Mark your calendars

For all you Statehouse scribes who couldn’t make it to Raleigh, N.C., last weekend, I’m pleased to announce that Capitolbeat’s 2009 conference will be Aug. 20-23 in Indianapolis.
So if you’ve been kicking yourself about missing out on a presidential swing state synonymous with basketball and motorsports, you’re in luck.
We’ll be celebrating Capitolbeat’s 10th anniversary [...]

Congratulations to the New Board

Earlier today, Elections Chair Rachel Stassen-Berger sent out this email on the Capitolbeat listserv:
Dear Capitolbeat members,
We announced the results of the Capitolbeat election on Saturday at the lovely Capitolbeat conference in Raleigh, NC.
We welcome the following slate of board members to their two-year terms:
Officers
President Laura Leslie
Vice president Mark Binker
Treasurer Nancy Cook Lauer
Secretary Alan Johnson
Directors
Board member [...]

Pat Stith and the theme park

Capitolbeat 2008 in Raleigh ended on an inspirational note Saturday night when Pulitzer Prize winner Pat Stith gave the keynote address for our annual awards banquet.
Here’s how he ended his prepared remarks:
“And finally, we ought not respect people too much. We should be courteous to everyone, regardless of his or her station in life. [...]

The Best of Statehouse Reporting, 2008

Your Capitolbeat has completed another successful annual conference. We wrapped up a fantastic time here in Raleigh, N.C.,  with the latest batch of “Cappies,” our annual awards for the “Best of Statehouse Reporting.”
Amid shrinking capital bureaus and economic hard times for media outlets across the country, those of us dedicated to covering state government marked [...]

Capitolbeat 2008 Survey

Good Saturday morning. We are handing out a survey on the Capitolbeat 2008 conference at lunch here in Raleigh. If you are one of those who want an electronic version of the survey or have left before we passed it out, here is your chance to fill it out.
Click here to download our survey [...]

Capitolbeat 2008

Click here for this year’s program, yes the final version.

Capitolbeat 2008 starts Thursday

Back in 2007, Capitolbeat president Laura Leslie and I agreed to head up our 2008 conference and bring it to Raleigh with the help of Tiffany Shackelford, who is now our executive director.
“What’s the worse that could happen,” we said. “North Carolina is never a swing state. Presidential candidates never come here. Heck, even our [...]