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New Appointee Joins Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee As Member Representing General Public

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Washington, DC, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Mint (Mint) announces the appointment of Kellen Hoard to a four-year term as a member of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) representing the general public.

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  • Washington, DC, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Mint (Mint) announces the appointment of Kellen Hoard to a four-year term as a member of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) representing the general public.
  • He is a member of the American Numismatic Association, American Numismatic Society, Numismatic Bibliomania Society, Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association, and several other numismatic organizations.
  • For his work in numismatics, he was selected as the 2021 American Numismatic Association Young Numismatist of the Year.
  • Outside of numismatics, Kellen has extensive experience in politics, civics, student journalism, and public policy.

March 16: What can journalists do when public information officers restrict access to information? Join NPCJI and SPJ panel during Sunshine Week

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

Practices like filtering all interviews through public information officers seriously impairs journalists' ability to cover these weighty subjects, while prohibiting teachers, school staff and other key education officials from sharing their stories.

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  • Practices like filtering all interviews through public information officers seriously impairs journalists' ability to cover these weighty subjects, while prohibiting teachers, school staff and other key education officials from sharing their stories.
  • Add in policies that limit access to key education-related data-sets, and answering the public's questions in a timely, thoughtful, and detailed manner becomes exceedingly difficult.
  • In honor of Sunshine Week , an annual celebration of access to public information and what it means for communities, expert panelists will explore the impact of these government restrictions on press coverage of public schools and how to work around them.
  • Press contact: Julie Moos, Executive Director, National Press Club Journalism Institute, [email protected]
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