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2006-2007 INBA EXECUTIVE BOARD: Michelle Eccles, President, WTAX-AM (CBS) Springfield H. Wayne Wilson, Interim Past President Jim Gee, Vice President, Southern Illinois University Rich Egger, Executive Secretary, WIUM-FM (NPR) Macomb Jennifer Fuller, Treasurer, WSIU-FM (NPR) Will Stevenson, Recording Secretary, WKEI-AM (CBS)
2006-2007 INBA DIRECTORS: Dave Dahl, WMBD-AM Peoria Anne Dill, WCIA-TV (CBS) Champaign Steve Grzanich, WBBM-AM (CBS) Chicago Ryan Hermes, Illinois Radio Network Lindsey Mastis, WSIL-TV (ABC) Carterville Bill Raack, KWMU-FM (NPR) St. Louis Bob Roberts, WBBM-AM (CBS) Chicago Tom Rogers, WILL-AM (NPR) Urbana Laura Trendle-Polus, Illinois State University
About me: The Illinois News Broadcasters Association returns to Springfield for its Spring 2008 Convention. Join us April 18th - 20th at the Springfield Hilton.
Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar will be our keynote speaker for the Saturday night awards banquet.
This year's convention features veteran journalism trainer, reporter, and writer, Deborah Potter.
This 20-minute video created in 1987 tells about the history of Cameras and Microphones in courtrooms. The video is in two parts. Please feel free to comment.
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Who I'd like to meet: We're looking for volunteers to join the INBA Cams & Mics Committee. Send me a message if you wish to participate, or have any questions. Don't forget to visit INBA's website: www.inba.net
...from Indianapolis...and Pal.com (Palladium-Item)...Indiana cameras in courtroom experiment hits snag:
A pilot project to allow cameras into Indiana civil and criminal courts has stalled eight months into the effort, with only a few broadcasters gaining access to the courtrooms the project was intended to open.
Only five cases have been recorded since the program's July 2006 launch, and some access proponents worry there won't be enough cases to evaluate by the project's Dec. 31 conclusion.
Coordinators attribute the low participation to the fact that the program requires written consent from all parties involved in a case, including attorneys on both sides. In January, the Indiana Broadcasters Association sent a letter to the Indiana Supreme Court, asking that the program be amended so the judge has sole discretion in deciding to let the media film court proceedings.
Most states allow cameras some level of access to courtrooms. Nearly 20 states require only the judge's consent, said Dan Byron, general counsel for the Indiana Broadcasters Association.
Want to help get cameras and microphones into Illinois courtrooms? Join the fight! Anyone interested in becoming a committee member should contact me by sending a message through the INBA myspace account.
