What We Can Learn From 'LobbyingMissouri.Org'

1. What We Can Learn
From
‘LobbyingMissouri.org’

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 Video will be on ds.npr.org
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3. Our conversation topics today
 The process of planning that went into
LobbyingMissouri.org
 Importance of planning audience first
 Tips for working with government data
 Lots of time for questions
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4. Chris McDaniel
St. Louis Public Radio Reporter
@csmcdaniel
Matt Stiles
NPR Data Journalist
@stiles
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9. Challenge:
Government Data is
Often Incomplete
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10. Courtesy Flickr/CC/ emilydickinsonridesabmx
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11. Challenge:
How can this project be the
most useful for the audience
with our available resources
and time?
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13. User Story:
As a ___, I need/want to ___,
so that I can _____.
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14. Lobbying in Missouri’s Users:
1. Voters
2. Political Junkies
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16. Keep it Simple
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19. http://bit.ly/lobbyingonsource
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20. Questions?
#PubTraining
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