Northern Illinois News Association Announces Board Leadership

Cristi Kempf NINA President John Lampinen passed the reins to longtime journalist Cristi Kempf to serve as NINA’s 2024 president. The Northern Illinois News Association (NINA), which advances print and digital journalism through education and training in Northern Illinois, is pleased to announce its elected president and Executive Board leadership for 2024. “It’s such an …

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‘Facts Matter’ Columnist Will Keynote NINA’s Free, Oct. 26 Online Annual Conference And Awards Presentation

“Facts Matter” Columnist Bob Oswald will be the highlight speaker at the annual conference of the Northern Illinois News Association -- and this year, there will be no cost for those who attend. The Northern Illinois News Association is shifting its annual journalism conference and awards presentation to an interactive digital program to increase the …

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NINA Board Condemns Police Search And Seizure of Marion County Record Newspaper

The Northern Illinois News Association joins with all who cherish press freedom in expressing concern over the almost unprecedented Aug. 11 police search of the Marion County (Kansas) Record offices and the home of its publisher as well as the subsequent seizure of the news organization’s computers and other devices. The material was seized through …

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New Trier, Prospect High Seniors Win Scholarships For Journalism Excellence

DEKALB, IL – Two outstanding student editors will receive scholarships from the Northern Illinois News Association for their extraordinary work and commitment to the highest standards of journalistic excellence. NINA Board President John Lampinen announced that Sarah Lin, co-editor-in-chief of the New Trier News, has won the 2023 John Etheredge Award for Northern Illinois High School Journalist …

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3 New Board Members Swell Ranks of Northern Illinois News Association

DEKALB, IL – The Northern Illinois News Association continues its growth and positive momentum with the addition of three outstanding journalists to its board of directors. The board voted unanimously on March 9 to welcome Evanston RoundTable Publisher and Manager Mary Helt Gavin, Beacon-News (Tribune Publishing) Reporter Megan Jones and DeKalb Daily Chronicle (Shaw Media) …

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Julie Mann, Madhu Krishnamurthy Join NINA Board of Directors

DEKALB, IL – The Northern Illinois News Association is pleased to announce the addition of journalists Madhu Krishnamurthy and Julie Mann to its board of directors. Mann is the public information officer for Kane County Government and Krishnamurthy is diversity editor and assistant city editor for the Daily Herald. “I am pleased to welcome Julie and Madhu …

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