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National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
Offices: Washington, DC
NAB is a full-service trade association
that promotes and protects the interests
of radio and television broadcasters in
Washington and around the world. NAB is
the broadcaster's voice before Congress,
federal agencies and the Courts. They also
serve a growing number of associate and
international broadcaster members. |
National Association of Music Merchants
(NAMM)
Offices: Carlsbad, California
The International Music Products Association
is the not-for-profit association that unifies,
leads and strengthens the $16 billion global
musical instruments and products industry.
NAMM’s activities and programs are designed
to promote music making to people of all
ages. NAMM is comprised of approximately
8,000 Member companies. |
National Association of Recording Merchandisers
(NARM)
Offices: Chicago. Illinois
NARM is the not-for-profit trade association
founded in 1958 whose nearly 1000 member
companies represent the retailers, wholesalers,
and distributors of prerecorded music in
the United States. Their members include
such familiar retailing names as Tower,
Best Buy (Musicland, Sam Goody), Wherehouse,
TransWorld Entertainment (Camelot, Coconuts,
Record Town, Specs, Strawberries, The Wall,
Waxie Maxie, FYE), Borders Books and Music,
Target, Newbury Comics, Waterloo Records,
CDNow, and Amazon.com. |
National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO)
Offices: Washington, DC & North Hollywood,
California
NATO is the largest exhibition trade organization
in the world, representing more than 26,000
movie screens in all 50 states and in more
than 20 countries worldwide. Their membership
includes the largest cinema chains in the
world and hundreds of independent theatre
owners too. NATO represents its members
in the heart of the nation's capital as
well as the center of the entertainment
industry. |
National Association of TV Program Executives
(NATPE)
Offices: Santa Monica, California
NATPE is a global, non-profit organization
dedicated to the creation, development and
distribution of televised programming in
all forms, across all platforms. NATPE provides
valuable information and resources to its
membership, which is comprised of companies
and individuals involved in or wanting to
become involved with the creation, development
and distribution of television programming. |
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National Conference of Editorial Writers
(NCEW)
Offices: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Founded in 1947, The National Conference
of Editorial Writers is a nonprofit professional
organization that exists to improve the
quality of editorial pages and broadcast
editorials, and to promote high standards
among opinion writers and editors. Members
can take advantage of an expanding array
of year-round benefits including: writing
and broadcast critiques, their annual convention,
low-cost seminars and workshops, the NCEW
Job Bank, The Masthead magazine, regional
conferences, foreign tours, their e-mail
discussion group, and more. |
National Federation of Community Broadcasters
(NFCB)
Offices: Oakland, California
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters
is a national alliance of stations, producers,
and others committed to community radio.
NFCB advocates for national public policy,
funding, recognition, and resources on behalf
of its membership, while providing services
to empower and strengthen community broadcasters
through the core values of localism, and
public service |
National Press Club (NPC)
Offices: Washington, DC
The National Press Club has been a part
of Washington life for more than 90 years.
Its members have included 17 consecutive
Presidents of the United States—from Theodore
Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. Most have spoken
from The Club's podium, some to declare
their candidacies for the highest office
in the land. On March 12, 1908, 32 newspapermen
with $300 met in the Gridiron Room of the
Willard Hotel (across 14th street from the
current location of the National Press Building)
and framed a constitution for the National
Press Club. |
National Public Radio (NPR)
Offices: Washington, DC
NPR is an internationally acclaimed producer
and distributor of noncommercial news, talk,
and entertainment programming. A privately
supported, not-for-profit membership organization,
NPR serves a growing audience of 26 million
Americans each week in partnership with
more than 780 independently operated, noncommercial
public radio stations. Each NPR Member Station
serves local listeners with a distinctive
combination of national and local programming.
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Newsletter & Electronic Publishing Association
(NEPA)
Offices: Arlington, Virginia
NEPA is the international trade association
dedicated to advancing the interests of
for-profit subscription newsletter publishers
and specialized-information services. The
mission of the Newsletter & Electronic Publishers
Association is to serve its member newsletter
and other specialized-information publishers
worldwide through education, training, networking
and advocacy to foster growth, profitability
and professional excellence. |
Newspaper Association of America (NAA)
Offices: Vienna, Virginia
NAA is a nonprofit organization representing
the $55 billion newspaper industry. Its
members account for nearly 90% of the daily
circulation in the United States. It also
has many Canadian and International members.
The Association focuses on the key strategic
priorities affecting the newspaper industry:
marketing, public policy, diversity, industry
development, newspaper operations and readership. |
New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT)
Offices: New York, New York
New York Women in Film & Television is an
organization for professional women in film,
television and new media. A champion of
women's rights, achievements and points
of view in the film and television industry,
NYWIFT is an educational forum for media
professionals, and a network for the exchange
of information and resources. NYWIFT brings
together more than 1,500 professionals including
EMMY and Academy AwardŽ winners, who work
in all areas of the entertainment industry—above
and below the line. |
North American Broadcasters Association
(NABA)
Offices: Toronto, Ontario
NABA provides a forum where broadcasters
can interact to share best practices, discuss
common challenges and opportunities and
advance the interests of broadcasting. Founded
in 1972, the organization is actively involved
in issues relating to digital technology,
intellectual property, spectrum allocation,
journalistic standards, new media operational
issues and broadcasters' use of distribution
technologies including satellites and fibre.
NABA plays a key role representing North
American broadcasters with status as a non-governmental
organization at the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO), and the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU). |
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