Apply by Aug. 6 for 4-day statehouse reporting seminar in Madison, with travel and almost all other expenses covered

"The most consequential political issues of our time are being decided in statehouses across the country. For journalists on the front lines, the stakes have never been higher, as partisan positions have only hardened with a new presidential election cycle looming in 2024," says the National Press Foundation, which will hold a four-day training conference in Madison, Wisconsin, Sept. 18-21.

The foundation will cover airfare, ground transportation, hotel costs and most meals. Competitive applications for this free training are due Aug. 6. APPLY HERE.

NPF says it "has assembled a team of expert speakers and instructors to help guide journalists through the thicket that is the legislative process, where hard-ball politics makes the job of accountability and the search for the truth even tougher."

NPF adds, "The training will be held from 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. Attendance is mandatory for all sessions, and editors must commit to freeing their reporters from daily news obligations during the conference. . . . We greatly value diversity in all our programs and particularly seek applications from local and nonprofit news organizations, journalists covering communities that have been disproportionately hurt by the pandemic; Black, Indigenous and other journalists of color; and those who do public-interest reporting in and about news deserts."