021/01/06/bus…

Dinner with friends. Book club without a mask on. Baby shower for a niece. Maybe you get away with it once or twice. But, what happens when your luck runs out? Limit your risk and stay safe, Ohio. coronavirus.ohio.gov

Congrats to all the finalists and winners of our annual Osman C. Hooper Non-Daily Newspaper Competition. The virtual award ceremony is now available to watch. itsltd.workplace.datto.com/filelink/693a2…

God help me ... I just retired ... and ... I am watching a virus press conference.

Vaccinated Ohioans who hope to win the $1 million Vax-a-Million prize can now sign up for the lottery. cleveland.com/open/2021/05/o…

Did the Mansfield News-Journal MansfieldNewsJournal predict cell phones in a 1963 newspaper article? Turns out, yes they did! snopes.com/fact-check/196…

Congrats to the Herald-Star on their 215th anniversary as a continuously published newspaper, one of Ohio’s oldest. heraldstaronline.com/opinion/editor…

🔜Wed, April 26 @ 6pm! Join Gary Daniels, Randy Ludlow & Catherine Turcer as they shine a light on Ohio's Open Records Law, its ties to the HB6 scandal & how you can access public records to promote greater gov accountability! #opengov RSVP: bit.ly/OpenRecordsTra…

In case you missed it, the overall winners of this year's ONMA Hooper Awards for Non-Daily newspapers are: DIVISION A: The Gazette DIVISION B: The Telegram DIVISION C: The Archbold Buckeye Congrats! ohionews.org/aws/ONA/pt/sp/…

🔜 TONIGHT @ 6PM! If the Householder trial taught us anything, it's how much info was kept behind the scenes from Ohioans. Sign up now & learn how you can get a peek behind the curtain with experts Gary Daniels, Randy Ludlow & Catherine Turcer. 🔦 RSVP: bit.ly/OpenRecordsTra…