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Time Is Running Out: Register Now For NINA’s ‘Trusting News’ Workshop

Rick Nagel

BY JASON AKST, MA, INSTRUCTOR, NIU DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION

“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more
it will hate those that speak it.”
— George Orwell

Time is running out to register for “Trusting News,” a half-day seminar of strategies for news organizations to build/rebuild trust between us and the audiences we serve.

Screen Shot 2019-08-27 at 8.35.48 PMThe seminar begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at NIU-Naperville (1120 E. Diehl Road, Naperville).

I have attached a mini-poster for your convenience and for you to share with journalism colleagues. The seminar is not intended for the general public, but journalism practitioners/educators don’t have to be NINA members to attend.

Remember:

The seminar is free, but space is limited to the first 50 registrants.

Please take a moment now to register by emailing Shelley Hendricks (shendricks@niu.edu). Registration deadline is extended until the workshop is full.

See you Saturday!

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  • Jason Akst mug AJason Akst, MA, is an instructor at the NIU Department of Communication, a Grievance Officer with the NIU chapter of University Professionals of Illinois and executive secretary, of the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association.

 

 

 

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Published by Rick Nagel

Rick Nagel is a man in whose mouth butter never melted. No, wait — that’s S.J. Perelman. Let’s start again. Nagel is a longtime (read “old”) Chicago-area journalist and former govie who is now enjoying retirement. He has held many highfalutin titles: managing editor of Press-Republican Newspapers, editor in chief of Press Publications, editor-publisher of The Beacon-News, and vice president of editorial of Sun-Times News Media, to name a few. Nagel was one of the first Midwest editors of AOL’s “Patch” and served as outreach coordinator for Kane County, IL, where he created Kane County Connects. He never will be confused with the world's most interesting man, but he has led an eclectic and happy life. You can contact him any time at ricknagel23@gmail.com.