Preview: Countdown to #NABJ21 Convention! Register Now!
NABJ National News, NewsThe countdown is on! We’re almost two months away from the #NABJ21 Convention & Career Fair, happening August 18-21, 2021! Reserve your spot now! Register here!
- July 1 is the convention pre-registration deadline, which provides members and chapters with discounted registration rates.
- With over 140 sessions and events and 10 tracks, there is a session or activity for everyone at our Virtual Convention & Career Fair.
- More than 70 companies and organizations will greet you while providing job opportunities and training (see list below).
- A preview of some of our scheduled sessions and events can be found here.
- Stay tuned for news about surprise and invited guests!
- Tracks include: Social/Digital Media; Career/Management; Training/Technology; Arts & Entertainment; Health/Science; Behind the Scenes; On-Air; Storytelling /Story Enterprise; Economy/Business; Media Relations/Communications
- Don’t miss our multiple luncheon and reception offerings that include delivered meals and even a cocktail hour on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations for delivery are going fast! Register here!
- Our fan-favorite Welcome Reception (Powered by Disney) and Opening Ceremony (Powered by Coca-Cola) will return with special features! A one-of-a-kind, live Saturday party, featuring our Houston chapter, entertainment, and other chapters nationwide, is also in the works. And don’t forget about the annual Sports Task Force Scholarship Jam (Powered by ESPN Wide World of Sports and Major League Baseball)!
- Our annual Leadership Academy (Powered by Toyota) and Innovation Bubble (Powered by Microsoft and Spectrum Networks) will return with expanded, cutting-edge training and special guests!
- NABJ Members: Remember to update/renew your membership before July 1 to be eligible to vote online for the Board of Directors during the Convention. See elections rules for eligibility.
- Be sure to upload/update your resume for recruiters by August at NABJCareers.org (and check the box that says you will be attending #NABJ21)!
- You’ll be able to request and schedule appointments 2 weeks ahead of the career fair with recruiters. Many of them are listed below.
- All our welcome!!!
Participating Convention Companies/Organizations and Career Fair Recruiters
- AARP
- ABC News/ABC Stations
- ALLBLK
- American Heart Assoc.
- American Medical Assoc.
- Apple
- Axios
- Bleacher Report
- Bloomberg
- CBS NEWS
- Chase Bank
- Christian Science Monitor
- Climate Nexus
- CNN
- Coca-Cola
- Color of Change
- Columbia Journalism
- Cronkite School
- Disney
- ESPN
- E.W. Scripps Company
- FOX Corporation
- FT Publications Inc.
- FWD.us
- Gannett/USA Today
- Graham Media Group
- Gray TV
- Hearst Television
- Lee Enterprises
- Major League Baseball
- Meredith Corporation
- Microsoft
- Morgan State Journalism
- MMCA
- NBCUniversal
- NESN
- Nexstar Media Group
- NFL
- O’Brien Fellowship
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- Philip Merrill Journalism
- POLITICO
- Report for America
- Reuters
- RWJ Foundation
- SAG-AFTRA
- Sinclair Broadcast
- Sony Electronics
- Spectrum Networks
- Spotify
- Starz
- Talent Dynamics
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals
- TEGNA, Inc.
- Toyota
- The Economist Group
- The Points Guy
- The Wall Street Journal
- Think. Public. Media.
- TIME
- Turner Sports
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Verizon Media
- Vox Media
- Walgreens
- Walt Disney World Resort
- Walton Family Foundation
- WarnerMedia
- WE tv
- Yahoo!