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RTDNA Adds New Categories for Murrow Awards

By Mark Joyella on Oct. 25, 2016 - 3:13 PM

Two new categories that highlight innovation.

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RTDNA, NPPA Call for Police to Respect Journalists’ Rights in Ferguson

By Mark Joyella on Aug. 14, 2014 - 10:29 AM

Al Jazeera TV crew scrambles for cover as police fire tear gas into their reporting position in #Ferguson | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/FIy6qMtHiZ — Brandon Wall (@Walldo) August 14, 2014 The arrest of journalists and use of tear g ...

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Stations Ramp Up Political Coverage Ahead of Midterms

By Merrill Knox on Aug. 13, 2014 - 10:51 AM

TVNewsCheck has an in-depth look at how station groups are preparing for the midterm elections. “Debates, roundtables, aggressive campaign beat reporting and political fact-checking will be more prevalent on-air between Labo ...

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Three Indianapolis Stations Are Without News Directors

By Merrill Knox on Dec. 3, 2012 - 11:30 AM

Since August, three out of the four news directors in Indianapolis have exited their posts. The Indianapolis Business Journal takes a look at the unusual timing of the vacancies and talks to the one remaining news director, WXIN&# ...

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Former WGCL News Director Mike Cavender Named Executive Director of RTDNA

By Merrill Knox on Dec. 7, 2011 - 10:10 AM

Local news veteran Mike Cavender has been named executive director of the Radio Television Digital News Association and Foundation. Cavender is a former director of news and public affairs at WGCL in Atlanta, as well as vice presi ...

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