Opinion: Should Journalists Have a Dress Code?

Is there such a thing as a dress code in journalism these days? If not, maybe there should be.

Paddock Family Will Sell Daily Herald To Employees

The Daily Herald is expected to convert to full employee ownership before the end of the year. How will that work? Time will tell.

NINA Keynote Heidi Stevens: ‘We Need to Listen, And We Also Need to Lead’

“We need to serve as watchdogs and gatekeepers and eyes and ears and voices for our readers, but we also need to remind people how to talk to one another."

10 Things You Might Not Know About The Open Meetings Act

Think you know everything about the Open Meetings Act in Illinois? Here are a few facts that might surprise you.

12 Things This Editor Learned From a Millennial

By Sharon Boehlefeld, Features Editor of The Observer Many weeks ago, the Rockford Diocese held a conference conducted by and about the millennial generation. The goal, of course, was learning how to reach them in a church environment. But one of the presenters, Emily Burds, who with her husband works for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, …

Register Now for NINA’s Fabulous Oct. 18 Banquet Featuring Heidi Stevens!

Registration is open for NINA's annual banquet and awards ceremony on Oct. 18. Online registration is available. The deadline to register is Oct. 8. If you have questions, please call Shelley Hendricks at 815-753-4239 or Maria Krull at 815-753-0707.   Hope to see you there!

Learn about the Open Meetings Act at FREE Sept. 19 Seminar

FREE Sept. 19 seminar at NIU from Sarah Pratt from the Illinois Attorney General's Office.