The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada or RTNDA Canada changed its name to Radio Television Digital News Association of Canada, or RTDNA Canada, in 2011. It 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
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA, pronounced the same as " rotunda"), formerly the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA), is a United States-based membership organization of radio, television, and online news dire ...
in the United States. The RTNDA was founded to seek equal access to all types of news sources at a time when government agencies banned broadcast reporters from press conferences.
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.
Broadcast News manager
Charles Edwards was the driving force behind 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.
The RTNDA Canada changed its name to Radio Television Digital News Association of Canada, or RTDNA Canada, in 2011.
The RTDNA code of ethics is the guideline by which the
CBSC makes its rulings regarding complaints about radio and television broadcasts. RTDNA Canada has over 400 member stations.
Awards
In 1967, the RTNDA renamed its annual award for
spot news
Breaking news, interchangeably termed late-breaking news and also known as a special report or special coverage or news flash, is a news, current issue that broadcasters feel warrants the interruption of scheduled programming or current news in ...
reporting to the Charlie Edwards Award, in recognition of
Charles Edwards.
RTDNA has issues a Lifetime Achievement award since 2019, 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.
[Mack, H. (2015). Hudson Mack: Unsinkable Anchor. Canada: Harbour Publishing Company Limited.]
See also
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Canadian Broadcast Standards Council
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) is an industry funded self-regulating organization created by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to administer standards established by its own members, Canada's private broadcasters.
The coun ...
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasti ...
References
External links
RTDNA Canada
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1962 establishments in Canada
Radio organizations in Canada
Television organizations in Canada
Canadian journalism organizations
Organizations established in 1962