News online

• RTNDA's The Buzz: Sexy's not always the way to go

• Chairman's blog: Stonewalling Jackson

• RTNDA/Hofstra University annual salary survey: A bad year for news salaries (login required)

• RTNDA announces national Edward R. Murrow Award winners.
  

• RTNDA interview: Brian Williams on NBC's Murrow wins
  

• RTNDA interview: CNN.com pushes for interactivity following Murrow win
  

• N.J. court rules bloggers not protected by Shield Law

Question of the week

We need your input! Answer the question of the week each week in the RTNDA Rundown - answers featured in Communicator and RTNDA.org.

• A New Jersey court ruled that bloggers are not protected by the Shield Law. In this case, the court stated the blogger failed to establish she was affiliated with a "legitimate" media outlet. What do you think of the ruling? What are the standards of a "legitimate" news outlet or legitimate journalism?
  

RTNDA member news

• RTNDA President Emeritus Barbara Cochran to be honored

• Rick Iler to executive VP/COO for BVS Performance Systems in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

• Patti McGettigan named WISH-TV news director

RTNDA news

• Sixteen electronic journalists selected for RTNDF German fellowship
  

• RTNDF scholarships for undergrads: Deadline extended to Aug. 1

• Register for RTNDF's 'Teaching Broadcast Journalism' course - begins Aug. 31
  

• Sean McGarvey on the importance of an RTNDA membership
  

• Donate now: RTNDF's financial reporting resource: Travel and tourism story ideas
  

• RTNDA@NAB 2010: Submit a proposal for a session at the 2010 convention
  

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