RTNDA tweaks name, hands out awards

TORONTO – On the eve of its annual awards gala, RTNDA Canada: The Association of Electronic Journalists has voted to change its name in order to adapt to the changes in the profession.In a vote at its national conference this past weekend in Halifax, the membership agreed to change the acronym to include the word ‘Digital’. For the last 49 years, the acronym was short for Radio-Television News Directors Association. That will soon change to RTDNA, or Radio-Television Digital News Association - The Association of Electronic Journalists."Flipping those two letters, from ‘News Directors’ to ‘Digital News’ makes us more inclusive,"...