Broadcast Industry Organizations
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The following organizations can provide valuable resources on
careers in broadcasting. Some of these organizations have their own
Job Banks to assist both employers and people searching for jobs.
State
Broadcasting Associations - Many states have statewide
associations, similar to MAB, which represent the interests of the stations in
the state.
AAJA:
The Asian American Journalists Association seeks to increase
employment of Asian American print and broadcast journalists; assist
high school and college students pursuing journalism careers;
encourage fair, sensitive and accurate news coverage of Asian American
issues; and provide support for Asian American journalists.
AES:
The Audio Engineering Society is the only professional society
devoted exclusively to audio technology.
AWC:
The Association for Women in Communications is the one
organization that recognizes the complex relationships that exist
across communications disciplines.
AWRT:
American Women in Radio and Television is a national,
non-profit, professional organization of women and men who work in the
electronic media and closely allied fields.
BBA
- Black Broadcasters Alliance is primarily comprised of
African American broadcasters, who represent the interests of both
employees and owners in the broadcast communications industry.
BEA:
The Broadcast Education Association is the organization for
professors, students and professionals involved in teaching and
research related to radio, television and electronic media education.
BTP:
The Broadcasting Training Program's mission is to diversify the
newsroom by the placement of minority TV/radio news reporter and news
management trainees at television and radio stations across the United
States.
CBI:
Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. represents
students involved in radio, television, webcasting and other related
media activities. They provide technical, legal, organizational
promotional and political resources
to members.
IBS:
Intercollegiate Broadcasting System is
an organization representing college and school-based Webcasting,
closed-circuit, AM carrier-current, cable radio and FCC-licensed FM
and AM stations.
IRTS:
The International Radio and Television Society Foundation
offers educational programs on electronic media for established and
young professionals, students, professors, and other interested
publics.
MCAI:
Media Communication Association International (formerly called
ITVA) serves the needs of accomplished visual communicators who
work in corporate, organizational, and independent settings.
MAEB:
Michigan Association of Educational Broadcasters represents
low-power educational broadcasting stations in Michigan.
MAPB:
Michigan Association of Public Broadcasters represents the
public radio and TV stations in Michigan.
NAB:
The National Association of Broadcasters priority is to
maintain a favorable governmental, legal and technological climate for
the constantly evolving and dynamic business of free over-the-air
broadcasting by representing the radio and television industries in
Washington -- before Congress, the FCC and federal agencies, the
courts, and on the expanding international front.
NABJ:
The National Association of Black Journalists is the largest
media organization for people of color in the world.
NAHJ:
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is dedicated
to the recognition and professional advancement of Hispanics in the
news industry.
NAJA:
The Native American Journalists Association's primary goal is
to improve communications among Native people and between Native
Americans and the general public.
NBS
and AERho: The National Broadcasting Society and Alpha
Epsilon Rho have as their purpose to enhance the development of
college and university students involved in telecommunications,
broadcasting, cable and other electronic media.
Newslab:
A non-profit resource for television newsrooms, focused on research and training.
NLGJA:
The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association works from
within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of
lesbian and gay issues and opposes newsroom bias toward lesbians and
gays and all other minorities.
NPPA:
The National Press Photographers website.
The
Poynter Institute: The Poynter Institute is a school for
journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalism.
Project
for Excellence in Journalism: An initiative by journalists from
all media to clarify and raise the standards of American journalism.
RTNDA:
The Radio & Television News Directors Association is the
national association of electronic journalists. RTNDA represents local
and network news executives in broadcasting, cable and other
electronic media in more than 30 countries.
RTNDF:
The Radio and Television News Directors Foundation's mission is
to promote excellence in electronic journalism through research,
education and professional training in four principal program areas:
journalistic ethics and practices; the impact of technological change
on electronic journalism; the role of electronic news in politics and
public policy; and cultural diversity in the electronic journalism
profession.
AEJMC: The Association for
Education in Journalism & Mass Communication
focuses on the teaching, practice, study and research of broadcast
news as a profession.
Reporter.org:
Resources for journalists, including specific beat-related links.
SBE:
The Society of Broadcast Engineers is a non-profit organization
serving the interests of Broadcast Engineers.
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