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The award winners were announced on Sept. 28. Smoke Signals received 11 awards from the Native American Journalists Association, including three first-place honors, for stories, photos and podcasts published in 2019..

KLCC won first place in the “Best Coverage of Native America” category for Radio/Podcast for “Borders, Migration, and Belonging: Native Voices”.

More than 250 stories were recognized for excellence in coverage of Native American news Monday when the Native American Journalists Association announced its 2020 National Native Media Award winners.

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News we’re following: Almost $300 million for law and order to go to Indian Country, Diné college marketing up for awards, Iowa park being renamed for Meskwaki woman, and more, The proposed project is far smaller than the stalled Thirty Meter Telescope, which opponents said would desecrate land considered sacred by Native Hawaiians, William Barr says four more prosecutors will be hired in Oklahoma, while the Justice Department announces $296 million in grants to Native communities to improve public safety, 'There is no showing that Spain clearly intended to extinguish the rights of these specific pueblos'. NAJA will present more than 250 awards recognizing the best coverage of Indian Country during the 2020 National Native Media Awards virtual ceremony set for 3 p.m. CST on Thursday, Oct. 15 via Zoom.

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The Native American Journalists Association developed this reporting guide as a tool for newsrooms reporting on Indian Country.

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Images from some of the winning submissions from KLCC for NAJA's annual media contest.

This year’s winning stories addressed subjects ranging from the MeToo movement in Indian Country, to a profile on an Indigenous surf rock band. The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) has announced its annual list of winners in its national Native media awards competition.

By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji – Defender) I was looking for some information on the Professor of Journalism from Penn State, Bill Dulaney , when I ran across this: "William Lee Dulaney was born on August 24, 1929 and passed away on March 31, 2019" . KLCC won first place in the “Best Coverage of Native America” category for Radio/Podcast for “Borders, Migration, and Belonging: Native Voices”.

The different divisions are defined by the circulation total of the story, with a range from associate division I at a circulation below 5,000, to professional division III at a circulation total above 10,000. The Native American Journalists Association is a nonprofit organization that seeks to support Native Americans in journalism and increase Native American representation in national media. Two Indian Country Today national correspondents also won awards for previous work for other outlets: Mary Annette Pember’s article for YES! Mary Annette Pember:— First Place, Best Feature Story, Tribal Elder Hears Grandfather’s Voice in Archived Songs, YES! NORMAN, Okla. – The Osage News received 16 awards from the Native American Journalists Association for its 2019 coverage. Ray Cook in middle w hat, me in dark t-shirt w big hair & moustache, Dan Thompson in between. Skip to content.

NAJA received more than 550 entries across the competition’s seven different categories, including one student division, three associate divisions, and three professional divisions. NAJA recognizes Native Americans as distinct peoples based on tradition and culture.

The annual competition recognizes excellence in reporting by Indigenous and non-Indigenous journalists from across the U.S. and Canada.

Native American Journalists Association. The Native American Journalists Association recognizes that media professionals, including members working across Indian Country, are working through challenges to sort and assess information quickly as they cover the impact of COVID-19, while also prioritizing their own health and safety. Native American Journalists Association, Norman, Oklahoma. The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) has announced its annual list of winners in its national Native media awards competition.

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Three standalone honors were given: Lori Edmo, Shoshone-Bannock, received the NAJA-Medill Milestone Achievement Award for her longtime work in Indigenous reporting; APTN Investigates received the NAJA Richard LaCourse Award for an ongoing investigation into the handling of sexual assault reports by Indigenous women in Canada; and Mvskoke Media received the NAJA Elias Boudinot Free Press Award for its efforts to restore an independent press by enacting the “Independent Muscogee (Creek) Press Act.”. The series will also inform a “Covering COVID-19 in Indian Country” reporting guide. July 8, 2020. The 30 Founding Members of NAJA, all of us "Co-Founders", at Penn State 1983.

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