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."

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Deadline Extended To Friday, Aug. 3, For 2018 Contest Entries

DON'T PANIC! (OK, WE TAKE THAT BACK. START PANICKING NOW! AND GET YOUR ENTRIES IN BY FRIDAY!)

Tribune Columnist Heidi Stevens to Headline NINA’s Oct. 18 Banquet

One of the Chicago Tribune's top columnist brings her balancing act to the NINA fall awards extravaganza.

‘Dropping the Journalistic F-Bomb’ on Northern Illinois’ Student Press Association

BY ROGER RUTHHART “In a time when journalism has come under so much fire in our country, it was so great to see so many enthusiastic, passionate students who understand the importance of quality journalism to our society.”

5 Awesome Things NINA Will Do in 2018

BY TAMMIE SLOUP, NINA PRESIDENT — This year's board is off and running and there are some exciting things (five, in fact) in store for NINA members this year!

Awesome, FREE FOIA, Watchdog Seminar Sept. 21!

Seriously, how often have you complained in the last few years that there's never enough time for training, or that training is too costly, or that we can't get to those important stories? When was the last time you FOIA'd something, or asked yourself if you were doing it effectively? Well, there's an opportunity coming …

Photos from Fall Conference 2012

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Send us your vintage photos

We are looking for interesting photos of newspaper life from the past 50 years, for a presentation during NINA's Fall Conference on Oct. 18. Does your publication have anything that would make a good addition? If so, pick 1-3 of your best photos and email them, in JPG format, by Oct. 1 Oct. 5 (deadline …

Fall Conference features watchdog, nostalgia, awards

NINA’s 50th anniversary celebration features lots of nostalgia, a respected government watchdog and our annual awards presentation – including a special journalism prize worth $1,000 to the winner. The Fall Conference will be held Thursday evening, Oct. 18, at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center in DeKalb. The keynote speaker is Andy Shaw, longtime Chicago …