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05 05. 2021

Alcindor’s Appointment as Washington Week Moderator Keeps Ifill’s Legacy Alive

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The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) applauds longtime member and its 2020 Journalist of the Year Yamiche Alcindor. Alcindor has been named the moderator of PBS/WETA’s Washington Week, the longest-running primetime news and analysis program on television. The program has been recognized for its journalism excellence...

05 05. 2021

Longtime NABJ Member Kevin Merida Named LA Times Executive Editor

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The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is celebrating a huge appointment at the Los Angeles Times. After a 5-month search, longtime NABJ member Kevin Merida is the publication’s new executive editor. He will join the LA Times in June. According to The Washington Post, in...

27 04. 2021

NABJ Announces 2021 Convention and Awards Chairs

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New and Returning Chairs Will Join Us for #NABJ21, #NABJAwards With the theme of “Navigating a Digital World – United by Mission, Driven by Purpose,” the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Annual Convention & Career Fair will return as a virtual gathering this year and...

27 04. 2021

25 Years of Impact: Veronique Dodson’s Work for NABJ Has Played a Vital Role in its Growth

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By Kanya Stewart/Director of Communications In 1995, after being referred by a friend, Veronique Dodson came to the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) from a temp agency to help the organization with database management — transferring a physical membership database into a new system. Her work...

27 04. 2021

Joint Statement: Freedom of the Press Covering Protests in Minnesota

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We are concerned about reports on April 13 that the Minnesota state police threatened to arrest journalists covering the protests if they did not leave. This growing nationwide trend among law enforcement agencies is unacceptable. The police should not be threatening journalists for doing their...

27 04. 2021

It’s Official: Kim Godwin Makes History as First Black Executive, First Black Woman to Head ABC News

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Kim Godwin Makes History! First Black President and First Black Woman to Head ABC News First Black Executive and Black Woman to Head a Broadcast Network News Operation The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) congratulates longtime member Kim Godwin on her historic appointment as not...

26 04. 2021

NABJCC Hosts “Mapping COVID-19 Recovery”

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New Chicago-Area Maps Show Historic Disinvestments Behind Disparate COVID-19 Impact, Seek to Guide Future Investment CHICAGO – As Chicago works to equitably distribute vaccines amid a pandemic that has disproportionately impacted the city’s Black and Latinx neighborhoods, a collaborative of philanthropic stakeholders and researchers have unveiled the Mapping...

13 04. 2021

NABJ Statement on Possible Appointment of Kim Godwin as ABC News President

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The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is aware of and in touch with multiple parties regarding reports of CBS Executive Kim Godwin’s expected departure for a possible appointment as ABC News president. Ahead of confirmation, the news is met with jubilation among NABJ members...

13 04. 2021

Departure of CBS Execs Dunn and Friend Must Only Be the Beginning of Eliminating Toxic Culture

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In an email to staff on Wednesday, April 7, CBS’s CEO George Cheeks announced that Peter Dunn, who served as president of the company’s television stations group, and David Friend, the senior vice president of news are no longer employed by CBS. “We have determined that...

01 04. 2021

NABJ’s LGBTQ+ Task Force Announces New Scholarship Named After Trailblazing Trans Journalist Monica Roberts

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As communities worldwide celebrate transgender and non-binary people on Transgender Day of Visibility, the National Association of Black Journalists’ LGBTQ+ Task Force is proud to announce a new scholarship named after transgender journalist and advocate Monica Roberts. The Monica Roberts LGBTQ+ Task Force Scholarship is a...