Northwest Broadcast News Association http://nbna.info Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:46:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NBNA Announces 2012 Annual Awards The Northwest Broadcast News Association is pleased to announce its annual journalism awards.  Each year, NBNA honors the best journalism in its six-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. This year, the organization honored radio and television stations with nearly 300 awards, given at its annual awards banquet on March 31st in the Twin Cities.  The full list of awards is available by clicking the link below.

Full Awards List

In addition to the annual awards, the NBNA honored Iowa’s Dean Borg with the 2012 Charnley Award.  Named after long-time University of Minnesota professor [...]]]> http://nbna.info/nbna-announces-2012-annual-awards/ The Latest Newsletter Check out the latest version of the NBNA newsletter, arriving in newsrooms in early December.  It has details about the how to enter the 2011 Eric Sevareid Awards, which for the first time will be conducted entirely online… forms, entries, judging… everything!  We’re excited to offer this new and easy way to take part in the region’s premiere news reporting contest, honoring the best work of area journalists.

We’ve posted links to the complete contest rules and entry instructions on the Sevareid Awards page.  As always, if you have any questions about the contest, [...]]]> http://nbna.info/the-latest-newsletter/ What’s in a name? The board of directors of the Northwest Broadcast News Association has been considering a change to the name of the organization.  As journalists, we are very conscious of the importance of words and how there is no substitute for the right words.   As writers, we are mindful of our heritage.  And as a forward-looking service organization, we want to ensure we continue to serve the changing needs of our members.

Some History
For more than 60 years, we have been an important resource for electronic journalists across the six-states are we serve.  Regional journalism organizations like [...]]]> http://nbna.info/whats-in-a-name/ Call for session ideas! Leaders from the Midwest Journalism Conference’s member organizations met on October 1st in the Twin Cities to begin the planning process for the 2012 conference. The planning committee room was filled with great ideas for sessions and each group has been assigned the task of fine-tuning the topics for discussion, finding speakers and preparing for their audiences.  The groups agreed to keep the registration price at the same level as last year, making the MJC one of the most affordable ways to get high-quality journalism training close to home.

The conference is seeking sponsors to help defray the [...]]]> http://nbna.info/call-for-session-ideas/