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The Coalition of Journalists for Open Government, of which RTNDA is a member organization, has released its annual report on
FOIA performance across federal government agencies. The report found that, despite a two-year-old presidential order to improve
service, federal departments and agencies have made little if any progress in responding
to Freedom of Information Act requests.
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The Radio-Television News Directors
Association has announced the 2008 winners of the coveted Edward R. Murrow
Awards, honoring excellence in electronic
journalism.
In all, 54 news organizations are
being honored with 77 awards out of an
initial pool of 3,459 entries from several hundred news organizations. Click
here to see the full winners list. Read More |
Photo Courtesy of NBCSanDiego.com
RTNDF awarded a $1,000 Mentor Grant for the 2008 San Diego
Multicultural Journalism Workshop. This is a free, two-week summer
journalism workshop for high school students. It is organized by San
Diego’s news media professionals and held at Point Loma Nazarene
University. The Grant was given to the CCNMA Latino Journalists of
California (formerly the California Chicano News Media Association).
RTNDF’s High School Broadcast Journalism Program awarded six Seed Grants in the 2007-08
school year.
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Son of Edward R. Murrow, Casey Murrow discusses the panel at cocktail hour with broadcast veteran and former RTNDA Program Chair Bill Small.
"Edward R. Murrow had
every kind of courage," said satellite radio host Bob Edwards as he opened a
roundtable discussion that kicked off the RTNDF News Leadership Summit, "Wires and
Lights in a Box: Murrow's Legacy and the Future of Electronic News," June 2. Check out audio, video and photos from the event.
Host at XM Satellite Radio Bob Edwards moderated the panel that spoke about Murrow's legacy
Former Washington bureau chief of CBS news and former president of NBC News Bill Small was the RTNDA Program Chair for the Convention when Murrow gave the “wires and lights in a box” speech. Hear him speak of the history of the famous speech and the reactions that came as a result.
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 Do you know...
* the difference between Fair Use vs. Free Use when it comes to Copyright Law?
* if a Shield Law exists in your state to protect reporters who work with confidential sources?
* when your station is at risk for "cyberlibel" with its blogs and message boards?
* what you have access to under the Freedom of Information Act? How that applies to online records?
Being prepared when these questions come up is indispensable. These are just a few examples of the topics covered in Keeping it Legal, RTNDA's media law handbook for the newsroom. It also makes great textbook or reference book.
Until August 29, 2008, we're offering Keeping it Legal to RTNDA Members for $35! And this includes shipping! The Non RTNDA member price is $45, and also includes shipping. Read More |
 The Broadcast Economy
Times are changing--is your newsroom keeping pace with the trends? Find out how to stay on top in tough times. PLUS: Your Career: Is your salary keeping up with inflation? Check out the Hofstra/RTNDA Salary Survey to learn more. Read More |
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She'll be an investigative reporter in the "Solving Problems" unit and fill-in anchor. Read More |  |
He's currently the Senior VP of Strategic Growth and Development for NBC. Read More |
He's the current ND at KY3 in Springfield, MO. Read More |
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