Media, Professional and Student Associations
Advertising Council, Inc., The,
261 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. Tel.: (212) 922-1500; FAX: (212) 922-1676. The national non-profit organization that produces public service advertising campaigns with the assistance of the advertising industry and the media. Chairman: Reginald K. Brack, Jr., chairman, Time, Inc. President: Ruth A. Wooden. Publications: Public Service Advertising Bulletin, Report to the American People.
American Academy of Advertising,
School of Business, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 23173. Tel.: (804) 289-8902; FAX: (804) 289-8878; Email: rking@richmond.edu; Website: http://advertising.utexas.edu/aaa. National association of teachers and researchers in the field of advertising in colleges and universities. Its academic members come from a broad set of disciplines in schools of business and schools of journalism and mass communication, and represent all teaching levels including graduate and undergraduate. Sharing in the membership and the ongoing life of the Academy are leaders from the advertising industry whose concerns are with advertising education. AAA publishes The Journal of Advertising (Quarterly), Conference Proceedings (Annual), Newsletter (Quarterly), and Membership Directory (Annual).
American Advertising Federation,
1101 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005. Tel.: (202) 898-0089; FAX: (202) 898-0159. Sponsors National Student Advertising Competition, Alpha Delta Sigma Honorary Society. College Chapter Achievement Competition for affiliated chapters. Distinguished Advertising Educator Award. Vice President, Education Services: Mary Ellen Woolley. Publications: Communicator (student newsletter to AAF College Chapter Members) and Adviser to faculty advisers of college chapters.
AAF College Chapters,
Campus chapters of the American Advertising Federation. Formerly known as "AAF/ ADS" college chapters, the organization dates back to the Alpha Delta Sigma advertising fraternity, the first chapter of which was founded at the University of Missouri in 1913. ADS was incorporated as part of the AAF student membership in 1973. National Headquarters: American Advertising Federation, 1101 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005. FAX: (202) 898-0159. Vice President: Educational Services: Mary Ellen Woolley.
American Agricultural Editors' Association,
PO Box 162585, Austin, TX 78716-2585. Tel.: (512) 451-5000; Fax: (512) 804-0034. Executive Secretary/Treasurer: Eddie Aldrete. Publication: ByLine.
American Association of Advertising Agencies,
405 Lexington Ave., 18th Fl., New York, NY 10017-4056. Tel: (212) 682-2500; FAX: (212) 682-8391. President & Chief Executive Officer: John E. OÕToole. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer: 0. Bunch Drake. Executive Vice President, Consulting: Harry Paster. Senior Vice President, Professional Development: Linda Field. Vice President, Public Affairs: Joyce Harrington. Staff Executive, Education: Lois McCluskey.
American Journalism Review,
1117 Journalism Building, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-7111. Tel.: (301) 405-8803; FAX: (301) 405-8323.
American Society of Magazine Editors,
919 Third Ave., 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10022-3801. Tel.: (212) 872-3700; FAX: (212) 906-0128. Sponsor of Magazine Internship Program. President: George E. Curry, Editor-in-Chief, Emerge Magazine. Executive Director: Marlene Kahan.
American Society of Newspaper Editors,
11690B Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel.: (703) 453-1122; FAX: (703) 453-1133; URL: http://www.asne.org. Executive Director: J. Scott Bosley, sbosley@asne.org. Project Director: Diana Mitsu Klos, dmk@asne.org. President: N. Christian Anderson III, The Orange County Register.
Asian American Journalists Association,
1765 Sutter St., Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94115. Tel.: (415) 346-2051. Executive Director: Valerie Chow Bush.
Associated Press Broadcasters, Inc.,
1825 K. Street NW, Suite 615, Washington, DC 20006. Tel.: (202) 736-1100; FAX: (202) 736-1199. NY headquarters: (212) 621-1500. President and Chief Executive Officer: Lou Boccardi. Association of Black Communicators, 295 Communications Building, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996. Tel.: (615) 974-8156. President: Eulonda Odom. Adviser: Dr. Dhyana Ziegler. Publication: ABCNewsletter
Black College Communication Association,
Howard University, Washington, DC 20059. Tel.: (202) 806-7694; FAX: (202) 232-8305. Chair: Jannette L. Dates.
Black Press Archives and Gallery of Distinguished Newspaper Publishers,
Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059. Tel.: (202) 806-7239. FAX: (202) 806-6405. Director: Thomas C. Battle.
California Newspaper Publishers Association,
Copley News Service, Box 190, San Diego, CA 92112. Tel.: (619) 293-1818. Director of Corporate Publications and Awards: Janet Sutter, editor, The Copley Press.
Canadian Community Newspapers Association,
90 Eglinton Ave. E., Suite 206, Toronto Ontario M4P 2Y3. Tel.: (416) 482-1090; Fax: (416) 482-1908. Web site: www.ccna.ca. President: Gerald L. Dorge. Executive Director: Serge Lavoie. Publication: The Publisher.
Canadian Newspaper Association,
890 Yonge St., Suite 1100, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3P4 Canada. Tel.: (416) 923-3567; FAX: (416) 923-7206. President: Marc-Andre Charlebois. Vice President Policy: Anne Kothawala. Vice President, Member Services: Bryan Cantley.
Canadian Daily Newspaper Association,
890 Yonge St., Suite 1100, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3P4 Canada. Tel.: (416) 923-3567; FAX: (416) 923-7206. President: John E. Foy. Research Manager: Charles Dunbar. Manager of Educational Services: David Golden. Director of Editorial Services: Bryan Cantley. Coordinator of Human Resources: Margaret MacMillan.
Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada,
3555 Veterans Memorial Highway, Unit O, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779. Tel.: 631-471-4730; FAX: 631-471-4804. Email: cathjourn@aol.com; Website: www.catholicpress.org. Executive Director: Owen P. McGovern. Publications: The Catholic Journalist (monthly newspaper), Catholic Press Directory (annual).
Digital Journalist, The,
Tel.: (202) 338-3754; URL: http://digitaljournalist.org. TDJ is a www destination that showcases the work of the great men and women of photojournalism. The Platypus Workshop teaches the art of shooting digital video to photojournalists that have heretofore worked primarily in still photography. The site and workshops cover many of the issues that are relevant now and for the future of visual journalism. Director of Sales & Promotions: Bailey Condrey, Jr., beetletrap@mindspring.com.
Graphic Communication Career Center,
(formerly) Education Council of the Graphic Arts Industry, Inc., 1899 Preston White Dr., Reston, VA 20191-4367. Tel.: (703) 648-1768; FAX: (703) 620-0994. Chair: Lee Weir. Administrator: Carol J. Hurlburt. Publication: Catalogue of Resource Database listings of industry programs in the areas of career recruitment, education and training, and industry image.
Inland Press Association,
2360 E. Devon Ave., Ste. 3011, Des Plaines IL 60018. Tel.: (847) 795-0380; FAX: (847) 795-0385; Email: inland@fortwayne.infi.net. Services include Video Lending Library, Inland Employee Issues Hotline, Inland Libel and First Amendment Hotline (for legal questions), National Cost and Revenue Study for Daily Newspapers, Annual Cost and Revenue Study for Weekly Newspapers, Inland Employee Survey (attitude survey), Revenue Ideas Booklets, The Inlander (twice-monthly newsletter), Newspaper Internship Directory, Custom Compensation Studies, job referral service, with paid classified ads for job seekers; resumes kept on file. Program of some 35 seminars for all newspaper departments. International study missions. Fall and winter conventions. Executive Director: Ray Carlsen. Publications: Twice monthly publication/Annual Guide of Newspaper Internships, and annual directory.
Institute on Political Journalism,
The 1706 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009. Tel.: (202) 986-0384; FAX: (202) 986-0390. Sponsored by a non-profit educational organization in Washington, DC, the Fund for American Studies, and operated at Georgetown University. The Institute's principal activity is a summer program in which 60 collegiate journalists from around the United States and the world live and study at Georgetown while interning at news organizations in the nationÕs capitol.
Inter American Press Association,
2911 NW 39th St., Miami, FL 33142-5148. Tel.: (305) 634-2465; FAX: (305) 635-2272. Executive Director: Julio E. Munoz. Press Freedom Coordinator: Ricardo E. Trotti. Publications: IAPA News, NotiSIP, Hora de Cierre.
International Association of Business Communicators (IABC),
One Hallidie Plaza, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94102. Tel.: (415) 544-4700; FAX: (415) 544-4747. Website: www.iabc.comm. Currently has more than 800 student members and 45 student chapters in colleges and universities worldwide. Student chapters are sponsored by practitioner chapters (more than 100 world-wide). IABC has members in more than 56 countries. Student chapter members include young men and women in all aspects of communication. Student chapters enable students to interact with practitioners and to learn about various opportunities within organizational comunication and public relations. Student members must belong to IABC. Dues are U.S. $35 per year; services include IABC's Communication World Magazine and access to Information Resources at member rates and access to member-only sections of the IABC Website. President: Elizabeth Allan, ABC, CAE. Chairman: David P. Seifert, ABC. Chairman-Elect: Charles Pizzo. Publication: Communication World.
International Federation of Newspaper Publishers, (FIEJ),
25, rue d'AstorgÑ75008 Paris, France. Tel: (1) 47 42 85 00; E-mail: GEIS:FIEJ.NEMO@NEMO; FAX: (1) 47 42 49 48; Telex: (1) 290 513 F. General Director: Timothy Balding. President: K. Prescott Low.
International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors,
Missouri Southern State College, 3950 E. Newman Road, Joplin, MO 64801-1595. Tel.: (417) 625-9736; Fax: (417) 659-4445; URL: http://www.mssc.edu/iswne. The ISWNE's purpose if to help those involved in the weekly press to improve standards of editorial writing and news reporting and to encourage strong, independent editorial voices. Sponsors the Golden Quill editorial writing contest and the Eugene Cervi Award, given annually for a career of outstanding public service through community journalism and for adhering to the highest standards of the craft. President: Tim Waltner, Freeman (SD) Courier. Vice President: Bill Haupt, Lodi (WI) Enterprise. Executive Director: Chad Stebbins. Publications: Grassroots Editor, monthly newsletter. Dues are $50 per year.
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.,
UMC School of Journalism, 138 Neff Annex, Columbia, MO 65211. Tel.: (573) 882-2042; FAX: (573) 882-5431. Email: info@ire.org; URL: www.ire.org. With nearly 4500 members, IRE, a non-profit educational organization helps working journalist, journalism students and journalism educators practice and teach techniques of investigative reporting, including use for documents and sources, computer-assisted reporting, etc. It offers a bimonthly magazine, dozens of one-to dour-day conferences and workshops a year at various sites around the country, telephone and email assistance for reporters working on investigations, job referrals, access to a resource center of 17,000 investigative reports from print and broadcast. Executive Director: Brant Houston. Deputy Director: Len Bruzzese. President: James Neff, Author. Publications: The IRE Journal, The Reporter's Handbook, 100 Computer-Assisted Investigations. Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide, Investigative Reporters and Editors 100 Investigative Stories.
Kappa Tau Alpha,
School of Journalism, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211-1200. Tel.: (573) 882-7685. FAX: (573) 884-1720; Email: ktahq@showme.missouri.edu; Web: www.missouri.edu/~ktahq/. National Honor Society for journalism and mass communication. Founded in 1910 at the University of Missouri. Eligible students rank in the upper 10 percent of their class based on overall grade-point average. Sponsors the Frank Luther Mott-Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award ($1000) for the best book published annually on journalism or mass communication. Chapters present Top Scholar award to highest ranked graduating senior. AEJMC division student paper winners recognized at annual awards luncheon. Affiliated Chapters: 93. President: Gilbert L. Fowler, Jr., Arkansas State University. Vice President: J. William "Bill" Click, Winthrop University. Executive Director: Keith P. Sanders, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211-1200.
Magazine Publishers of America,
919 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022. Tel.: (212) 872-3700; FAX: (212) 888-4217. President: Donald D. Kummerfeld.
National Association of Black Journalists,
3100 Taliaferro Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 29742. Tel.: (301) 405-8500; Executive Director: Walterene Swanston.
National Association of Broadcasters,
1771 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036-2891. Tel.: (202) 429-5300; FAX: (202) 429-5410. Founded in 1922, the Association represents the industry before Congress, at the White House and before federal regulatory agencies. President & CEO: Edward O. Fritts. Chairman: Gary Chapman. Senior VP & Chief Financial Officer: Kenneth Almgren. Publications: Broadcasting Bibliography, Engineering Handbook, Financial Reports. Contact NAB Services for Publications Catalog.
National Association of Hispanic Journalists,
1193 National Press Building, NW, Washington, DC 20045. Tel.: (202) 662-7147; FAX: (202) 662-7144. NAHJ encourages and helps Hispanic students and professionals pursue careers in journalism. President: Gilbert Bailon, Assistant Managing Editor, The Dallas Morning News. Interim Executive Director: Zita Arocha.
National Association of Science Writers,
Box 294, Greenlawn, NY 11740. Tel.: (631) 757-5664; Website: www.nasw.org. Executive Director: Diane McGurgan. Publication: Quarterly Newsletter.
The National Broadcasting Society, Alpha Epsilon Rho,
PO Box 1058, St. Charles, MO 63302-1058. Tel: (314) 949-4835; FAX: (314) 949-4910. NBS-AERho has more than 100 active chapters across the country and more than 2,200 active student and professional members. Its objectives are to foster close working relationships between media professionals and student members of NBS-AERho; to provide additional knowledge and information to student members in order to better prepare them to enter the telecommunications industry; and to encourage constant interaction between chapters via a monthly newsletter, regional conferences and the annual convention. NBS-AERho has chapter meetings, regional conferences and forums, national convention and state association cooperative meetings. NBS-AERho also sponsors the National Student Production Awards Competition. President: Jamie M. Byrne. Vice President Services: Jim Wilson.
National Communication Association,
1765 N. Street, NW, Washington, DC. Tel.: (202) 44-4622; Email: jgaudion@natcom.org. Executive Director: James Gaudion; Publication: Spectra.
National Conference of Editorial Writers,
6223 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852. Tel.: (301) 984-3015. President: 2000 -Louis C. "Chuck" Stokes, WXYZ-TV, Detroit. President-Elect: 2001 -Fred Fiske, The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY. Publication: The Masthead (quarterly).
National Federation of Press Women, Inc.,
PO Box 5556, Arlington, VA 22205. Tel: (800) 780-2715; FAX: (703) 534-5751; Email: presswomen@aol.com; Website: www.nfpw.org. NFPW is an organization of professional journalists and communicators. Since 1937 NFPW has promoted the highest ethical standards while looking toward the future in professional development, networking and protecting our First Amendment rights. NFPW's objectives are: to keep members at the top of their abilities through dynamic seminars, exceptional networking opportunities and national publications with hottest tips in the industry: to recognize members' acheivements and their service throught the nationally-acclaimed professional Communications Contest and the Communicator of Achievement Award at both the state and national level; and to support youth activities and education with emphasis on ethics and editorial rights and responsibilities under the First Admendment. NFPW holds the only nationwide high school writing contest. President: Vivien Sadowski, publisher, editor (emeritus) Abilene Reflector-Chronicle. 1st Vice President: Ella Wright, writer/editor, USDI Bureau of Land Management.
National Investor Relations Institute,
8045 Leesburg Pike, Suite 600, Vienna, VA 22182. Tel.: (703) 506-3570; FAX: (703) 506-3571. Founded in 1969, National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) is the major professional association for financial communications practitioners with a membership of 3,300 and 26 chapters throughout the United States. NIRI's primary objective is to advance the standards and professional development of the investor relations profession. NIRI sponsors an annual conference, fundamentals seminars, financial writing seminars, financial analysis seminars, annual report seminars and other specialized seminars during the year. Individual members must adhere to NIRI's Code of Ethics for the investor relations profession. President and Chief Executive Officer: Louis M. Thompson, Jr. Staff Vice President, Education and Director, NIRI Education Foundation: Linda Y. Kelleher. Publication: Investor Relations UPDATE.
National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association,
1718 M St., NW #245, Washington, DC 20036. Tel.: (202) 588-9888. FAX: (202) 588-1818. Email: nlgja@aol.com. Website: www.nlgja.org. Executive Director: Michael L. Frederickson. President: Karen-Louise Boothe, Minesota Public Radio. Vice-President/Broadcast: Cesar Chavez, KTVU-TV. Vice-President/Print: Gail Shister, Philadelphia Inquirer.
National Newspaper Association Foundation,
1010 North Glede Rd., Suite 450, Arlington, VA 22201. Tel.: (703) 907-7900. FAX: (703) 907-7901. Website: www.nnafoundation.org. Executive Director: Kathryn Powell.
National Press Photographers Association,
3200 Croasdaile Dr., Suite 306, Durham, NC 27705. Tel.: (919) 383-7246; FAX: (919) 383-7261. President: Manny Sotelo, KUSA, 500 Speer Blvd., Denver, CO 80203. Executive Director: Bradley Wilson, 3200 Croasdaile Dr., Suite 306, Durham, NC 27705-2586. naap@mindspring.com www.nppa.org AEJMC liaison: Larry Nighswander, Ohio University, Room 301, Seigfred Hall, Athens, OH 45701. Founded in 1946, NPPA, also known as the Society of Professional Journalists Photojournalists, has a national membership of over 10,000 members. The National Press Photographers Association is dedicated to the advancement of photojournalism, its creation, editing and distribution, in all news media. NPPA encourages photojournalists to reflect high standards of quality in their professional performance and in their personal code of ethics. NPPA vigorously promotes freedom of the press in all its forms. Monthly Publication: News Photographer, Jim Gordon, editor. Annual Publication: The Best of Photojournalism. Numerous national and regional conferences.
Native American Journalists Association,
3359 36th Ave., So., Minneapolis, MN 55406. Tel.: (612) 729-9244; FAX: (612) 729-9373. Executive Director: Michael Burgess (Interim). New England Press Association, Suite 280, 271 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115. Tel.: (617) 373-5610; FAX: (617) 373-5615. Executive Director: John Coykendall. Publications: Monthly Bulletin to members, Annual New England Newspaper Rate & Data Directory.
Newspaper Association of America,
1921 Gallows Road, Suite 600, Vienna, VA 22182-3900. Tel.: (703) 902-1734; FAX: (703) 902-1735. Newspaper Guild, The, 8611 Second Ave., Silver Springs, MD 20910. Tel.: (301) 585-2990. President: Charles Dale.
Public Relations Society of America, Inc.,
33 Irving Pl., New York, NY 10003-2376. Tel.: (212) 995-2230. Chartered in 1947, PRSA is the leading professional association for public relations practitioners with a national membership of more than 20,000. Its primary objective is to advance the standards of the public relations profession. Acceptance into PRSA requires that individual members adhere to the principles of the Society's Code of Professional Standards for the Practice of Public Relations. PRSA sponsors an Accreditation program, an annual National Conference, 16 Professional Interest Sections, and other professional development resources. President: Stephen D. Pisinski, APR, Fellow PRSA (2000). Chief Operating Officer: Ray Gaulke.
Public Relations Student Society of America,
33 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003-2376. Tel.: (212) 460-1474. FAX: (212) 995-0757. Founded in 1968 by the Public Relations Society of America to cultivate mutually advantageous relationships between students and professional public relations practitioners. There are 181 campus-based chapters and a total student membership of approximately 5,500. Chapters are chartered by the PRSA Board of Directors; the PRSSA National Assembly is the primary governing body of the student society; the PRSSA National Committee manages the business and affairs of PRSSA. Assistant to Director of Educational Affairs, PRSA: Elaine Averick.
Radio-Television News Directors Association,
1000 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 615, Washington, DC 20036. Tel.: (202) 659-6510; FAX: (202) 223-4007. Broadcast journalism educators are eligible for associate membership. Students are welcome. Its student affiliate program was expanded in 1990. President: Barbara Cochran.
Religion Newswriters Association,
PO Box 2037, Westerville, OH 43086-2037. Tel.: (614) 891-9001; FAX: (614) 891-9774; Email: rnastuff@aol.com. Website: http://rna.org. Executive Director: Debra L. Mason. National association for people who write about religion in the secular press - print and broadcast - to promote excellence in the profession. Founded in 1949, RNA offers a bi-monthly newsletter, membership directory, and sponsors five annual religion reporting contests: Templeton, Supple, Schachern, Cornell and Cassels. Also hosts an annual conference usually held in summer. Student rates $25. Educator subscribers: $50
Society for Collegiate Journalists,
School of Journalism, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA 23464. Tel.: (757) 226-4247; FAX: (757) 226-4275. National honorary collegiate journalism society pledged to the promotion of students participating in undergraduate publications. Affiliated chapters are in 120 colleges and universities. The society was founded at Syracuse University in 1909. President: John Lawing, chair, School of Journalism, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA 23464. Executive Director: Arthur Barlow.
Society for News Design,
129 Dyer Street, Providence, RI 02903-3904; Tel: (401) 276-2100; FAX: (401) 2105; Internet: snd@snd.org. Web Page: http://www.snd.org. An international professional organization dedicated to the betterment of newspapers and news design in all media through design. President: Lucie Lacava, MontrŽal, PQ, Canada. Executive Director: David Gray. Publications: Design Journal (4/yr.), Best of Newspaper Design (annual), Membership Directory, (annual), SND Update .
Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ),
The Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Center, 3909 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46208-4011. Tel.: (317) 927-8000; FAX: (317) 920-4789. Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi. A 13,500-member organization that includes broadcast, print and wire service journalists at all levels, students committed to journalism as a profession and teachers. Members include producers, anchors, reporters, editors, journalism professors, managers. Dedicated to preserving a free and unfettered press, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism, fostering excellence and encouraging diversity among journalists, and inspiring successive generations of talented individuals to become dedicated journalists. Active in research and lobbying for Freedom of Information issues. Organizes local, regional and national workshops and seminars to encourage professional development. Publication: The Quill (10 issues/year).
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, Inc.,
PO Box 28875, Atlanta, GA 30358. Tel.: (404) 256-0444; FAX: (404) 252-9135. Executive Director: R.E. Ivory. President: Edmund O. Martin, The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK. Publication: Bi-Monthly Bulletin.
Suburban Newspapers of America,
401 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-4267. Tel.: (312) 644-6610; FAX: (312) 321-6869. Executive Director: Larry Fleischman. President: Dan Crowe. Publication: Suburban Publisher (newsletter).
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