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By Dan Shelley Executive Director – RTDNA I’ve been struck by a rock while covering a particularly gnarly strike at a steel...

RTDNA has joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and more than 100 other press freedom and First Amendment groups urging the...

During the past year, the job of seeking and reporting the truth became increasingly dangerous. Journalists were threatened, assaulted and arrested...

By Dan Shelley RTDNA Executive Director I’ll never forget the first time I met Paul Davis. We were both attending a journalism conference in...

How can you build trust with your audience when trust in the news media is at a historic low? One way is to improve how you manage corrections...

The RIAS Berlin Commission, longtime RTDNF German-American journalist exchange partner, has announced the winners of its 2021 Media Awards. Among...

It’s never been a more dangerous time to be a journalist in America. According to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, attacks on the media have...

By Stephanie Bertini One year ago, I sat down to write about how the COVID-19 pandemic suddenly became the story and the focus of all our lives. It...

By Lucia Starbuck KUNR Public Radio What is the best way to find out how the last year has affected high school students? Hear from them directly....

For years, journalists have been arrested and assaulted for recording police activity in public spaces. In the protests following the death of...

By Dan Shelley RTDNA Executive Director Today, the Radio Television Digital News Association sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security...

How one station’s experience included a surprising and unusual police response By Dan Shelley RTDNA Executive Director On March 8, 2021,...