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30 07. 2018

NABJ-Chicago Members Call for Minority Journalists to Form Alliance Against Racism and Microaggression

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By Phil Thompson NABJ-Chicago VP of Print Groups like NABJ and NAHJ advocate for their black and Latino members, but there are common challenges and setbacks many journalists of color face on the job every day. Exploitation. Marginalization. Microaggression. That's to name a few. Independent journalist Adeshina Emmanuel experienced this firsthand...

09 07. 2018

Chicago Journalists Come Together for All-Chicago Media Party

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NABJ-Chicago is joining 10 other Chicago journalism organizations for an All-Chicago Media Mixer. 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, July 12 Per.so.na Nightclub, 408 S. Wells St., Chicago We'll be partying with the Chicago chapters of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Asian American Journalists Association, Association of Women Journalists,...

29 06. 2018

NABJ-Chicago Statement on Capital Gazette Shooting

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The National Association of Black Journalists-Chicago Chapter mourns with journalists across the nation, and indeed, internationally, after the mass shooting attack carried out upon the Capital Gazette newspaper of Annapolis, Maryland. Our prayers are with family, friends and colleagues of the five journalists slain: Gerald Fischman, 61,...

29 06. 2018

Find Out How You Can Interact With NBCUniversal at NABJ!

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Check out all of the ways you can interact with NBCUniversal at NABJ: Storytelling is what we pride ourselves on at NBC, and at this year's NABJ conference, you'll have a chance to tell us your story. News leaders from across our Owned & Operated TV...

29 06. 2018

Explore the possibilities with ESPN and ABC at the NABJ Convention

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The 2018 NABJ Annual Convention is approaching and we at The Walt Disney Company want to meet you! While you network with your peers and forge powerful connections, we invite you to hear first-hand from our recruiters and media industry leaders during the Career Fair in Booth #1600. Get a...

28 06. 2018

Chicago Community Trust President to NABJCC: #Chicago Must Address ‘Inexcusable Inequities’

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CHICAGO, IL (June 28, 2018) - By: Maudlyne Ihejirika, NABJCC President Dr. Helene D. Gayle leans back, thinks for a moment, brows furrowed. The question from her audience: Where will the first African-American woman to be President and CEO of Chicago’s oldest and largest community foundation, the #ChicagoCommunityTrust,...

28 06. 2018

Natasha S. Alford named NABJ Emerging Journalist of the Year

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 18, 2018) -- The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has selected Natasha S. Alford, deputy editor and digital host at TheGrio.com, as the Michael J. Feeney Emerging Journalist for 2018. This award recognizes a black print, broadcast, digital or photojournalist with less than...

27 06. 2018

#NABJ18 Assistance – Columbia Fellowship and Hardship Registrations

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NABJ is offering assistance to #NABJ18 NABJ members are encouraged to apply for the Columbia Journalism School Fellowship or the NABJ hardship registration. Details on eligibility are below. Students The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is providing five partial scholarships to the 2018 NABJ annual convention in Detroit, Michigan. Each fellowship winner will...

27 06. 2018

Panel on Covering Minority Communities: ‘Where There’s Representation, There’s Not Always Power’

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By Phil Thompson NABJ Chicago Vice President-Print Most would agree on the need. There’s a need for more stories about black, Latino and other minorities in Chicago, but many times what those stories are and how they’re written or broadcast gets lost in translation. Covering diversity in a...

12 06. 2018

CNN to Host 2 Workshops for Reporters, Producers at #NABJ2018

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CNN is hosting TWO day-long workshops at the NABJ Convention in Detroit on Wednesday, Aug. 1! For on-air TV reporters: Talent executives, on-air coaches and CNN correspondents will teach and challenge you on what it takes to make it to the network. Topics include enterprise reporting, on-air performance & presentation, storytelling, critical thinking and...