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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It's Time to Enter NINA's 2023 News Contest It’s time to collect your best work and enter it into Northern Illinois News Association’s annual competition. Work published between May 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023, is eligible. The association code, as in years past, is NINA. Continued this year: There is no limit to the number of entries per …
2023 promises to be a special year for the Northern Illinois News Association under the leadership of legendary Daily Herald Editor John Lampinen. After announcing a name change from “newspaper” to “news” association in late 2022, NINA kicked off the new year by adopting a new vision statement and setting goals to broaden the organization’s …
Last year, the Northern Illinois News Association changed its name. Now, the 60-year-old journalism association has a new vision. NINA’s Board of Directors voted unanimously on Jan. 19 to adopt the following vision statement: “We aim to be the leading advocate in northern Illinois for reliable and factual local journalism – teaching what it is, …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 3, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Rick Nagel at ricknagel23@gmail.com or Shelley Hendricks at shendricks@niu.edu (815-753-4239) The Northern Illinois University Department of Communication and the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association are rallying efforts to preserve, protect and celebrate quality journalism across Northern Illinois at a historic gathering set for Thursday, Oct. 27. The event – …
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by Pat Szpekowski, NINA president Victoria Feng photo credit/Alicia Johnson, Alicia's Photography We are pleased to announce that Victoria Feng of Buffalo Grove, a recent graduate of Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Vernon Hills, has been awarded this year’s $1,000 NINA John Etheredge High School Scholarship. The scholarship is now named in honor of …
by Pat Szpekowski, APR - NINA President Happy New Year! For years, I’ve repeated the mantra - Renew. Refresh. Restore. It’s been the positive way to cope with all of the challenges that pop up nearly every single day. I invite you to join me as we pursue the “Three R’s” in 2022. REPEAT all …
by Dan Campana Remember, the light at the end of the tunnel may be you. That line – a kicker to close out the album version of Aerosmith’s 1993 hit “Amazing” – came to mind as the NINA Virtual Awards Celebration wrapped up on Oct. 28. It’s an optimistic, introspective sentence which reminds us all …
By Jacob BartelsonSports Reporter, Kane County Chronicle, Shaw Media NINA editor’s note: Below is Jacob Bartelson’s “View from the Sidelines” newsletter story sent via email blast to Kane County Chronicle readers. It isn’t available as a link. What follows is his explanation of why he wrote it. I felt bad for making the phone call, …
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