The Think First campaign was originally developed in 2018 for Media of Nebraska. The campaign elements were distributed to Nebraska newspapers, radio and TV stations with a request for them to consider supporting the campaign. In July of 2019, a number of other state broadcast associations and state press associations asked their respective members to consider supporting the campaign in their respective states, which include:
Alabama Broadcasters Association
Sharon Tinsley
stinsley@al-ba.com
Alabama Press Association
Felicia Mason
Felicia@alabamapress.org
Alaska Broadcasters Association
Cathy Hiebert
akbagold@gci.net
California News Publishers Association
Tom Newton
tom@cnpa.com
Colorado Broadcasters Association
Justin Sasso
justin@coloradobroadcasters.org
Colorado Press Association
Jill Farschman
ceo@colopress.net
Connecticut Broadcasters Association
Michael Ryan
mryan@ctba.org
Georgia Association of Broadcasters
Bob Houghton
bhoughton@gab.org
Idaho Broadcasters Association
Connie Searles
isba@idahobroadcasters.org
Illinois Broadcasters Association
Dennis Lyle
dlyleiba@gmail.com
Indiana Broadcasters Association
Dave Arland
dave@indianabroadcasters.org
Hoosier State Press Association
Steve Key
skey@hspa.com
Kansas Association of Broadcasters
Kent Cornish
kent@kab.net
Kansas Press Association
Emily Bradbury
ebradbury@kspress.com
Kentucky Broadcasters Association
Chris Winkle
chris@kba.org
Kentucky Press Association
David Thompson
dthompson@kypress.com
Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
Polly Johnson
pollyjohnson@broadcasters.org
Louisiana Press Association
Will Chapman
will@lapress.org
Maine Association of Broadcasters
Suzanne Goucher
suzanne@mab.org
Maine Press Association
Diane Norton
mainepressmail@gmail.com
Minnesota Broadcasters Association
Wendy Paulson
wendy.paulson@minnesotabroadcasters.com
Minnesota Newspaper Association
Lisa Hills
lisa@mna.org
Mississippi Association of Broadcasters
Amanda Fontaine
amanda@msbroadcasters.org
Mississippi Press Association
Layne Bruce
publisher73@gmail.com
Missouri Broadcasters Association
Mark Gordon
mgordon@mbaweb.org
Missouri Press Association
Mark Maassen
mmaassen@socket.net
Montana Broadcasters Association
Dewey Bruce
dbruce@mtbroadcasters.org
Nebraska Broadcasters Association
Jim Timm
jim@ne-ba.org
Nebraska Press Association
Allen Beermann
abeermann@nebpress.com
Nevada Broadcasters Association
Mitch Fox
mitch@nevadabroadcasters.org
New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters
Tracy Caruso
tracy@nhab.org
North Dakota Broadcasters Association
Beth Helfrich
bethh@ndba.org
North Dakota Newspaper Association
Steve Andrist
stevia@ndna.com
Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association
Matthew Caylor
matthewc@pa-news.org
South Carolina Press Association
Bill Rogers
brogers@scpress.org
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Edward VanHorn
edward@snpa.org
South Dakota Broadcasters Association
Steve Willard
steve@willardandassociates.com
South Dakota Newspaper Association
Dave Bordewyk
daveb@sdna.org
Texas Press Association
Mike Hodges
mhodges@texaspress.org
Utah Press Association
Brian Allfrey
ballfrey@utahpress.com
Vermont Association of Broadcasters
Wendy Mays
vab@vab.org
Vermont Press Association
Mike Donoghue
mdonoghue@smcvt.edu
Wisconsin Association of Broadcasters
Michelle Vetterkind
mvetterkind@wi-broadcasters.org
Wisconsin Newspaper Association
Beth Bennett
beth.bennett@wnanews.com
Wyoming Association of Broadcasters
Laura Grott
lauragrott@gmail.com
Wyoming Press Association
Darcie Hoffland
wyopress@wyopress.org
Media of Nebraska is a non-profit 501(c)(6) corporation that was formed in 1977 by members of the broadcast and print media to purely and jointly pursue freedom of information through open meetings and public records as mandated by the statutes of Nebraska law. Our work is focused on supporting our member journalists’ task of serving as a watchdog for the citizens of Nebraska, by monitoring and acting on legislative matters that may impact freedom of information through state, county and municipal government entities and political subdivisions. We are a nonpolitical organization and make no contributions to the campaigns of any person running for any elected office nor to any organized parties that may support candidates for elected office.
Our membership is comprised of the Omaha World-Herald, Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska Broadcasters Association, Nebraska Press Association and the Nebraska Daily Publishers Association.
President
Melissa Matczak
Omaha World-Herald
melissa.matczak@owh.com
402-444-1088
Vice President/Secretary
Jim Timm
Nebraska Broadcasters Association
jim@ne-ba.org
402-933-5995
Treasurer
Allen Beermann
Nebraska Press Association
abeermann@nebpress.com
402-476-2851
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