News flash: Newspapers are understaffed. But elections are still happening and innovative coverage ideas are surfacing. On May 11 at NIU, in two town-hall style conversations moderated by Dirk Johnson and Roger Ruthhart, NINA journalists talked about challenges they face and some solutions they have found. “It’s our duty as gatekeepers to wade through what’s [...]
Register by Friday for election workshop
Remember to register by this Friday, May 4, for NINA’s Election 2012 workshop on Friday, May 11. It’s FREE for NINA members and people who work at NINA-member organizations. Download our spring newsletter here: NINAspring2012web
IHSA Sectional Winners – Feature Photo
Here are the winners from Saturday’s feature photography competition during the IHSA Journalism Sectional at NIU-DeKalb. These students advance to the state competition this Friday at Eastern Illinois University. Full results from all sectionals can be found here. First place: Hannah Sturtecky, Huntley High School. Second place: Clay Duffy, Stillman Valley High School. [...]
NIU seeks student publications adviser
For only the third time in 41 years, NIU is looking for a new adviser for the Northern Star, its daily student newspaper. The ad is posted HERE. Note the tight application deadline: April 18. Questions? Contact Jim Killam.
Election hangover?
The Northern Illinois Newspaper Association invites you for some post-primary, pre-election group therapy on Friday, May 11, 2012, on the NIU-DeKalb campus. Please join editors and reporters, along with their guests, from across northern Illinois in a discussion of what non-daily newspapers can teach daily publications, and vice versa, to improve local election coverage. The [...]
From the NINA archives: President Ford’s 1976 visit
For NINA long-timers, here’s a fun document from 1976, detailing President Gerald Ford’s campaign visit to northern Illinois, including a news conference with NINA, which was then known as the Northern Illinois Editorial Association. Check out pages 19-23 for the list of news conference attendees, including one — Roger Ruthhart — who’s still on the [...]
Notes from webinar: State of the News Media 2012
Here’s a quick notebook dump from today’s Poynter webinar: “State of the News Media 2012.” Lots of good conversation starters here … A discussion of key points in the new Pew Research Center report. You can find the entire report at http://stateofthemedia.org/ Presenter: Tom Rosentiel, who designed the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in [...]
Save the date: May 11 election-coverage workshop
How is your news organization connecting with candidates? With voters? How well are you connecting candidates with voters? Plan to join NINA colleagues the morning of Friday, May 11, 2012, at NIU-DeKalb, for a town hall-style discussion of election coverage. We’ll look at what went right, and wrong, with Primary Election coverage and how to [...]
Scholarship judges sought
Interested in helping to judge this year’s NINA scholarship competition for graduating high-school seniors? Join us Thursday morning, April 5, at Waubonsee Community College. For information, contact John Etheredge at the Ledger-Sentinel, 630-554-8573. UPDATE: We’ll be meeting at the Northern Star office at NIU-DeKalb, not Waubonsee. Same day and time!
Call for nominations: Illinois Journalist of the Year
NIU seeks nominations for the 2012 Illinois Journalist of the Year. You can nominate someone online HERE. The award is presented annually by the Department of Communication of Northern Illinois University to a person who has made a significant contribution to the mass media or, through them, to the public they serve, either as a [...]
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