Northern Illinois News Association

06/14/2024

Food for thought

A politician’s defamation case against a small Pulitzer Prize-winning news organization is designed to drain its financial resources.

02/07/2024

Great story on NINA Board's Jason Akst.

Celebrating the unique faculty, like Jason Akst, who make Northern Illinois University a thriving community.

01/30/2024

State task force considers boosting local journalism.

By ALEX ABBEDUTO   Capitol News Illinois  [email protected]  A bipartisan task force of legislators and journalism industry leaders has filed a report to the General Assembly detailing the decline of local journalism in Illinois and exploring ways the legislature can help revive it...

12/22/2023

Associate Professor of Communication Andrea Guzman and Professor of Communication David Gunkel of Northern Illinois University about artificial intelligence, its possibilities for various media and what it means for the news-consuming public.

A conversation with Associate Professor of Communication Andrea Guzman and Professor of Communication David Gunkel of Northern Illinois University about artificial intelligence, how journalists can…

11/03/2023

The NINA Board of Directors calls the actions of Calumet City public officials "horrendous." A reporter should never be ticketed or vilified for asking questions.

Calumet City officials say a Daily Southtown reporter interfered with local employees by seeking comment on major flooding issues in the area.

10/26/2023

NINA's annual event celebrating Northern Illinois journalism will begin at 6 p.m. today. It's free. It's online. You're all invited! How to join the digital-only event:

Here’s the link:
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Meeting ID: 812 8571 4713

Passcode: 631591

What to expect:
“Facts Matter” Columnist Bob Oswald will be the keynote speaker. An awards presentation will follow.

The Northern Illinois News Association is shifting its annual journalism conference and awards presentation to an interactive digital program to increase the program’s accessibility to those throughout northern Illinois who practice and celebrate journalism.

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10/18/2023

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10/03/2023

Register now for NINA awards banquet Oct. 26

Please join the Northern Illinois News Association on Thursday, Oct. 26, for its annual banquet and awards presentation honoring the region's best journalism. The event will be in the Sky Room atop the Holmes Student Center at Northern Illinois University's DeKalb campus. A social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. and program at 7:15 p.m. The cost includes dinner and is $50 a person.

Register by Oct. 13 for the banquet. Please contact Shelley Hendricks at [email protected] or 815-753-4239 with any questions.

DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS OCT. 13! When: Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 Where: Sky Room, Holmes Student Center, Northern Illinois University Cost: $50 per person, which includes dinner Contact us at 815-753-4239 or [email protected] Program A social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p...

09/25/2023

WHO: Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative reporter Megan Twohey will be featured at the Chicago Headline Club Foundation’s Inaugural Fall Fundraiser to benefit the organization’s Les Brownlee Memorial Scholarships and journalism internship grants.

WHERE: The event will be held at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., in Chicago.

WHEN: The date will be Thursday, Sept. 28, starting at 5:30 p.m. The film will start at 6:45 p.m.

WHO: Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative reporter Megan Twohey will be featured at the Chicago Headline Club Foundation’s Inaugural Fall Fundraiser to benefit the organization’s Les Brownlee Memorial Scholarships and journalism internship grants. WHAT: The fundraiser welcomes Two...

08/16/2023

This is an important story about what can happen to newspapers in America that publish the truth about power.

In Marion, Kansas, yesterday morning, four local police officers and three sheriff’s deputies raided the office of the Marion County Record newspaper; the home of its co-owners, Eric Meyer and his 98 year old mother, Joan Meyer; and the home of Marion vice mayor Ruth Herbel, 80. They seized comput...

08/04/2023

Student journalists rock!

In the first 18 months, The Oglethorpe Echo added digital products, won awards, tripled advertising, and doubled subscriptions. An unmitigated success, right? It's a bit more complicated than that.

07/25/2023

This newslit.org site is just excellent. https://newslit.org/

The News Literacy Project works with educators and journalists to give students the skills they need to discern fact from fiction and to know what to trust.

07/25/2023

What do journalists do best? Work on deadline! That doesn't mean you have to wait to get your entries in for the 2023 News Contest before the Aug. 14 deadline.

Rules and to enter:

DEAR COLLEAGUE, It’s time to collect your best work and enter it into Northern Illinois News Association’s annual competition. Work published between May 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023, is eligible. T…

07/14/2023

Here's a sampling of how a few media companies around the world are developing policies about AI-generated content.

What's okay and what's verboten when it comes to AI in the production of news? Here's how 21 newsrooms in the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere have laid out their own policies and plans.

06/22/2023

It’s time to collect your best work and enter it into Northern Illinois News Association’s annual competition. Work published between May 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023, is eligible. The association code, as in years past, is NINA. Deadline to enter is 11:59 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14.

1. Publication period for the contest is May 1, 2022, to April 30, 2023. Entries submitted must be from newspapers or websites published during this period.The deadline to submit entries is 11:59 p…

06/05/2023

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New Trier, Prospect High Seniors Win Scholarships For Journalism Excellence JUNE 2023: NORTHERN ILLINOIS NEWS ASSOCIATION About / Join / High school scholarships / Contest NORTHERN ILLINOIS NE

05/10/2023

We believe in you, Huskies! 🐾✨ Lean into the power of positivity and don't forget to:

▶️ Ask for help if you need it. 💬 It's not too late to reach out for support or guidance from your professor, academic advisor, fellow Huskie or the Center for Student Assistance. go.niu.edu/student-assistance
▶️ Stay on track! 💻 The Huskie Academic Support Center can help with study strategies and more. go.niu.edu/HASC
▶️ Double-check your exam schedule. ✅ go.niu.edu/zoh7b5
▶️ Believe in yourself! ✨ Visit the rec or get outside and take a walk on campus to de-stress and recharge. go.niu.edu/recreation

📷: Mission Huskie

05/06/2023

Pulitzer Prize board member to lead local journalism initiative.

USA Today editor-in-chief Nicole Carroll is joining the ASU Media Enterprise on May 1 as executive director of a new initiative focused on reimagining local journalism.

05/03/2023

Yes. Valuing the media and truth
Edith M. Lederer | The Associated Press
The United Nations chief warned on the eve of World Press Freedom Day that the media is under attack in every corner of the world and urged all nations to stop the targeting of truth and those who report it.

The United Nations chief warned on the eve of World Press Freedom Day that the media is under attack in every corner of the world and urged all nations to stop the targeting of truth and those who report it.

04/03/2023

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03/31/2023

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April 7 Deadline to Help NINA Find The Next High School Journalist of The Year MARCH 2023: NORTHERN ILLINOIS NEWS ASSOCIATION About / Join / High school scholarships / Contest NORTHERN ILLINOI

03/07/2023

Supporting independent journalism. Insights into a study highlighting how news payers and donors tend to be more engaged and connected.

Media Insight Project study highlights who among Gen Z and Millennials pay for or donate to news, how payers or donors get news, and the topics that drive their behavior.

03/03/2023

Here's common-sense legislation that would make it easier for news organizations to meet their obligations to the public to cover and vet candidates for election.

Daily Herald opinion: Legislation recently introduced by Elgin Democratic state Rep. Anna Moeller would enable better access to political campaigns both for media outlets and for voters.

02/24/2023

Headline Club's FOIA Fest is March 11!

Get your tickets for FOIA Fest 2023, kicking off 3/10/23 and all-day 3/11/23.

02/21/2023

Congratulations to the journalists at the Northern Star! Way to go, Shelley Hendricks, Northern Star advisor, and our NINA board member!

DeKALB – The Northern Star won 14 awards from the 2023 Illinois College Press Association Awards. ICPA awards were distributed to Illinois student-run newspapers in 36 categories of competition. Of those winnings, the Northern Star placed first six times, second twice, third twice and received fiv...

02/16/2023

Supporting journalists' mental health and well-being.

Stressed, burnt out and sick of therapists who didn't understand them, San Francisco Chronicle journalists asked for help — and got it.

02/10/2023

Testing What'sApp to see if it works. :)

02/09/2023

It's hard to get in touch with newspapers these days -- no name and phone numbers, a lot of titles without an editor per se. It's more important than ever to be transparent and develop a relationship with readers.

Not sure how to inject transparency and explain your reporting process in daily coverage?

Here are six examples of what different newsrooms have done. ⬇️ https://mailchi.mp/8f828e441821/trust-tips-205-six-examples-of-how-to-inject-transparency-in-daily-journalism

02/07/2023

Thought this might generate some conversion. Maybe too gossipy for journalists to care about?

ABC News allegedly accused Amy of having alcohol in her dressing room.

02/07/2023

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