RTDNA Canada
{{Short description|Canadian news journalism association}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Radio Television Digital News Association of Canada
| logo = RTDNA Canada logo.png
| former_name = Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada or RTNDA Canada
| industry = Journalism
| founded = 1962
| key_people = Fiona Conway (President)
| website = {{URL|https://rtdnacanada.com/}}
}}
The Radio Television Digital News Association of Canada, or RTDNA Canada, is a Canadian membership organization of radio, television and online journalists, news directors, producers, executives and educators. It was founded in 1962, as the Canadian equivalent of the Radio Television Digital News Association in the United States.
History
The Radio and Television News Directors Association of Canada (RTNDA) was founded in 1962, to seek equal access to all types of news sources at a time when government agencies banned broadcast reporters from press conferences.{{cite news|title=Broadcasters urged 'fight for access'|agency=The Canadian Press|date=October 17, 1962|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|location=Ottawa, Ontario|page=42|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102206458/rtnda-1962/}} Broadcast News manager Charles Edwards was the driving force behind the formation of the RTDNA. He had travelled across Canada to improve broadcast journalism, and instituted annual regional meetings to raise the standards for broadcast news directors.{{cite web|url=https://broadcasting-history.com/personalities/edwards-charles-b|title=Charles B. Edwards (1906–1983)|last=Potts|first=J. Lyman|date=February 1996|website=History of Canadian Broadcasting|publisher=Canadian Communications Foundation|access-date=May 19, 2022}}
The RTNDA Canada changed its name to Radio Television Digital News Association of Canada, or RTDNA Canada, in 2009.{{Cite news |last=Romenesko |first=Jim |date=September 22, 2009 |title=Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) changes its name Oct. 13 |url=https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2009/radio-television-news-directors-association-rtnda-changes-its-name-oct-13/ |work=Poynter Institute |access-date=September 11, 2024}}
The RTDNA code of ethics is the guideline by which the CBSC makes its rulings regarding complaints about radio and television broadcasts.{{Cite web|title=Radio Television Digital News Association of Canada's Code of Journalistic Ethics (2016) · CBSC / CCNR|url=https://www.cbsc.ca/codes/rtdna-code-of-journalistic-ethics/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=www.cbsc.ca}} RTDNA Canada has over 400 member stations.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
Awards
In 1967, the RTNDA renamed its annual award for spot news reporting to the Charlie Edwards Award, in recognition of Charles Edwards.{{cite news |date=August 13, 1971 |title=Charles Edwards of Broadcast News retires |page=10 |newspaper=The Brandon Sun |agency=The Canadian Press |location=Brandon, Manitoba |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-aug-13-1971-3227701/}}{{cite news |date=June 24, 1983 |title='BN' Pioneer Dies at 76 |page=2 |newspaper=The Province |location=Vancouver, British Columbia |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95235260/edwards-1983/}}
RTDNA has issued a Lifetime Achievement award since 2019 and has been issuing local, regional, and national awards for outstanding journalism since 2021. It maintains a Hall of Fame list of individuals who have made an "outstanding contribution" to journalism.{{Cite web |title=RTDNA Canada 2022 Awards – RTDNA Canada |url=https://rtdnacanada.com/rtdna-canada-2022-awards/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |language=en-US}}Mack, H. (2015). Hudson Mack: Unsinkable Anchor. Canada: Harbour Publishing Company Limited.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.rtdnacanada.com RTDNA Canada]
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Category:1962 establishments in Canada
Category:Radio organizations in Canada
Category:Television organizations in Canada
Category:Canadian journalism organizations