From  susan johns : Could we receive the handout in the chat, please? Thank you
From  Kate Decker : It's linked above!
From  Todd Thornton : https://www.nna.org/pub/doc/nnaf-election-elements-handouts-5-19-22.pdf I only see it in the email so posting link.
From  susan johns : Thank you :)
From  Kate Decker : Thanks, Todd!
From  Al Cross : AL.CROSS@UKY.EDU
From  Al Cross : Article about book chapter, with link to full text: https://irjci.blogspot.com/2022/05/book-chapter-by-rural-blog-editor.html
From  Matt McMillan : When looking for campaign finance reports, do you go to Secretary of State's office in advance to know when reporting is due? \
From  Al Cross : THe election-finance offices usually publish ythe deadlines.
From  Matt McMillan : We charge $25 and letter volume during elections is increasing. We ran multiple pages of paid letters in our issues leading up to the elections last time.
From  Al Cross : What's your word limit?
From  susan johns : Could you further define the “aggressive editing” option/approach you mentioned for letters to the editor
From  Matt McMillan : One county board member just told us he has a letter campaign committee established. After we told him letters are paid, he realized he would need to pay.
From  susan johns : Disregard, you are answering it :)
From  Diana Haecker : Do you add a note under the letters that are paid for that says they are paid like a political ad?
From  Al Cross : Under postal rules you must
From  Matt McMillan : We have a gray kicker on top of each letter which says "paid letter." Some other papers run the letter writer's name and "paid letter" with it.
From  Todd Thornton : What percentage of endorsement decisions do you believe are based on chances of actual results vs what candidates say/their beliefs? In other words, should a newspaper endorse an incumbent again if they accomplished very little/none of what they promised during their first term?
From  susan johns : If a letter is paid, we state that and box it and put it in ad space to help distinguish it from the (other) letters we run; we would consider proposing they pay if the letter exceeds our word limit. That’s the only example I recall
From  susan johns : And only then if they have declined our offer for them to resubmit it within the word limit
From  Diana Haecker : How do you charge for a paid letter? By word or column inch?
From  Al Cross : I think either would be OK
From  Matt McMillan : Thanks guys. That was great.
From  Lynne Lance : Thank you Matt!
From  Matt McMillan : 👍
From  susan johns : Maybe send out email questionnaires and ask them to send along pics
15:13:59	 From  susan johns : But you would still have to make an alternative method for those without emails
From  susan johns : To answer those same questions
From  Al Cross : If they don't have email they're not serious
From  susan johns : In maine, in town elections,that is not necessarily so :)
From  Lynne Lance : good point
From  Brea Sanford : Susan, in that case you could have the questionnaires sent to these people, have them fill them out and then request them back by a certain date.
From  susan johns : Thank you, all!
From  susan johns : Correct, we set dates for those, thanks
From  Lynne Lance : Thank you Susan!
From  susan johns : For the email responses, too
From  luannschindler : Thank you! Great info.
From  Diana Haecker : Thank you for this webinar!
From  Pioneer news : Thank you. Very informative
From  paginationmac : Thank you.
From  pagination1 : Awesome workshop!!! thanks