Thursday, December 16, 2010

"So you want to be a journalist"

Want to work for the New York Times someday? Watch this

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

What would Joseph Stallion do?

For every newsroom staff that struggles with online comments, here's an editor's column where commenters unwittingly prove his point exactly. Kind of amusing. Notice how quickly Adolf Hitler and someone named "Joseph Stallion" are trotted out.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Your feedback wanted

We'd like to hear your feedback on date, time and format for our annual Fall Conference and Awards Dinner. Is the current, Wednesday-evening format working? Would you prefer something different? Please take a couple minutes and complete our short survey .

Thursday, October 21, 2010

NINA contest winners announced

From our Fall Conference last night at NIU: The winners list from our annual contest. Congrats to all of our winners, and to the sweepstakes-winning newspapers: The Evanston RoundTable and the Rock Island Argus / Moline Dispatch.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

If the motto fits ...

Not much I can add to this ...

Monday, October 11, 2010

Conference registration deadline is today

Here's a reminder that if your paper is planning to send people to the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association's Fall Conference next Wednesday, we need to hear from you by the end of today (Monday, Oct. 11).


Conference details here. Note that we don't need your payment by today, but we do need your commitment so we can order meals.

Hope to see many of you next Wednesday. We have a great program, and lots of awards to hand out.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Register by Monday for Fall Conference

Here’s a reminder that the deadline to register for the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association’s Fall Conference and Awards Dinner is Monday, Oct. 11.


The event is scheduled for Wednesday evening, Oct. 20, at NIU-DeKalb. Keynote speaker is Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and editor Deborah Nelson, who now teaches journalism at the University of Maryland. And, we’ll announce our annual awards in 28 categories for both daily and non-daily newspapers.

Registration is $30 each; new this year, we’ve eliminated the higher fee for the first attendee from each newspaper. Payment may be made at the door, but we you’re your registration forms by Oct. 11.

You’ll find full information, including a printable registration form, at http://www.ninaonline.org//