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Slain Journalist Jeff German Honored at First Amendment Awards
Posted In: Advocacy, Awards, Ethics,
Date posted Apr 18

Jim Prather, vice president of digital strategy for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, accepts the 2023 RTDNA Foundation Citation of Courage on behalf of...

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Connie Walker Honors Indigenous Voices At First Amendment Awards
Posted In: Awards, Ethics,
Date posted Apr 12

Connie Walker, the creator and host of the critically acclaimed podcast “Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s,” asked news organizations to do more to...

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Hilde Lysiak Celebrates the Power of the First Amendment
Posted In: Awards, Ethics,
Date posted Apr 3

Hilde Lysiak, the 15-year-old former publisher of the Orange Street News, celebrated the power of the freedom of the press during a speech accepting...

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RTDNA Drafts Letter in Support of Evan Gershkovich's Release
Posted In: Advocacy, Open Letters,
Date posted Apr 3

April 3, 2023 Russian Federation 10-1000 Federal City Moscow In Captivity Mr. Evan Gershkovich Journalist, The Wall Street Journal Dear...

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Serial's Sarah Koenig Says We Must Keep Selling Ideals Of First Amendment
Posted In: Awards, Ethics,
Date posted Mar 29

Sarah Koenig, host of the hit podcast, “Serial,” evoked her late father, a former advertising copywriter, during a speech accepting the RTDNA...

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Hearst Television's Jordan Wertlieb Pays Tribute To Local Journalism
Posted In: Awards, Ethics,
Date posted Mar 24

Jordan Wertlieb, president of Hearst Television, celebrated local journalism during a speech accepting the RTDNA Foundation’s 2023 First Amendment...

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MSNBC's Rashida Jones Says Commentary Is Vital To Journalism
Posted In: Awards, Ethics,
Date posted Mar 23

MSNBC President Rashida Jones argued forcefully for the role of commentary in journalism as she accepted the RTDNA Foundation Leonard Zeidenberg...

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NPR's Keith Woods Fervidly Defends DEI At First Amendment Awards
Posted In: Awards, Ethics,
Date posted Mar 22

NPR's Chief Diversity Office Keith Woods accepts the RTDNA Foundation 2023 First Amendment Service Awards and, in doing so, explains why DEI is...

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What Journalists Should Know Before A Potential Trump Indictment
Posted In: Open Letters,
Date posted Mar 21

The Radio Television Digital News Association is urging all journalists to be cautious and vigilant after former President Donald Trump called for...

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Crime Coverage: What Journalists Get Wrong About Race And Crime
Posted In: Ethics,
Date posted Mar 21

Cheryl Phillips, Faculty Director at the Stanford Computational Policy Lab, and Alain Stephens, West Coast Correspondent at The Trace, speak at the...

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Crime Coverage Highlights: Jail Data Initiative
Posted In: Ethics,
Date posted Mar 15

The Jail Data Initiative enables journalists to analyze demographic trends in jails county-by-county.

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RTDNA Calls On Florida Representatives To Pass Journalist Protection Act
Posted In: Advocacy,
Date posted Mar 13

Safety remains a primary concern for journalists as nine have been murdered in the U.S. since 2015.

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