MAIN NAVIGATION HOME ABOUT TPA ADVERTISING MEMBER SERVICES NEWS & EVENTS CONTACT Resources & Training Breadcrumb Home - Resources & Training RESOURCES & TRAINING Government Affairs Public Information Act Handbook 2020 Open Meetings Act Handbook 2020 FOI Hotline — Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas hotline for open government and public access issues Libel Hotline — hotline for members with questions concerning libel issues Legal Notice Laws of Texas — an online database of Texas legal notice laws; governmental bodies are required to publish public notices, pursuant to state statutes, administrative rules and rules of court Legislative Affairs Committee Public Notice ads Public Notice: An American Tradition, a publication of the Public Notice Resource Center Education Mobile Lab — on-demand mobile training provides hands-on training free to member newspapers through various software programs covering Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat and other topics TPA Online Academy — free online webinars for Texas journalists Sales Training Kit — a set of video lessons featuring sales and marketing guru Mitch Henderson On-demand Training — workshop topics vary depending on the request from the newspaper Scholarships — scholarship-matching programs for the five state regional press associations’ scholarships Calendar — featuring training opportunities provided by associated organizations Public Notice Ads Journalism Tools Apps/tools for journalists Research and data sets Journalism Schools Newspaper Associations Printing Plants Other Member Resources TPA Newspaper Exchange — statewide peer publication swap that provides a great way to get new ideas and see what others are publishing Listserver — email member-exchange network to share questions and concerns about newspaper issues Job Bank — the most comprehensive newspaper-specific job bank in Texas for newspapers seeking employees and journalists looking for newspaper jobs Buy, Sell or Trade — a classifieds exchange for members to buy, sell or trade equipment or newspaper properties ARCHIVED PRESENTATIONS Libel for Journalists Attorney Laura Prather presented a Libel for Journalists seminar Oct. 29, 2015. Available to all members. Contact TPA for password. Russell Viers Webinar on automating graduation pages On Thurs., May 15, Russell Viers provided a webinar on automating graduation pages. "Covering Disasters" Seminar Through a grant from the Associated Electric Companies of Texas and additional sponsorship from the University of Texas School of Journalism, the Texas Press Association, the Texas A&M Forest Service and the Headliners Foundation, regional Texas press associations are hosting a series of seminars aimed at discussing the tenets of good news coverage when a disaster strikes a community.The Headliners Foundation has participated in the production of a video recording of the seminar held in Round Rock, Texas at the meeting of the South Texas Press Association on April 8, 2013. Griff Singer of the UT Austin School of Journalism is the moderator. Right To Photograph & Record in Public Click on the link to view a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation: Right To Photograph & Record in Public. Presented by Mickey H. Osterreicher in Dallas, TX as part of National Press Photographers Association/SDX Program. Making a Difference: Community Journalism in Texas Here is a panel discussion titled “Making a Difference: Community Journalism in Texas,” filmed on Oct. 16 and provided by the University of Texas School of Journalism. The Centennial panel featured Griff Singer, Jim Moser, Libby Averyt, Diana Fuentes and Yvonne Mintz. 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