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Oral History project will receive national award
The project spearheaded by Teri Finneman recorded interviews with journalists in mid-America from North Dakota down to Louisiana in summer 2020 to preserve this monumental moment in journalism history.
News co-op poised to begin sending stories
The North Dakota News Cooperative board is now poised to launch their first stories under the leadership of Enterprise Journalist Michael Standaert. The first stories will come your way in August. Standaert already has a list of about 40 ideas, and he is weighing in with the board regularly to gain new sources, insight and direction.
Two ND papers gain national awards
Journal Publishing in Crosby/Tioga, ND brought home eight firsts, and Walsh County Record in Grafton, ND saw two first places in the National Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest this year.
Tri-County Sun celebrates its centennial anniversary
“Our aim and purpose,” wrote G.K. Ness over 100 years ago, “are to work for the best interests of this community, and to this end we ask for your cooperation, and the opportunity to cooperate with you.”
The Steele County Press, Tioga Tribune, Walsh County Record, Dickinson Press, and Bismarck Tribune netted first-place honors in the general excellence category of the 2022 North Dakota Newspaper Association (NDNA) Better Newspaper Contest for work done in 2021.
Andrist to be inducted into NDNA Hall of Fame
Andrist induction marks the first 3rd-generation trio to receive top honors. The Hall of Fame induction will happen at the special awards banquet, to be held during the NDNA convention at 6:30 p.m. on Fri., May 6. Awards presented during the banquet include the 50 Year Club, Hall of Fame, Rookie Reporter of the Year, Public Notice Journalism, Community Service, First Amendment, General Excellence, and Sweepstakes.
Register today for 136th annual convention
Registration NOW OPEN! This year's annual convention is packed with sessions to invigorate your newspapers, from connecting with young journalists to transition planning to a insight into a new study on newspaper financial models conducted by Teri Finneman and a host of researchers.
"Growing Together and Cultivating the Future" 2022 convention theme
The 136th Annual NDNA Convention will be held from May 5-7, 2022, at the Radisson Hotel in Bismarck. Whether it's your first time joining in for the annual gathering or you've made it a tradition year after year, sessions and speakers will have ideas and insight for you to take home to your newspaper.
Flexibility, funds added to internship programs
In an effort to expand opportunities for North Dakota newspapers and students interested in journalism internships, the North Dakota Newspaper Association Education Foundation has made some adjustments to both the D.J. Schultz High School and College Internship programs.
Project to test new business models for Midwest papers
While Teri Finneman, a journalism professor at the University of Kansas, was conducting her award-winning research into the ways COVID-19 impacted community journalism in the Midwest, she spotted a problem faced by newspapers that has reached a critical point: newspapers have been operating under a business model nearly as old as the industry itself.