Salem, OR (May 5, 2021) - On Friday, May 14 at noon on Zoom, the Salem City Club hosts an update on Oregon’s Legislature: “Halfway Through, but not Halfway Done.”
Many Oregonians find reading about the work of its Legislative Assembly a “must.” So most newspapers (print and online) assign special reporters to cover the session from the first gavel to the last Sine Die.
Often referred to as “The 4th Branch of Government,” the reporters write about thousands of proposed bills and the legislators that sponsor them. They cover complex subjects such as climate change, racial justice, public health, and the economy, just to name a few, and all with the conviction to provide verified and reliable information as a public good.
Special guests for Salem City Club’s May 14 legislative update include reporters Hillary Borrud, The Oregonian; Jake Thomas, Salem Reporter; and Connor Radnovich, Statesman Journal. All three are known for their wit and refreshing candor when answering questions about legislative coverage.
Hillary Borrud is The Oregonian/OregonLive’s state politics and government reporter and has worked full-time as a journalist for 15 years. An alumnus of Occidental College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Hillary has spent most of her career covering local and state government in Oregon.
Jake Thomas is the economics and state government reporter for the Salem Reporter. For the last 13 years, he has worked for newspapers and magazines in Oregon and Washington, including The Columbian, Inlander, Street Roots, and others. Thomas has a B.A. degree in history and philosophy from Lewis and Clark College and an M.S. in journalism from the University of Illinois.
Connor Radnovich has covered the Oregon Legislature for the Statesman Journal since 2017. He also serves as the Oregon Legislative Correspondents Association president, advocating for media access across state government. Connor graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and previously worked at the San Francisco Chronicle and Hearst Newspapers Washington, D.C. Bureau.
To register for the webinar, go to https://salemcityclub.com/, click the tab that says “Events,” click “Register,” and once registered, a spot will be reserved for the event. Registrants will be sent a link for the Zoom Webinar. Meetings are free for members and $5 for nonmembers.