Communications.The LWVUS recently gained considerable press coverage in the stories about the Supreme Court's decision in the Texas redistricting redistricting: see legislative apportionment. case. LWVUS President Mary G. Wilson's statement was picked up in stories written by U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. , the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , Reuters, the Dallas Morning News, the Houston Chronicle and Hearst Newspapers. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The communications team was also hard at work during Convention 2006. The Convention gained local media attention in the Twin Cities: Minnesota Public Radio Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is a regional public radio network based in the U.S. state of Minnesota that has been broadcasting since 1967. The network includes more than 50 FM transmitters ranging from low-power translators in small and hard-to-reach areas up to full-power broadcast both Dr. Thomas Mann's opening speech and an interview with former LWVUS President Kay J. Maxwell, a local network affiliate filmed Convention, and the Associated Press ran a short story. |
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