Sam Stockbridge
Elections & Investigations Reporter, Central Florida Public Media
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Hi! My name is Sam. I'm a proud Minnesotan covering the 2026 midterm elections in Orlando, Florida. Before this, I covered the 89th Texas Legislature in Austin, Texas and reported on local government, schools, state agencies, campaign finance and more for four years in Ketchikan, Alaska. I also love bringing coding and data visualization into the newsroom and helping share my enthusiasm with the rest of the world!
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Charts for small newsrooms
Charts for small newsrooms
Just because you're in a small newsroom doesn't mean you can't make great, informative charts! Even a little bit of Excel can take you far.
In this session, we'll show you how to quickly make a great graphic by yourself, using publicly available election numbers to make simple but informative graphics. We'll also go over some principles of good graphic design to make sure your charts are communicating what they need to, and how to export charts for print or web publication.
Basic campaign finance for the 2026 midterms
With the midterms coming up this year, there are more opportunities than ever to investigate local, state and federal campaign finances.
In this session, we'll practice navigating FEC filings, finding key figures and turning them into compelling stories. We'll also review common pitfalls in FEC data, such as how to avoid double-counting pass-through PAC contributions and how to classify in-kind contributions (and what those are!).
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Sam Stockbridge
Elections & Investigations Reporter, Central Florida Public Media
Orlando, Florida, United States
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