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 UNITY 2008 opened Wednesday night against the backdrop of cultural music and dance highlighting four cultures and celebrating the convergence of those cultures. Chicago's Mayor Richard M. Daley welcomed the nearly 6,000 registered journalists of color to the city, and sent a message to journalists in responsibility in the media. Read more about this in RTNDA Chairman Ed Esposito's blog here.
The Opening Ceremony of UNITY featured cultural dances from each of the groups represented by the organization. The energizing dances captured the attention of the audience. Watch video of the dance here.
RTNDA President Barbara Cochran presented the 2008 RTNDA/UNITY awards. For full coverage, click here. The RTNDA/UNITY Award winners will be honored at the Edward R. Murrow Awards Dinner in New York this October.
Click here to see a full list of RTNDA/UNITY award winners.
Click here to see a full agenda of all RTNDA's activities at UNITY. Click here for a photo gallery of UNITY's Opening Reception.
Diversity in the Newsroom
Earlier this week, RTNDA released the latest data on women and minorities in the newsroom. Read the news release. View the complete set of data.
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Just a day after Washington Times reporter Bill Gertz appeared before a federal judge in California and was told he would not be forced to divulge his sources in
a two-year-old Chinese espionage story, his paper ran this editorial Friday on the need for a federal shield law. Across town the Washington Post ran this editorial on the subject on Thursday.
RTNDA is a part of the coalition to pass the federal shield law.
Read the coalition's Talking Points.
View the list of senators who have not declared a position on the federal shield law. Read MoreTags: freedom of information, federal shield law, Sunshine Campaign, fairness doctrine, enhanced disclosure rules, FCC, NFL Resources:
• Talking Points: Federal Shield Law
• The Washington Times: The Right to Know, July 25, 2008
• The Washington Post: Time for the Shield, July 24, 2008
• AFP: Veteran NYTimes reporter Judith Miller calls for US shield law, July 24, 2008
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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 |
 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 2008 Women and Minorities Survey
Results from the latest RTNDA/Hofstra University Annual Survey show increases in
the number of women and minorities working in—and leading—TV and radio
newsrooms. Read More |
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He most recently led the KMIR-TV newsroom in Palm Desert, CA. Read More |
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Chicago Tribune, July 25, 2008
Nashville Scene online, July 24, 2008
Inside Radio, July 24, 2008
Broadcasting & Cable, July 24, 2008
Huffington Post, July 23, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune, July 22, 2008
TVNewsday, July 24, 2008
New York Daily News, July 23, 2008
TV Week, July 20, 2008
Broadcasting & Cable, July 22, 2008
TVNewser, July 22, 2008
Broadcasting & Cable, July 21, 2008
TVNewsday, July 18, 2008
Vancouver Sun, July 20, 2008
Editor & Publisher, July 19, 2008
Chicago Tribune, July 21, 2008
Broadcasting & Cable, July 18, 2008
Broadcasting & Cable, July 18, 2008
Broadcasting & Cable, July 18, 2008
New York Times, July 18, 2008
New York Times, July 18, 2008
RadioInk.com, July 18, 2008
RadioInk.com, July 18, 2008
The New York Times, July 17, 2008
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 17, 2008
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, July 17, 2008
Chicago Sun Times, July 16, 2008
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