By Dan Shelley RTDNA Executive Director On May 25, 2020 – Memorial Day – the name George Floyd was like millions of others in the...
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All the latest from RTDNA's local, state and federal advocacy efforts
RTDNA believes the role of journalists is to seek and report the truth on behalf of the public, and that a healthy democracy depends on a healthy journalism environment. It is our role as an association to advocate for policies on a state and local level that empower journalists to serve the public. We do this in partnership with our members, state and local journalism associations and other First Amendment groups.
Dan Shelley, RTDNA’s executive director and COO, released this statement in support of California’s Senate Bill 98, “Public peace: Media access.”
Read PostDan Shelley, RTDNA’s executive director and COO, released this statement following the introduction of the “Fact Checker Regulation...
Read PostBy Andrea Stahlman RTDNA Board Chair | News Director, WLKY Louisville, Ky. Dear Local Journalists: This week, radio and television broadcasters...
Read PostFollowing reports of journalists being shut out of a bill signing event on May 6, 2021, RTDNA delivered a letter to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis...
Read PostToday, Shelley sent the following letter underscoring its position that journalists should not be encumbered by the government as they serve the...
Read PostBy Dan Shelley Executive Director – RTDNA I’ve been struck by a rock while covering a particularly gnarly strike at a steel...
Read PostRTDNA has joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and more than 100 other press freedom and First Amendment groups urging the...
Read PostDuring the past year, the job of seeking and reporting the truth became increasingly dangerous. Journalists were threatened, assaulted and arrested...
Read PostIt’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...
Read PostFor years, journalists have been arrested and assaulted for recording police activity in public spaces. In the protests following the death of...
Read PostBy Dan Shelley RTDNA Executive Director Today, the Radio Television Digital News Association sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security...
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