Southern Illinois Editorial Association

12/07/2024

Due to a lack of submissions thus far, we have decided to extend the deadline for the contest by two weeks. The new deadline is July 26 at 5 p.m.

Please submit entries to the contest by visiting https://www.newspapercontest.com/Contests/SouthernIllinoisEditorialAssociation.aspx.

The Advanced Contest Entry is an easy, affordable way to run your on-line media contest.

03/06/2024

Make sure you all check your email. The contest and fall social information has been sent out.

02/06/2024

Gregory A. Hoskins By Editor | May 31, 2024 | 1 Gregory A. Hoskins Gregory A. Hoskins, 67, of Mascoutah, IL, born Oct. 25, 1956, in Streator, IL died Thursday, May 30, 2024, at his home. Greg was the owner and operator of Better Newspapers, Inc. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Mascoutah a...

29/03/2024

Our first recipient of the SIEA Friend of Journalism award, Lee Milner, was honored Thursday by Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher with a proclamation making the day Lee Milner Day in Springfield. Illinois Times did a retrospective of his photography and hosted a well-attended open house.

26/03/2024

16/09/2023

Thank you to all who came out to the meeting today. Local journalism may be a shrinking group, but a group worth celebrating!

17/08/2023

In case you don't receive it in the mail, here is the information for our upcoming meeting at Giant City Lodge on September 15. To attend, please RSVP by Friday, September 1.

We hope to see you there!

17/08/2023

FYI

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The police department is encrypting their radios. What that means is you won’t be able to listen to them on your scanner. They say the decision was made for safet…

17/08/2023

Marion County, Kansas, has said it will return evidence seized in a controversial police raid of a local newspaper after an attorney review.

15/08/2023

FYI

A small newspaper and a police department in Kansas are at the center of a dispute over freedom of speech after police raided the office of the local newspaper and the home of its owner and publisher.

21/07/2023

https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/local-news-is-good-for-business,244856?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Local+news+is+good+for+business+%28includes+editorial+cartoon+to+download%29&utm_campaign=Daily+Headlines+-+7%2F21%2F2023&vgo_ee=9MIaqrYrh1GgX%2BlE0jH0%2BcC2ezMILA0QxSr1itkr%3AqRiYBLM2GrHCb0VXTV9cu8x7phDfdA6x

Let’s look at the numbers and why America’s Newspapers has been pushing for the Community News & Small Business Support Act to be introduced.

02/07/2023

In South Carolina in 2020, ten local newspapers folded their print editions, and those that remain are often shoestring operations. But some papers are bucki...

03/06/2023

Ahead of Thursday’s vote, the California Labor Federation endorsed AB 886, the Journalism Preservation Act.

15/04/2023

Experts determined to save local news launched a year-long process to research and publish “The Roadmap for Local News: An Emergent Approach to Meeting Civic Information Needs” on February 2nd. The year of research involved newsroom leaders, journalists and local news innovators.

19/10/2022

Congrats to John Galer on becoming chairman of the National Newspaper Association Board of Directors!

John is also the the current SIEA treasurer.

https://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/2314/Galer-becomes-chair-of-National-Newspaper-Association-board.aspx

26/08/2022

LAST CALL!!!
RSVPs for the SIEA annual meeting are due TODAY, Friday, Aug. 26!
You may pay the registration fee at the event, but we have to let the caterer know how many attendees there will be in order to plan accordingly for food.
Please shoot Mary Koester an email at [email protected] to let her know if you'll be attending.
Hope to see you all on Sept. 9!

22/08/2022

Friendly reminder - RSVPs for the SIEA annual meeting are due this Friday, Aug. 26!

You may pay the registration fee at the event, but we have to let the caterer know by this Friday how many attendees there will be in order to plan accordingly for food.

Please get your RSVPs mailed in, or shoot Mary Koester an email at [email protected] to let her know if you'll be attending.

Hope to see you all on Sept. 9!

03/08/2022

It's almost time for the SIEA annual meeting!
Invites were sent out in the mail today, but in case you don't want to wait to get your rsvp in (or the post office loses it) here's a copy.
Please make sure to rsvp by Friday, Aug. 26.

15/06/2022

Last call for entries!
We extended the deadline for the annual SIEA Better Newspaper Contest out to today, June 15, but this is the final deadline.

It is that time of year again, time to start preparing your entries for the SIEA Better Newspaper Contest!

Entries are to be submitted electronically at www.newspapercontest.com/SIEA. The deadline for entries will be May 31 at 5 p.m.

(Full contest registration information was put into the mail for SIEA members today - so watch your mailboxes! And remember you must be a SIEA member in good standing to be eligible to enter in the contest.)

We are planning to hold a fall social at Old Herald Brewing and Distillery in Collinsville on Friday, Sept. 9 at noon. At this social, we will recognize our General Excellence winners, welcome our new slate of officers (the proposed slate of officers was included with the information letter), as well as the recipients of our Master Editor and Friend of Journalism awards.

Speaking of the Master Editor and Friend of Journalism awards, we are seeking nominations for these two prestigious awards.
The Master Editor Award is the SIEA’s highest honor, granted to a select few editors and publishers that have served their communities for many years. The list of past honorees is very impressive.
The Friend of Journalism Award is our newest award. This award seeks to honor people outside of the newspaper industry who have made significant contributions to journalism in southern Illinois.
If you would like to nominate someone for either of these awards, please send a nomination letter to me. You can email it directly to [email protected]; or feel free to mail it to Mary Koester, North County News, P.O. Box 68, Red Bud, IL 62278.

Recently, we sent out the annual membership dues notices. If you are a current member, I personally would like to thank you for your continued support.
If you’re not currently a member, I would encourage you to consider membership. For more information about membership, including checking to see if yours is current, please contact SIEA Treasurer John Galer at [email protected] or by calling The Journal-News at 217-710-7319.
SIEA has done many great things in its 100+ year lifespan. This ranges from scholarships for young, upcoming journalists, to recognizing deserving individuals in the newspaper industry. We strive to feature excellent speakers at our conferences, providing relevant and interesting information to our membership.
We also hold our annual contest each year to recognize the hard work of our member papers. I would like to stress that the contest is free to enter for all members in good standing!

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I can be reached by phone at 618-282-3803 or email at [email protected].

Thanks so much and looking forward to another great year of journalism in southern Illinois!

Mary Koester
SIEA President

31/05/2022

Did your newspaper forget to enter our annual Better Newspaper Contest?
Don't fret - we've extended the deadline out to June 15.

It is that time of year again, time to start preparing your entries for the SIEA Better Newspaper Contest!

Entries are to be submitted electronically at www.newspapercontest.com/SIEA. The deadline for entries will be May 31 at 5 p.m.

(Full contest registration information was put into the mail for SIEA members today - so watch your mailboxes! And remember you must be a SIEA member in good standing to be eligible to enter in the contest.)

We are planning to hold a fall social at Old Herald Brewing and Distillery in Collinsville on Friday, Sept. 9 at noon. At this social, we will recognize our General Excellence winners, welcome our new slate of officers (the proposed slate of officers was included with the information letter), as well as the recipients of our Master Editor and Friend of Journalism awards.

Speaking of the Master Editor and Friend of Journalism awards, we are seeking nominations for these two prestigious awards.
The Master Editor Award is the SIEA’s highest honor, granted to a select few editors and publishers that have served their communities for many years. The list of past honorees is very impressive.
The Friend of Journalism Award is our newest award. This award seeks to honor people outside of the newspaper industry who have made significant contributions to journalism in southern Illinois.
If you would like to nominate someone for either of these awards, please send a nomination letter to me. You can email it directly to [email protected]; or feel free to mail it to Mary Koester, North County News, P.O. Box 68, Red Bud, IL 62278.

Recently, we sent out the annual membership dues notices. If you are a current member, I personally would like to thank you for your continued support.
If you’re not currently a member, I would encourage you to consider membership. For more information about membership, including checking to see if yours is current, please contact SIEA Treasurer John Galer at [email protected] or by calling The Journal-News at 217-710-7319.
SIEA has done many great things in its 100+ year lifespan. This ranges from scholarships for young, upcoming journalists, to recognizing deserving individuals in the newspaper industry. We strive to feature excellent speakers at our conferences, providing relevant and interesting information to our membership.
We also hold our annual contest each year to recognize the hard work of our member papers. I would like to stress that the contest is free to enter for all members in good standing!

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I can be reached by phone at 618-282-3803 or email at [email protected].

Thanks so much and looking forward to another great year of journalism in southern Illinois!

Mary Koester
SIEA President

27/04/2022

The Republic-Times in Waterloo, Illinois is seeking a journalist to serve as its main reporter. This person will write a variety of stories and cover such beats as school boards and local politics as well as features. There will also b

08/04/2022

It is that time of year again, time to start preparing your entries for the SIEA Better Newspaper Contest!

Entries are to be submitted electronically at www.newspapercontest.com/SIEA. The deadline for entries will be May 31 at 5 p.m.

(Full contest registration information was put into the mail for SIEA members today - so watch your mailboxes! And remember you must be a SIEA member in good standing to be eligible to enter in the contest.)

We are planning to hold a fall social at Old Herald Brewing and Distillery in Collinsville on Friday, Sept. 9 at noon. At this social, we will recognize our General Excellence winners, welcome our new slate of officers (the proposed slate of officers was included with the information letter), as well as the recipients of our Master Editor and Friend of Journalism awards.

Speaking of the Master Editor and Friend of Journalism awards, we are seeking nominations for these two prestigious awards.
The Master Editor Award is the SIEA’s highest honor, granted to a select few editors and publishers that have served their communities for many years. The list of past honorees is very impressive.
The Friend of Journalism Award is our newest award. This award seeks to honor people outside of the newspaper industry who have made significant contributions to journalism in southern Illinois.
If you would like to nominate someone for either of these awards, please send a nomination letter to me. You can email it directly to [email protected]; or feel free to mail it to Mary Koester, North County News, P.O. Box 68, Red Bud, IL 62278.

Recently, we sent out the annual membership dues notices. If you are a current member, I personally would like to thank you for your continued support.
If you’re not currently a member, I would encourage you to consider membership. For more information about membership, including checking to see if yours is current, please contact SIEA Treasurer John Galer at [email protected] or by calling The Journal-News at 217-710-7319.
SIEA has done many great things in its 100+ year lifespan. This ranges from scholarships for young, upcoming journalists, to recognizing deserving individuals in the newspaper industry. We strive to feature excellent speakers at our conferences, providing relevant and interesting information to our membership.
We also hold our annual contest each year to recognize the hard work of our member papers. I would like to stress that the contest is free to enter for all members in good standing!

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I can be reached by phone at 618-282-3803 or email at [email protected].

Thanks so much and looking forward to another great year of journalism in southern Illinois!

Mary Koester
SIEA President