Speakers sought for school journalism conference

The Northern Illinois School  Press Association is looking for speakers for its spring conference, which will be Friday, April 22, at College of DuPage. Speakers are needed for its 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. sessions. Each session will be 50 minutes.  Speakers are welcome to present on multiple topics. However, space is limited, and speaking opportunities …

Board debates name change

The board is considering changing the name of NINA from “Northern Illinois Newspaper Association” to “Northern Illinois News Association.” Please read the following two arguments: the first in favor of changing the name, the second in favor of retaining the name. Please email Communications Coordinator Shelley Hendricks at shendricks@niu.edu if you would like to share …